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It is with great pleasure that I can extend both congratulations and a warm welcome to two respected TIWWA members Richard and Laura, who as of today have made the transition from Candidate to the the Elder Staff Team.
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Just a reminder folks, that we currently have an exclusive interview with 'Lone Gunmen' Dean Haglund in our forums which is an absolute pleasure to read and not to be missed. The interview also contains details of our competition to win a signed copy of the brand new Lone Gunmen Soundtrack by the wonderful composer Mark Snow. All entries must be in by 00:00 GMT on Sunday 29th August and the winner (chosen by yours truly) will be announced shortly after. Details in the interview topic:
Our grateful thanks to Dean Haglund, Mark Snow, La La Land Records and Mark Hayden for their kind support.
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<p>Sarah-Jane is currently working on the forthcoming television series <em>True Justice.</em></p>
<p><em>True Justice</em> is a 13-part series by <a href="https://www.voltagepictures.com/" title="Visit the website for Voltage Pictures (new browser tab/window)." target="_blank">Voltage Pictures</a>, the production company behind the multiple Oscar-winning film <em>The Hurt Locker,</em> which stars Steven Seagal who plays Elijah Kane, the leader of an undercover group of cops in the Seattle, Washington area. Sarah-Jane will play the role of Crystal, a wealthy business woman who the police turn to for inside information, in the episode <em>Russian Crossing.</em></p>
<p>Sarah-Jane also confirms that she has been cast in a recurring role on the television series <a href="https://www.cwtv.com/shows/life-unexpected" title="Visit the official website for Life Unexpected (new browser tab/window)." target="_blank">Life Unexpected</a>. The character cannot be revealed as of yet, but stay tuned for more details as they become available.</p><img src="https://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/SarahJaneRedmond-News/~4/7_zMSrq43mA" height="1" width="1"/>
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Wednesday May 5th sees Lance Henriksen reach the grand age of 70 years young and as this is a milestone birthday the Millennium Fan Community (thanks to the inspiration of our founder, Graham P Smith) decided it was right and proper to mark the occasion in style and bring as many people together at www.tiwwa.info to celebrate the continuing career of one of the acting profession's brightest luminaries. To help the occasion go with a "boom boom" we have some super articles and videos looking back over Lance's stellar career and celebrating his achievements in various roles with a special emphasis on Frank Black. We have an exclusive comic strip bringing "Frank Black" back in his first adventure for over a decade (courtesy of artist and writer, Barry Renshaw with an ongoing series to follow), contributions from Millennium cast and crew members, Mark Snow, Peter Outerbridge, Robert McLachlan and Marshall Bell and from Movie Director and Writer, Brett Hart and Author M R Sellars. In addition to which we have games, an especially commissioned birthday anthem, seventy reasons why we love Lance Henriksen and much, more more.
Special thanks must be afforded to Matt Allair of www.x-fileslexicon.com and Laura and Frank of https://www.spooktalkular.com/ for their contributions and as the week unfolds we expect more surprises and fun.
As we look forward to celebrating Lance Henriksen's 70th Birthday, with the great and the good assembled, it is also time to announce the third outing of our Millennium Skype Chat Group, "Millennium: The Family". We are inviting each and every one of you to join us on Friday May 7th 8:00 GMT as we take a look back at the continuing career of Lance Henriksen and the plethora of roles he has become famous for creating (with a little more emphasis on Frank Black of course).
As always, we endeavour to keep the flame alive and hope that you will all join us on Wednesday May 5th to do so but, more importantly, we hope you will raise a glass to Lance Henriksen.
Happy Birthday Lance, long may you reign.
Mark Hayden
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Ladies and gentlemen, as you may already know, Mark Hayden (our beloved community forum Elder ethsnafu) has been extremely busy along with a fine and generous group of our finest and chocolatey members, to band together with the intention of bringing you a weekend of themed fun to help us celebrate Easter. Our 'TIWWA Blackcoats' have done this in the form of a virtual weekend of televised Millennium events. Over the next two days, on a number of virtual channels, they aim to bring you plenty of entertainment and hope you will get involved and leave some thoughts for those good folk who have worked hard to make this all possible. To whet your appetite, here is a list of what's on offer so grab those Easter eggs, log into the forum tomorrow and prepare to be entertained!
Saturday April 3rd
SYFY CHANNEL: The Launderama of The Soul - A Selfosophy Inspired Game.
GOOD FOOD CHANNEL: The Importance of Being Chocolate - A look into the deeper aspects of what we are stuffing our faces with this Easter.
RADIO ONE: Millennium: The Family - An online Skype meeting of TIWWA members to discuss 'Owls', 'Roosters' and more besides (this will be made available for download shortly after.)
NICK: Frank Black Cottentail - A hidden Easter Egg somewhere on the forum, see if you can find it folks.
CHALLENGE TV: Millennium Trivial Pursuits Part One - A two season quiz with a copy of Millennium Apocalypse for the winner.
BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL: Exclusive to TIWWA: Interview with Tracy Middendorf - a look behind the scenes of 'Darwin's Eye' with Cass herself.
