Millennium, arguably one of the best TV shows of the last decade, is set for a possible reboot at the hands of a mass-online campaign by its hardcore fan base. 

The show, which lasted for three seasons, stared Lance Henrikson as criminal profiler Frank Black. It begun its episodic routine with a ‘monster of the week’ theme, similar to its sister show The X-Files. However, once in the hands of Morgan and Wong of Willard fame, the show took a more ‘mythology’ theme with the ‘Millenniun Group’ taking on the role of a shadowy occult group. Season three saw the show returning to the hands of Chris (I killed the X-Files forever) Carter, and took a less conspiracy-based turn. 

Sadly, as with anything good on TV these days it seems, the show ended three years young. However, this wasn’t the last time Frank Black would grace our screens. Yes folks, in what should have been the cross-over show of the 90’s, Henrikson’s Frank Black made a one-off appearance in the X-Files. Unfortunately for us, however, the show…well…kind of sucked. Barely any tangible connection to the original Millennium show was present and Frank Black and Fox Mulder end up fighting zombies in a basement. Chris Carter, who is clearly good at concepts, should be kept well clear of his own projects after a couple of year…I present you the latest X-Files movie as a testament to this.

But, triggered by a recent comment by one of the shows key production members, Frank Spotnitz, fans of the show have begun a mass campaign online to bring back Millennium as a movie:

“At the very heart of our efforts is a letter writing campaign, five minutes of your time will make a huge difference and we urge you all to check out the campaign website for hints, tips, templates and contact addresses. All of you can make a real contribution to one of the most coherent efforts thus far seen to return a magnificent character to where he truly belongs: back on our screens not just in our hearts.”

 

Strong words indeed, and a great cause! Millennium truly was a game-changer in terms of TV shows, and it was a great shame to see it go. So, like the press-release says, spare a few minutes and go check out the website for the campaign http://www.backtofrankblack.com/, and get the truth out there.

Check this scene from the pilot episode of the show…dark stuff!