Heroes' Michael Greene brings royal intrigue with Kings, an alternative world featuring Ian McShane as the reigning monarch. On Better Off Ted, Ted faces the demands of his boss, an attraction to his colleague, and being a single dad. Then the week ends with the cater waiters of Starz's Party Down who juggle plates as they wait for their big break.

South By Southwest is still rocking in Austin and you can check out some of the acts without being there with the debut album from the English trio White Lies, or try out the sophomore effort of San Diego's Wavves and MSTRKRFT's Fist Of God. Other major releases this week include new albums from Bonnie "Prince" Billy and Marianne Faithful.

No matter what system you own, March is war-time. The gleefully over-the-top violence of MadWorld will scratch the itch of mature Wii owners. Resident Evil 5 strays from its survival horror roots toward more action-oriented thrills. And for a polished historical real-time strategy, Empire: Total War wows the PC set.