The Crusaders (1993–1995)

This was a syndicated news magazine show in which the reporters were "Crusaders", or advocates, dedicated to making change where injustices were found.

Creator:

Michael Margolis

Stars:

Alec Baldwin, Kim Basinger, Gabrielle Carteris

Cast

Credited cast:
Alec Baldwin	...	Himself (1994)
Kim Basinger	...	Herself (1994)
Gabrielle Carteris	...	Herself (1994)
Scott Challgren	...	Himself (1994)
William LaJeunesse	...	Himself
Diana Nyad	...	Herself
Randy Paige	...	Himself
Howard Thompson	...	Himself
Katie Wagner	...	Herself (1994)
Carla Wohl	...	Herself

Storyline

This was a syndicated news magazine show in which the reporters were "Crusaders", or advocates, dedicated to making change where injustices were found.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1993 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bonnie View Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

User Reviews

Novel idea that never took off

The idea behind The Crusaders was that journalists could do more than just report a story. In this show the reporters did something about the problems they reported. For example, making sure a disabled man was able to live in assisted living rather than a nursing home, putting phones on the Golden Gate bridge to stop people from committing suicide, or helping flood victims.

It was neat to see a show where the media did something to fix bad news rather than just reporting it to us. Granted, it did do have some cheesy lines: "we hope this time we made a difference for you" and the show patted itself on the back too much. A weekday version was planned but the weekly ratings were never high enough to justify it.

Unfortunately, it never took off and viewers had to be forced to watching terrible news and feeling hopeless, just like before.