Film Focuses On Battle To Save Family’s Farm
It’s a story that’s been decades in the making: the changing economics of farming force families from the land they’ve held for generations to face urban life.
“Troublesome Creek: A Midwestern,” KSPS at 9, is an intimate portrait of an Iowa couple struggling to keep their farm in the face of crippling debts.
This Academy Award-nominated documentary, narrated by filmmaker Jeanne Jordan, follows the liquidation of the farm she grew up on and her parents’ transition to city life.
Highlights
“Relativity,” ABC at 8: The season-ending trilogy concludes with Leo (David Conrad) devastated by Isabel’s (Kimberly Williams) decision to break up. Things are just as bad for the other young lovers on this show, and a family crisis erupts that heightens the tension. This series deserves to return in the fall.
“Mysteries of Deep Space,” KSPS at 8: The newest achievements in astronomy are showcased in this series, which airs over three consecutive Mondays. The first installment focuses on the discoveries concerning the origins of the universe.
“Nightscream” (1997), NBC at 9: Candace Cameron Bure stars in this unavailable-for-review movie as a woman supposedly possessed by the soul of a murder victim. She cannot rest until the dead woman’s killer is apprehended. Teri Garr co-stars.
“Pacific Palisades,” FOX at 9: FOX repeats the series opener. A first-run episode airs in the series’ regular time slot Wednesday at 9.
“Body Human 2000: Mysteries and Miracles,” CBS at 10: Christine Lahti (“Chicago Hope”) hosts this medical-miracle special, which includes CPR performed on a 4-inch fetus whose heart has stopped beating. The fetus is returned to a woman’s uterus and carried to full term with no apparent side effects.
Cable Calls
“Classic Albums,” VH-1 at 8: Ringo Starr hosts this five-night-long tribute to landmark recordings. The week begins with Paul Simon’s 1986 “Graceland” (1986), followed by Stevie Wonder’s “Songs In The Key of Life,” The Grateful Dead’s “American Beauty,” The Band’s “The Band” and Jimi Hendrix’s “Electric Ladyland.”
“Biography,” A&E at 5 and 9: “F. Scott Fitzgerald: The Great American Dreamer” profiles the great novelist’s “glittering, turbulent and ultimately tragic life.” Family members and writers Garrison Keillor, Tobias Wolff and Joseph Heller weigh in, followed by a closing commentary from actor Edward Herrmann.
“CMT Presents Monday Night Concerts,” TNN at 7 1n 11: TNN’s “Country Hunks Week” kicks off with series host Ricky Skaggs joined by Bryan White, Wade Hayes and Kenny Chesney.
Talk Time
“Tonight,” NBC at 11:35: Actress Glenn Close, SeaWorld animal expert Julie Scardina and singer Richard Marx.
“Late Show With David Letterman,” CBS at 11:35: Repeat segments featuring actor-comedian Robin Williams, actress-comedian Whoopi Goldberg and singer Bruce Springsteen.
“Politically Incorrect With Bill Maher,” ABC at 12:35 a.m.: Diane Lane, Loretta Lynn, actor-comedian Larry Miller and author David Leavitt.
“Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” NBC at 12:35 a.m.: Political strategist James Carville and author Patricia Hearst. Repeat.