MTV: Darwin's Eye Music Montage to tie in with Tracy's Interview
Sunday
ABC: The Millennium Academy Awards - A Celebrity Deathmatch styled after the Oscars.
HISTORY CHANNEL: Easter - An article looking at the deeper, spiritual significance of Easter.
CHALLENGE TV: Millennium Trivial Pursuits Part Two- A two season quiz with a copy of Millennium Apocalypse for the winner.
BIOGRAPHY CHANNEL: Exclusive to TIWWA - Interview with Shae Popovich - A look behind the scenes of Forcing The End with Rachel Levinson herself.
MTV: A Forcing The End Music Montage to tie in with Shae's interview.
SKY PREMIÈRE: Exclusive VS6 Webisode - a brief prologue to the new virtual series.My sincere gratitude is extended to Mark for his hard work, considerable talent and ever amazing sense of humor, together with that of his kind, talented and generous team of Blackcoats who consist of the following regular contributors and we hope friends within our Millennium community, Earthnut (Darlene), Walkabout (Randee), tyd7u (Josef), and SpooktalkGiGi (Laura) with additional contributions from Baz and Joe.
Mark and myself would also like to thank Big Light for their help in promoting this Easter fun and madness, and all of you who take the time to share the word.
This is who we are!
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Nicholas Gyeney, the director of the highly anticipated film The Penitent Man has been in touch with a message for followers and fans of Lance Henriksen which we're only too happy to share:
Hi There, this is Nicholas Gyeney, the director of "The Penitent Man".
I wanted to send a quick message to let you know that the film has been picked up, and will be released theatrically beginning May 28, 2010 in a limited release that will expand.
As a special bonus, to those [of you] who are in the L.A. area...
Lance and myself will be screening the film at The Method Fest in Calabasas, CA on March 29th @ 7pm. We will be having a Q & A after the film. If you want to come see Lance talk about the performance of his career, this is your chance.
You can buy tickets for the Method Fest screening here.
We will also be screening the film at The Seattle International Film Festival in May.
Thanks again, I hope to see some of you at the screening.
Nick.Millennium - This is who we are extends its gratitude to Nicholas for helping keep our visitors up to date.
The Penitent Man Trailer:
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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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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 https://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: https://www.ibginc.org/tickets
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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.
This is who we are
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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.
"I have heard rumblings that Fox are interested in bringing Millennium back to screens - possibly without the involvement of Chris Carter and this independent route would seem like a way of doing so. ... Now, be aware that this is speculation, but also something that I have heard through the grapevine, so there might be some truth to it."
The Screenrant article author goes on to state ...
"It is believed that Carter will step aside from the franchise and one name that has been mentioned with regards to directing an independent Millennium film is Brett A. Hart."
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 it 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 states, "Hold on to your 90s conspiracy theories: Millenium is getting a movie, and Lance Henriksen will be returning as his character Frank Black. But here's the rub — show creator Chris Carter is persona non grata on set.".
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 that whilst the sites are applauding Lance's performance and the quality of Millennium, such claims published by these websites 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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Millennium - This is who we are would like to extend its congratulations to respected writer and producer Chip Johannessen on his successful election to the The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) Board of Directors.
Whilst serving in various roles including Co-Producer, Consulting Producer and Executive Producer throughout all of Millennium's 3 seasons, Chip was responsible for writing and co-writing 13 episodes of Millennium, highlights of which include introducing us to the shows first look at the uncertainty of the approaching millennium with Force Majeure, the outstanding second season episode Luminary and co-writing the finale episode Goodbye To All That with Ken Horton.
The September 18, 2009 press release from the WGAW:
Writers Guild of America, West Announces Final Results of 2009 Officers and Board of Directors Election
LOS ANGELES -- The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) has announced the final results of its 2009 WGAW Officers and Board of Directors election.
The following members were elected to serve as Officers: President – John Wells; Vice President – Tom Schulman; Secretary-Treasurer – David N. Weiss.
"I'm remarkably humbled by the membership returning me to the Presidency of the Guild. I look forward to working with the Board again and to working with David Young and his talented staff to meet the many challenges that lie ahead,” said Wells.
“My congratulations to John Wells for his success in a hard-fought campaign. And my congratulations to all members elected to the board. We writers can be somewhat argumentative and opinionated, as anyone who has ever sat around a writers’ table knows. This campaign certainly highlighted some our differences. Now, it's time to pull together and work for the benefit of us all,” said Elias Davis.
The following nine members were elected to the WGAW’s Board of Directors: Patric M. Verrone, Howard A. Rodman (inc.), Dan Wilcox (inc.), Linda Burstyn, Billy Ray, Steven Schwartz, Chip Johannessen, Carleton Eastlake, Ian Deitchman.
There was a tie for the eighth seat on the Board of Directors. Under the Guild’s constitution, both candidates will be seated.
NUMERICAL RESULTS: President: John Wells (1,191, 52.8%); Vice President: Tom Schulman (1,204, 55.5%), Secretary-Treasurer: David N. Weiss (1,114, 53.3%). Board of Directors: Patric M. Verrone (1,364, 10.1%), Howard A. Rodman (1, 270, 9.4%), Dan Wilcox (1,132, 8.4%), Linda Burstyn (953, 7.1%), Billy Ray (915, 6.8%), Steven Schwartz (914, 6.8%), Chip Johannessen (865, 6.4%), Carleton Eastlake (818, 6.1%), Ian Deitchman (818, 6.1%).
