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Thursday, November 11
WARRIORS: NATIVE AMERICAN VIETNAM VETERANS Why were so many native Americans willing to go fight in the U.S.’s most controversial war? This unflinching portrait finds contemporary native people caught in the cross-currents of American history and their own traditional beliefs. 3 am on PBS
Friday, November 12
BEHIND THE HEADLIGHTS New gear-head series puts the spotlight on a different iconic car each episode. Tonight, JFK’s presidential limousine, a 1961 suicide-door-equipped Lincoln Continental convertible, low mileage, slightly stained. 5:30 pm on Speed
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED Seven months after Dubya declared the war over in Iraq, a British film crew return to Fallujah and discover that U.S. counter-insurgency tactics have helped turn underground Sunni resistance into a popular uprising. 10 pm on Newsworld
Saturday, November 13
MAD TV Former cast member Will Sasso returns to host, and musical guest Marilyn Manson performs his cover of Depeche Mode’s Personal Jesus, possibly live. 11 pm on Fox/CHCH
Sunday, November 14
THE ASHLEE SIMPSON SHOW The music net rushes this year-old MTV production onto its sked after the bimbo brunette’s recent vocal chord malfunction on SNL. To think, she’s the talented one in the family. 4:30 pm on Much
OF FATWAS AND BEAUTY QUEENS A Nigerian journalist inadvertently triggers rioting between Christians and Muslims that results in more than 300 deaths and the cancellation of the Miss World pageant. 8 pm on Newsworld, repeated Wednesday 10 pm
Monday, November 15
DIRTY PICTURES (2000, dir Frank Pierson, w/ James Wood and Diana Scarwid) Golden Globe-winning made-for-TV flick follows the true story of the Cincinnati art museum director put on trial for displaying controversial photographer Robert Mapplethorpe’s sadomasochistic snapshots, all 175 of which are shown in the film. With real-life cameos by Susan Sarandon , Fran Lebowitz and William F. Buckley . 12:05 am on Showcase
Tuesday, November 16
IS WAL-MART GOOD FOR AMERICA? Does America’s largest retailer undermine the U.S. economy by producing its cheap merchandise in China? This PBS doc probes the big-box issue. 9 pm on PBS, repeated at 3:30 am
Wednesday, November 17
THE REGENCY HOUSE PARTY Part historical re-enactment, part Bachelor-style dating game and part behind-the-scenes reality show, this gloriously filmed UK four-parter follows 10 volunteers spending a summer on a country estate – complete with hounds ‘n’ hermit – masquerading as 19th-century upper-class toffs. 9 pm on PBS, repeated at 3:30 am, and Sundays 2 pm
