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July 29 - August 4, 2018 WHATS UP! T5 BY ANDREW WARREN TV Media Dog days of summer: Sum- mer is really going to the dogs. HBO's "Animals," the laugh- out-loud animated series that's definitely not for children, re- turns for a third season on Fri- day, Aug. 3, with tons of new guest stars, but also its hilari- ous approach to comedy that blends its distinct style of ani- mation with live action. The show, which is heavily improvised by its actors, fea- tures a broad cast of animals living in New York City, includ- ing rats, flies, squirrels, pi- geons, dogs and cats. Voiced by show creators Phil Matarese and Mike Luciano, the cartoon creatures interact with each other and with live-action hu- mans, with each season featur- ing a surprisingly tight plot, considering how off the cuff much of the dialogue can be. With the Big Apple's humans wiped out by the events of sea- son 2, it's time for the animals to take over — and plenty of those animals are voiced by this season's guest stars. Sharp- eared viewers can catch the voices of former "Saturday Night Live" writer John Mu- laney ("Mulaney"), Tracy Mor- gan ("30 Rock"), Natasha Ly- onne ("Orange Is the New Black"), Lucy Liu ("Elementa- ry"), Demi Moore ("G.I. Jane," 1997), Edie Falco ("The Sopra- nos"), Michael Sheen ("Mas- ters of Sex") and rapper Awk- wafina ("Ocean's Eight," 2018), to name just a few. While "Animals" is definitely about the city's furry (feath- ered, multilegged, etc.) crea- tures, each season also features a humancentric plot arc that ties everything together. In the first season, a corrupt mayor was running for re-election, while season 2 featured a virus outbreak in the city and fol- lowed a reporter investigating its causes. They call this time of year the dog days of summer, but on HBO, it isn't just dogs getting a place in the spotlight. The third season of "Animals" premieres Friday, Aug. 3. Back on screen: Grace Park is returning to the small screen. The former "Hawaii Five-0" star has joined the cast of an upcoming ABC drama, just a year after she and "Five-0" co- star Daniel Dae Kim left that procedural. Park joins "A Million Little Things" not long after its pick- up to series following a suc- cessful pilot. She'll be playing working mother Katherine, a role that was played by Anne Son ("NCIS: Los Angeles") in the pilot. "A Million Little Things," which is expected to air Wednesdays on ABC once the fall TV season gets underway, is a drama about a group of longtime friends who all find themselves receiving a wake- up call when one of them sud- denly dies. It's been compared to NBC's runaway hit "This Is Us," and if "A Million Little Things" can nail even a hint of that show's success, then it will be in a very good place. Park joins a talented and di- verse ensemble cast that in- cludes Romany Malco ("Weeds"), Ron Livingston ("The Conjuring," 2013), Alli- son Miller ("13 Reasons Why"), James Roday ("Psych"), Chris- tina Ochoa ("Animal King- dom"), Christina Marie Moses ("The Originals"), Stephanie Szostak ("Dinner for Schmucks," 2010) and Lizzy Greene ("Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn"). Park earned the loyalty of countless fans during her sev- en-season stint in "Hawaii Five- 0," and now she's finally return- ing to a regular prime-time role. "A Million Little Things" premieres this fall on ABC. Alien history: Syfy's "Kryp- ton" has been renewed for a second season, but that's no surprise: the first season was the biggest hit the specialty channel has had in a while. The series stars Cameron Cuffe ("The Halcyon") as Su- perman's grandfather Seg-El living on the planet Krypton as a young man, years before its destruction. It had the most- watched first season for an original series on the network, since "Ascension" premiered in 2014, and it brought in the high- est viewership for any scripted series on the channel since 2015. Those are some impressive numbers for a show that isn't even about the popular super- hero, but rather his not-so-su- per ancestor. "Krypton" lays the foundation for the political events that will eventually, de- cades in the future, lead to that world's destruction, and the in- fant Superman being sent to Earth. Of course, Seg-El doesn't live in a vacuum, and "Krypton's" diverse cast brings the alien civilization to life. Georgina Campbell ("Black Mirror"), El- liot Cowan ("The Golden Com- pass," 2007), Ann Ogbomo ("Wonder Woman," 2017), Aar- on Pierre ("Britannia"), Ras- mus Hardiker ("Lead Balloon"), Ian McElhinney ("Game of Thrones") and Blake Ritson ("Da Vinci's Demons") all play an array of Kryptonians, while Shaun Sipos ("Final Destina- tion 2," 2003) plays a human who has come from the future with a warning about what's to come. "Krypton's" first season was a huge hit, so it's no surprise that a second one is in the works. It's expected to pre- miere sometime in 2019 on Syfy. BAREFOOT BEACH BLISTERING COOLER DROUGHT HAT HAZY HEAT HUMIDITY ICE CREAM LAKE MERCURY MOIST MUGGY PARASOL POOL POOLSIDE POPSICLE SANDALS SCORCHER SEASHORE SHADE SIZZLER SPRINKLER STEAMY STIFLING STORMS SUNBURN SWEAT WATER SLIDE WATER- PARK Heat Wave A scene from "Animals" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23 A/Elder Law Practice 2 x 3