34 May 16 • 2019 jn BIG BANG’ S FINAL BLAST The series finale of the hit sit-com Big Bang Theory airs at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 16, on CBS. It’ s a two-part, one-hour show. A half-hour look-back special show, featuring cast interviews, will air imme- diately after the two final regular episodes. I liked Big Bang, one of the most “Jewy” shows on TV. The show’ s cre- ator (Chuck Lorre, 66) is Jewish, as are four of the main cast members (Mayim Bialik, 43; Kevin Sussman, 48; Melissa Rauch and Simon Helberg, both 38). I suspect that Raj, the Indian- American main character, will marry in one of final episodes. If so, we will probably see Raj’ s father, a recurring character. Raj’ s father is played by Brian George, 66, who was born in Israel, the son of Indian/ Iraqi Jewish parents. AT THE MOVIES A Dog’ s Journey is a film sequel to the hit 2017 film A Dog’ s Purpose. Both are based on a series of novels that tell their story from the dog’ s perspective. The novels/films center on a dog named Bailey who changes the lives of his human fam- ilies. Josh Gad, 38, returns as the voice of Bailey. Opens Friday, May 17. Trial by Fire tells the true story of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was exe- cuted in Texas for killing his three children after scien- tific and expert testimony that bolstered his claim of innocence was suppressed. Laura Dern co-stars. The film was directed by Edward Zwick, 66 (Glory, Defiance). Opens May 17, Landmark Theater, Royal Oak. ON TV AND STREAMING Blood and Treasure, a new CBS series, premieres on Tuesday, May 21. The first two episodes, “The Curse of Cleopatra — Parts I and II,” are shown together on the 21st (9-11 p. m.). Two good-looking people, Matt Barr and Sofia Pernas, star as, respectively, a brilliant antiquities expert and a cunning art thief who team up to catch a ruthless terrorist who funds his attacks through stolen treasure. Israeli actor Oded Fehr, 48, who is best known for co-starring in the hit movie The Mummy (1999), has a co-starring role as the terrorist Karim Farouk. Appearing in a recurring role (Roarke) is Canadian- American actress Anna Silk, 45. She met her husband, Scott Cooperman, at a Los Angeles acting workshop in 2007. They wed civilly in 2009 and in a Jewish ceremony in 2011, after Silk converted to Judaism. They now have two young sons, Samuel and Levi Aaron. An original Hulu series, Catch-22, begins streaming on May 17. Of course, it is based on the famous satiri- cal novel (1961) of the same name by Joseph Heller (1923-1999). The novel was inspired by Heller’ s own experience in WWII. He enlisted at 19 and flew 60 combat missions on a B-25 as the plane’ s bombardier. His novel (and the series) centers on Yossarian, a bom- bardier. Yossarian’ s big prob- lem is that the number of missions he has to fly until he is rotated home keeps on being raised. There is a lot of other nasty and/or absurd mishegoss going on and the novel’ s description of that misigash caught the wave of the anti-establishment sentiment of the ’ 60s and made the novel a favorite of the hip. Will it play as well today? We’ ll see. The series was produced by George Clooney and he has a co-starring role. Grant Heslov, 55, who has been Clooney’ s producing part- ner for decades, has a big supporting role as Doc Daneeka. ■ NATE BLOOM COLUMNIST celebrity jews arts&life Simon Helberg FACEBOOK Josh Gad FACEBOOK Oded Fehr FACEBOOK Anna Silk FACEBOOK Journey to the past. BroadwayInDetroit.com 33220 W. 14 Mile Rd. West Bloomfield (At 14 & Farmington) 248-562-7999 www.jerseybagel.com Fresh, Hand Rolled, Kettle Boiled Bagels Hand Sliced Lox $2 Off ANY RUBEN CLASSIC OR RUBEN DELUXE Cannot be combined with other offers, extra charges may apply. Monday-Friday ONLY. Expires 5/29/19 BUY 1/2 POUND OF LOX AND GET 4 FREE BAGELS Cannot be combined with other offers, extra charges may apply. Monday-Friday ONLY. Expires 5/29/19 10% OFF CATERING 7 DAYS A WEEK (Mention Jewish News) BUY 1/4 POUND OF LOX AND GET 2 FREE BAGELS Cannot be combined with other offers, extra charges may apply. Monday-Friday ONLY. Expires 5/29/19