With "undercover footage" from Iraq in Uncle Saddam, French filmmaker Joel Soler offers a portrait of Saddam Hussein that is billed as "surreal, uniquely intimate and darkly humorous." But current events could have a lot to do with whether anyone is ready to laugh.
The film airs tonight at 7 on Cinemax.
At a glance
Direct Connection (7:30 p.m.-8 p.m., MPT, Channels 22 and 67) - Joe Jones, president and CEO of the Center for Fathers, Family and Workforce, is a guest, discussing elder care. PBS.
JAG (8 p.m.-9 p.m., WJZ, Channel 13) - Harm and Manetti go to Naples, Italy, to investigate four serial murders that Interpol believes to be the work of a U.S. Marine on leave from his destroyer. Tamlyn Tomita returns as Manetti. CBS.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (8 p.m.-9 p.m., WUTB, Channel 24) - After giving Spike a brutal third degree about his recent malevolent deeds, Buffy and the gang then kidnap and grill Andrew in a desperate effort to learn more about the growing evil forces that surround them all. UPN.
Gilmore Girls (8 p.m.-9 p.m., WNUV, Channel 54) - Lorelai and Rory enjoy the bounty of Thanksgiving four times over when they stop in for celebrations with Lane, Sookie and Luke, then join Richard and Emily for a formal dinner party, where Lorelai is shocked to learn that Rory has applied to Yale. WB.
Life With Bonnie (9 p.m.-9:30 p.m., WMAR, Channel 2) - In the midst of celebrating her 15th wedding anniversary, Bonnie dreams that she is married to Tom Hanks, who appears as himself. ABC.
Frasier (9 p.m.-9:30 p.m., WBAL, Channel 11) - After surviving his health crisis, Niles is ready to live life to the fullest - forcing his new life lessons on everyone and driving Frasier crazy, especially because of a pact he made to stop squabbling with Niles if he was allowed to live. NBC.
24 (9 p.m.-10 p.m., WBFF, Channel 45) - While CTU scrambles to recover vital information, Jack forces Mason to assign him to another case. Meanwhile, Palmer brings a new man onto his team, Kim ignores Gary's threats and refuses to abandon Megan, and Kate must face her sister's wrath when CTU arrives at the Warner House. Fox.
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True Hollywood Story (8 p.m.-9 p.m., E!) - Chris Farley was an over-the-top comedian whose humor was often crude and shameless. But suffering from self-loathing, Farley numbed the pain with wild binges of food, sex, alcohol and drugs. The 33-year-old was found dead of an apparent heart attack in his Chicago apartment in December 1997.
Compiled from wire reports by Sarah Kickler Kelber