American Chronicles Explained
American Chronicles is a documentary television program that was broadcast by Fox Broadcasting Company as part of its 1990 fall lineup.
American Chronicles was produced by Mark Frost through Lynch/Frost Productions, the company that he founded with David Lynch. Featured many of the same quirky camera angles, unusual music, and a focus on violence and sexuality that were hallmarks of their ABC series Twin Peaks. The half-hour weekly program was narrated by Richard Dreyfuss.
This program had a relatively brief run, being cancelled just over three months after its premiere, after ranking last out of 98 shows with an average household rating of 3.07.
Episodes
- "Farewell to the Flesh" (pilot episode; writer/director: Mark Frost; airdate: 9/8/1990)
- "The Eye of the Beholder" (airdate: 9/15/1990)
- "Manhattan After Dark" (writer/producer: Robin L. Sestero; airdate: 9/22/1990)
- "Auto-Obsession" (airdate: 9/29/1990)
- "Biker Nation" (writer/producer: Ruben Norte; airdate: 10/6/1990)
- "Semper Fidelis" (writer/producer: Robin L. Sestero; airdate: 10/13/1990)
- "This Gun's for Hire / Defender of the Faith" (writer/producer: Chappy Hardy; airdate: 10/27/1990)
- "After a Fashion / An American Camelot" (airdate: 11/3/1990)
- "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow / Truck Stop" (writer/producer: Robin L. Sestero; airdate: 10/6/1990)
- "Once Upon a Time" (about Hugh Hefner) (writers: Gary H. Grossman, Michael Gross, Robert Heath; directed by Robert Heath; airdate: 11/17/1990)
- "The Class of '65" (airdate: 12/8/1990)
- "Diamonds Are Forever (Last Day at Comiskey Park) / The Future That Never Was" (writer/producer: David H. Jones; airdate: 12/15/1990)
- "Champions" (unaired in U.S.; first aired in UK 6/21/92)
International broadcasts
American Chronicles was aired in the United Kingdom by Channel 4 (1992), in Australia by SBS (1993), in New Zealand by TV3 (1992), in France by Planète (1992) and in Spain by TVE (1992).
References
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, Ballantine Books, p. 46.
- Miller, Craig and Thorne, John (eds.). Wrapped in Plastic, Vol. 1, No. 9, p. 9–13. Win-Mill Productions, February 1994.
- Miller, Craig and Thorne, John (eds.). Wrapped in Plastic, Vol. 1, No. 13, p. 30. Win-Mill Productions, October 1994.
- Weinstein, Steve. The Lynch / Frost View of America. Los Angeles Times, July 29, 1990.
- Rochlin, Margy. The Unblinking Eye: David Lynch and Mark Frost Chronicle America. Documentary Magazine, October 1, 1990.
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