Artivels Undescribable Perfection

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Venge **MAJOR SPOILER ALERT!!!**"Millennium" was one of the strongest dramas in the history of television. It went where no show had dared to go before. The acting was superb, the sets were remarkable and the writing was generally well above the norm. So what happened? The producers themselves admit that the show never knew what it wanted to become. Chris Carter's original vision led to the startling Season 1: the grisly crime scene, the etched face of Frank Black as he takes us into the mind of the killer, and the introduction of the mysterious "Millennium Group." It was an amazing first season.The ratings, however, weren't that great, especially when compared to that pop sensation "X-Files", and Fox put on the pressure. So new people were put in charge of the direction of the show, and led us into Season 2, which many consider the best season, but I consider the season that led to the demise of the show.I personally love the first half of the second season, with the emergence of Laura Means, the great depth of the Group, the strong contributions of Peter Watts, and the clearer lines between good and evil, heavenly and satanic.Again, however, the ratings were disappointing, and the second half of the second season is turned on its head. The Millennium group becomes suspect, Laura Means goes insane, major characters are killed, and in the final episode it is suggested that 80% of the worlds population are going to die of plague.Season 3 tries to bring the show back to where it began, but it was too late. The Black family chemistry is never the same, tho Jordan (Brittany Tipplady) continued to shine, Laura Means left a huge whole in the show when she left, Peter Watts is suddenly the bad guy, and the Millennium Group are now responsible for the worlds great evils. Chris Carter came back on board in Season 3, and in his own words says he didn't really know what to do with the pieces that pieces that were left.That being said, Season 3 was still a very strong season, and contains some of my personal favorite episodes, in particular "Through a Glass, Darkly". Klea Scott (Emma Hollis) filled some of the vacuum left by those that were killed off in Season 2. The writing was superb, and except for a couple of weak episodes (ie. the notorious "KISS" episode!) the season stands up very well.But again, it was the wavering of purpose and direction and leadership that finally put the hole in the waterline and sunk the show. If the producers and writers had only stayed true to the original purpose, and not buckled to the pressure being exerted by the network, the show might have seen its core audience grow and developed some longevity. There was certainly enough substance there for at least 6 or 7 seasons.So many opportunities missed. The relationship of Lance Hendriksen and Peter Watts, the growing character of Laura Means, the unfolding of the "true" purpose of the Group, and even the continuing struggle of the Black family, of Frank and Catherine, to deal with Frank's "gift". Lucy Butler, Frank's nemesis, virtually disappears in Season 3, appearing in only 1 episode.I own all 3 seasons and they hold a treasured place in my DVD collection, but its easy to get melancholy thinking about what might have been.

ljnelms There is a real millennium group. It is catholic sect that is not acknowledge by the Vatican.Their real purpose is "end time prophecies".There is only one known member that is allowed to be exposed for media and public as their liaison. According to ex-federal agents.He is a priest of the Holy Catholic Church, Hq. located in New Hampshire Ct. His last known whereabouts some where in Texas, near Hillsboro or Lake Whitney. His only name That is revealed is Father Allen.They also track priest that have molested children and some how they vanish and are not in the church any more.They also keep track of Muslim clerics here in America.Where they get their fiances is anybodys guess.But if i ever get the chance to join them, I would !

soulassassinx Basically this is about code breaking. All religions are the mother of theology is about breaking the codes. This is a show about breaking the codes shown in the cracks between profane life, the soul and the scrapheap antimatter in between.It is a pity that this show followed after The X-Files and was compared to it. Most criticism this show has gotten comes from people who don't seem to understand it. It's one of those shows you understand very little of if you don't see all episodes and that is just great.Personally I can't stand TV-series with one evening resolutions like that godawful CSI or relentless crap like "lawyer shows".Apart from all the brilliant TV-series made by HBO Millennium is one of those shows I real hate not being able to watch anymore. In fact it's so good and one of those shows you wish you never saw so you could see it anew.I am a high school teacher and teach religion, I spent three and a half years in the theological faculty and wrote me bachelors degree about the end of the world, i.e. apokalytica. The studies about the myths of the end of the world. Millennium digs down in the huge pile of myths and present a true and horryfying version of it set in modern society and really makes me remember the collective anxiety regarding the coming of the new millennia. The illness of the world and what aisle the human psyche is constant in the show and it makes you feel uncomfortable. TV4 in Sweden, like most of the time managed, to screw this show up, by airing it on different times or around midnight workdays and changing the airing days - their trailer for the show said it was about a former cop hunting serial killers. It's not, it's about the hunt for the truth in the obscure and sometimes the bizarre. The Swedish public expected to see a cop show and soon turned away thus banning it to airing times 2 o'clock in the morning between a Monday and tuseday.There are some episodes and elements that'll stick to you. As many others have said the episode namned The Curse of Frank Black is amazing. The scene in the lodge when the plague hits is also very good. Legion is a scary figure and sometimes it's presence makes me think of the best show ever on TV Twin Peaks.The Millennium group and the webs of conspiracies leaves the viewer with intellectual speculation and that is how I want to be left after viewing a show and not with some damn fingerpointining and sugarcoated morality Hoartio Caine style.Why this show was canceled is a damn shame but it's understandable. Most people are not into active viewing, they want sitcoms, reality shows and cop shows, but I tip my hat to the creators of Millennium and celebrate their work because we, who like to think for ourselves, should have som shows to watch too.

Maddyclassicfilms Millennium was created by Chris Carter, has music by Mark Snow and stars Lance Henricksen, Terry O'Quinn, Bill Smitrovitch, Klea Scott, Megan Gallagher, Britany Tiplady, Kristen Cloke and CCH Pounder.FBI profiler Frank Black(Lance Henricksen)has a strange psychic gift which allows him to see what the killer sees. Moving back to Seattle with his wife Catherine(Megan Gallagher)and young daughter Jordan(Brittany Tiplady) he joins the mysterious Millennium Group. Millennium are an organisation which investigates brutal murders and strange events that all seem to be somehow linked to the possible upcoming end of the world. Frank works most often with his close friend Police Detective Bob Bletcher (Bill Smitrovich)and the enigmatic Millennium member Peter Watts(Terry O'Quinn).Henricksen gives one of his best performances as the haunted Frank. Frank's gift is a curse and as much as he longs for a happy and peaceful life he never seems to get that wish fulfilled. Henricksen has good chemistry with Megan Gallagher and Brittany Tiplady and they make a believable screen family. Tiplady is very good as Frank's daughter who may also share her fathers psychic abilities.Sarah-Jane Redmond is chilling as Frank's greatest enemy the demonic Lucy Butler. Kristen Cloke is impressive as the troubled Lara Means and Klea Scott is very good as young FBI agent Emma Hollis who becomes Frank's partner in the third season.This is well worth watching but if you are a first time viewer start from the beginning and don't watch it alone, it is very scary and some episodes are quite disturbing too. An excellent series filled with interesting and complex characters and brilliant performances.It's a shame this didn't become as successful as Carter's other series The XFiles. Perhaps when it was released the content was considered too dark(which it undeniably is)for audiences. However it's a thrilling and creepy series and quite unlike any other Detective series.