Season 1 Trivia And References

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Pilot

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-100

Production Code:

4C79

Original Airdate:

1996-10-25

1013 References:

The surname "Black" comes from Chris Carter's family. The name "Catherine" was his mother's name.

Bible References:

Ezekiel 19:10

Thy mother [is] like a vine in thy blood, planted by the waters: she was fruitful and full of branches by reason of many waters.

Revelation 20:14

And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Revelation 21:8

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Millennium Trivia:

The Pilot episode of Millennium attracted over 17 million viewers when it premiered in 1996, the highest rating network premiere in history.

The address of the new home, commonly known as the Yellow House is 1910 Ezekiel Drive, Seattle, WA 98924.

Before it was to be known as Millennium, the show's working title was 2000. The Pilot episode is sometimes referred to as 2000 or The Frenchman after Elizabeth Hand's reconstructed novel.

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

The sound crew added a 'starting up' car engine sound effect in post production to The Frenchman''s car when it was parked by the bridge marked Peste. However the engine could already be seen to be running prior to the sound effect; as displayed by the smoking exhaust pipe.

Credit: The Unofficial Millennium Companion Volume 1 by N.E.Genge

The Credits and Transcript for this episode refer to the stripper killed at the start of the episode as Calamity. However, when Frank Black picks up the newspaper from his porch, the article shows in its text and under the photo that the victim was Joanne Sandor, age 27.

Credit: The Old Man of TIWWA

Killers and Victims:

The Frenchman killed Calamity and an unnamed male.

The Frenchman was shot dead by Bob Bletcher.

Mortality Count:

3

Psychology:

Frank Black: The killer is confused about his sexuality. He feels guilt, quite possibly from his mother. So he goes to peep shows to try to feel something toward women but all he feels is anger - anger that fuels his psychosis, that distorts and twists his view of reality. [...] His way of dealing with [his confusion] is by fulfilling a prophecy.

Gehenna

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-101

Production Code:

4C01

Original Airdate:

1996-11-01

1013 References:

Bible References:

Ephesians 6:16

Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked.

Matthew 25:41

Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels:

Millennium Trivia:

George Joseph, who played Eedo Bolow's father, is better known as a stunt man.

Credit: David Nutter, commentary on Gehenna

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Eedo Bolow.

Thirty-nine pounds of carbonized human remains, roughly the equivalent of seven adults.

'Bob'.

The deaths are drug-related, but the killer is Legion.

Mike Atkins falls prey to the killer and suffers severe injuries when he is trapped inside an industrial microwave.

Mortality Count:

Psychology:

Frank to Catherine: Biblical concept of the devil's influence has lost any currency.

Catherine: Language has changed. Science and psychology has given a clearer idea of why people commit evil acts.

Frank: So the true source of evil is us. Or is there something out there - a force or a presence - waiting.

Dead Letters

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-102

Production Code:

4C02

Original Airdate:

1996-11-08

1013 References:

The son of James Horn (James Morrison) in this episode was named T.C. This is a direct reference to the character James Morrison played in Ten Thirteen's Space: Above and Beyond called Col TC McQueen.

Credit: The Unofficial Millennium Companion by N.E.Genge

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

'The Killer' portrayed by Ron Halder, during one scene picks up a pair of tweezers but is immediately seen writing a message on the hair under his microscope.

Credit: The Unofficial Millennium Companion by N.E.Genge

Killers and Victims:

Victims: Karen Anderson, aged 21, parking enforcement officer. Body found in Animal Center, cut in half. Woman found in Dead Letter office, cut in half, at least one severed limb. Marjorie, a nurse, decapitated, limbs severed, torso cut into three pieces.

The killer is arrested.

Mortality Count:

3

Psychology:

Penseyres says other Millennium Group members recommend using the Holmes criteria - defining serial killers involving three victims with a period between murders of at least 30 days.

Frank: No sexual mutilation or intercourse with the victim. He defecated and covered his feces - a physiological release but embarrassed. Covered victim's face but not entire head - objectified her, wanted as much of his obsession visible as possible but couldn't have her looking at him, couldn't hear her fear - an indication of remorse, rare to have remorse for a stranger. Expects him to visit her grave, tell her how bad he feels.

