Rhimes time: Hit hospital finales promise big changes
Kate Walsh stars in "Private Practice"
Many of us get personally invested in the series we watch. We put ourselves in the shoes of our favorite characters -- we feel their joy and pain as if we've been friends, family and lovers for our whole lives.
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, on ABC
With Captain Jack Sparrow trapped in Davy Jones' locker, Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann set out to save their old friend and defend the pirate way.
Fringe, on Fox
The team is pushed to the brink as they strive to prevent a catastrophic event that threatens everyone's lives in the climactic Season 4 finale.
Q: What's Rupert Grint up to now that "Harry Potter" is over?
Rupert Grint, who will likely be remembered forever as Ron Weasley in the "Harry Potter" film series, has been fairly busy since the final instalment, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," was released in 2011.
He starred this year in the Norwegian true-life war drama "Into the White" as an English Royal Air Force member who, along with his surviving crewmates, is forced to team up with German air fighters to survive after the teams shoot each other down over Norway.
Q: Did Agatha Christie create any detectives other than Marple and Poirot?
Though Hercule Poirot and Miss Jane Marple were the stars of the lion's share of Agatha Christie's dozens of novels and more than 100 short stories, she did make use of a few other main characters during her prolific career.
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, on CBS
The team investigates another gruesome murder, and details of Russell's past come to light in this season finale.
New Girl, on Fox
One of the roommates decides to move out of the loft, which prompts an unexpected trip to the desert in this season finale.
2 Broke Girls, on CBS
Max and Caroline scheme to get Martha Stewart to taste their cupcakes when they attend a fashion gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where the lifestyle guru is scheduled to appear in the season finale.
Q: The new "Napoleon Dynamite" series looks like it's animated by the same people who did "The Goode Family." Is it the same person or company?
No, they're made by different companies, but the person behind "The Goode Family" is back on TV.
Fox's animated adaptation of the surprise 2004 hit film "Napoleon Dynamite" is produced by Jared and Jerusha Hess, the husband-and-wife team who created the original film, with the animation expertise provided by longtime "Simpsons" producer Mike Scully.
New Releases for the week of May 6 - 12
Underworld: Awakening
After the humans learn that there have been vampires and lycans living in their society, they start a genocidal campaign to destroy all of the "unholy" beings. Selene is one of the first captured, and she is put into cryogenic suspension for future study. Twelve years later, after 95 per cent of the vampires and lycans have been exterminated, Selene is released by a fellow vampire, who is more closely connected to Selene than she lets on. Together, they must find a way to survive when a virus against vampires is released into the public.
Director: Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein. Stars: Kate Beckinsale, Stephen Rea, Michael Ealy, Theo James, India Eisley, Sandrine Holt, Charles Dance. 2012, 88 mins., action/sci-fi.
Playback
An unwitting group of high school students look into the mystery behind their town, but they accidentally release an evil spirit that no one knows how to stop.
Director: Michael A. Nicles. Stars: Alessandra Torresani, Ambyr Childers, Johnny Pacar, Christian Slater, Johnathan Keltz, Jennifer Missoni. 2012, 95 mins., horror.
Kawa
After his father announces his retirement, businessman Kawa is obligated to take over the family business and lead the family into the future. But Kawa has been living with a secret for his entire life, even though he seems happily married and quite contented with his children and work. Kawa is forced to reveal his secret to his friends and family, hoping they will stand by his side through it all.
Director: Katie Wolfe. Stars: Calvin Tuteao, Nathalie Bolt, George Henare, Vicki Haughton. 2010, 77 mins., drama.
Reality of Love: I Want to Marry Ryan Banks
Movie star Ryan Banks is desperate to get his career back in order, and he turns to reality TV to help. His best friend, Todd, convinces Ryan to become the next star of a reality show, in which he searches through a group of single women for the one he wants to marry. Charlie, meanwhile, is the typical girl next door, and she becomes a contestant on the show when her sister submits her application. When she arrives on the set, however, none of the contestants or crew are prepared for what love can do to a person.
Director: Sheldon Larry. Stars: Jason Priestley, Bradley Cooper, Emma Caulfield, Mark L. Walberg, Page Kones, Nicole Auliver, Lauren Lee Smith, Lea Cairns, Allison Warnyca, David Parker. 2004, 95 mins., romance.