The Officers and Board members will serve for a term of two years, effective immediately.
OTHER RESULTS: Candidates for Officers: President: Elias Davis (1,066, 47.2%); Vice President: Howard Michael Gould (967, 44.5%); Secretary-Treasurer: Christopher Keyser (976, 46.7%). Candidates for members of the Board of Directors: Mick Betancourt (766, 5.7%), Jeff Lowell (745, 5.5%), Jan Oxenberg (725, 5.4%), Luvh Rakhe (636, 4.7%), David Wyatt (511, 3.8%), Jennifer Heath (437, 3.2%), Eric Wallace (273, 2.0%), Jed Weintrob (239, 1.8%).
A total of 2,348 valid ballots were cast, making this one of the largest election voter turnouts in WGAW history – illustrating ongoing Guild member engagement. The ballot count was supervised by Robbin Johnson of Pacific Election Services, Inc., an independent firm.
The Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) is a labor union representing writers of motion pictures, television, radio and Internet programming, including news and documentaries. Founded in 1933, the Guild negotiates and administers contracts that protect the creative and economic rights of its members. It is involved in a wide range of programs that advance the interests of writers, and is active in public policy and legislative matters on the local, national and international levels. For more information on the WGAW, please visit: www.wga.org.
Below is a pre-election statement from Chip Johannessen, together with a list of his supporters including some very familiar names...
July 20, 2009 Chip Johannessen
"If the Writers Guild didn't exist we'd have to invent it."Sid Sheinberg said that at the height of the 1988 strike, when he was head of Universal. But that was before Universal was sold to a Japanese electronics manufacturer, who sold it to a Canadian distillery, who sold it to a French bottled water company, who sold it to General Electric, the fifth biggest corporation in the U.S. That was before the only "independents" in town were called SONY and Warners. You think if the Guild didn't exist that anyone at these mega-companies would consider inventing it?
Our strike in 2007 was unwanted, and brutally painful, but it was necessary to guarantee that the WGA doesn't vanish as our work moves to the internet. The companies' strategy was to side step us entirely as distribution changes, but there we are. Now we need to stay strong for the negotiations ahead.
OUR LEVERAGE - UNITY
The more united we are, the more leverage we have.
We're an odd union. Members don't make the same hourly wage. One member worries about free rewrites, another about bad cable residuals. And seniority is a mixed blessing. We came together for the strike, but there is much that divides us, and those divisions were apparent by the time the strike ended. Even more sobering, in the last year we've seen SAG's fractured negotiations play out as a cautionary tale about what disunity can wreak.
Going into the next round of negotiations I believe we should focus on a short list of items that unite us. Not only because that's what concerns more of us, but because it makes us stronger. Issues not germane to the entire membership (I vaguely remember mandatory premiere invitations for screenwriters making the cut 5 years ago) weaken our hand at the bargaining table.
Here's my list and I'm eager to hear yours. First: enforcement, making sure we are actually paid what is due. The companies were already ducking payments from the 2004 agreement, let alone what we won in 2008. In a future where everything is fragmented and streamed, we'll be empty handed unless we lock down enforcement now. Next: health and pension, which are suddenly in play given the national health care discussions going on in Washington. Finally: residuals, but how about focusing on a number that affects us all. Electronic sell through is essentially the much hated DVD formula. Let's make some progress on that.
Coming off a successful strike, for the first time in decades we're serious, we have heat. We don't want to squander it by battling each other instead of the companies.
THEIR LEVERAGE - CONSOLIDATION
The bigger they get, the less leverage we have.
It took thirty years of litigation for the media companies to turn the airwaves from a public trust into their own private property. The internet could go overnight. "Who owns the internet" is not just a political question. Mainly it's decided in the courts, and it affects us profoundly.
I spent a lot of time in law school studying the sad history of media consolidation, and along the way met the public interest lawyers who attempt to rein in the companies. As a board member, I would reach out to these people as natural allies. I'm not saying we should bring lawsuits or hire lawyers. We shouldn't. But we can protect our interests by making sure that attorneys know how media consolidation threatens our creative and financial positions, by offering testimonial support and even, on occasion, an amicus brief.
Our work is migrating to the internet, that's what our strike was about. We have a real stake in the litigation that is sure to come and I think our voice should be heard.
EYES ON THE PRIZE
We've been through a lot the last couple of years, and we want to make sure that it brings us more than a $2.00 internet residual check. I think I can help. Because I'm a lawyer, but more importantly because I'm a working writer.
I've freelanced and staffed and had pilots made, gotten overalls and been given shows to run, been fired and force majeured. For nearly two decades I've had the privilege of sitting in second rate conference rooms with first rate people, talking and writing about all kinds of amazing things.
The fact I was fairly compensated for this I owe to the Guild. It's impossible for me not to have the best interest of this organization at heart.
I'll do my very best to build on what this Guild started back in 1933 and what the current leadership continued when they landed us safely on the internet. I'm asking for your vote.