Kingdom Come

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-103

Production Code:

4C03

Original Airdate:

1996-11-29

1013 References:

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

This was the first episode to be aired out of production order. The reason given was that a senior Roman Catholic prelate, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, had died November 14, 1996, the day before it was due to air and was re-scheduled out of respect. However, others think this may have been a publicity ploy by Fox to bolster Millennium's falling ratings by putting it back in the news.

Credit: Brian Dixon, The Millennial Abyss

Credit: The Unofficial Millennium Companion by N. E. Genge

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Father Silas Brown, burned alive.

Reverend Marcus Crane, bludgeoned and drowned.

Beatrice Crowly, attacked and knocked out but survives.

Reverend Jack Harned, tortured to death.

Reverend in church, shot in leg but survives.

Killer:

Galen Calloway arrested.

Mortality Count:

3

Psychology:

Frank: Calloway knew we were on our way. He didn't hurry. He didn't compromise the ritual. He was resigned, committed. He's become comfortable. You get the luxury of calmness in a murder when you know your surroundings.

Frank: I felt how human Calloway was - so inundated by pain, fragmented by grief. It led him to surrender his humanity.

The Judge

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-104

Production Code:

4C04

Original Airdate:

1996-11-15

1013 References:

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

First mention of Legion.

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

As the Judge is talking to Frank, he introduces himself as Legion. He then goes on to say:

"When Jesus of Nazarath expelled demons from a herd of enchanted hogs..."

This is incorrect. Luke chapter 8 vs 30-34 state that Jesus expelled the demons from a man he encountered in Gerasenes. The demons then went into the herd of hogs who then ran off the cliff and drowned.

Credit: Fourth Horseman of TIWWA

One of the documents relating to Mr Tisman's court appeal states his hearing is 17th March 1995, which is a blooper as he would have been dead for three years with the first season being set in 1998.

Credit: The Unofficial Millennium Companion Vol 1 by N.E. Genge.

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Mrs Tisman, sent a severed tongue from the body of Jonathan Mellon.

Jonathan Mellon, killed by Nearman after cutting out his tongue, on the order of The Judge

Carl Nearman, executed by Bardale on the order of The Judge.

Man killed by Bardale after cutting off his leg, on the order of The Judge.

Killer:

The Judge, killed by Bardale who put him in the pen with the pigs.

Mortality Count:

4

Psychology:

522666

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-105

Production Code:

4C05

Original Airdate:

1996-11-22

1013 References:

Dees' Commanding Officer in the army was T.J. Wright - Thomas J Wright, Director.

Agent Pierson - probably named after Dori Pierson, Chris Carter's wife.

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

Kaboom, better known as Raymond Dees used a phone tone 'bomb alert code' during this episode in similar fashion to that used by the IRA. The code entered was 522666 which equates to Kaboom when converted to each phone key letter.

Jordan has a nightmare about her father.

The name of the English themed pub was The Queen's Arms, 424, 37th Street, Washington DC.

Frank Black's mobile phone number was 202-555-1367.

Lance Henriksen was noted for performing most of his own stunts, and did so during repeated takes for this episode's scenes.

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

13 dead, 20 critical by bomb in Washington pub.

Five deaths in two explosions in an office.

Frank gets knocked out by the office explosion.

Killer:

Raymond Dees - killed by SWAT sniper.

Mortality Count:

19

Psychology:

Blood Relatives

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-106

Production Code:

4C06

Original Airdate:

1996-12-06

1013 References:

Just before Frank, Bletch and the others rush into the Diebstahl Group Home (scene 7 on DVD) where James Dickerson lives, you can see a sign on the hallway wall containing the names of the inhabitants. Two of them appear in the end credits, too:

Gerlund - Erik Gerlund, set decorator

and

Wrinch M - Mike Wrinch, one of the camera operators.

Credit: dontbesodark of TIWWA

The scene where the young man James is reading death notices in a newspaper (scene 5 on DVD). One of the names there is Kim Regent.

According to the end credits, the property master for that episode was Kimberley Regent.

Credit: dontbesodark of TIWWA

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

During some underwater shots within this episode Blood Relatives, a white rim can be seen at the bottom of the screen.

Mr Cort is angry that he has not been able to see his wife's body for three days yet during the re-enactment scene with Greer Cort, Frank refers to the theft of Jeff's pin as happening yesterday.

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Mother killed by stabbing in graveyard.

Tina killed by drowning in a lake.

