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November 25 - December 1, 2018 WHATS UP! T5 BY ANDREW WARREN TV Media Showdown in Conan Town: Conan O'Brien may be good at picking a fight, but he's also good at following through. TBS's "Conan" is on hiatus for the time being, but that hasn't stopped the late-night host from taking his crew to the small city in Japan that he sparked a tongue-in-cheek in- ternational incident with a few months back. "Conan Without Borders: Ja- pan," a special documenting the comedian's latest interna- tional trip, airs Wednesday, Nov. 28. This is no vacation for Conan and his crew, though — he's a man on a mission, and that mission is getting what he feels he's owed from a town that he claims has been profit- ing from his moniker. The town in question is Hokuei, and back in August the comedian started harping on his show about the fact that it promotes itself as "Conan Town." Eventually, the late- night host issued a series of de- mands to the town's mayor, in- cluding a payout of three tril- lion Yen, and after a few days, the mayor actually responded with his own list of demands. Of course, it was all very tongue-in-cheek — Conan Town isn't named after Conan O'Brien at all. Its namesake is actually a popular manga (Japa- nese comic) character whose creator was born in the area, and by all accounts, the people of Hokuei took the comedian's attacks in stride and embraced him warmly during his Septem- ber visit. He was even made honorary mayor for a day, and served 1000 hamburgers to the town's residents, fulfilling one of the demands that the town's mayor had issued. For "Conan" fans, the one- hour special marks the end of an era. When the show returns in the new year it will be in a slimmed-down, 30-minute for- mat with an increased focus on online content. Before then, though, the comedian is off to Japan to collect what he feels he's due. "Conan in Japan" airs Wednesday, Nov. 28, on TBS. Speaking out: Leah Remini is back, and she's just as fired- up as ever. The former star of "The King of Queens" has spent the past few years inves- tigating Scientology, and she's back with a third season of "Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath," airing Tuesday, Nov. 27, on A&E. The award-winning hit series features Remini, a former Sci- entologist, interviewing former church members about their experiences within the organi- zation. Former church official Mike Rinder, who left the reli- gion in 2007, serves as co-host. The Church of Scientology, which was founded in the 1950s by author L. Ron Hubbard, has been dogged by controversy since its very beginning, with allegations of abuse being lev- eled against it by ex-members, including Remini herself. "Sci- entology and the Aftermath" aims to give a voice to those who have left the organization, and the third season also digs into a mystery that has worried outside observers for the past few years: the alleged disap- pearance of Shelly Miscavige, the wife of Scientology's leader David Miscavige. Despite the nature of the ma- terial, and rebuttals by the church, "Scientology and the Aftermath" has been a hit with both audiences and critics. It won an Emmy Award for Out- standing Informational Series or Special in 2017, as well as a TCA Award for Outstanding Achievement in Reality Pro- gramming. A related one-epi- sode special recently saw Rem- ini and Rinder meeting with ex- members of the Jehovah's Wit- nesses to share their own pain- ful stories. Remini left the Church of Scientology in 2013, but she isn't keeping quiet about it. Her 2015 memoir "Trouble- maker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology" reached the top of the New York Times' Best Seller list, and led direct- ly to the making of "Scientolo- gy and the Aftermath." The third season premieres Tues- day, Nov. 27, on A&E. Bob's back: It's been more than two decades, but Bob Saget ("Fuller House") is re- turning to host "America's Funniest Home Videos" — sort of. The comedian was the show's first host, from its gen- esis as a one-off TV special in 1989 until he stepped down in 1997, and now he's making his way back for a planned spinoff of the venerable series. "Videos After Dark" is in the works at ABC, and meant to be an edgier and more adult-ori- ented home video series that will air later in the evening for a more mature audience. Peo- ple familiar with Saget's work in the family-friendly sitcom "Full House" may be surprised by this, but as a standup come- dian, he's well known for his raunchy and edgy sense of hu- mor, making him the perfect fit for a more grown-up ver- sion of "AFV." Fans of the classic "AFV" don't have to worry about "Videos After Dark" stealing its thunder. The classic series has been renewed for two more seasons, keeping it on the air until at least 2021. There's been no word on a premiere date for "Videos Af- ter Dark." AFGHAN AIDI AKITA ARMANT AZAWAKH BARBET BASENJI BILLY BLUE LACY BORZOI BOXER BRIARD BRITTANY BULL- MASTIFF COLLIE ELO HARRIER HOKKAIDO HUSKY KAI KEN KLEE KAI LAIKA MALAMUTE MASTIFF PIT BULL POINTER POODLE PUG PULI PYRENEES SETTER SHELTIE SHIBA INU SPITZ TALBOT WHIPPET YORKIE Gone to the Dogs Conan O'Brien as seen in "Conan" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23