Many critics have called it the best television series no one will ever see, but Urbana native Clancy Brown is making it possible for his fans to view "Breaking News."

On Oct. 5-7, all 13 episodes of the series will be shown free of charge at the Radisson Inn in Sharonville, which is located just north of Cincinnati.

Brown, who stars in "Breaking News" as the producer of a 24-hour television news channel, worked on the series in Vancouver from October of 2000 through March of 2001.

Turner Network Television was supposed to air the series, but decided to shelve it permanently.

"AOL - Time Warner (which owns TNT) won't relly say why it decided not to air the series, but the best guess is that they did it as a tax write-off," said Brown from his home in Los Angeles. "It's really a shame because it is great television."

Several TV critics around the nation have seen some or all of the episodes and most have given the series rave reviews.

The event in Sharonville is being coordinated by Beth Blighton, a Benton Harbor, Mich., resident who is president of the Clancy Brown Fan Club (www.clancy-brown.com).

"We're going to use (the Sharonville event) as one of our annual fan club get-togethers," said Blighton. 'We were supposed to be having a lot of fan club members fly in for it, but after what happened on Sept. 11, several have decided not to travel, which I can understand.

"It will be a smaller group, but we will still have Clancy Brown fans coming from England and many states around the U.S.," she added. "This will probably be our only chance to see the series, which is a real shame considering all the time, effort and money that went into producing it.

Blighton, who has been president of the fan club since its inception four years ago, said Brown is a "great actor and a good guy."

"He's been very generous with his fans and goes way beyond anything other actors do for their fans," she said. "(The Sharonville event) is coming together because of his generosity and caring for his fans."

"Whoever wants to come out to Sharonville, we'd love to have them watch the series," said Brown. "This was Beth's idea, and I think everyone will really enjoy it."

On Oct. 5, two episodes will be shown beginning at 7 p.m.

The next day, episodes will be shown from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. with breaks for lunch and dinner.

On Oct. 7, episodes will be shown from 10 a.m. to approximately 8 p.m.