Mrs Dechant, stabbed but survives.

Frank is attacked.

Killer:

Connor, arrested.

Mortality Count:

2

Psychology:

Frank: It's not about her. Killer's rage is directed towards someone else.

Watts: I agree. The stab wounds were brutal but impersonal, clustered well away from her face.

Catherine: Going to funerals is his attempt at finding human contact, family.

The Well-Worn Lock

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-107

Production Code:

4C07

Original Airdate:

1996-12-20

1013 References:

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Connie Bangs, sexually assaulted by her father, from the age of 9.

Ruth Bangs, sexually assaulted by her father, from the age of 8.

Perpetrator:

Joe Bangs, arrested.

Mortality Count:

None.

Psychology:

Wide Open

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-108

Production Code:

4C08

Original Airdate:

1997-01-03

1013 References:

Detective James Glen - James Wong and Glen Morgan, producers/writers.

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

The little girl is called Patricia Highsmith - probably for the crime writer most popularly known for her Ripley books.

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

John and Mary Kay Highsmith, bludgeoned, dragged downstairs, murdered with an antique hatchett.

Second victim, a woman, shot point-blank with a 12-gauge shotgun.

Third house, couple bound and gagged but rescued.

Killer:

Cutter is pushed over the upstairs railing by the family dog, falls through a glass tabletop, presumed dead.

Mortality Count:

3

Psychology:

Weeds

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-109

Production Code:

4C09

Original Airdate:

1997-01-24

1013 References:

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Kirk Orlando, hands amputated, bled to death.

John Comstock, kidnapped, returned.

Charlie Birckenbuehl, kidnapped, rescued.

Cheryl Andrews, attacked.

Bob Birckenbeul, suicide by hanging.

Killer:

Edward Petey, arrested.

Mortality Count:

2

Psychology:

Frank: The kidnapper sees himself as a holy figure - a purifier. He makes the impure ingest his blood so that they can be cleansed.

The Wild and the Innocent

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-110

Production Code:

4C10

Original Airdate:

1997-01-10

1013 References:

Erik Gerlund (set director): His name is listed in Maddie Haskell's highschool year book.

Credit: dontbesodark of TIWWA

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Jim Gilroy (Jake Waterston), attacked by Bobby Webber, put in trunk of car, rescued.

Trooper, shot dead by Webber.

Mr and Mrs Nesmith, shot dead by Webber.

Killer:

Bobby Webber, shot (presumed killed) by Maddie Haskel.

Mortality Count:

4

Psychology:

Loin Like a Hunting Flame

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-111

Production Code:

4C11

Original Airdate:

1997-01-31

1013 References:

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

The episode's title is taken from "The Ballad of the Long-Legged Bait" by Dylan Thomas. Among the quatrains included in the six-page poem is one that reads, "And steeples pierce the cloud on her shoulder / And the streets that the fisherman combed / When his long-legged flesh was a wind on fire / And his loin was like a hunting flame." The poem is known for its surrealistic metaphors concerning sex and sexuality and, as a result, the line chosen as the episode's title seems an apt means of depicting the fantasy-prone sexual mindset of serial killer Art Nesbitt.

Credit: Brian Dixon, The Millennial Abyss

Character: Nesbitt, who was unable to consummate his marriage.

Nesbitt's operation or plication is a surgical procedure to correct a deformity of the penis.

Credit: Libby of TIWWA

Succlynocide: Clearly spoken by Terry O'Quinn and spelled that way in subtitles. However, a web search shows no reference other than the transcript. Probably based on the real drug succinylcholine (pron. suk-snil-koleen), a muscle-relaxant that has been used in real-life murder.

Credit: Libby of TIWWA

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Mel and Lesley, killed by Nesbitt by injection.

Unnamed couple, abducted and drugged.

Sylvie and Anne, killed by Nesbitt.

Randy and Laura, drugged but rescued.

Killer:

Nesbitt, suicide by injection.

Mortality Count:

5, possibly 7.

Psychology:

Force Majeure

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-112

Production Code:

4C12

Original Airdate:

1997-02-07

1013 References:

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

While the planetary alignment of May 5, 2000 was an actual event, during which the six innermost planets of our solar system aligned, the predicted cosmic catastrophe associated with it never came to pass. The same celestial alignment will not to occur again until the year 2675. Coincidentally, May 5, 2000 was also Lance Henriksen's 60th birthday.

