23 Feb 2010 00:00:00  By Graham

Our friends over at BacktoFrankBlack.com, the campaign headquarters working tirelessly to bring about the return of Millennium criminal profiler Frank Black, have launched the latest in their special and well received theme weeks.

'Morgan and Wong' week has kicked off with a tribute to the Season 2 opening episode The Beginning and the End, with yet another quality fan made video and a superb postcard that you can download and send off to Fox to demonstrate the demand for a return of Frank Black.

Be sure to return to Back to Frank Black throughout the week to see what else they have in store and whilst you are there, please take some time to leave your feedback.

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14 Feb 2010 00:00:00  By Graham

Our website Millennium - This is who we are celebrates its 9th birthday as of today, February 14th! That kind of makes me wonder why I was launching a website instead of spoiling my girlfriend on Valentine's Day all those years ago! My excuse would have to be that the site was about one of the best television series ever created, and that of course is down to the amazing collection of talent, artistry and creativity of Millennium's cast and crew.

Back then of course, I hadn't the slightest inkling that the website would still exist today, all be it together with a new more suitable name. It is without a doubt, down the fantastic fans of the series, from all walks of life who herald from so many varied countries around the world that have kept the interest going and so many I'm glad to say have become good friends. The Millennium fan community, many of whom of course reside online in our ever-popular forums, combined with the sheer depth, scope and fascinating dark intensity of Chris Carter's inspiring and so often copied Millennium television series, is what has kept the site going for so long.

This site will remain for many years to come, an online testimony to the work of the people involved in the series, who created such an amazing world where I think many fans of the show find solace and identify with the wonderful characters, in particular of course Frank Black and his journey through the darkness and light. Lance Henriksen of course, will be forever remembered and fondly cherished for his role as Frank.

Last year, 2009, Millennium - This is who we are (excluding our forums) received over 87,000 absolute unique visitors, almost 125,000 visits and almost 476,000 page views. Millennium may have concluded on television years ago, but interest is clearly far from over. Don't forget that you can help show this by supporting the campaign to see Frank Black return at BacktoFrankBlack.com, Lance isn't done yet, and needs your backing to deliver the good message that Frank still has work to do.

Thank you for visiting the website over the years, and long may you continue to return for many more.

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08 Feb 2010 00:00:00  By Graham

Our friends over at BacktoFrankBlack.com, the campaign headquarters working to achieve the return of Millennium profiler Frank Black, have recently shared some wonderful news that actress Klea Scott (Millennium season three's Special Agent Emma Hollis) has given birth to her first son.

Klea and her husband have named the newborn Captain Ronin Scott Langs. Captain was born on the 12th of January 2010 apparently weighing 6lbs 15oz.

Millennium - This is who we are offers its congratulations to the proud parents and wishes the family sincere happiness and good health for the future!

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17 Dec 2009 00:00:00  By Graham

The wonderful John Kenneth Muir has been an outspoken supporter of Millennium, in fact I quoted one of his remarkable insights and reflections into the series for our Episode Guide's Introduction to Millennium, I hope he doesn't mind!

Recently John was granted what turned out to be a fascinating and lengthy interview with Millennium's equally wonderful creator Chris Carter. I won't give anything away except to say that its a great interview and one not to be missed.

As Wikipedia puts it, John Kenneth Muir (born 1969) is an American literary critic. He has written over twenty-one reference books in the fields of film and television, with a particular accent on the horror and science fiction genres. He has been described as one of the horror genre's "most widely read critics", and as an "accomplished film journalist".

You can enjoy reading John's full article including the interview with Chris Carter at his superb blog over at John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film/TV. Beware, one note of caution, you'll be glued to John's fascinating website for a very long time, so be sure to bookmark it!

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08 Nov 2009 00:00:00  By Graham

Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files and Millennium, has just signed on to join Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi, Frank Spotnitz and Rob Bowman on November 14 at the Beverly Wilshire hotel to talk all things “X-Files” for charity.

