American Chronicles
American Chronicles | |
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Genre | Documentary |
Created by | Mark Frost |
Narrated by | Richard Dreyfuss |
Composer(s) | Billy Barber |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (1 unaired) |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | Mark Frost |
Running time | 30 min. |
Production company(s) | Lynch/Frost Productions |
Distributor | Worldvision |
Release | |
Original network | Fox |
Picture format | 4:3 |
Audio format | |
Original release | September 8, 1990 – January 1, 1991 |
American Chronicles is a documentary television program which 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 program, 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
- Eye of the Beholder
- Manhattan After Dark
- Auto-Obsession
- Biker Nation
- Semper Fidelis
- This Gun's for Hire / Defenders of the Faith
- After a Fashion / An American Camelot
- Here Today, Gone Tomorrow / Truck Stop
- Once Upon a Time (about Hugh Hefner)
- The Class of '65
- Diamonds are Forever (Last Day at Comiskey Park) / The Future That Never Was
- Champions (Unaired in the U.S.)
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.
- 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.
External links
- American Chronicles on IMDb
- American Chronicles at TV.com
- American Chronicles at TV Guide
- American Chronicles at TV Tango
- American Chronicles at Hollywood.com