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Early Edition is an American television series that aired on CBS from September 28, 1996 to May 27, 2000. Set in the city of Chicago, Illinois, it follows the adventures of a man who mysteriously receives each Chicago Sun-Times newspaper the day before it is actually published, and who uses this knowledge to prevent terrible events each day. Created by Ian Abrams, Patrick Q. Page, and Vik Rubenfeld, the series starred actor Kyle Chandler as Gary Hobson, and featured many real Chicago locations over the course of the series' run. Despite fan efforts to save the show, it was cancelled in May 2000, and it began airing in syndication on Fox Family Channel that same month. CBS Home Entertainment subsequently scheduled a DVD release of the complete first season on June 24, 2008.[1] Early Edition can currently be seen on gmc (formerly the Gospel Music Channel).
The origin of Early Edition stems from a collaborative idea between writers Vik Rubenfeld and Pat Page.[2] After meeting each other while playing volleyball in Manhattan Beach, California, the pair began discussing ideas for feature films.[2] While talking on the phone one day, they each contributed key parts for the idea of Early Edition. Rubenfeld believed the idea was more suited to television than a feature film, noting that, it was a really unique way to put a character in physical jeopardy each week. [2] The duo proceeded to write a document that described the show's characters and setting, and treatments for the first twelve episodes (a document known as a show's Bible in the TV industry).[2] In the process they also created a detailed treatment for the pilot episode, which entitled them to Story By credit when the Pilot later aired.
The series was filmed entirely within the Chicago area, with interior sets filmed on the Early Edition Sound Stage at Studio City in Cicero, Illinois.[6] Many famous Chicago locations are seen throughout the series, such as Navy Pier in the third season episode Play it Again, Sammo. The building used for exterior shots of McGinty's bar, a location of central importance to the series, was formerly used by the Chicago Fire Department, and is located at the northeast corner of the intersection of Franklin Street and West Illinois Street in downtown Chicago.[7][8] Additionally, Hobson lived in the Blackstone Hotel during the show's first season.[9]
In the opening credits of each episode, W.G. Snuffy Walden is credited with composing Early Edition's title theme music.[10] However, during the series' original broadcast run in the United States, an edited version of the song Time Has Come Today by The Chambers Brothers was used during a revamped opening title sequence from episode 403 until the series' conclusion.[11]
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