CHIP'S BIO
Chip Johannessen is a television writer and showrunner whose credits include 90210, The X-Files, Millennium and 24. He graduated with honors from Harvard College where he wrote for The Harvard Lampoon and recently earned a J.D. from the UCLA School of Law. Right now, he's happily on 24.
CHIP'S ENDORSEMENTS
WE SUPPORT CHIP JOHANNESSEN:
A WRITER WITH A LAW DEGREE
We're television and feature writers who urge you to elect Chip to the WGA Board. He's been a force in one hour television for nearly twenty years, from story editor to show runner, so he understands what we face as working writers. He also brings with him an in-depth knowledge of many of the legal issues that affect our future as a union. He's smart, informed and he's passionate about building on the gains we worked so hard to win.
Chip Johannessen will be an invaluable addition to the Board. Please give him your vote.
Adam Belanoff Al Jean
Al Septien
Alex Gansa
Alfredo Barrios, Jr.
Andrea King
Andrea Newman
Anne Cofell Saunders
Art Monterastelli
Bert Salke
Bill Oakley
Billy Kimball
Brannon Braga
Brian Studler
Bryan Miller
Carroll Cartwright
Charles Rosin
Charlie Tercek
Chris Brancato
Chris Carter
Chris Easterly
Cliff Olin
Dan Dworkin
Dan Fesman
Dan Greaney
Daniel Sinclair
Danny Strong
Dave Andron
David Fury
David Greenwalt
David Hudgins
David X. Cohen
David Zabel
Diane Ademu-John
Erin Maher
Evan Katz
Gavin Harris
Genevieve Sparling
Geoffrey Nauffts
George Meyer
Howard Gordon
Ian Maxtone-Graham
James Duff
Janine Sherman Barrois
Jason Cahill
Jason Wilborn
Jay Beattie
Jeff Martin
Jenna Bans
Jennifer Flackett
Jennifer Levin
Jessica Klein
Jill Blotevogel
Jim Leonard
Joan Rater
Joel Cohen
John Brancato
John Frink
Jon Feldman
Jonas Pate
Jonathan Collier
Jonathan Mostow
Jordan Hawley
Jose Molina
Josh Pate
Joy Blake
Juan Carlos Coto
Julia Swift Julie Auerbach
Julie Siege
Kay Reindl
Ken Horton
Ken Keeler
Ken Martin
Kevin Curran
Larry Mollin
Laurie McCarthy
Lawrence O'Donnell, Jr.
Loren Segan
Maiya Williams
Manny Coto
Mark B. Perry
Mark Levin
Mark Wilding
Matt Selman
Max Pross
Melissa Blake
Melissa Rosenberg
Meredith Stiehm
Michael Alaimo
Michael Foley
Michael J. Cinquemani
Michael R. Perry
Michael Rowe
Mike Berchem
Mike Ferris
Mike Reiss
Moira Kirland
Molly Newman
Nancy Miller
Natalie Chaidez
Neal Baer
Nell Scovell
P.K. Simonds
Patrick Harbinson
Pete Nowalk
Peter L. Chen
Phyllis Strong
Rene Echevarria
Rick Muirragui
Rob LaZebnik
Ron Hauge
Ron Koslow
Sam Humphrey
Sarah Goldfinger
Shannon Goss
Sherri Cooper
Shintaro Shimosawa
Stacy McKee
Stephanie Ripps
Stephanie Sengupta
Steven Kane
Stewart Burns
Ted Mann
Thomas Wheeler
Todd Hughes
Tom Gammill
Tony DeSena
Tony Phelan
Trevor Munson
Valentina Garza
Vince Gilligan
Walon Green
Zoanne Clack
My thanks to Mark Hayden and Libby for highlighting this news.
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Amongst the many casual and more frequent visitors to Millennium - This is who we are, the eagle-eyed amongst you may have noticed our section dedicated to archiving Millennium's Nielsen Ratings in our Episode and Credits Guide.
This section has been expanded into two parts, the first being a unique record of each season and episode's original Nielsen Ratings. In the second part, we plot the statistical data onto graphs and Libby provides an intriguing and thought provoking analysis of Millennium's rating trends.
Head over to the Millennium Nielsen Ratings in our comprehensive guide to Chris Carter's superb Millennium.
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After a private beta testing period, I'm pleased to announce the launch of our latest feature for fans of Millennium, Chris Carter's critically acclaimed television series, The Millennium Group Homepage.
Long time fans of Millennium will remember one or two fan created homepages over the years featuring the Millennium Group's Ouroborus logo, and whilst this one is no different in featuring the mystical symbol, the aim with our new version has been to make the page as genuinely useful as possible, whilst of course keeping in tradition with series.
Whilst the basic idea is to have the homepage function as an Internet browser homepage as per the request of our forum members, its also perfectly okay to bookmark the page and use it at any time.
Currently the Millennium Group Homepage has the following features:
- Millennium Group logo with 'Welcome Frank' message and accurate 'days remaining' countdown message in tribute to the Millennium Group network log in screen as seen series.
- Options to personalise the welcome message, the days remaining countdown timer and as an extra treat, select either the standard Group logo (Ouroborus) or the hacked Owl version depending upon your allegiance!
