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Thursday, September 23
WILL & GRACE Dumping J Lo, Jack becomes a backup dancer for guest Janet “Wardrobe Malfunction” Jackson . 8:30 pm on NBC
SEX: UNKNOWN On this Nova episode, a young boy grows up as a girl after a 1965 botched circumcision and subsequent castration, only later to demand that his sexuality be surgically restored. Midnight on PBS
Friday, September 24
AUSTIN CITY LIMITS Reclusive singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman (Fast Cars, Give Me One Reason) caught in concert. Midnight on PBS
THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999, dir Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sánchez, w/ Heather Donahue and Michael C. Williams) The low-budget horror flick tracks three skeptical college kids investigating the disappearance of a student film crew. In the woods. In the dark. 12:15 am on Space
Saturday, September 25
CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1998, dir Adam Grossman, Ian Kessner, w/ Bobbie Phillips, Shawnee Smith) Recovering from a car accident, a church organist starts seeing spooky things. Remake of influential no-budget flick that was a big favourite of directors George Romero and David Lynch. 4 am on Fox
Sunday, September 26
WORD ON THE STREET Live coverage of the annual literary fair from Queen’s Park. 3 pm on Newsworld, repeated at 7 pm
WATTSTAX (1973, dir Mel Stuart, w/ Richard Pryor, the Staple Singers and Rufus and Carla Thomas) Shot in front of an L.A. crowd of 100,000, this expanded music doc now includes a climactic reading of Shaft by Isaac Hayes. And we can dig it. 2:30 am on PBS
Monday, September 27
IN THE LIFE: MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS The season finale of the queer series examines the ramifications of same-sex marriage: same-sex divorce. 10 pm on PBS, repeated at 4:30 am
Tuesday, September 28
RESCUE ME Post 9/11, New York City firefighters cope with post-traumatic stress in the debut of this 13-part F/X drama starring series creator Denis Leary. 10 pm on Showcase
Wednesday, September 29
CRY-BABY (1990, dir John Waters, w/ Johnny Depp) 50s bad boy Depp falls for a goody two-shoes. Typical madcap musical romp from the Pope of Trash (soon to follow Hairspray to Broadway) features cameos by Iggy Pop, Traci Lords, Joe Dallesandro, Troy Donahue, Joey Heatherington and Patty Hearst. 4 pm on MuchMoreMusic
CRASHING THE PARTIES 2004 Third-party candidates in the upcoming U.S. election could be spoilers if the Bush-Kerry presidential race is as close as expected. 10 pm on PBS, repeated at 4:30 am
