Chris Carter's "Millennium"

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I heard there were severe continuity problems (not even counting that frustratingly bad X-Files xover), but when it was on, nothing quite as creepy and sometimes moving as it. (See the Xmas episode in particular.)

When I heard that it was cancelled after season 3, I actually felt nauseous.

― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Saturday, 19 June 2004 04:25 (twenty-two years ago)

The Season Two finale marks as one of the best series finales ever seen on TV; made the recent storyline on 24 look like a piker. Unfortunately, FOX decided to renew at the last minute. Just a little bit hard to come back when you've crossed the line of no return. Predictably, the third season flopped aesthetically.

― Joshua Houk (chascarrillo), Saturday, 19 June 2004 05:34 (twenty-two years ago)

the first two years of it were superb. I kind of stopped paying much attention in the third year; like the x-files, once it became apparent that they were winging it on the main storyline, it got bogged down; they needed to really step back and let the conspiracies go and deal with one-offs at that point.

― kyle (akmonday), Saturday, 19 June 2004 05:42 (twenty-two years ago)

does anyone think chris carter will ever do anything good ever again?

― kyle (akmonday), Saturday, 19 June 2004 05:42 (twenty-two years ago)

another series that suffered from the 'let's show this after 12 o'clock' / 'why aren't people watching this?' problem here in england. i think it also suffered from people wanting another x-files and getting something incredibly dark (the pilot episode for one - eyes sewn shut, burried alive). i don't think we got past season two here in england (unless you had cable where it is still running).

― koogs (koogs), Saturday, 19 June 2004 09:53 (twenty-two years ago)

Outside of two episodes, I missed all of season 2, so that when season 3 came around, I thought it was still one of the best series around.

As for kyle's question: I didn't know that CC is even doing anything, and if he were, it'd suck.

― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Saturday, 19 June 2004 16:36 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, maybe he's working (in a much quieter sense) like James Cameron did after _Titanic_ -- ie, "preserve the reputation by trying nothing new for a while."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Saturday, 19 June 2004 16:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Millenium > X-Files

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Sunday, 20 June 2004 02:48 (twenty-two years ago)

but james cameron went crazy and went to live in the titanic or something!

― s1ocki (slutsky), Sunday, 20 June 2004 02:50 (twenty-two years ago)

James Cameron is maniacally re-creating the Titanic down to the last detail and has told friends he plans on "sailing it across the Atlantic, and this ship will be UNSINKABLE". He's also talked about stopping at Germany to "see the Kaiser!" and insists that "True Lies 2 starring Arnold Palmer will be huge!"

― Gear! (Gear!), Sunday, 20 June 2004 02:58 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, he's king of the world, ain't he?

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Sunday, 20 June 2004 06:03 (twenty-two years ago)

not even counting that frustratingly bad X-Files xover

Was this a proper one, or just Jose Chung appearing on both? Because that's among one of the finest hours of television I've ever seen.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Sunday, 20 June 2004 22:07 (twenty-two years ago)

I thought the Jose Chung episode was good as well. I mean, sure, making jokes about Scientology is rather banal, but I remember liking it a bit.

I guess the third season wasn't strictly bad; there were still several great episodes that year. The problem was that the whole concept was hamfisted, not to mention a rewrite of the early X-Files schtick (straight cop meets weird-goofy-possibly-insane cop). The whole conspiracy theme had to be tossed out since it was essentially resolved at the end of season two, and what was left threw the few faithful viewers it had for a loop.

― Joshua Houk (chascarrillo), Sunday, 20 June 2004 23:35 (twenty-two years ago)

The Jose Chung episode was ok, definitely not on par with the one on X-Files, though. I was talking about the zombie episode on X-File where Frank was in the looney bin watching college football.

― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Monday, 21 June 2004 00:13 (twenty-two years ago)

Ah. I think I vaguely remember watching that. Then I vaguely remember forgetting it.

― Joshua Houk (chascarrillo), Monday, 21 June 2004 01:23 (twenty-two years ago)

Hey, guess what gets released on DVD in the US on 7/20...

― Joshua Houk (chascarrillo), Monday, 21 June 2004 03:40 (twenty-two years ago)

I'm convinced that this thread brought the DVDs to fruition. Cos, you know, SUPERNATURAL.

― Leeefuse 73 (Leee), Monday, 21 June 2004 05:05 (twenty-two years ago)

subthread:
taking sides... Chris Carters "Millenium" vs Robbie Williams "Millenium"

― Lord Custos Omicron (Lord Custos Omicron), Monday, 21 June 2004 16:02 (twenty-two years ago)

It lost the plot in season 3 for sure. Though it did play all 10 minutes of Patti Smith at one point. I couldn't tell you the season.

― Mr Noodles (Mr Noodles), Monday, 21 June 2004 16:30 (twenty-two years ago)

that was the end of season 2 I think

― kyle (akmonday), Monday, 21 June 2004 16:32 (twenty-two years ago)

four months pass...

out as 4 different box sets here in England - individual box sets for each season (about £30 each) and an uber box set with all three seasons (18 disks, all 67 episodes + extras, £68 on amazon). i'm tempted by these even though it'll take me about a year to watch everything...

― koogs (koogs), Friday, 5 November 2004 16:26 (twenty-one years ago)

the last season sucked anyway so you might as well get them individually

― kyle (akmonday), Friday, 5 November 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

twelve years pass...

I'm not sure how I failed to see more than a couple episodes of this when it first aired, given how relatively obsessive I was about The X-Files at the time. Started watching it properly from the beginning this week and...damn, is it dark as fuck. Kind of shocking that it was actually aired as-is on network TV 20 years ago. But it's also well-made in the same way as early X-Files and engrossing in a total 'staring into the abyss' sort of way.

I guess I didn't realize that, at least at the beginning of the series, every episode is about trying to catch a different serial killer. What a world you inhabit, Black Francis.

― I'm Calling My Loyer! (Old Lunch), Wednesday, 2 August 2017 20:02 (eight years ago)

I liked this show when it was on when I was growing up. MAD TV did a good spoof of it if I'm remembering it right: https://vimeo.com/113119131

― carpet_kaiser, Wednesday, 2 August 2017 20:06 (eight years ago)

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