Day: April 1, 2020

Best-bets for April 3: It’s aloha, Hawaii

1) “Hawaii Five-0” series finale, 9 p.m., CBS. A 22-year TV tradition ends. The original “Five-0” ran 12 seasons and this reboot did 10 more. Now its finale includes flashbacks with three deceased people – Steve McGarrett’s father, the man who killed him (Victor Hesse) and the man who ordered it (Wo Fat). McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin, shown here) finally solves the case that his father left him. Also, Wo Fat’s widow kidnaps and wounds Danny, trying to get the coded message that was sent by McGarrett’s late mother. Read more…

There’s love and agony in a fiery world

As Europe began crumbling in 1939, a new generation was jolted.
That’s true of the fictional characters at the core of “World on Fire,” the sweeping mini-series that starts Sunday (April 5) on PBS.
“They were all kids, … going through the kinds of things that we go through now – friendship and heartbreak and falling in love and making these terrible mistakes,” said Jonah Hauer-King (shown here with Zofia Wichlacz), who stars. “But the stakes were so high.” Read more…