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that show was great, they should have never taken it off the air. too bad they can not use the daughter who has the special power like her father and make a seaquel. it was good exciting and filled with surspiance. just like X Files. it was a great show.

Chris Carter originally conceived Millennium as a series that would present a more mature view of the world from the perspective of a law enforcement officer than was offered in its companion series, The X-Files. To this end, the character of Frank Black was to be portrayed by an actor older than David Duchovny, who played Agent Mulder, the protagonist of The X-Files. Carter wrote the role for Lance Henriksen and pushed studio executives at 20th Century Fox to approve Henriksen's casting. Carter also pursued Henriksen personally and finally persuaded the actor to take the role of Frank Black by leaving a copy of the pilot script outside the door of his hotel room. Henriksen signed up based on the strength of the writing.

Millennium was truly an overlooked and often misunderstood work of exceptional television. Summed up by nothing short of the main character's name: Frank Black = Dark and Honest. Frank's "gift" of seeing inside the minds and thoughts of society's sickest criminals caused this peace loving family main to endure the torture of the dark and honest truth we all seek to avoid. The truth that true evil does exist. And we need look no further than our own kind for proof. Whereas the X Files explained evil and horror by means of the extraterrestrial or the inexplicable; Millennium's terror was the mirror it held up to ourselves.

This show was also far ahead of its time in many aspects. In 1997, a two-part season finale revolved around a sudden outbreak of a "bird flu" type virus, years before the term became common to our lexicon. That same year in an episode entitled "The Mikado," the story revolved around the killing of innocent women on-line as the number of web-hits rose. In 1997, many of us - including myself - still did not even own a computer.

The light and positive aspects that live through and despite the darkness were equally portrayed in this excellent show. Episodes such as "Luminary" and The Wild and the Innocent" are as good as any hour of television I have ever had the privilege of watching. And, despite the dark themes running through said episodes, the end results depict how goodness and positivity can still survive.

The show was not perfect. The final season's abrupt change in location and storyline was difficult to digest at first, . But, after the great Terry O' Quinn returned, the tension returned. And, the murky mysteries surrounding the Millennium Group itself were often hard to follow.

Chris Carter had a wonderful idea and vision for this show. Many of us still find it hard to forgive his surrender of that idea. But, the three seasons Millennium gave to its fans are treasures we'll relive forever. To this day, I cherish re-watching each episode on DVD. And, if you enjoy solid, frightening drama, I am confident that you will enjoy Millennium as well.

cris carter could have saved this show and still can was best show in fifty years had me thinking every week about what direction we as a race are going we break more things then a five year old