History Series / EarlyEdition

* ThreeAmigos: Gary and his two best friends Chuck and Marissa.
* TrainStationGoodbye

After his wife throws him out of his house, Gary Hobson (Creator/KyleChandler) starts receiving tomorrow's issue of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' every morning, always accompanied by an orange cat. At first he tries to use this for personal gain, but after he sees an accident that was exactly described in the newspaper, he has a change of heart. By the end of the first episode, Gary and his friends Chuck Fishman (Creator/FisherStevens) and Marissa Clark (Shanésia Davis-Williams) start to use the newspaper to save people and prevent problems.

* PlayingGertrude: A minor example. Tess Harper plays Gary's mother who is only 15 years older than Kyle Chandler. William Devane, who plays Gary's father is 26 years older than Chandler. His parents are implied to be about the same age. "The Fourth Carpathian" even lampshades it by having Bernie talk about how he's feeling his age and saying Lois still looks youthful.

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* [[HumansAreBastards People of Chicago Are Bastards]]: Everyone Gary runs into on the street is either a cynic, or a {{Jerkass}}, or both.

A {{Gender Flip}}ped reboot is in the works.

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* GangsterLand
* GilliganCut

** "Snow Angels": Gary saves 16 people in one day, but not Earl Camby because went to save Cliff Mourning. Gary learns Cliff has a serious heart condition and is soon to die anyway, so he thinks Earl died for nothing. However, Earl was an organ donor, so Cliff gets a new heart and promises to be a better person.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: In "Don't Walk Away, Renee", Gary saves a girl he met in elementary school, and then, when he tries to apologize for his stupid behavior at her office, some fake cops handcuff them together. They escape and return to his place, and Bernie says they "got off to a fast start."

* AllJustADream: Marissa Clark run over by car in "Run, Gary, Run".

* CompletelyMissingThePoint: From the episode "Dad":

* CoolCar: Chuck's.

* NiceGuy: Gary in a nutshell. Kyle Chandler too, with an entire career TypeCasting him as such.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero

* ActionGirl: Renee Callahan and Gary's mom in "Don't Walk Away, Renee".

* AnAesop: One for each episode.
* ApatheticCitizens: Many of the people of Chicago.

* RealityEnsues: Over time, Gary racks up a number of good deeds and improvised cover stories for those he encounters. Armstrong and Diaz both demonstrate how someone eventually notices the pattern, especially if a person is repeatedly spotted on the scenes of various police matters.

* PoliceAreUseless: The pilot gives the best example. When Gary and Frank, the man who was going to rob the bank are on the roof. The officer in charge says this:
--> '''Officer''': The first shot you get, take 'em out.
--> '''Sniper''': [[TooDumbToLive Which one?]]
--> '''Officer''': How should I know, shoot the bad guy.
** [[SarcasmMode Your tax dollars at work.]]

This fantasy-dramedy series ran for 90 episodes from 1996 to 2000 on Creator/{{CBS}}. It wasn't renewed for a fifth season, even with fan demand. The first season DVD came out in June 2008. Some auxiliary digital television channels have aired reruns, and the show is of course available on Paramount+ (formerly CBS All Access).

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->''What would you do if you received tomorrow's newspaper today?''

That's the premise of '''''Early Edition''''' in a nutshell.

* [[WakeUpGoToSchoolSaveTheWorld Wake Up, Save The World]]

* NotSoDifferent: Sam Cooper from "The Out-of-Towner" to Gary. Both get papers with tomorrow's headlines, but Sam appears as more of an aloof grandstander and jerk who uses his paper to make money. He also employs a crew to help him with various tasks. However, he reveals he used to be exactly like Gary; he'd run himself ragged trying to do it all himself and constantly worry about failing. And despite how he appears, he is committed to helping people; the money he makes off the paper mainly pays for the crew (who have families of their own to support).

After his wife throws him out of his house, Gary Hobson (Creator/KyleChandler) starts receiving tomorrow's issue of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' every morning, always accompanied by an orange cat. At first he tries to use this for personal gain, but after he sees an accident that was exactly described in the newspaper, he has a change of heart. In the end, Gary and his friends Chuck Fishman (Creator/FisherStevens) and Marissa Clark (Shanésia Davis-Williams) start to use the newspaper to save people and prevent problems.

This fantasy-dramedy series ran for 90 episodes from 1996 to 2000 on Creator/{{CBS}}. It wasn't renewed for a fifth season, even with fan demand. The first season DVD came out in June 2008.

* YesVirginia: Season 1's "Christmas".