This Week in HD: Literal Translation

By Andrew Krukowski

HD programming picks for Nov. 20-26: “Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?,” “Crusoe” and “True Blood”

“Oh Brother, Where Art Thou?,” (Starz) Thurs., Nov. 20, 5:35 p.m.: In the Coen brothers’ film loosely based on Homer’s “The Odyssey,” three escaped convicts (George Clooney, John Turturro and Tim Blake Nelson) set off through 1937 Mississippi to find a hidden treasure.

“Crusoe,” (NBC) Fri., Nov. 21, 9 p.m.: Based on the Daniel Defoe novel “Robinson Crusoe,” Crusoe (Philip Winchester) struggles to find a cure for Friday (Tongayi Chirisa) when he is struck with an illness that threatens his sanity.

“True Blood,” (HBO) Fri., Nov. 23, 9 p.m.: Based on the Sookie Stackhouse series of books by Charlaine Harris, the season finale has Sookie in the crosshairs of a murderer after finding a link in the string of killings at Bon Temps.