FTL Newsfeed (TV series)


 * You may also be looking for the fictional CommLink channel, also known as FTL Newsfeed.

Faster-than-Light Newsfeed, more commonly known as FTL Newsfeed, was a science-fiction series shown on the Sci-Fi Channel from 1992 to 1996. It took the form of daily interstitials featuring fictitious news items that were set 150 years in the future and revolved around the daily lives of characters, nations and technologies from the world of tomorrow. The future timeline was fraught with stories of genetic engineering issues, technology trends, space exploration, future entertainment, right-to-privacy issues, and geopolitical intrigue.

The series was created by writers F. Paul Wilson and Matthew Costello and was filmed in New York. It aired between September 1992 and December 1996, ending on a cliffhanger.

Broadcast

 * See List of Transcripts for a complete list of all episodes shown

When the Sci-Fi Channel launched on 24 September 1992, its first programme was a FTL Newsfeed Special Report, introducing a remastered version of Star Wars. The first regular instalment of FTL Newsfeed was shown later that day.

New episodes of FTL Newsfeed were broadcast daily from Monday to Friday, repeated three times at 2:58pm, 7:28pm and 11:28pm. They were repeated at the weekends on Saturdays at 3:59pm and 5:59pm and on Sundays at 11:59am, 12:59pm and 4:59pm.

The series continued until December 1996, with the last episode shown on Friday 20 December (repeats from the week were shown on Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 December, as usual).