Entertainment

Sunday afternoon we continued the Star Wars film series with The Phantom Menace. The kids were especially eager to see Darth Maul.

Some recommendations from The Week:

• Jesse Stone: Sea Change, Tue 9 PM, CBS. This is the 4th TV movie on CBS featuring Tom Selleck as sheriff Jesse Stone. The previous 3 were good.
• Knocking, Tue 10 PM, PBS: insider's perspective of Jehovah's Witnesses
• Wide Awake, Wed 8 PM, HBO: portrait of an artist as insomniac
• Married in America 2, Wed 9 PM, Hallmark Channel: candid look at couples and relationships
• John Safran vs. God, Thu 9 PM, Sundance Channel: a series in which a satirical documentarian encounters various religions
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, Sun 9 PM, HBO: see Fred Thompson as Ulysses S. Grant

Here are some TV picks for this week from The Week magazine:

• Secret Files of the Inquisition, Wednesdays May 9 and 16, 9 PM, PBS
• Innocent, Thursday May 10, 8 PM, BBC America
• Traveler, Thursday May 10, 10 PM, ABC

Also, here's an article from TV Barn about Traveler: link.

The Star Wars film festivals continued this week with Return of the Jedi. The Ewoks were a hit with the kids. Unlike episodes 4 and 5, there were moments in 6 where one kid or the other got off the couch and started playing with toys. Not sure if that means they found 6 to be less exciting or if watching a Star Wars movie isn't quite as thrilling by the time you get to the third one. Probably a little of both.

Next Thursday the season finale of October Road airs. It was a short 6-episode first season. Let's hope there's a second. I've really enjoyed it as it has steadily gained momentum. From Wikipedia:

October Road is a drama series that debuted on ABC on March 15, 2007[1] immediately following the popular Grey's Anatomy. The series is being produced by ABC Television Studio. It follows the return of Nicholas (Nick) Garrett to his hometown of Knights Ridge, Massachusetts after leaving 10 years previously.

You can catch up by watching a few episodes on abc.com.