ORBzine - Early Edition TV Review
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1.1-110028-Sep-1996 Pilot
Early Edition [Season 1, Episode 2]
The Choice
Shown 05-Oct-1996
Gary must choose which one to save - wee girl or 747? Events conspire against the 747 - is it fate?
The ending may be interpreted as a twist ...
Alternatively, cynics might find it predictable. It depends on your Point of View.
3.1-310212-Oct-1996 Baby
4.1-410419-Oct-1996 The Paper
Early Edition [Season 1, Episode 5]
Thief Swipes Mayor's Dog
Shown 26-Oct-1996
Chuck's uncle Phil repeatedly steals a dog from the Mayor [Norm from Alf ].
The ep is about Political corruption. The crooks want to skim the State Lottery - but Gary and Chuck win it!
6.1-610502-Nov-1996 Hoops (a.k.a. Hoop Dreams)
7.1-710609-Nov-1996 After Midnight
Early Edition [Season 1, Episode 8]
Gun
Shown 16-Nov-1996
Divorcee harrassed by violent ex-hubby.
Their son plays with her revolver!
Early Edition [Season 1, Episode 9]
His Girl Thursday
Shown 23-Nov-1996
Reporter babe takes Gary's paper [cat's idea].
10.1-1010907-Dec-1996 The Wrong Man
11.1-1111021-Dec-1996 Christmas
12.1-1211111-Jan-1997 Frostbit
13.1-1311225-Jan-1997 Mob Wife
14.1-1411301-Feb-1997 The Wall (1)
15.1-1511408-Feb-1997 The Wall (2)
16.1-1611522-Feb-1997 Bat Masterson
17.1-1711608-Mar-1997 The Jury
18.1-1811712-Apr-1997 Psychic
19.1-1911913-Apr-1997 The Cat
20.1-2011819-Apr-1997 Phantom of the Opera
21.1-2112026-Apr-1997 Faith
22.1-2212103-May-1997 Dad
23.1-23 17-May-1997 Love is Blind
24.2-120127-Sep-1997 Home
25.2-220304-Oct-1997 The Medal
26.2-320411-Oct-1997 The Wedding
27.2-420218-Oct-1997 Jenny Sloan
28.2-520525-Oct-1997 Downsized
29.2-620601-Nov-1997 Angels and Devils
30.2-720708-Nov-1997 Redfellas
31.2-820815-Nov-1997 March in Time
32.2-920922-Nov-1997 A Regular Joe
33.2-1021020-Dec-1997 A Bris is Just a Bris
34.2-1121210-Jan-1998 A Minor Miracle
35.2-1221117-Jan-1998 Romancing the Throne
36.2-1321324-Jan-1998 Walk, Don't Run
37.2-1421431-Jan-1998 The Return of Crumb
Early Edition [Season 2, Episode 15]
Mum's The Word
Shown 22nd February 2002 - Friday
This is a remarkable episode for two reasons. Firstly, our hero tangles with a mystery that seems supernatural in origin. The Chicago Museum plays host to an Ancient Egyptian relic which may be cursed.
A plague is unleashed on the city, possibly of supernatural origin. The victims are taken to the local hospital - Chicago Hope!
Early Edition [Season 2, Episode 16]
When Or Where
Shown 25th February 2002 - Monday
Our hero sees a beautiful woman, clad in 1940s clothes, just before he falls off a scaffolding and breaks his leg. Later, in his wheelchair, he sees the same woman again in an apartment across the road.
The hero's bar takes on a new waitress - the spitting image of the 1940s woman. When the newspaper arrives it reveals what happened. The newspaper is dated to 1944, instead of tomorrow! The waitress is the grandaughter of the ghostly figure, and will fall victim to murder as did her grandmother.
