MARGOT KIDDER ON PSI FACTOR
Wednesday, Nov. 11, 1998
Comic Book Contnuum

Margot Kidder, who played Lois Lane in the Superman movies, is guest- starring in an episode of the syndicated television series, Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal. In the episode, which was filmed last week and is scheduled to air in the spring, Kidder portrays an ex-CIA agent in control of a group of "Psi-teens" with telekinetic ability.

"My daughter, Maggie, is a big fan of Psi Factor," Kidder said, "and she was so excited when she heard I was offered the role, so I decided to take it.

"I find the interest in paranormal phenomena all very fun and entertaining."

Here's how the episode is described by CBS's Eyemark Entertainment, which distributes the series to 190 stations representing 95 percent of the United States:

"Office of Scientific Investigation and Research (O.S.I.R.) Case Manager Matt Praeger (played by Matt Frewer) and his team pose as substitute teachers to infiltrate a high school for troubled teen-agers. There, they find a shady vice principal (Kidder) misusing confidential information to influence a group of students who, in turn, have developed special telekinetic powers and are using them to trigger of a slew of bizarre mishaps."

Other guest stars in the third season of Psi Factor include Linda Blair and Fred "The "Hammer" Williamson, who both appeared in the recent Halloween episode; Academy Award nominee Graham Greene (Dances with Wolves, Die Hard with a Vengeance, Maverick), and science fiction writer Harlan Ellison.

Psi Factor will also feature special episodes inspired by Valentine's Day and St. Patrick's Day. Along with Frewer, who played the villain in the Generation X TV movie, the series stars Nancy Anne Sakovich, Barclay Hope and Colin Fox, with Nigel Bennett, Peter MacNeill, Peter Blais and Soo Garay as recurring cast. Dan Aykroyd is host.