MADE FOR TV

Save the world

FROM the creator of “XMen” and “Spider-man” comes the story of Daniel Leight (Jason Connery), a government agent who discovers he has super powers as the result of a radiation overdose caused by the Python (Daniel Goddard), an international terrorist with the strength and reflexes of a snake -and Leight’s former college roommate.

Leight’s super speed and agility are now the only things that can stop his former friend and save the world from destruction.

STAN LEE’S LIGHTSPEED

Wed.and Thurs., 9 p.m.,SciFi

DRAMA

Here we go back to ‘The Twilight Zone’

THE STEPHEN KING anthology series “Nightmares & Dreamscapes” more and more resembles “The Twilight Zone.” In this week’s installments, Tom Berenger plays a writer who, after receiving a bad news from his doctor, buys a mysterious painting. Once the writer brings it home, he realizes thepainting has power over his fate. In the second hour, Jeremy Sisto plays an ex-convict who learns of the existence of a map to buried treasure. The ex-con has one-quarter of the map. He compromises his freedom by hunting down the men who have the remaining three sections.

NIGHTMARES & DREAMSCAPES

Wednesday,9 and 10 p.m,TNT

MISS MUSCLE

DID you know that Los Angeles is a “city greatly invested in the cult of fitness, celebrity and beauty,” as Bravo President Lauren Zalaznick says? You don’t say. In “Work Out,” the network’s latest reality show, the life and business of trainer Jackie Warner comes under scrutiny. “Work Out” follows Ms. Warner as she bends, stretches and bench presses at the Sky Sport and Spa in Beverly Hills, California. See the state-of-the-art equipment, behold the musculature of the tawny trainers. See these Popeyes cuddle and cavort, sweat and rip the odd tendon. Warning: one of the trainers is named Zen.

WORK OUT

Tuesday,9 p.m.,Bravo

REALITY

No comfort zone

MORGAN SPURLOCK, director of the fast food industry expose “Super Size Me,” won new respect last summer when his TV show “30 Days” debuted on FX. Spurlock attempted to dramatize the working-class experience by performing menial jobs himself. Some critics found the series illuminating. Others found Spurlock’s revelations a teensy bit patronizing. Wow, dishwashing is a really lousy way to make a living! You don’t say, Mr. Spurlock. This year on “30 Days” a member of the anti-immigration group The Minutemen lives with a- holy switcheroo!- a family of illegal immigrants. Executive producer R.J. Cutler brags on the FX web site, “The topics for the season are the most pressing social issues of the day.”

30 DAYS

Wednesday,10 p.m., FX

WESTERN

Heavy Hearst

THE CAMP elders hold another Gem meeting to map out a strategy to deal with Hearst (Gerald McRaney). Seth Bullock (Timothy Olyphant) proposes a solution that makes news in “The Pioneer.” Meanwhile, Langrische’s (Brian Cox) theater renovations are delayed due to the illness of Chesterson. The poor thing is hovering near death in the Grand Central. Calamity Jane (Robin Weigert) is convinced to bunk up with Stubbs at Shaunessy’s. Cloth swatches given to Swearengen (Ian McShane) by a tailor are put to a different use by the ailing Cochran (Brad Dourif).

DEADWOOD

Sunday, 9 p.m., HBO

MADE FOR TV

Strange things happen

TOM SKERRITT and Paul Weslay star in the original TV-movie “Fallen,” the unusual story of recently adopted teenage orphan, Aaron, and his search for his identity. On Aaron’s 18th birthday he begins to experience strange phenomena. Animals start talking to him and he has terrifyingly real nightmares. The alarmed young man begins to realize that he may have a destiny greater than he ever imagined. Either that, or he’s completely losing his mind. The otherwordly project is based on the popular books by Tom Sniegoski.

FALLEN

Sunday,8 p.m., ABC Family