40.2-1721718-Apr-1998 The Fourth Carpathian
41.2-1821825-Apr-1998 The Quality of Mercy
42.2-1921902-May-1998 Show Me the Monet
43.2-2022209-May-1998 Don't Walk Away, Renee
44.2-2122016-May-1998 Hot Time in the Old Town
45.2-2222123-May-1998 Second Sight
46.3-1 26-Sep-1998 Blackout
47.3-2 03-Oct-1998 Collision
48.3-3 10-Oct-1998 A Horse Is a Horse
49.3-4 17-Oct-1998 Lt. Hobson, USN
50.3-5 24-Oct-1998 Saint Nick
51.3-6 31-Oct-1998 Halloween
52.3-7 07-Nov-1998 Up Chuck
53.3-8 14-Nov-1998 Deadline
54.3-9 21-Nov-1998 In Gary We Trust
55.3-10 05-Dec-1998 Nest Egg
56.3-11 19-Dec-1998 Teen Angels
57.3-12 09-Jan-1999 Slippity-Doo-Dah
58.3-13 16-Jan-1999 The Last Untouchable
59.3-14 06-Feb-1999 Just one of Those Things
60.3-15 13-Feb-1999 Funny Valentine
61.3-16 20-Feb-1999 Number One with a Bullet
62.3-17 27-Feb-1999 Two to Tangle
63.3-18 20-Mar-1999 Fate
64.3-19 03-Apr-1999 Crumb Again
65.3-20 17-Apr-1999 Pinch Hitters
66.3-21 01-May-1999 Home Groan
67.3-22 08-May-1999 Play It Again Sammo
68.3-23 15-May-1999 Blowing Up is Hard to Do
69.4-1 25-Sep-1999 The Out-of-Towner
70.4-2 02-Oct-1999 Duck Day Afternoon
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 3]
Take Me out to the Ballgame
Shown 09-Oct-1999
Chuck [ Short Circuit ] is back in town.
The main story involves a baseball player and a loan shark.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 4]
The Iceman Taketh
Shown 16-Oct-1999
Gary conscripted into undercover cop work with Female Lt Bugati - they're after the jewel thief.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 5]
Camera Shy
Shown 23-Oct-1999
Photographer coincidentally at locations with Gary. Then he photos villain, is pursued for the film. Gary helps him.
This would have been a good recurring character.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 6]
Wild Card
Shown 30-Oct-1999
Patrick [goof] accidentally interferes with Gary's plans to save people.
Chicago must be a city with no homocides or fatal accidents!
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 7]
Fatal Edition (1)
Shown 06-Nov-1999
Gary is arrested for murder. in flashbacks he is investigated by jerk reporter. There is a cameo by Miguel the photographer.
The female detective has a cameo. Conor O'Farrell [ Dark Skies is the detective on Gary's case.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 8]
Fatal Edition (2)
Shown 13-Nov-1999
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 9]
Weathergirl
Shown 20-Nov-1999
Gary romances weathergirl [ Maria Pitillo ] who is bad at telling weather.
Gary must save his sidekick's unlucky uncle repeatedly.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 10]
Run, Gary, Run
Shown 18-Dec-1999
Gary relives the day 3 times to save Maria. In the end, walking is faster than cycling or taxi!
Gary would get there quicker, only he stops for pointless arguments.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 11]
Rose
Shown 19-Feb-2000
Gary and PI Crumb help amnesiac girl.
This is a standard drama; paper doesn't play big role. There are story twists - v unlikely thriller plot.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 12]
Snow Angels
Shown 26-Feb-2000
Chicago has a blizzard. The Original Boomer [ Battlestar Galactica ] is a Good Samaritan. Gary must save 17 lives.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 13]
Gifted
Shown 04-Mar-2000
A teen girl [foster parented] is clairvoyant.
The cat engineers meetings [lots of coincidences].
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 14]
Performance Anxiety
Shown 11-Mar-2000
NYC branch gets subscription cancelled. He comes to stay with Gary, to redeem himself.
Gary gets called in for an interview. Hobson [Devil's son] works for Angels?
Money saves the day [capitalist economy], but moral is that do-gooders don't need a daily income. How do they buy food and pay the rent?
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 15]
False Witness
Shown 25-Mar-2000
Miguel Diaz's younger bro in car thief ring.
Gary must save him and help Detective Armstrong catch the ringleader.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 16]
The Play's the Thing
Shown 08-Apr-2000
PI Crumb helps in a stageplay. The evil director Tim Omundson [ Xena: Warrior Princess is suspected of sabotage.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 17]
Blind Faith
Shown 22-Apr-2000
Gary is blinded in accident, helped by Russian [new barman?]. They must save a wee boy from a burning building.
This is a very basic lo-budget ep after prevous hi-concept eps [eg multiple Garys].
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 18]
Occasionally Amber
Shown 29-Apr-2000
Chuck returns - as does the jewel thief. Detective Bugati is on the case.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 19]
Mel Schwartz, Bounty Hunter
Shown 06-May-2000
Gary sees a court-ordered shrink.
Accountant wants to be bounty-hunter, Gary must save him.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 20]
Time
Shown 13-May-2000
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 21]
Everybody Goes to Rick's
Shown 20-May-2000
1929, St Valentine's Day Massacre [black & white scenes].
Modern day, and Crumb the PI is on an arson case.
The title is a Casablanca Ref.
Early Edition [Season 4, Episode 22]
Luck o' the Irish
Shown 27-May-2000
Quigley [Henry Gibson] is jinxed. Gary must help other Oirish illegal immigrant women [bad stereotypes].
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