- Ajax-powered Google Internet Search using the Google Search API, which means you can perform multiple Google searches without ever leaving the page and narrow your search to Web, News, Images, Blogs, Video (Youtube) and Books, even when flicking through the pages of results. Google currently limit their Search API to a maximum of 64 results, this is not changeable but should be more than enough. Also, there is a small issue with the Blog search results being limited to one page, this is awaiting a bug fix from Google.
- Built in ajax-powered RSS import - to fetch, display and keep you updated with the latest topics from TIWWA Millennium Message Board (our forums), the latest news articles from our main website M-TIWWA and latest news from the BacktoFrankBlack.com campaign.
- Options to smoothly open and close the various parts of the page depending upon your personal preference.
- Integration with Millennium - Thisiswhoweare.net - Search our main website and if you prefer you can narrow your search parameters to episode transcripts, profiles (episode, cast, crew and character), our Music Guide, articles, reviews and more.
- Rest assured, all internet searches via the Google Search function are private and are not logged, stored or accessible by us. Please follow the Privacy link at the bottom of the page for more details.
Your settings to personalise the page are stored in cookies on your local computer for 31 days (due to increase shortly), so its personalised every time you open your homepage unless the cookies are removed or expire. However you can change the options as many times as you like.
Unless you personalise the page, the welcome message is set to Frank (Black) and the days remaining currently match M-TIWWA, which is the amount of days remaining to the popular December 12, 2012 (the often quoted and supposed end of the Mayan calendar).
As the page has a permanent link, we are able to update the page with improvements without the need for users to download new versions. Simply bookmark the page or set it as your browser's homepage.
Whether you use it for fun at home, college or work, or find it genuinely useful, the new Millennium Group is ready to be bookmarked and can be found permanently at https://millennium-thisiswhoweare.net/millennium-group-network
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After a private beta testing period, I'm pleased to announce the launch of our latest feature for fans of Millennium, Chris Carter's critically acclaimed television series, The Millennium Group Homepage.
Long time fans of Millennium will remember one or two fan created homepages over the years featuring the Millennium Group's Ouroborus logo, and whilst this one is no different in featuring the mystical symbol, the aim with our new version has been to make the page as genuinely useful as possible, whilst of course keeping in tradition with series.
Whilst the basic idea is to have the homepage function as an Internet browser homepage as per the request of our forum members, its also perfectly okay to bookmark the page and use it at any time.
Currently the Millennium Group Homepage has the following features:
- Millennium Group logo with 'Welcome Frank' message and accurate 'days remaining' countdown message in tribute to the Millennium Group network log in screen as seen series.
- Options to personalise the welcome message, the days remaining countdown timer and as an extra treat, select either the standard Group logo (Ouroborus) or the hacked Owl version depending upon your allegiance!
- Ajax-powered Google Internet Search using the Google Search API, which means you can perform multiple Google searches without ever leaving the page and narrow your search to Web, News, Images, Blogs, Video (Youtube) and Books, even when flicking through the pages of results. Google currently limit their Search API to a maximum of 64 results, this is not changeable but should be more than enough. Also, there is a small issue with the Blog search results being limited to one page, this is awaiting a bug fix from Google.
- Built in ajax-powered RSS import - to fetch, display and keep you updated with the latest topics from TIWWA Millennium Message Board (our forums), the latest news articles from our main website M-TIWWA and latest news from the BacktoFrankBlack.com campaign.
- Options to smoothly open and close the various parts of the page depending upon your personal preference.
- Integration with Millennium - Thisiswhoweare.net - Search our main website and if you prefer you can narrow your search parameters to episode transcripts, profiles (episode, cast, crew and character), our Music Guide, articles, reviews and more.
- Please follow the Privacy link at the bottom of the page for privacy details.
Your settings to personalise the page are stored in cookies on your local computer for 31 days (due to increase shortly), so its personalised every time you open your homepage unless the cookies are removed or expire. However you can change the options as many times as you like.
Unless you personalise the page, the welcome message is set to Frank (Black) and the days remaining currently match M-TIWWA, which is the amount of days remaining to the popular December 12, 2012 (the often quoted and supposed end of the Mayan calendar).
As the page has a permanent link, we are able to update the page with improvements without the need for users to download new versions. Simply bookmark the page or set it as your browser's homepage.
Whether you use it for fun at home, college or work, or find it genuinely useful, the new Millennium Group is ready to be bookmarked and can be found permanently at https://millennium-thisiswhoweare.net/millennium-group-network
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I'm pleased to announce that we have now added Youtube video's to our Millennium Music Guide, courtesy of Youtube's API. You can now instantly watch videos and listen to many of the songs and music profiled in our Music Guide, some of which include live versions. Examples include Patti Smith's Dancing Barefoot, America's A Horse with no Name and of course Love is Blue!
Not every song is available and videos will change given the frequent updates people make to Youtube. In many cases, HD versions of the videos exist for improved quality.
Its taken a long time to populate the Millennium Music Guide with the best combination of keywords through trial and error, I hope you find it useful and that the feature enhances your use of our music guide to Millennium.
