Gary Hobson

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Gary Hobson is the protagonist of the television series "Early Edition," a man who mysteriously receives tomorrow’s newspaper today and uses the foreknowledge to try to prevent disasters and help others.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
television character
appearsIn Early Edition
associatedAnimal orange tabby cat
businessOwned McGinty's bar
characterTrait compassionate
reluctant hero
responsible
closeColleague Chuck Fishman
Marissa Clark
countryOfResidence United States
createdBy Bob Brush
Ian Abrams
Patrick Q. Page
firstAppearance Early Edition, Season 1 Episode 1
formerOccupation stockbroker
friend Chuck Fishman
Marissa Clark
gender male
genreOfWork fantasy drama
goal help others
prevent disasters
hasCompanion mysterious cat
languageOfSeries English
maritalStatus divorced
medium television
moralAlignment altruistic
networkOfSeries CBS
newspaperDeliveryFrequency daily
newspaperDeliveryTime 6:30 a.m.
newspaperTitle Chicago Sun-Times
notableAbility foreknowledge of near-future events
occupation bar owner
bartender
good Samaritan
stockbroker
portrayedBy Kyle Chandler
primaryConflict balancing personal life with duty to help others
protagonistOf Early Edition
receives tomorrow's newspaper
receivesNewspaperFrom unknown origin
residence Chicago
seriesDebutYear 1996
seriesEndYear 2000
settingOfStories Chicago, Illinois
linked to: Chicago
sourceOfAbility mysterious newspaper
spouse Marcia Hobson
timePeriodOfStories late 1990s

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Early Edition mainCharacter Gary Hobson