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Millennium marked the second major television series created by Chris Carter, who'd already made his name as the brains behind The X-Files. And, like its predecessor, it shares a lot of the same themes--it's a crime thriller that gradually unfolds into a grand conspiracy involving the government and the fate of the entire world.
Agent Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) is a former FBI agent who has transplanted his family from Washington DC to Seattle, after suffering something of a breakdown. He's an expert criminal profiler--arguably the best, thanks to his ability to "see" into the minds of killers--and he fears for the safety of his wife and young daughter. In Seattle, he joins the mysterious Millennium Group, an agency of freelance crime-busters who investigate particularly brutal crimes. As a result, Millennium is downright bleak viewing, as Black jumps from horrific slaying to horrific slaying. Moreover, there's a growing sense of unease about the workings of the Millennium Group, so that in typical Chris Carter fashion, you don't know who to trust. With its pre-Y2K angst and overwhelming darkness, as well as its general humourlessness, Millennium hasn't dated as well as The X-Files. Still, thanks to Carter's vision and Henriksen's compelling take on the tortured Black, it's difficult not to get hooked. --Ted Kord
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Contains all the episodes from Season One of Millennium:
- 1. Pilot
- 2. Gehenna
- 3. Dead Letters
- 4. The Judge
- 5. 522666
- 6. Kingdom Come
- 7. Blood Relatives
- 8. The Well-Worn Lock
- 9. Wide Open
- 10. The Wild And The Innocent
- 11. Weeds
- 12. Loin Like A Hunting Flame
- 13. Force Majeure
- 14. The Thin White Line
- 15. Sacrament
- 16. Covenant
- 17. Walkabout
- 18. Lamentation
- 19. Powers, Principalities, Thrones And Dominions
- 20. Broken World
- 21. Maranatha
- 22. Paper Dove
- 2. Gehenna
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Chris Carter, pressured by the Fox network to create a companion piece to his popular hit series The X-Files, pitched his pilot for Millennium early in 1996. Carter was eager to explore the other side of the horror genre. Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully had spent several years fighting extraterrestrials and monsters, exploring a world of supernatural horrors. Thus, Carter created Frank Black, a behavioral profiler who hunted more terrifying monsters, human monsters. Hyped to the extreme for months in advance, Millennium premiered on Fox with the highest ratings of any premiere the network had shown in its history. Now, in the early days of the twenty-first century, this engrossing series has seemingly been all but forgotten. Fortunately, the series has obtained the DVD release it so richly deserves.
Millennium, unquestionably the darkest television drama of the twentieth century, had no rivals when it came to dramatic storytelling. Both the consistently high production values of the show and its powerful subject matter made this series unique in the annals of television history. Frank Black's unending battle against darkness, week after week, stunned viewers on both intellectual and emotional levels. Never before have episodic stories been so imbued with honesty, emotion, exploration and experimentation. Millennium was, week after week, successful on nearly every level of production. The show's cast and crew were unequivocal. Vastly superior to predecessor, The X-Files, this series had no peers. The first season spent twenty-two episodes exploring the darkest depths of the human soul and the most sickening portions of the human mind. (It has been said that on more than one occasion Fox network employees were nightmare-ridden after viewing uncut episodes of the series.... Read more ›
Millennium, unquestionably the darkest television drama of the twentieth century, had no rivals when it came to dramatic storytelling. Both the consistently high production values of the show and its powerful subject matter made this series unique in the annals of television history. Frank Black's unending battle against darkness, week after week, stunned viewers on both intellectual and emotional levels. Never before have episodic stories been so imbued with honesty, emotion, exploration and experimentation. Millennium was, week after week, successful on nearly every level of production. The show's cast and crew were unequivocal. Vastly superior to predecessor, The X-Files, this series had no peers. The first season spent twenty-two episodes exploring the darkest depths of the human soul and the most sickening portions of the human mind. (It has been said that on more than one occasion Fox network employees were nightmare-ridden after viewing uncut episodes of the series.... Read more ›
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
By Fantasy Lore
TOP 1000 REVIEWER
Format:DVD
Perhaps one of the major reasons why `Millennium' never achieved the massive success of its fellow Chris Carter creation `The X-Files' is that many of these stories are simply good old-fashioned who-done-it mysteries. While the viewer is often made aware of the identity of the killer long before leading character Frank Black has deciphered his most recent horrific vision and pieced together all the clues, most of the entertainment for the viewer comes from the eventual discovery and capture by Black and his team of the latest depraved murderer.
