Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Also known as	Psi Factor
Genre	Sci-fi/Drama
Format	Science fiction
Created by	Peter Aykroyd Christopher Chacon Peter Ventrella
Presented by	Dan Aykroyd
Starring	Paul Miller Nancy Anne Sakovich Barclay Hope Colin Fox Maurice Dean Wint Soo Garay Nigel Bennett Peter Blais Peter MacNeill Matt Frewer Michael Moriarty Joanne Vannicola
Country of origin	Canada
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	88 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	James Nadler Seaton McLean Peter Aykroyd Christopher Chacon
Running time	approx. 42 min
Production company(s)	Alliance Atlantis Communications
Distributor	CanWest Global Communications (Canada) Eyemark Entertainment (US)
Broadcast
Original channel	Syndicated
Original run	September 28, 1996 – May 20, 2000

Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal is a Canadian sci-fi/drama television series which was filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and aired 88 episodes from 1996 to 2000. The presence of Dan Aykroyd opening and closing every episode and emphasizing the legitimacy of the organization it was inspired by led some viewers to take the show somewhat more seriously than intended, though it was in fact a scripted drama. Partly for this reason, in 1997 the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry, then called the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, awarded Aykroyd a "Snuffed Candle" award, for "contributing to the public's lack of understanding of the methods of scientific inquiry."

Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Main cast 3 DVD releases 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Plot summary

The series is hosted by Dan Aykroyd who presents dramatic stories inspired by the paranormal investigations of the "Office of Scientific Investigation and Research" (O.S.I.R.).

While beginning as a vignette show, it eventually developed into more of a serial, along the lines of X-Files. Season one consists of two half hour unlinked stories which were mostly shot hand held and featured a large rotating cast of OSIR Investigators. Seasons two and three are more of a classically structured one hour drama (albeit without a big budget), and they introduced Matt Frewer as the new Case Manager and Michael Moriarty as a decidedly paranoid, rogue agent. Frewer, Moriarity and much of the cast left the series shortly after the conclusion of Season three. The fourth and final season introduces the character of Mia Stone.

[edit] Main cast

• Dan Aykroyd as The Host
• Paul Miller as Case Manager Professor Connor Doyle (Season 1)
• Nancy Anne Sakovich as Senior Data Analyst Lindsay Donner
• Barclay Hope as Physicist Peter Axon
• Colin Fox as Dr. Anton Hendricks
• Maurice Dean Wint as Case Manager Dr. Curtis Rollins (Season 1)
• Soo Garay as Dr. Claire Davison
• Nigel Bennett as Director of Operations Frank Elsinger (Seasons 1-3)
• Peter Blais as Cryptozoologist Lennox Q. Cooper (Seasons 1-3)
• Peter McNeil as Security Co-ordinator Ray Donahue (Seasons 1-3)
• Matt Frewer as Case Manager Matt Praeger (Seasons 2-4)
• Michael Moriarty as Michael Kelly (Season 2)
• Joanne Vannicola as Dr. Mia Stone (Season 4)

[edit] DVD releases

In the UK and Germany, the entire series has been released in Region 2 format. Currently, the series is not available on Region 1 in North America.

[edit] See also

• List of Canadian television series

[edit] External links

• Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal at the Internet Movie Database
• Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal at TV.com