A little bit of
Ghostbusters and a little bit of
X-Files before there was an
X-Files,
Beyond Reality was a Canadian half hour series that focused on two university parapsychologists who would investigate cases of telekinesis, ghosts, etc . Basically all the stuff that would make Fox Mulder drool. The series was shot in Toronto so plenty of Toronto based actors made an appearance during it's two season reason.
Forever Knight fans will find a lot of familiar touches throughout. The series was scored by Fred Molin who memorably went on to work on
Forever Knight.
Beyond Reality is also on the filmography of FK producers Jon Slan and Richard Borchiver. Anyone else remember the Borchiver Award on "Can't Run, Can't Hide"? Costume designer Mary Partridge and Production Supervisor Noella Nesdoly are two other familiar names.
Today we look at Deborah Duchene's 1991 guest stint as the ghost of a young woman killed in a very tragic way. She had a run in with a choo choo train and she's returned to haunt the scene of her death and her very married and paralyzed lover, Nicholas Campbell of
Da Vinci's Inquest fame. Writing credit for the episode goes to
Marc Scott Zicree, who also wrote the season 2
Forever Knight episode "The Fire Inside" and three episodes of
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe in the early 80s. Talk about fandoms colliding.