Credit: Brian Dixon, The Millennial Abyss

Background Information and References:

When Frank visits Dennis Hoffman in his hotel room, the number on the door is "7", a number that is referenced many times in this episode: the number of planets, the confirmed dead in the storm, the lamps outside the campus building, the people who survived with Noah, the separate prophecies of Nostradamus predicting the apocalypse, Revelations verse seven, Exodus verse seven, the ova discovered at Carlin's autopsy, Lauren and Carlin were born seven years apart. Chris Carter has said that the movie "Se7en" was an influence in creating Millennium.

Credit: Fourth Horseman of TIWWA

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Lauren, died by self-immolation.

Carlin, jumped off a dam and drowned.

Killer:

The Iron Lung Man, who was ultimately responsible for the girls' suicides, died when the power failed.

Mortality Count:

Psychology:

The Thin White Line

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-113

Production Code:

4C13

Original Airdate:

1997-02-14

1013 References:

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

Writers Glen Morgan and James Wong, like the show's other writers, clearly spent time researching the stories of real life serial killers. The conversation between Frank Black and Richard Alan Hance, which provides one of this episode's highlights, was directly inspired by famed FBI profiler Robert Ressler's interview with serial killer Edmund Kemper. Similarly, Jacob Tyler's delusions, in which he seems to believe his victims are volunteering themselves, were inspired by delusions professed by real life serial killer Herbert Mullin.

This episode marks the first occasion in the series, and one of a scant few, wherein Frank Black takes up a firearm. Both Chris Carter and Lance Henriksen were adamantly opposed to depicting Frank as a character who was willing to use guns or take the life of another person, regardless of circumstances.

The death cards seen throughout the episode serve as a means of delivering Glen Morgan and James Wong's trademark references to their work on the science fiction drama Space: Above and Beyond. Each playing card bears the insignia of Space's 58th Squadron along with their motto, "Expect no mercy." Each of the cards left by Jacob Tyler throughout the episode corresponds to the call sign of a character from that series.

At the end of the episode Frank Black shouts to Jacob Tyler, "You are not who you are!" The line is taken from The X-Files episode "Ice," also written by Morgan and Wong.

Credit: Brian Dixon, The Millennial Abyss

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Anne Rothenberg, stabbed to death.

Store clerk, shot.

Killer:

Jacob Tyler, shot dead by Bob Bletcher.

Mortality Count:

3

Psychology:

Sacrament

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-114

Production Code:

4C14

Original Airdate:

1997-02-21

1013 References:

Frank is sitting at a computer, looking at photos of criminals in the Seattle area. Two of the photographs are of Ted Mann and Thomas Wright (without his glasses).

Credit: Fourth Horseman of TIWWA

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

While there are occasional references throughout the series to the fact that Frank Black has a brother or brothers - most notably in "Midnight of the Century" and "Seven and One" - this episode marks the only appearance of one of these blood relations.

While there is foreshadowing throughout the first season, "Sacrament" grants viewers the first clear indications that Jordan Black has inherited her father's unusual powers of insight. This theme, and its potential ramifications, would be explored throughout the series.

Credit: Brian Dixon, The Millennial Abyss

Just after Tom's wife is kidnapped, Frank is seen sitting at a computer going over photos of criminals in the Seattle area. At least two people associated with the show can be seen in the photos as they flash by. The first one is Ted Mann, near the beginning, and the second one, near the end is Thomas Wright, but without his glasses.

Credit: Fourth Horseman of TIWWA

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Mortality Count:

Psychology:

Tom Black: That's the Black family. Try to anticipate the future so you don't have to dwell on the past.

Walkabout

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-115

Production Code:

4C15

Original Airdate:

1997-03-28

1013 References:

On Frank's hospital bracelet, besides his alias David Marx, there's the name of the doctor who had treated him, Dr. J. Service (scene 2 on DVD).

Joanne Service was one of the two assistants to Chris Carter.

Credit: dontbesodark of TIWWA

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

Proloft, the experimental drug featured in this episode, is named after anti-anxiety drugs Prozac and Zoloft.

Credit: Brian Dixon, The Millennial Abyss

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Mortality Count:

Psychology:

Covenant

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-116

Production Code:

4C16

Original Airdate:

1997-03-21

1013 References:

M&W Pharmacy:

Frank finds a receipt in the medicine cabinet, the receipt is from the M&W Pharmacy.

