American Chronicles

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American Chronicles
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Genre Documentary
Created by Mark Frost
Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss
Composer Billy Barber
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes13 (1 unaired)
Production
Executive producer Mark Frost
Running time30 min.
Production companyLynch/Frost Productions
Release
Original network Fox
Original releaseSeptember 8 (1990-09-08) 
December 15, 1990 (1990-12-15)

American Chronicles is a documentary television program that was broadcast by Fox Broadcasting Company as part of its 1990 fall lineup.

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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.[ citation needed ]

Episodes

  1. "Farewell to the Flesh" (pilot episode; writer/director: Mark Frost; airdate: 9/8/1990)
  2. "The Eye of the Beholder" (airdate: 9/15/1990)
  3. "Manhattan After Dark" (writer/producer: Robin L. Sestero; airdate: 9/22/1990)
  4. "Auto-Obsession" (airdate: 9/29/1990)
  5. "Biker Nation" (writer/producer: Ruben Norte; airdate: 10/6/1990)
  6. "Semper Fidelis" (writer/producer: Robin L. Sestero; airdate: 10/13/1990)
  7. "This Gun's for Hire / Defender of the Faith" (writer/producer: Chappy Hardy; airdate: 10/27/1990)
  8. "After a Fashion / An American Camelot" (airdate: 11/3/1990)
  9. "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow / Truck Stop" (writer/producer: Robin L. Sestero; airdate: 10/6/1990)
  10. "Once Upon a Time" (about Hugh Hefner) (writers: Gary H. Grossman, Michael Gross, Robert Heath; directed by Robert Heath; airdate: 11/17/1990)
  11. "The Class of '65" (airdate: 12/8/1990)
  12. "Diamonds Are Forever (Last Day at Comiskey Park) / The Future That Never Was" (writer/producer: David H. Jones; airdate: 12/15/1990)
  13. "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).

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