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You may already be familiar with our *Millennium Episode Locations Map, upon which we've plotted on top of satellite maps all of the main locations mentioned throughout the 3 seasons of Millennium. I like to keep the map updated when Google adds new features to their Google Maps API, so now you'll find the improved map controls and a useful Search Bar at the bottom left of the page from where you can search locations and get directions, ideal if you are planning a tour. Just click on the magnifying glass and the search box will slide out. I've added the same features to our forum's Member Map, which has the further addition of Google's somewhat controversial but extremely cool and useful Street View facility.
What's this got to do with Frank's Yellow House I hear you ask? Well whilst I was busy making these changes, I happened to check the similar Live Maps (Microsoft's mapping facility), and found it now contains 'Birds Eye View' images of the famous Black Family yellow house, long since painted white.
You can find these much more detailed aerial shots here, don't forget to zoom in and out and rotate the view around to get a different perspective.
* Broken link now repaired.
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The Grassy Knoll has published the first 1 hour part of a fascinating 3 hour interview with film and tv critic John Muir in which they discuss Chris Carter's Millennium television series.
This is a great interview, not to be missed, its full of interesting viewpoints on the many aspects of Millennium with some serious analysis of the finer points of Millennium, its symbolism, Lance Henriksen's incredible portrayal of criminal profiler and family man Frank Black, Lucy Butler and in depth analysis of some of the finer Season 1 episodes and the statements on society in the run up to the actual Millennium that they made.
Part 2 of the interview will apparently focus on Season 2 of the series and will be available on April 27. John Muir is a series fan and analyst of Millennium and has been an active supporter of BackToFrankBlack.com, the campaign headquarters working towards exposing the support for a Millennium feature film.
The interview is fun to listen too and despite its length, Grassy Knoll's Vyzogoth and John drive it along keeping you interested and if you like Millennium, its simply not to be missed.
John Muir on the Millennium TV series – Part 1
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The Grassy Knoll has published the first 1 hour part of a fascinating 3 hour interview with film and tv critic John Muir in which they discuss Chris Carter's Millennium television series.
This is a great interview, not to be missed, its full of interesting viewpoints on the many aspects of Millennium with some serious analysis of the finer points of Millennium, its symbolism, Lance Henriksen's incredible portrayal of criminal profiler and family man Frank Black, Lucy Butler and in depth analysis of some of the finer Season 1 episodes and the statements on society in the run up to the actual Millennium that they made.
Part 2 of the interview will apparently focus on Season 2 of the series and will be available on April 27. John Muir is a series fan and analyst of Millennium and has been an active supporter of BackToFrankBlack.com, the campaign headquarters working towards exposing the support for a Millennium feature film.
The interview is fun to listen too and despite its length, Grassy Knoll's Vyzogoth and John drive it along keeping you interested and if you like Millennium, its simply not to be missed.
John Muir on the Millennium TV series – Part 1
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The following news announcement is from LaLaLand Records:
LA-LA LAND RECORDS & DARK DELICACIES PRESENTSCD SOUNDTRACK SIGNING EVENT
Acclaimed “X-FILES” composer MARK SNOW signs his new 2-CD “MILLENNIUM” soundtrack and “THEY LIVE” co-composer ALAN HOWARTH signs his new release of the complete 2-CD soundtrack to “BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA”
At DARK DELICACIES4213 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505Saturday, January 24th, 2009, 2pm
La-La Land Records and Dark Delicacies invite you to meet, and get your CDs autographed by, composers Alan Howarth and Mark Snow.
Alan Howarth (THEY LIVE, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, HALLOWEEN III) will sign copies of his latest soundtrack score release… the 2 Disc Limited Edition soundtrack to the legendary cult actioner BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, starring Kurt Russell and directed by John Carpenter.
Mark Snow (X-FILES, SUPERNATURAL, GHOST WHISPERER) will sign copies of the new Limited Edition 2 Disc Set of his thrilling music to the acclaimed Chris Carter TV series MILLENNIUM, starring Lance Henriksen.
The composers will sign more than one item, but one of the items must be a soundtrack CDs purchased at Dark Delicacies. CDs are available now at Dark Delicacies and will also be available for purchase at the signing.
Can’t make the signing, but still would like to get autographed CDs? You can order CDs from Dark Delicacies to be autographed and sent to you! Check out their website www.darkdel.com for details!
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The following news announcement is from LaLaLand Records:
LA-LA LAND RECORDS & DARK DELICACIES PRESENTSCD SOUNDTRACK SIGNING EVENT
Acclaimed “X-FILES” composer MARK SNOW signs his new 2-CD “MILLENNIUM” soundtrack and “THEY LIVE” co-composer ALAN HOWARTH signs his new release of the complete 2-CD soundtrack to “BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA”
At DARK DELICACIES4213 W. Burbank Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505Saturday, January 24th, 2009, 2pm
La-La Land Records and Dark Delicacies invite you to meet, and get your CDs autographed by, composers Alan Howarth and Mark Snow.
Alan Howarth (THEY LIVE, PRINCE OF DARKNESS, HALLOWEEN III) will sign copies of his latest soundtrack score release… the 2 Disc Limited Edition soundtrack to the legendary cult actioner BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA, starring Kurt Russell and directed by John Carpenter.