Probably a reference to Morgan & Wong.

Credit: Fourth Horseman of TIWWA

Bible References:

Isaiah 28:15

Because ye have said, We have made a covenant with death, and with hell are we at agreement; when the overflowing scourge shall pass through, it shall not come unto us: for we have made lies our refuge, and under falsehood have we hid ourselves:

Millennium Trivia:

It has been said that the first cut of "Covenant" was approximately one hour and twenty minutes long, nearly twice the length of a standard one-hour network drama. As a result, nearly half of the episode was trimmed in the cutting room and is now lost to viewers. Copies of the original shooting script for the episode reveal those scenes that were lost.

Credit: Brian Dixon, The Millennial Abyss

This episode marked the final appearance of nosy neighbour Jack Meredith.

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Mortality Count:

Psychology:

Lamentation

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-117

Production Code:

4C17

Original Airdate:

1997-04-18

1013 References:

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

"Lamentation" contains one of the more subtle and amusing Ten-Thirteen sight gags. While Frank and Peter are discussing matters on the concrete staircase at Quantico, a strikingly familiar pair walk by them. Appearing from a distance as if they were Agents Mulder and Scully, the extras in this scene were actually David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson's stand-ins from The X-Files.

Credit: Brian Dixon, The Millennial Abyss

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Judge Park, by cyanide poisoning.

Bob Bletcher, throat cut and hanged.

Killer:

Fabricant, dying from having his remaining kidney removed by Lucy Butler.

Mortality Count:

3

Psychology:

Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-118

Production Code:

4C18

Original Airdate:

1997-04-25

1013 References:

Watts is talking to Frank by phone, when Mike Atkins arrives. On the wall behind Watts is a clock which reads a little before a quarter past ten (10:13).

Credit: Fourth Horseman of TIWWA

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

The only proper names for angels provided by Scripture are Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael. Other angelic names can be gleaned from various apocryphal sources, however. With a name literally translating to "poison angel," Sammael is known primarily as the angel of death, characterized in some instances as a figure representing "the severity of God."

The episode takes its title from Sammael's powerful invocation, which reference four of the nine orders of angels identified by Scripture: Seraphims, Cherubims, Thrones, Dominions, Principalities, Powers, Virtues, Archangels, and Angels.

Credit: Brian Dixon, The Millennial Abyss

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Eddie Pressman, Deacon, ritually killed, knife wound to neck severing carotid artery, exsanguinated, eviscerated.

Babysitter in park, throat cut by Martin.

Mike Atkins, throat cut and stabbed in chest.

Killers:

Martin, from brain aneurysm.

Pepper, shot dead/killed by lightning bolt by Sammael.

Mortality Count:

5

Psychology:

Broken World

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-119

Production Code:

4C19

Original Airdate:

1997-05-02

1013 References:

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

Millennium editor Chris Willingham informed the Millennium Abyss website that "Broken World" was one of those episodes that was trimmed in the cutting room as a result of its graphic nature. "There have most definitely been shots that were not used for censorship reasons. In 'Broken World,' there was a lot of slaughterhouse footage that could not be used due to its graphic nature. Watching the dailies was difficult for the editor."

Credit: Brian Dixon, The Millennial Abyss

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Truck driver, stunned then beaten to death.

Mary Ann Wright, killed.

Deputy, shot in chest with bolt gun.

Killer:

Willie, trampled to death by horses.

Mortality Count:

4

Psychology:

Watts: We've learned from past experience that an event like this - a close call - expands his sexual fantasy.

Frank: His only source of feeling alive is his urge for sexual pleasure. His paraphilia has now defined it. It intoxicates and terrifies him. He's standing at an abyss and he's hesitating.

Maranatha

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-120

Production Code:

4C20

Original Airdate:

1997-05-09

1013 References:

Bible References:

And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. - Revelation 8:10-11

Millennium Trivia:

The helicopter Yaponchik utilizes for his escape from the hospital rooftop is labeled on its underside with the registry number 666, the number noted in Revelation to be the mark of the Beast.

This episode's closing is unique in that it represents the only occasion, in sixty-seven episodes, that the final scene fades to white instead of black. Frank Black opens a door and steps into blinding white light and, in what is a negative inverse of the traditional closing, the executive producer credit that ends the episode appears as black text on a pure white background.

