Picks and Pans Review: The Fourth Wise Man

By Jeff Jarvis

UPDATED 04/01/1985 at 01:00 AM EST • Originally published 04/01/1985 at 01:00 AM EST

ABC (Saturday, March 30, 8 p.m. ET)

Martin Sheen, Alan Arkin and Eileen Brennan star in the small and charming tale of the wise man who didn't make it to Bethlehem in time to see the baby Jesus. Unlike A.D. (see following review) Wise Man relies more on story telling than sermonizing to get its message across.