Another reason why this intelligent show only lasted a meagre three seasons could be because sex, death and horror are the themes that dominate almost every episode, a lot of which can be very unpalatable and disturbing to even the least squeamish viewer. Frequently, innocent victims are slaughtered for little or no reason, but with Frank Black interpreting the killer's every thought and impulse for the benefit of the audience, these deaths are made that little bit more understandable and the process of the villain's detection and apprehension is made ever gripping thanks to him.
Acting as profiler, detective, psychologist and psychic all rolled into one, Frank Black is one of the most convincing protagonists ever to appear on the small screen and Lance Henriksen's performance is consistently mesmerising- he effortlessly steals every scene he's in.... Read more ›
Another reason why this intelligent show only lasted a meagre three seasons could be because sex, death and horror are the themes that dominate almost every episode, a lot of which can be very unpalatable and disturbing to even the least squeamish viewer. Frequently, innocent victims are slaughtered for little or no reason, but with Frank Black interpreting the killer's every thought and impulse for the benefit of the audience, these deaths are made that little bit more understandable and the process of the villain's detection and apprehension is made ever gripping thanks to him.
Acting as profiler, detective, psychologist and psychic all rolled into one, Frank Black is one of the most convincing protagonists ever to appear on the small screen and Lance Henriksen's performance is consistently mesmerising- he effortlessly steals every scene he's in.... Read more ›
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
By "eeohboweee"
Format:DVD
The first series of Millennium is certainly the best of the three, although the other two are certainly good, they betray -ever so slightly - the darkness of the first. This is a brilliantly written, thoroughly compelling exploration of 'evil' in both its human and supernatural incarnations; ultimately these two elements are cleverly and inextricably linked. In this respect the first series stays true to its principles both artistically and thematically - the more 'other-worldly' origins of pain, suffering and death are still grounded in human action and discussed in a manner that is both mesmerising and unnerving. Throughout Millennium there is always a sense of standing on the edge and being too well aware of how easy it would be to stop fighting and topple into the darkness. I'm well aware that I sound pretentious saying these things, but this is my favourite television series and it is very exiting and satisying to finally have it on DVD. For me it proves, like the best episodes of the X Files, that TV has the potential to convey interesting ideas through drama. Any given episode of Millennium kicks the proverbial out of most multi-million dollar thrillers released on the big screen.
Anyway, I'll stop my reverential babbling and cover a few technical points. The image and sound are superb. The extras are very informative and, although I usually don't care for them as they often seem a convenient excuse to boost the price of the item, they are very welcome relative to this great series and its superb value.
This leads to my final comment in the review. I am still at a loss to understand why Millennium, with 22 episodes and extras to boot, retails for under £30 while a series of the x-files with 22-24 episodes often retails at twice that price. Another great mystery . . .
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Gotta love Frank
I always liked this series back in the nineties, not everybody's cup of tea but enjoyable overall - especially season one.
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Superior!
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Published 4 months ago by Christian Edlmayer
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Happy memories
I enjoyed watching it the first time round on TV now I can watch it as often as I like.
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The End is Near - A Great and (Sadly) Short Series from X-Files'...
TV - Fall 1996:
"The X-Files" would have been entering it's 4th Year on Television and the show's father wanted to get into a new method of storytelling... Read more
"The X-Files" would have been entering it's 4th Year on Television and the show's father wanted to get into a new method of storytelling... Read more
Published 12 months ago by Martin
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SCOOBY SCOOBY DOO.....
Once again i read the gushing reviews and bought Millenium.The box set is now gathering dust in my damp shed along side my broken lawn mower,a conked out dyson and a bench press. Read more
Published 20 months ago by mister joe
4.0 out of 5 stars
very dark
we all know the x files ,but this series is dark straight from the word go. the pilot is a shocker and you can see why the box has an 18 certificate on it. Read more
Published on 26 April 2010 by B. J. Morris
5.0 out of 5 stars
Simply Breathtaking
It had been almost a decade since I had seen this series and my goodness it was fantastic, I was totally hooked and watched the entire DVD in a weekend. Read more
Published on 13 Jan 2010 by N. Ramesh
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millennium review
I have been looking for this series for quite sometime and was pleased to finf it here on Amazon. Starring Lance Hennriksen the series follows Frank Black, an ex FBI agent with a... Read more
Published on 22 April 2009 by A. Book Fan
2.0 out of 5 stars
Did I miss something?
Having watched the whole series I was not overly impressed and will not be buying the next one (Is there another one?). Read more
Published on 5 April 2008 by Craggle
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brilliant but developed in the second season
I know this will irk most fans of 'Millennium' but, for me, Season 1 just doesn't compare to the outstanding Season 2, which was one of the most daring, inventive and captivating... Read more
Published on 19 Feb 2008 by Mr. D. Woods
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