Credit: Brian Dixon, The Millennial Abyss

Background Information and References:

Chernobyl accident

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Chernobyl accident occurred on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine (then part of the Soviet Union). It is regarded as the worst accident in the history of nuclear power. Because there was no containment building, a plume of radioactive fallout drifted over parts of the western Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, Scandinavia, UK, and the eastern United States. Large areas of Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia were badly contaminated, resulting in the evacuation and resettlement of roughly 200,000 people. About 60% of the radioactive fallout landed in Belarus.

The accident raised concerns about the safety of the Soviet nuclear power industry, slowing its expansion for a number of years, while forcing the Soviet government to become less secretive. The now-separate countries of Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus have been burdened with continuing and substantial costs for decontamination and health care because of the Chernobyl accident. It is difficult to accurately tally the number of deaths caused by the events at Chernobyl, as most of the expected long-term fatalities, especially those from cancer, have not yet actually occurred, and will be difficult to attribute specifically to the accident. A 2005 United Nations report attributed 56 direct deaths; 47 accident workers and 9 children with thyroid cancer, and estimated that as many as 4,000 people may ultimately die from long term accident-related illnesses.

However, this report was contradicted by a 1998 World Health Organization (WHO) report, which counted 212 dead among only 72 000 "liquidators" (of a total of approximately 600 000), and an April 2006 report by the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW) (who were awarded the 1986 Nobel peace prize), which counted tens of thousands dead among the liquidators.

Chernobyl and the Bible

Because of a controversial translation of "chernobyl" as wormwood, some people believe that the Chernobyl accident was mentioned in the Bible:

And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters; and the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter. - Revelation 8:10-11

The story appears to have spread to the West with a New York Times article by Serge Schmemann (Chernobyl Fallout: Apocalyptic Tale, July 25, 1986) in which an unnamed "prominent Russian writer" was quoted as claiming the Ukrainian word for wormwood was chernobyl.

The name of the city comes from the Ukrainian word for mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris), which is chornobyl. As a result, chornobyl has been translated by some to simply mean wormwood. This translation is a matter of controversy.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Millennium Bloopers:

In the helicopter at the end of the episode: Yaponchik gets on the helicopter with his face wrapped in bandages. The next scene, as the copter takes off, some else is sitting in the window seat. Then Yaponchik is seen sitting at the window again.

Credit: Fourth Horseman of TIWWA

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Detective, shot in the face and fingers removed.

Two earlier victims, a Russian mob guy and a woman, Galina Landskoi.

Andrei (police undercover agent), shot.

Killer:

Yaponchik, shot by Yara but survives and escapes.

Mortality Count:

5

Psychology:

Paper Dove

Season:

1

MLM Code:

#MLM-121

Production Code:

4C21

Original Airdate:

1997-05-16

1013 References:

At the beginning, as the wife returns from the grocery store, she stops to de-activate the house alarm, and the code she presses on the panel is 1013 - a reference to Ten Thirteen Productions.

Credit: The Fourth Horseman of TIWWA

Bible References:

Millennium Trivia:

Once again, Millennium's writers created a fictional serial killer built from real world research. The fate of Marie France Dion was directly inspired by acts committed by real life serial killer Ed Kemper. Like Henry Dion, Kemper was driven to commit his crimes by a nagging, overbearing mother. Upon beheading her on Easter Sunday in 1973, Kemper removed her larynx and forced it into a garbage disposal, precisely as Henry does during this episode's climax.

Two of the FBI Special Agents that appear in this episode, Agent Devlin and Agent Emmerich, are named for writer/producers Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich. The creative duo is best known for their science fiction films, including Stargate, Independence Day, and the American Godzilla.

Credit: Brian Dixon, The Millennial Abyss

Background Information and References:

Millennium Bloopers:

Killers and Victims:

Victims:

Mrs Hunziger, first victim, throat cut.

Four other women.

Amy Lee Walker.

Henry's mother.

Killer:

Henry Dion, arrests.

Mortality Count:

7

Psychology:

Edited July 12, 2006 by The Old Man

[The Old Man]

Episode: Pilot

Type: Blooper

Description:

The Credits and Transcript for this episode refer to the stripper killed at the start of the episode as Calamity.