Mark Snow (X-FILES, SUPERNATURAL, GHOST WHISPERER) will sign copies of the new Limited Edition 2 Disc Set of his thrilling music to the acclaimed Chris Carter TV series MILLENNIUM, starring Lance Henriksen.
The composers will sign more than one item, but one of the items must be a soundtrack CDs purchased at Dark Delicacies. CDs are available now at Dark Delicacies and will also be available for purchase at the signing.
Can’t make the signing, but still would like to get autographed CDs? You can order CDs from Dark Delicacies to be autographed and sent to you! Check out their website www.darkdel.com for details!
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A new page has been added to our Millennium Music Guide, highlighting the important release from LaLaLand Records of Mark Snow's 2008 Limited Edition Millennium soundtrack. The guide highlights track listings and features images from this fine 2 disc release for posterity.
A number of fans have contacted Millennium-Thisiswhoweare.net to say how impressed and overjoyed they are with this long overdue release of Mark Snow's captivating theme score. We heartily agree with them. If you haven't yet ordered a copy from LaLaLand Records, be quick!
Millennium Limited Edition Soundtrack Guide.
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LaLaLand Records has released a limited edition 2 CD set of Mark Snow's music from Millennium on Tuesday, December 2 2008. The first 100 orders will be autographed by composer Mark Snow and only 2000 copies of the release will be made available. The 2 disc sets will ship on 16th December. Preview tracks are available on the order page at LaLaLand.
This is an ideal opportunity to buy music from Chris Carter's Millennium, many of these tracks have never before been made available. Members of our message board were chomping at the bit waiting until the scheduled release time of 12PM PST (8pm GMT) in order to procure a signed copy. According to the website, these signed copies have now all been sold but at this current time there still appears to be unsigned stock available. Hopefully the fans of the show will beat the collectible traders for once.
Thank you to Alex and Anephric for sharing the wonderful news, and special thanks to LaLaLand Records and Mark Snow for making this dream release possible.
TRACK LISTING:
DISC ONE
- Main Title A (0:53)
PILOT
[*]Big Yellow House* (1:56)
[*] Rain (3:30)
[*]Exterminated (4:53)
BLOOD RELATIVES
[*]Mourners*/Dragged In (3:24)
THE WELL WORN LOCK
[*]Lock (2:45)
[*]Lock Part Two (0:57)
THE WILD AND THE INNOCENT
[*]Death Prayer* (3:32)
MARANTHA
[*]Chernobyl* (4:00)
[*]Yaponchik (1:00)
[*]Myth No More / Antichrist (5:07)
[*]Saviour (7:49)
PAPER DOVE
THE BEGINNING AND THE END
[*] Headlights* (2:53)
[*] Check / Get It Back Again (1:39)
MONSTER
[*]Henny Penny* (1:53)
[*] M-Files* / Litle Pigs (5:00)
THE CURSE OF FRANK BLACK
[*] Jack O’ Lantern (1:20)
[*]Battery (2:04)
[*]Acts (1:48)
[*]790 Days (4:03)
THE HAND OF SAINT SEBASTIAN
[*]Comatose* / Origins / Woods (1:22)
JOSE CHUNG’S DOOMSDAY DEFENSE
[*]Goopy (Alt) (5:37)
[*] Final Chapter (1:42)
[*] End Title (0:33)
Total Time - Disc One (74:27)
DISC TWO
MIDNIGHT OF THE CENTURY
[*] Delete* (1:39)
[*]Branches / Angels (4:52)
OWLS
[*] Damascus (4:36)
[*]The Subject 3:41)
[*]Aerotech
ROOSTERS
[*]Trail (1:14)
SOMEHOW, SATAN GOT BEHIND ME
[*]Alarm (1:51)
[*]Sympathy For The... (2:20)
THE TIME IS NOW
[*] Hot Birds (1:33)
[*]The Peter Principle (3:07)
[*]Catherine (2:33)
CLOSURE
[*]Candy (7:30)
OMERTA
[*]Santos Elves* (3:51)
[*]Unwrapped Gift (2:48)
[*]Love Jordan / Hobbit House (2:20)
[*]The Way It Was (3:55)
GOODBYE TO ALL THAT
[*]Shrapnel* (3:54)
[*]Channel 14 (4:15)
[*]Locked Out (1:21)
[*]Drilling (4:56)
[*]End Title (0:37)
BONUS TRACK
[*]Main Title - Vocal Remix (0:50)
Total Time - Disc Two: 74:20
* - CONTAINS MUSIC BY JEFF CHARBONNEAU
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Earlier this week we published the first in what will hopefully become a series of Millennium themed gadgets for Windows Vista. All versions of Windows Vista feature a Sidebar facility which allows small programs (gadgets, sometimes known as widgets) to run (or be dragged onto the desktop). As far as we know this is the first available gadget for Vista inspired by Chris Carter's Millennium TV series.
