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September 22 - 28, 2019 WHATS UP! T5 BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media 'World on Fire': Earlier this month, a commemorative cere- mony was held in Warsaw to mark the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany's invasion of Po- land. The event looms large in world history because it trig- gered World War II, an unprece- dented and devastating conflict that resulted in the loss of 70 to 85 million lives. And as years go by, it becomes easier to hold onto numbers and dates but for- get the day-to-day experiences of those who lived through the war — on the battlefront, in oc- cupied regions and on the home front. These human stories of war served as the inspiration for the new BBC period drama "World on Fire," coming soon to PBS un- der its "Masterpiece" banner. Starring Oscar-winner Helen Hunt ("As Good As It Gets," 1997) and Sean Bean ("Game of Thrones"), the series is billed as a gripping drama "that follows the intertwining fates of ordi- nary people in five countries as they grapple with the effects of the war on their everyday lives." It's about ordinary people liv- ing in extraordinary times, and it's about remembering the very real impact of the war on a gen- eration that is, sadly, slipping away. The seven-hour series is set in Britain, France, Germany, Po- land and the United States. It be- gins with a look at the events of 1939, and instead of offering a historical overview of the nearly six-year conflict, it weaves to- gether human stories while fo- cusing on the events of the first year of the war, from the inva- sion of Poland to the Battle of Britain. Production began last fall in locations such as Prague, Berlin, London, Manchester and Paris, which will likely take center stage after the Battle of Dunkirk (the beach evacuation was rec- reated in Lancashire, U.K.). Jonah Hauer-King ("Little Women") and Julia Brown ("Shetland") play key roles as Harry Chase and Lois Bennett. Harry is a young English transla- tor who gets caught up in negoti- ations in Warsaw and tries to smuggle his Polish lover (Zofia Wichlacz, "1983") out of the country; Lois is the girl who is waiting for him at home. Going host-free: The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards cere- mony airs this Sunday, Sept. 22, on Fox, and this year it's a host- less event. Fox Entertainment CEO Char- lie Collier explained the deci- sion during this year's TCA ex- ecutive session: "What's inter- esting about this year is how many amazing shows we're say- ing goodbye to: 'Game of Thrones, 'Veep,' 'The Big Bang Theory' ... You have to look at tradeoffs. If you have a host and an opening, that's 15 minutes you can't have to salute the shows." Besides, Fox already set a precedent for it with the last host-less Emmys in 2003. Collier added: "We've had a lot of [host] names on the board. But the con- clusion we've reached is that in this year, when we're highlight- ing so many shows that are go- ing away, it would be a really strategic use of the Emmys to not have a host." Speaking of shows going away, the "Game of Thrones" swan song earned it an impressive 32 nominations, the most for any series in a single year. Other big multi-nominees to watch: last year's Comedy Series winner, Amazon's "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel," earned 20 nods; HBO's "Chernobyl" has 19; NBC's "Sat- urday Night Live" has 18; HBO's "Barry" and FX's "Fosse/Ver- don" both have 17 nominations; and Netflix's "When They See Us" earned 16 nominations. This is also a big year for TV milestones, such as the 30th an- niversary of "Seinfeld" and the 25th anniversary of both "ER" and "Friends." Who knows? Maybe that extra time will allow for a few surprise reunions on stage. Exit Jones: "Saturday Night Live" returns for a 45th season on Saturday, Sept. 28. But one well-known cast member won't be returning: Leslie Jones. A fixture on the show for five seasons, Jones is leaving "SNL" to pursue feature film and TV projects, including a planned re- boot of the classic TV game show "Supermarket Sweep." Jones has been nominated for an Emmy for her work on "SNL" three years in a row, this year for co-writing the lyrics to "Upper East Side" (a.k.a.. "The U.E.S."), which was featured as an "SNL Short." The comedian joined the late- night sketch show back in 2014 when, at the age of 47, she be- came the oldest "new" cast member in the show's history. She got her start there as a writer and made a number of buzz- worthy appearances on "Week- end Update" before cementing her spot as a regular cast mem- ber. Skip ahead to 2019, and the star of "Ghostbusters" (2016) is coming off a busy August. First came news of a new hour-long standup special that's set for re- lease on Netflix in 2020, plus a role in the planned sequel to "Coming to America" (1988). BASHIR B'ELANNA BONES MCCOY BORG CHAKOTAY CHEKOV DATA DAX ENTERPRISE FERENGI GUINAN KAHN KIRK LAL NEELIX ODO PHASER PHOTON TORPEDOES PICARD Q CONTINUUM QUARK RIKER ROMULAN SARU SCOTTY SISKO SPOCK STARFLEET SULU TILLY UHURA VOQ VULCAN WARP WESLEY WORF Star Trek Zofia Wichlacz and Jonah Hauer-King in "World on Fire" WORD SEARCH STARS ON SCREEN Solution on page T23 A/Elrod Firm 2 x 3