Off the Wall: Marathons always in vogue

Off the Wall scouts this week's odd, obscure and inexplicable.

SERIES STACKUPS Marathons range far and wide. Look for reality's "Teen Mom" (Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Logo) and movie-makeup competition "Face Off" (Tuesday 3 p.m.-midnight, Wednesday 11 a.m.-8 p.m., leading into Wednesday's 10 p.m. season finale, Syfy). Also some sci-fi -- the pilot and opening episodes of David Strathairn on "Alphas" (Saturday night 11:30 p.m.-6 a.m., then Monday nights at 1 a.m., Syfy), flashback '60s hours of "The Outer Limits" (Thursday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Chiller), and the 2001 werewolf saga "Wolf Lake" (Friday 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Chiller). Plus some eye candy -- Aaron Spelling's original '70s sleuthing of "Charlie's Angels" (Thursday 9 a.m.-7 p.m., Universal HD). Or watch online at hulu.com/charlies-angels.

ALMOST ST. PATRICK'S DAY Just a week away, TV is already going green. Among the Irish-themed outings -- vintage "Veronica's Closet" (Sunday at 1 p.m., TV Guide Network), a new "Worst Cooks in America" (Sunday at 9 p.m., Food), more food on "Mad Hungry With Lucinda Scala Quinn" (Monday at 11 a.m., Hallmark), encores of "How I Met Your Mother" (Friday at 6:30 p.m., WWOR/9) and "The Office" (Friday at 10:35 p.m., WWOR/9), plus a new "30 Rock" (Thursday at 8:30 p.m., NBC/4) featuring a boyfriend smackdown between Criss (James Marsden) and Dennis (Dean Winters). Writer-star Tina Fey answers fan questions at Ask Tina at nbc.com/30rock.

AN OFFICER AND A MOVIE That's the name of the Military Channel's Saturday night film spotlight, which this week features guest Pat Sajak -- huh? Turns out the "Wheel of Fortune" host is indeed equipped to discuss Robin Williams' "Good Morning, Vietnam" (8-11 Saturday night) because Sajak was a military DJ during the Vietnam War. More at military.discovery.com/tv/officer-movie.

GOING ROGUE Will we get both sides of Sarah Palin? Or neither? You decide. First, Julianne Moore and Ed Harris star in the 2008 McCain-Palin campaign docudramedy "Game Change" (Saturday night at 9, HBO). Then comes TV's premiere of the Sarah Palin-lovin' documentary "The Undefeated" (tomorrow at 8 p.m., Reelz). Sneak peeks at hbo.com/gamechange and reelz.com/undefeated.

MARCH MADNESS! NCAA basketball shifts into overdrive with the annual men's "NCAA Basketball Championship Selection Show" (Sunday at 6 p.m., CBS/2) and "NCAA Women's Basketball Selection Special" (Monday at 7 p.m., ESPN). Also showing up: the documentary "Duke 91/92: Back to Back" (Sunday at 8 p.m., truTV), on a Turner-run channel that will end up carrying some of the 2012 tournament games and daily pregame tipoff reports starting Tuesday. Look for the games on CBS and cable's CBS Sports Network, TNT, TBS and tru. Wanna watch online or on mobile devices?

MOVIE MANIA Get inside the big screen with a fresh tribute and a new series. "Real Fear: The Truth Behind the Movies" (8-10 p.m. Sunday, Chiller) delves into the real-life stories behind fright flicks like "The Amityville Horror," with help from former horror house resident Christopher Lutz and Seaford's similarly spooked Lucille Herrmann. "Monster Man" (Wednesday at 11 p.m., Syfy) follows the season finale of "Face Off" with more effects magic, inside a Hollywood family-run company that creates working appliances like two-headed sharks. Video at syfy.com/monsterman.