Series creator/writer/director Chris Carter, actress Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully), actor Mitch Pileggi (Walter Skinner), executive producer/writer Frank Spotnitz and executive producer/director Rob Bowman (currently executive producer and director on ABC’s hit Castle) reunite at the Beverly Wilshire hotel on November 14th, 2009 at 2:00pm to talk all things X-Files and answer burning questions from fans (eg all those rumors about X-Files 3 and the 2012 mythology). This is a rare opportunity for fans and filmmakers alike to get behind-the-scenes scoops on the process of making this iconic television series, ask questions about the panelists’ new projects and raise money for some very worthy causes. The X-Files, created by Chris Carter starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, aired from 1993 to 2002 and spawned two feature films and a spin-off to date.

Considered one of the most successful shows in Fox’s history, the award-winning show’s characters, theme song and slogans have a permanent place in pop culture’s history. Whether you were a fan of the mythology episodes or the monsters of the week, there is no denying that The X-Files made audiences ponder, gasp, laugh and hide their eyes-occasionally all at the same time. Tickets for the Q&A event are now available at http://www.ibginc.org/tickets  

Proceeds from this amazing event will be donated in support of the participants’ chosen charities, including The Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, Off the Street Kids, Fezeka and Children of the Night. The event will be hosted by IBG Inc. In 2008, IBG established an official non-profit campaign focusing on utilizing the power of philanthropy through the arts to benefit a wide range of charities worldwide. IBG acts as a "fundraiser facilitator" for underfunded and start-up charities that would otherwise struggle with the logistics and costs associated with event fundraising.

Event Details:

Date: November 14, 2009
Time: Q&A begins at 2:30pm with pre-event raffle scheduled at 2:15pm.
Where: Beverly Wilshire hotel, Beverly Hills
Ticket Prices: $50 for general seating
To purchase: http://www.ibginc.org/tickets

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31 Oct 2009 00:00:00  By Graham

Sarah-Jane Redmond together with fellow Millennium stars Van Quattro, Missy Crider and Barry Levy recently all gave of their valuable time to further support the BacktoFrankBlack campaign by recording some eerie and atmospheric Halloween poems and special greetings to the fans of Millennium.

BacktoFrankBlack.com, the campaign dedicated to seeing the return of Chris Carter's Millennium, has now concluded its special week long homage to 'The Curse of Frank Black', the sublime Halloween-themed episode of Millennium by publishing these exclusive and fantastic recitals, including Sarah-Jane reading 'A House with No Windows' by Richard Jones, Van Quattro (Willi Borgsen) reading 'Ghosts' by Fannie Stearns Davis, whilst Missy Crider (Janette Vitti) brings life to 'Waiting For A Miracle' by Leonard Cohen and Barry W Levy (Braylock) tells this traditional tale of the Devil's liege herself by reciting 'The Hag' by Robert Herrick. Please be sure to head over to BacktoFrankBlack to enjoy the readings and to add your thoughts and comments.

Millennium - This is who we are extends its congratulations to the team at BacktoFrankBlack.com, especially our thanks to the creative enigma that is Mark Hayden and thank you to the wonderful stars of Millennium, Sarah-Jane, Missy, Barry and Van for your ongoing support and incredible talent. Hopefully the comments so far received at BacktoFrankBlack will speak for themselves in showing the gratitude and appreciation of the fans of Millennium for your creativity, generosity and support.

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27 Oct 2009 00:00:00  By Graham

BacktoFrankBlack.com have commenced a week-long homage to the wonderfully atmospheric Halloween themed episode of Millennium, 'The Curse of Frank Black'.

To launch this special occasion, director and dedicated Millennium supporter Brett Hart (director of the fantastic Bone Dry, starring Lance Henriksen and Luke Goss) had his production team come up with a special treat for Millennium fans in the form of a fantastic new trailer for The Curse of Frank Black! There can be no doubt that this is what you get when you see the professionals take a shot at Millennium video remixing - a brilliantly conceived and perfectly executed promotional video for one of the most eerie and atmospheric episodes of Millennium ever created.

Be sure to head over to BackToFrankBlack and add your feedback and support for what Brett and the team behind the video have accomplished, and also be sure to support the campaign and spread the word too!

Keep visiting through this week and we bring you some more Halloween-themed treats!

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25 Oct 2009 00:00:00  By Graham

Today, thirteen years later, Millennium celebrates its 13th Anniversary!