MLM Ouroborus Countdown is gadget which you can install on Windows Vista's Sidebar, or simply drag and drop it from your sidebar to your desktop. The gadget resembles the familiar Millennium Group welcome log-in screen as seen in the television series and used by Millennium Group members. It features a golden Ouroborus and automatically displays your name and the number of days remaining. Rather than simply displaying the message, "Welcome Frank", the gadget is more personalised and instead displays the name of the current Windows Vista user.
NB. The Gadget uses a Windows system value to determine the user's name that comes from the name of the User's folder, that contains their application settings, My Pictures Documents etc. Unfortunately, some computers have Windows pre-installed with a generic user name like User or Owner, instead of it asking for your own personal name when you use the computer for the first time. There isn't much you can do about that for now until the next release of the gadgets which allows full name customisation.
MLM Ouroborus Countdown v1.0 features:- Millennium Group Ouroborus
- Personalised - Automatically welcomes the current logged in user!
- Countdown - Displays the current number of days until December 21st, 2012 (the forthcoming Apocalypse?).
- Easily customisable countdown date (see instructions).
- Site Link - Clicking the Ouroborus takes you to our main website at millennium-thisiswhoweare.net
- Drag and drop from your sidebar to your desktop
We hope you enjoy this creation and we look forward to bringing you a series of gadgets featuring your favourite characters from Millennium.
Visit the Millennium inspired Windows Vista Sidebar Gadgets category in our forum's download manger to find the first Millennium gadget.
Guests (non-registered forum members) are welcome to download the gadget but registered members can rate and add comments to the downloads as well as having access to additional downloads and forums.
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UK television channel Zone Horror have changed the air date for their première of Chris Carter's Millennium television series from tomorrow (October 4th) to next Monday (the 6th) and instead will be screening the first 3 episodes back to back, Pilot, Gehenna and Dead Letters.
Zone Horror would appear to be following the traditional air date order of episodes which is also how they are presented on the DVD release. If you are interested in learning more about the varying episode order of Millennium, you can find out more here in our Episode Order Guide.
As well as a recent interview with writer Frank Spotnitz, Zone Horror have also added a new Millennium feature summary to their website entitled, "I see what the killer sees - Millennium on Zone Horror".
Zone Horror currently broadcast on Sky Digital Channel 319, Virgin TV Channel 170 and Freesat Channel 138. Zone Horror is currently available as a free-to-air service on Eurobird 1 and is part of Virgin Media's XL package. Its also believed the channel will soon be launched in Poland.
The Christmas 2010 Lucy Butler Audio Competition winner, Star of Wonder by James P. Davies!
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Dear friends,
As all of you will know, we began our celebration of the festive season with a little something special from Sarah-Jane Redmond herself with an opportunity to have your words read aloud by Millennium's Lucy Butler. The challenge was to create a festive tale with just enough winter chill and more than a dash of Lucy Butler to ease our Millennium pangs. When we launched the competition I had no idea that it would be so warmly received and that the standard of entries would be so high and so many.
Sarah-Jane undertook the difficult task of reading the entries to select our winner and those in second and third places. I am extremely grateful to her for this as I would have found it impossible hard to do so myself given the standard of the entries and I am pleased to announce that Sarah-Jane has chosen her first, second and third places. In third place we have Ana Miraldo, in second place we have Heath Griner and the winner of the Lucy Butler Audio Competition 2010 is.....
James P. Davis with "Star Of Wonder"!
Congratulations to all of you. Our second and place winners will receive an exclusive signed photograph of Sarah-Jane Redmond as Lucy Butler and I want to congratulate the both of you on making Sarah-Jane's job so difficult when it came to selecting a winning entry. You both created something magical and it was by no means an easy task to pick between the finalists. As for our winner, he will hear his story read out in those devilish tones we love.
So here's to James on such a deserving win and for creating such a superb story for Lucy Butler to feature in. Take a bow Sir, you truly do deserve it.
Thank you to each and every one of you that entered. You are all winners and we truly appreciate the creativity, energy and passion you are willing to demonstrate in support of the show you love and it does not go unappreciated by the cast and crew I can promise you.
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The time is now. Here's is the winning entry of our Lucy Butler Audio Competition 2010 written by the extremely talented James P. Davis and narrated by Sarah-Jane Redmond. All the entries were of a standard I couldn't hope to attain but I have to confess to being blown away by James' when I read it and I know Sarah-Jane was too hence the win. It is such a well written piece with lots of references and subtle touches and it is undoubtedly a Christmas story which is what we were looking for. I was particularly impressed with the sheer scope of it and how it seemed to have a mythology all of its own. I have also included a download link for those of you who like the opportunity to have a copy to listen to at their leisure. I wanted to take this opportunity to than all our entrants - the standard was exceptionally high and you all deserve a round of applause so take a box. Further congratulations to James for creating such a memorable entry and one that I am sure you will all agree deserved to win and last but by no means least my gratitude to Sarah-Jane Redmond for the considerable time, support and enthusiasm she afforded us this year to help make our festive season a Millennium festive season. Enjoy the story folks and be sure to leave your thoughts when you have heard it, I am sure James would appreciate that.
Sarah-Jane Redmond presents James P Davis' "Star Of Wonder" from Mark Hayden on Vimeo.
You can also download this file from our Download Manager to keep...
Best wishes, Mark (Eth)
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