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The Chronicle (2001-2002) is a sci-fi TV series based on the News from the Edge novel series by Mark Sumner. The show follows a group of reporters for the tabloid newspaper The Chronicle and their encounters with real monsters and aliens -- most of whom turn out to be not as scary as they seem. The show ran for one season of 22 episodes on Syfy.

Tropes used in The Chronicle include:

Alien Abduction: One of the main characters claims that she was abducted several times when she was a child by at least two different alien races. One of these later returns to check up on their subjects... and remove their brains.
Conspiracy Kitchen Sink: Everything they write about in tabloids is true.
ET Gave Us Wi-Fi: Aliens created the Internet, according to the pilot episode.
Headless Horseman: The Headless Biker from Hell in "Bring Me The Head of Tucker Burns".
Historical In-Joke: The Native Americans sold Manhattan to the European settlers because there was a monster living underground there.
Keep Circulating the Tapes: Has never been released on DVD in any form other than bootleg. Even few clips survive on the internet.
Magnificent Bastard: Donald, the tabloid editor. Until the finale
Pig Man: Sal, a heroic hacker pigman, was the consequence of government genetic manipulation.
Sauna of Death: In one episode, the tabloid reporters were dealing with the angry ghosts fat people killed in a fat farm sauna. In the end, they had to rescue the murderer from suffering the same fate.

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-''The Chronicle'' (2001-2002) is a sci-fi TV series based on the ''News from the Edge'' novel series by Mark Sumner. The show follows a group of reporters for the tabloid newspaper ''The Chronicle'' and their encounters with real monsters and aliens -- most of whom turn out to be not as scary as they seem. The show ran for one season of 22 episodes on the [[Sci Fi Channel]].
+''[[The Chronicle]]'' (2001-2002) is a sci-fi TV series based on the ''News from the Edge'' novel series by Mark Sumner. The show follows a group of reporters for the tabloid newspaper ''The Chronicle'' and their encounters with real monsters and aliens -- most of whom turn out to be not as scary as they seem. The show ran for one season of 22 episodes on [[Syfy]].
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-=== Provides examples of: ===
 * [[Alien Abduction]]: One of the main characters claims that she was abducted several times when she was a child by at least two different alien races. One of these later returns to check up on their subjects... and remove their brains.
 * [[Conspiracy Kitchen Sink]]: Everything they write about in tabloids is true.
-* [[ET Gave Us Wi Fi]]: Aliens created the Internet, according to the pilot episode.
+* [[ET Gave Us Wi-Fi]]: Aliens created the Internet, according to the pilot episode.
 * [[Headless Horseman]]: The Headless Biker from Hell in "Bring Me The Head of Tucker Burns".
 * [[Historical In-Joke]]: The Native Americans sold Manhattan to the European settlers because there was a monster living underground there.
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