However, when Frank Black picks up the newspaper from his porch, the article shows in its text and under the photo that the victim was Joanne Sandor, age 27.

I imagine the newspaper prop was created before the script was finalised.

[Viivi]

As an addition to a previous post on season 1 trivia..

Episode: The Wild and the Innocent

The name of a Ross Framo is listed in Maddie Haskel's highschool yearbook. According to IMDb he was a computer playback operator in the MM crew ( but his name does not seem to be in any of the MM end credits at all.)

Btw, Framo's name also appears in Goodbye To All That, but I'll write more about that in another post.

[The Old Man]

Thanks for this addition. I've just updated the list of trivia in this topic from the database and I'll add your latest contribution to it. Thanks! I've checked and we don't have a profile for Ross Framo, perhaps he/she was uncredited.

[Viivi]

Here's one I happened to notice yesterday while I was watching Wide Open:

Near the end of the episode, Frank and the others hope to catch the bad man when he comes to a house that is for sale. In the front of the house there's a sign with the name of a real estate broker: Lou Bollo.

He was a stunt coordinator in the MM crew.

[The Old Man]

Well spotted, I'll add that little caveat! He also played a sherif if I recall correctly.

[Viivi]

Hey all, did you know this?

Ricardo Clement (the name of the bad guy in Gehenna) was an alias used by the Nazi Adolf Eichmann after the war. (Apparently the last name was also sometimes written with a k instead of a c.) I had no idea until last night when I happened to watch a tv documentary about a Dutch journalist who knew Eichmann when he was hiding in Argentina.

Today I searched here, and found a thread about this from 3 years back:

https://millennium-thisiswhoweare.net/tiwwa/i...post&p=7009

From Wikipedia:

"Karl Adolf Eichmann (known as Adolf Eichmann; March 19, 1906 – May 31, 1962) was a high-ranking Nazi and SS-Obersturmbannführer (Lt. Colonel). Due to his organizational talents and ideological reliability, he was tasked by Obergruppenführer Reinhard Heydrich to facilitate and manage the logistics of mass deportation to ghettos and extermination camps in Nazi-occupied Eastern Europe. He was captured by Israeli Mossad agents in Argentina, indicted by Israeli court on 15 criminal charges, including charges of crimes against humanity and war crimes. He was convicted and executed by hanging."

And more:

"At the end of World War II, Eichmann was captured by the US Army, who did not know that this man who presented himself as "Otto Eckmann" was in fact a much bigger catch. Early in 1946, he escaped from US custody and hid in various parts of Germany for a few years. In 1948 he obtained a landing permit for Argentina, but did not seek to use it immediately. At the beginning of 1950, Eichmann went to Italy, where he posed as a refugee named Ricardo Klement. With the help of a Franciscan friar who had connections with archbishop Alois Hudal, Eichmann obtained an International Committee of the Red Cross humanitarian passport and an Argentinian visa. He arrived by ship in Argentina on July 14, 1950. For the next ten years, he worked in several odd jobs in the Buenos Aires area (from factory foreman, to junior water engineer and professional rabbit farmer). Eichmann also brought his family to Argentina. Argentina was and is a haven for many former Nazis."

As a sidenote: the motto over the gate of the Auschwitz concentration camp was Arbeit macht frei, which translates quite accurately as Work will set you free - one of the slogans that Mike Atkins sees in that Gehenna storage.

[The Old Man]

Excellent stuff! I've added this to the database. Many thanks!

[Guest Doll]

Episode: Pilot

Type: Blooper

Description:

The Credits and Transcript for this episode refer to the stripper killed at the start of the episode as Calamity.

However, when Frank Black picks up the newspaper from his porch, the article shows in its text and under the photo that the victim was Joanne Sandor, age 27.

I imagine the newspaper prop was created before the script was finalised.

a friend i met in my last chem class was a stripper. although she didn't mention how prevalent it was, it had come up one day that a good # of her co-workers went by stage names, not wanting everyone who saw them to know their real 1st names.

[Guest Laurent.]

I agree with Doll on this one. I never thought Calamity was her real name! In my mind it's a name for cool, outlaw comic book heroes... not real people.

Definition: Calamity: a terrible thing that happens; causing great sorrow; disaster

Are there really parents who name their child Calamity?!? Where I live we have laws to avoid any child ending up with such a name.