There's only so many years that an action star can give interviews to Entertainment Tonight bragging about doing his own stunts. There are only so many shots he gets at appearing on screen in a clinch with a woman his daughter's age, while she pretends to enjoy caressing his leathery skin. Once an action star has used up all his chances, it's time for him to follow in the footsteps of Don Johnson and Chuck Norris, and to enter semi-retirement in a nice, cushy network action drama. Fametracker has acquired a press release from 2003, detailing several big-screen stars' transition to television.

High Voltage, starring Michael Biehn, Thursdays at 8 on UPN

You'd be surprised what you can see thirty feet off the ground. Jim Potter (Michael Biehn) works for ComEd, Chicago's electric commission, and spends a lot of time surveying the landscape from his elevated vantage point. Will he witness a purse-snatching? A gangland execution? Theft of a vital organ? And if he does, what will this former Green Beret do about it? Fortunately, he has resourceful friends to help him track down wrongdoers: father Bill (Jack Warden), a retired cop; army buddy Tom Sanford (Joe Morton), now a semi-professional computer hacker; and long-time girlfriend Beth Brighton (Helen Slater), a paralegal. Jim's rag-tag posse do their best to keep his actions within the law, but he's a hot-headed fellow whose emotions do, sometimes, get the better of him, leading him to unpredictable acts of vigilantism. Will Tom turn up a city councillor's dark secrets? Will Bill run out of favours in ordering Jim's background checks? Will Jim ever make an honest woman of Beth? (If you don't receive UPN, contact your cable provider.)

Calvin Groves, starring Danny Glover, Tuesdays at 9 on ABC

When the youngest of his five daughters leaves home for college, Rev. Calvin Groves (Danny Glover) figures that the time has finally come when he may relax with his wife Frances (CCH Pounder), putter in his garden, and minister to his congregation. What he didn't count on was that so many of his parishioners would be involved in so many knotty situations, requiring Calvin's advice and help. Whether it's a young girl date-raped by her high-school boyfriend, or a shopkeeper trying to get the drug dealers out of his neighbourhood, Calvin must quickly move from being a confidant to a local avenger. Calvin's friend from the Inter-Faith League, Rabbi Simon Bloom (Judd Hirsch), is an occasional partner in crime -- solving, that is. Look for the periodic return of Calvin's youngest daughter Sandra (recurring guest star Tatyana Ali); what problem will she bring home from college for Calvin to solve? Calvin's adventures do have a benefit to folks apart from those directly involved; they also provide fodder for Calvin's Sunday sermons, which close every episode.

Right Angle, starring Kurt Russell, Saturdays at 9 on CBS

If newspapers are the last watchdogs of society, then Sam Brody (Kurt Russell) is an old-school investigator in an old-school medium. No matter how tough the story, he's the one who's going to get it. And no matter how unpopular it is, Brody's going to report the story from his confirmed conservative perspective. This causes no end of friction between Brody and his young, liberal editor, Gretchen (Farrah Forke), but even she must grudgingly admit that Brody gets the job done, and pleases his legions of devoted, conservative readers. Every week, Brody tracks a story wherever it leads him. He's not afraid to get his hands dirty. Just about the only thing that does scare him is letting a lead get cold -- or losing it to Craig (Joshua Leonard) his pants-wetting liberal arch-nemesis at the paper. Until the left-wingers smoke Brody out, he'll hang on to his job at the paper, sticking up for honest, working-class citizens and sticking it to the feminists. Right Angle. Welcome home to CBS.

Tack Hammer starring Tom Sizemore, Wednesdays at 8 on FOX

Things aren't going so well for private investigator Tyrone "Tack" Hammer (Tom Sizemore). First, his wife Debbie (recurring guest star Susan Dey) leaves him for his former partner Brad (Antonio Sabàto Jr.). Then his regular work -- following philandering husbands and wives -- dries up, only to be replaced by a series of cases of a distinctly paranormal nature. Suddenly, Tack's checking out yeti sightings and deadbeat UFO fathers. And as if being the laughingstock of the wife who cuckolded him weren't bad enough, now he also has the FBI and the CIA to contend with. Will his encounters with the supernatural convince Tack that there's more to the world than meets the eye? Or will he attempt to drum up more traditional cases in an effort to win back the wandering Debbie? The truth is out there.

Rocky Forever, starring Sylvester Stallone, Sundays at 10 on NBC

It's the sequel everyone's been waiting for! Rocky Forever reunites Sylvester Stallone with Talia Shire, with Jack Palance replacing Burgess Meredith in the role of Mickey. Rocky Balboa Sr. runs a gym in which he trains up-and-coming young fighters. Now that Rocky Jr. (Sage Stallone) has completed his college degree, Rocky Sr. had hoped that his son would join him at the gym; however, as is so often the way with fathers and sons, Rocky Jr. wants nothing to do with the "family business" and instead aspires to a career as a systems analyst. Out of his disappointment with his son, Rocky Sr. throws himself with all the more gusto into his relationships with his fighters. Each week brings Rocky a new contender, with a new set of challenges. Rocky counsels one young charge to avoid steroids, teaches another to read, and reunites an HIV-positive boxer with his estranged father. In helping these young boys with whom he has so much in common, Rocky Sr. learns to appreciate his relationship with his own son, despite their differences. Plus, he always has a comeback to plan!