>From:    Danielle Frye <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Sci-Fi channel and ferrets
>
>On Saturday night, I was at a friend's party and someone had the TV on
>(Sci-Fi Channel) at about 11pm.  I was standing near the TV when I heard
>"your mom called and said that your ferret just died and she is sending
>you the ashes."  I, of course, walked over to see what was on the TV.  The
>woman, whose ferret had just passed was very upset.  Her friend then said
>"you have ferrets?"  Her response was something about having this ferret
>since she was in Junior High.  Then, later in the show, she went to a
>psychic, who, in giving her a reading said "I see something about ferrets."
>That was all I watched of the show and I have no idea what show it was
>since I don't watch much TV.  A friend of mine told me it is a regular
>series on Sci-Fi but she did not know what it was called.  Did anyone
>else see this?  11pm PST.
 
Hi Danielle :  )
 
The show is THE CHRONICLE.  It's a new series, and actually, very good.
The setting is an alternative N.Y.C. newspaper called World Chronicle,
which is similar to The Weekly World News or Enquirer.  The series is
based on "News From the Edge", which I think is a group of short stories.
The episodes are well written, good characters that have depth, and good
blend of mystery, strange happenings and humor.  This past week's episode
had news from the mother of the female, lead character (Grace), with the
sad news that her pet ferret passed away.  Grace said she had the ferret
since she was in Jr. High.  I figured if this character Grace is in her
early 20s, then the ferret would have been approx. 8 or 9 yrs. old.
 
Anyway, the mother had the ferret cremated, and sent the ashes to Grace.
Grace sprinkled her ferret's ashes in Central Park, and felt peaceful that
her ferret was at peace.  The other characters treated the matter with
sympathy.  Since we didn't even know Grace had a pet ferret before this
episode, some of us are wondering if someone on the show may actually have
just lost a pet ferret, and that was worked into the script as a sort of
memorial.
 
Phyllis :  )
[Posted in FML issue 3503]