The Chronicle (TV series)

For the WCVB-TV/WMUR-TV newsmagazine television program, see Chronicle (American TV program).

2001 American TV series or program

The Chronicle

Genre|

* Science Fiction
* Comedy
* Mystery

Created by| Silvio Horta
Starring| Chad Willett
Rena Sofer
Reno Wilson
Jon Polito
Curtis Armstrong
Elaine Hendrix
Patrick Renna
Sharon Sachs
Octavia Spencer
April Bolds
Composer| Donald Markowitz
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
No. of seasons| 1
No. of episodes| 22
Production
Running time| 44 minutes
Production companies| The Greenblatt/Janollari Studio
Stu Segall Productions
Roundtable Productions
Silent H Productions
20th Century Fox International Television Distribution
Original release
Network| Sci Fi
Release| July 14, 2001 (2001-7-14) –
March 22, 2002 (2002-3-22)

The Chronicle is an American science fiction comedy television series starring Chad Willett that was broadcast on the Sci-Fi Channel from July 14, 2001,[1] to March 22, 2002. The series is based on the News from the Edge series of novels (for example, Vampires from Vermont) by Mark Sumner, a St. Louis–based author. The series was originally sold to NBC, which shot the pilot, but later found a home on Sci-Fi Channel.[2] The original creative producers who brought the series to television were German Michael Torres and Trevor Taylor.

## Premise

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The show centers on a group of journalists at a tabloid newspaper, The Chronicle, and the contradictions that transpire when they realize that the various monsters, aliens, and mutants turn out to be real.

## Cast

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### Main

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* Chad Willett as Tucker Burns
* Rena Sofer as Grace Hall
* Reno Wilson as Wes Freewald
* Jon Polito as Donald Stern

### Recurring

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* Curtis Armstrong as Sal the Pig-Boy
* Sharon Sachs as Vera
* Elaine Hendrix as Kristen Martin
* Octavia Spencer as Ruby
* April Bolds Chronicle Staff Writer

## Production

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Series creator Silvio Horta adapted the book series News from the Edge by Mark Sumner, whose concept was that every outlandish picture or story in a tabloid is real.[3] Horta stated his intention was to make a more fun, less dour version of The X-Files.[3] The series was initially developed for NBC as a half-hour comedy, but they passed on the produced pilot. The project was then picked up by the Sci-Fi Channel, where it was expanded to an hour-long comedic monster of the week format, similar in tone to Buffy the Vampire Slayer.[3]

## Episodes

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No.| Title| Directed by| Written by| Original release date| Prod.
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1| "Pilot"| Marc Buckland| Silvio Horta| July 14, 2001 (2001-7-14)| 5009-01-179

Tucker Burns (Chad Willett), a journalism graduate from Columbia with a slightly blemished record, is desperate for a job in the print media. The only place that will hire him is The World Chronicle, a weekly tabloid. He quickly discovers that the Chronicle's articles may be truer than people think. The pilot introduces other Chronicle staff members, including lead reporter Grace Hall (Rena Sofer), photographer Wes Freewald (Reno Wilson), and editor/publisher Donald Stern (Jon Polito).

2| "What Gobbles Beneath"| Adam Davidson| Silvio Horta| July 14, 2001 (2001-7-14)| 5009-01-105

Powerful new cell phones threaten the city when huge underground worms home in on the signals.

3| "Here There Be Dragons"| Sanford Bookstaver| Naren Shankar| July 21, 2001 (2001-7-21)| 5009-01-107

Tucker, Grace and Wes investigate a dragon living in the sewers beneath Chinatown only to get tangled up in a love triangle. George Takei guest stars as the father of Mina Shen (Youki Kudoh).

4| "Baby Got Back"| John T. Kretchmer| Silvio Horta| July 28, 2001 (2001-7-28)| 5009-01-102

An abandoned baby on the doorstep of the World Chronicle building exposes the staff to a dangerous--some might even say demonic--pyramid scheme, led by David Tally (Richard Karn).

5| "He's Dead, She's Dead"| John T. Kretchmer| Erin Maher & Kay Reindl| August 4, 2001 (2001-8-4)| 5009-01-106
6| "Bermuda Love Triangle"| Krishna Rao| Henry Alonso Myers| August 11, 2001 (2001-8-11)| 5009-01-110
7| "Only the Young Die Good"| Adam Davidson| Peter Hume| August 18, 2001 (2001-8-18)| 5009-01-109
8| "Bring Me the Head of Tucker Burns"| Sanford Bookstaver| Javier Grillo-Marxuach| August 25, 2001 (2001-8-25)| 5009-01-111
9| "Let Sleeping Dogs Fry"| Bruce Seth Green| Javier Grillo-Marxuach| September 8, 2001 (2001-9-8)| 5009-01-101
10| "Take Me Back"| Krishna Rao| Naren Shankar| September 15, 2001 (2001-9-15)| 5009-01-112
11| "Touched by an Alien"| Sanford Bookstaver| Javier Grillo-Marxuach| January 4, 2002 (2002-1-4)| 5009-01-113
12| "Pig Boy's Big Adventure"| Michael Grossman| Javier Grillo-Marxuach| January 11, 2002 (2002-1-11)| 5009-01-116
13| "The Cursed Sombrero"| Sanford Bookstaver| Silvio Horta| January 18, 2002 (2002-1-18)| 5009-01-115
14| "Tears of a Clone"| Adam Davidson| Hans Beimler| January 25, 2002 (2002-1-25)| 5009-01-117
15| "I See Dead Fat People"| Jay Tobias| Josh Appelbaum & André Nemec| February 1, 2002 (2002-2-1)| 5009-01-103
16| "Man and Superman"| Adam Davidson| Henry Alonso Myers| February 8, 2002 (2002-2-8)| 5009-01-114
17| "Hot from the Oven"| Jay Tobias| Javier Grillo-Marxuach| February 15, 2002 (2002-2-15)| 5009-01-108
18| "The Stepford Cheerleaders"| Perry Lang| Henry Alonso Myers| February 22, 2002 (2002-2-22)| 5009-01-104
19| "The Mists of Avalon Parkway"| David Straiton| Henry Alonso Myers| March 1, 2002 (2002-3-1)| 5009-01-118
20| "The King Is Undead"| Krishna Rao| Javier Grillo-Marxuach| March 8, 2002 (2002-3-8)| 5009-01-119
21| "Hell Mall"| David Barrett| Michael Shear & Patrick Sean Smith| March 15, 2002 (2002-3-15)| 5009-01-120
22| "A Snitch in Time"| Krishna Rao| Hans Beimler| March 22, 2002 (2002-3-22)| 5009-01-121

## References

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1. ^ "The News the Others Won't Use". July 13, 2001.
2. ^ "Sci-Fi's 'The Chronicle' shows potential".
3. ^ a b c Scapperotti, Dan (October 2001). "The Puppet Masters". Cinefantastique. Fourth Castle Micromedia. Retrieved October 7, 2024.

## External links

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* "The Chronicle". Official site (Sci Fi Channel). Archived from the original on August 2, 2002.
* The Chronicle at IMDb

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