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November 18 - 24, 2018 WHATS UP! T5 BY ANDREW WARREN TV Media Italian brilliance: HBO's latest miniseries is anything but mini, and in a first for the premium channel, it's also its first non-English original se- ries. "My Brilliant Friend," a lavish drama set over the course of 60 years, premieres Sunday, Nov. 18. Based on the book of the same name by Italian novelist Elena Ferrante, the eight-epi- sode series is just the first chapter of a broader story, with adaptations of the other three novels also in the works. It's filmed fully in Italian, not English, so non-Italian speak- ers will have to follow the sub- titles — but with a story this immersive, that's hardly a dis- traction. "My Brilliant Friend" is a coming-of-age story set in the outskirts of Naples, Italy. When she receives word that her childhood friend has dis- appeared, the elderly Elena does not suspect foul play but assumes that her old acquain- tance has finally made good on a promise that she made years prior. Out of respect for her old friend and sometimes rival, she starts putting to pa- per everything she can re- member about their years- long friendship, taking us all the way back to the early 1950s, when the two of them were children. Newcomer Elisa Del Genio stars as the young Elena, a smart and polite girl who ex- cels at school. Ludovica Nasti, another child actress appear- ing for the first time on screen, is Lila, a more rebellious and unruly child whose arrival threatens to knock Elena out of her spot at the top of all of her classes when she turns out to be something of a prodigy. Over its eight episodes, "My Brilliant Friend" follows the two girls into their teenage years, with Margherita Maz- zucco and Gaia Girace, both newcomers to the screen, tak- ing over the roles as the girls age. The first two episodes of the miniseries were screened at the Venice Film Festival earli- er this year and received rave reviews; and if audiences are as warm to it as the critics were, then adaptations of the rest of the novels are a really safe bet. "My Brilliant Friend" — just the first chapter in the story of Elena and Lila — pre- mieres Sunday, Nov. 18, on HBO. Best in the world: The Su- per Bowl is among the biggest sporting events in the world, and next year the matchup is being paired with what might be the world's biggest talent competition. "The Late Late Show" host James Corden will be front and center when "The World's Best" premieres immediately following the Super Bowl's post-game coverage on Sun- day, Feb. 3, on CBS. Billed as the world's biggest talent com- petition, the series will feature acts from countries around the globe performing in every genre and style imaginable. Along with Corden, whose easy humor has given him a global fan base, the stage will also include a judging panel comprised of actress Drew Barrymore ("50 First Dates," 2004), country singer Faith Hill and Emmy-winning TV host RuPaul Charles ("Ru- Paul's Drag Race"). But the contestants aren't just aiming to impress the American judg- es. They also have to keep an eye on the "wall of the world," a collection of 50 more judges from every corner of the world who are experts in ev- ery genre of entertainment. That's a lot of eyes to im- press, but for a talent competi- tion this massive, no one ever thought that it would be easy. "The World's Best" premieres Sunday, Feb. 3, immediately following the Super Bowl on CBS. Darkness is coming: The world may be getting a bit more "Grimm." Luckily, that isn't as dire as it sounds: in happy news, NBC is working on a spinoff of its popular dark fantasy cop show. "Grimm" ran for six seasons, from 2011 to 2017, and starred David Giuntoli ("Buddy- moon," 2016) as a homicide detective who learned that he's descended from a group of people who hunt supernat- ural creatures. It was part po- lice procedural and part grim fantasy, and somehow the two genres just fit together — the show was a quiet hit on Friday nights, drawing in respectable ratings and attracting a loyal fanbase. The spinoff, should it go to series, is planned to be a con- tinuation of the storylines and setting established in "Grimm." While the focus will be on new characters, dangers and lore, that doesn't mean that the old is being tossed out. Fan favorites will return, although it's still too early to know who or what will make the jump to the new series. In the same vein, there's also no news yet as to what exactly will be new in the spinoff. It's still in the early stages of de- velopment, and "Grimm" fans will have to wait for any an- nouncements about casting, stories or even if the show will follow the style of a police procedural or whether it will take an entirely different tack. What is clear, though, is that NBC hasn't completely shelved the setting and lore established in "Grimm." AUTUMN BALER BARLEY BEANS BEETS CANOLA CEREALS CORN CROPS CUCUMBER CULTIVATE CULTIVATION FARMER FRUIT GRAIN GRAPES GROWER HAY LIVESTOCK MAIZE MILLET OATS POTATO REAP RYE SICKLE STALK STRAW SUNFLOWER THRESHING TRACTOR VEGETABLES WHEAT WINNOWING YAM YIELD Late Harvest Elisa Del Genio and Ludovica Nasti star in "My Brilliant Friend" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23 A/Elrod Firm 2 x 3