"The Chronicle" (2001) TV series 2001-2002

Writer:

Mark Sumner (book)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

14 July 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Horror | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A young, highly qualified reporter can't find work with a major paper and signs on with a tabloid. There he learns that all the tabloid stories including aliens, big foot, and reincarnation are true.

Plot Keywords:

Reporter | Alien | Supernatural | Alien Abduction | UFO

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Rena Sofer	...	Grace Hall (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
Chad Willett	...	Tucker Burns (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
Reno Wilson	...	Wes Freewald (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jon Polito	...	Donald Stern (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
Sharon Sachs	...	Vera (16 episodes, 2001-2002)
Curtis Armstrong	...	'Pig Boy' / ... (14 episodes, 2001-2002)

Also Known As:

News from the Edge (USA) (alternative title)

Runtime:

48 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

San Diego, California, USA

Trivia:

In the 11th episode of the 1st season, "Touched by an Alien", a reporter at the staff meeting mentions a government-sponsored Invisible Man project. This is a reference to another SciFi Channel production, "The Invisible Man" (2000), which shared a building in the San Fernando Valley as well as many crew members and extras. The "invisible locusts ate my crops" tabloid in the final episode ("The New Stuff") of The Invisible Man was meant to be a copy of The Chronicle, but the Network never replied to writer 'Craig Silverstein''s suggestion.

Too great a show to be cancelled so soon.

I was very disappointed Sci-Fi Channel cancelled this teriffic show. The Chronicle provided just the right combination of humor, action, and wit which worked out very well about this series about the weird and unusual stories the reporters investigate for this Enquierer-type newspaper. From alien abductions to rich elderly people paying to relive their youth via body switching to vampires at an Elvis convention, The Chronicle was very imaginative and quite entertaining. In particular, there were quite a number of episodes that explored the human psyche. Remember, the magic pizza oven that sucked its victims into a weird dimension where they were exposed to their worst fears? How about the episode where high school cheerleaders were actually willing to become bionic women. Remember in that episode when the reporters went undercover as students, they made references to Beverly Hills 90210 as their reason they could pull it off. Pretty funny for sure! There was even an episode where a so-called superhero had psychological problems of his own. The Chronicle was one show that not only explored the weird and unusual, but took on current issues of human behavior as well. With the series' great writing and blending these issues together, the results really paid off as an overall funny, dramatic and entertaining show. The cast of Chad Willet, Rena Sofer, Reno Wilson, Don Polito, and Curtis Armstrong (as Sal the Pigboy) were all excellent in their roles. They all had great chemistry and really looked like they had fun doing the show. Let's hope they have as good success in their future endeavors now that the show is unfortunately over.