The Watcher recommends

June 27, 2009

Sunday: "True Blood" (8 p.m., HBO). Bill's new vampire protege, the headstrong teenager Jessica, causes some trouble in town. Sookie's friend Tara starts to wonder what the intentions of the mysterious Maryann are.

Monday: "Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech" (8 p.m., HBO). Filmmaker Liz Garbus examines recent cases of free speech and the First Amendment as they have figured in recent legal challenges from both the right and the left. Those affected include an Arab-American educator who was fired after explaining a word with controversial overtones and a high school student who was suspended for wearing a T-shirt denouncing homosexuality during a gay awareness event.

Tuesday: "The Mentalist" (8 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2). When a high school girl's body washes up on the beach, CBI investigator Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) sets a trap to get a group of surfers to turn on one another and reveal what really happened.

Wednesday: "The New Adventures of Old Christine" (7 p.m., WBBM-Ch. 2). Oh, what a tangled web they weave! Christine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) cheerfully agreed to a sham same-sex union with Barb (Wanda Sykes) to keep the latter from being deported, but now that may cost them their gym: The parent company of Christine and Barb's franchise informs them that they have broken a contractual clause that bars them from any conduct that is contrary to "family values."

Thursday: "30 Rock" (8:31 p.m., WMAQ-Ch. 5). Not realizing it's going to be the ultimate lovers holiday, Liz insists she and Drew have their first official date on what turns out to be Valentine's Day. Meanwhile, Jack prepares himself for an unconventional holiday at church with new girlfriend Elisa.

Friday: "Privileged" (7 p.m., WGN-Ch. 9). Megan unintentionally discovers a shocking secret from Laurel's past, and tension builds between the twins as Sage tries to launch her modeling career and Rose chooses to focus on her schoolwork.

Saturday: 'Doctor Who: The Next Doctor'

(8 p.m., BBC America). A familiar villain menaces the Doctor in this Victorian, sci-fi romp, which aired in England as a holiday special, hence the snow. David Morrissey (left foreground) guest stars as a man with a special connection to the Doctor (David Tennant, right).


Compiled by Carmel Carrillo from Tribune news services

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