Amazingly its been 13 years since Frank Black first profiled his way onto our television screens in the episode 'Pilot'. Millennium's network premier episode was first broadcast in the USA, which attracted over 17 million viewers, the highest rating network premiere in history on October 25th 1996.

October is a special month for Millennium fans. Earlier this month we remembered the birthday of Chris Carter, Millennium's creator who of course named his production company (Ten Thirteen Productions) after his birthday on October 13th. Further ahead this month of course is Halloween, when many Millennium fans take the opportunity to watch the themed episodes 'The Curse of Frank Black' and '... Thirteen Years Later'. To get into the spirit of things, we've decorated our forums with a suitably macabre and ghostly theme, be sure to check it out and be sure to keep an eye on BacktoFrankBlack.com this week.

More than a decade has passed and Millennium is still as topical and relevant as it was 13 years ago, perhaps even more so. With no signs of looking old or showing its age, its still the creative masterpiece that it was 13 years ago, and new viewers are discovering the journey of criminal profiler Frank Black every day.

However you choose to celebrate this special time, consider starting a new run of episode watching tonight in tribute of this wonderful series and of the creative talents of Millennium's cast and crew.

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14 Oct 2009 00:00:00  By Graham

Currently a slew of internet websites are picking up on the subject of a possible Millennium movie and sadly some are spreading incorrect facts and half-truths, following a news article published at website Screenrant.com. The article initially merely speculates on the recent news concerning actor Lance Henriksen (Millennium's lead actor who portrayed criminal profiler Frank Black), who has gone on record via the Millennium movie campaign website BackToFrankBlack.com as saying he has been approached by a group of private investors interested in making an independent Millennium film.

The Screenrant article author goes on to state ...

Brett Hart has worked with Lance Henriksen on the film Bone Dry and in supporting BacktoFrankBlack.com with interviews and and even a promotional video, he has offered to direct a Millennium movie for free. The Screenrant article features a quote from Brett Hart in which he confirms his support for a feature film.

Since the article was published, a number of websites and blogs have picked up on Screenrant's article and the demand for a Millennium film, but sadly some of them are directly stating that Millennium IS returning as a feature film, whilst others are remarkably stating that Chris Carter will not be involved in the project, despite no evidence to substantiate this claim. One such website I09 clearly states:

You can find discussion and links to many of the websites that are picking up on the Screenrant article, some of which are directly stating some of the incorrect facts mentioned above, in this forum topic which was originally created as a request to our forum members not to post unsubstantiated claims about the return of Millennium.

Millennium - This is who we are would like to state (merely as a fan website dedicated to Millennium and in no other capacity) that whilst the sites are rightly applauding Lance's performance and the quality of Millennium, such claims about a movie definitely coming our way and Chris Carter not being involved as published by many of these websites and blogs are simply not true, and are rapidly becoming so called 'Chinese whispers'.

To clarify, the situation remains as it always has:

• BacktoFrankBlack is leading a respectable campaign to gather support and awareness aimed at Fox to make them aware of the demand for a Millennium movie, with the increasing support of several of Millennium leading cast and crew. They have not published any false or misleading claims or misinformation.
• To the best of our knowledge, a Millennium movie has not been officially sanctioned or green-lit by Fox (although we'd all like to see one!).
• There is absolutely no truth in the statement that series creator and executive producer Chris Carter will have nothing to do with a Millennium movie.

We would ask that anyone who would like to see a feature film version of Millennium should lend their support to the campaign at BacktoFrankBlack.com, and write a letter or send one of BackToFrankBlack.com's the pre-supplied template post cards, to the following publicity address:

STEVE ASBELL
Twentieth Century Fox
10201 West Pico Blvd.,
Bldg. 88, Room 132
Los Angeles,
CA 90035#

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07 Oct 2009 00:00:00  By Graham

As the Millennium movie campaign website BacktoFrankBlack.com celebrates Luminary week, they have today announced plans to work with charity organizers IBG, a group inspired by the charity work of X-Files actress Gillian Anderson to launch an event which will use Millennium merchandise to raise money for a children's charity.

The event will be held online via the leading auction site Ebay on the 9th December 2009, commencing at 9am PST/12pm EST/5pm GMT.

Organiser Mark Hayden reports:

Visit the full announcement at BacktoFrankBlack.com.

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