"PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal" (1996) TV series 1996-2000

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Creators:

Peter Aykroyd
Christopher Chacon
Peter Ventrella

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

10 February 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sci-Fi

Plot Keywords:

Paranormal | Based On Supposedly True Story | UFO | Acronym In Title | Supernatural

Awards:

1 win & 5 nominations

Cast

Dan Aykroyd	...	Himself (88 episodes, 1996-2000)
Nancy Anne Sakovich	...	Lindsay Donner (87 episodes, 1996-2000)
Barclay Hope	...	Peter Axon (85 episodes, 1996-2000)
Colin Fox	...	Professor Anton Hendricks (70 episodes, 1996-2000)
Matt Frewer	...	Matt Prager (49 episodes, 1997-1999)
Soo Garay	...	Dr. Claire Davison / ... (38 episodes, 1996-2000)

Runtime:

60 min (88 episodes) | Israel:45 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Stouffville, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Alliance Atlantis Communications

Quotes:

Matt Praeger: Between doing her hair in ponytails and swooning over the Backstreet Boys, it seems my daughter's been dabbling in witchcraft. But apparently it's okay, see, because it's the good kind.

A tv show where less is more....something different than the X FILES.

The show could have done a crop circles episode or the like, yet managed, in it's third and fourth seasons to crank out some decent tv episodes. The first two seasons were not bad but came from a different angle...they went more for a psuedo tv science investigation show. I enjoyed this program which was a success moderately in most tv markets. Episodes like WINDING CLOTH, while interesting fell short of potential...yet, these people are writing and I am not. (except for a protoype script) The show used rather talented actors and writers and wasn't quite up to the par of FOREVER KNIGHT but this was not the intention. I am saddened that the host did not write one himself. He is a afficianado of the occult, religion and strange happens, UFO's, ghosts and other curiosities. The show could warrant a revival but this seems unlikely. The digital effects were good. one thing you have to understand about canadian shows, they rely on the LESS IS MORE mentality, or bang for the buck budget productions. This made for a interesting show that tried to stress substance and scientific reason over the X FILES conspiracy minded approach, however, with episodes like ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WILD WEST, I was inspired....at times it almost met TWILIGHT ZONE expectations.