Coming soon... Top 5 Millennium Panel!

Back to Frank Black has been in the process of pooling another panel session and we can finally announce the details.

We'll be recording a panel on the Top 5 Episodes of Millennium -- a concept we've looked at in previous podcasts that proved popular listening. This time we've pulled together six other voices to join the woody, deep timbre of Troy Foreman and the Bertie Wooster stuttering of myself.

Joining us will be Robin Strickler, a big Millennium fan with a decade worth of radio experience -- so I have no doubt she will have no problems in explaining her top five! Back to Frank Black follower and Millennium fan Peter McKiernan will also be joining us. Blog followers will have read Peter's thoughts on Millennium in his Seven and One a while back. A couple of familiar voices will be joining us again: Fredric Fitz and Peter Holstrom will be back to give you more of their opinions. And finally, both myself and Troy are rather thrilled to have two names of great significance to Millennium fandom, Millennial Abyss and Fourth Horseman Press runners Brian A. Dixon and Adam Chamberlain, joining us!


The Millennial Abyss was one of the major resources of Millennium in its day, and it remains just as pertinent now. It's a website that nurtured both my own and Troy's interest in Millennium along side our brothers at TIWWA.

So, as you can imagine, we're very excited about this upcoming podcast. Watch out for it and several other great Millennium interviews that will be heading your way exclusively from BacktoFrankBlack.com!

Lance Henriksen has Nightmares in Red, White & Blue

As you know, the goal of this site and campaign is to get a Millennium movie made. Since Millennium has been off the air for over a decade, sometimes news relating to the series can be scarce. That is why we like to bring other sorts of interesting tidbits to your attention that relate to Millennium or the people involved with the show. Many of the cast and crew from Millennium continue to work to this day and we are always contacted by them about projects they have coming up. Here at Back to Frank Black, we think it's a fantastic idea to keep the Millennium fans up to date on what projects they are working on.

One such project involves our beloved Lance Henriksen. Several months back we were contacted by writer/producer Joseph Maddrey about a documentary he was working for which Lance would provide the narration. The documentary was directed by Andrew Monument. Joseph recently got back in touch with us and we had a fantastic chat about the project and when it would be coming out. The movie is called Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue and provides a history of the horror genre in American film. The movie is narrated by Lance Henriksen and features interviews with George A. Romero, John Carpenter, Back to Frank Black supporter John Kenneth Muir, and many more. Below you can see the trailer for the documentary...



The movie will be available On Demand starting tomorrow and will hit the theaters in September, but stay tuned to Back to Frank Black for an EXCLUSIVE interview with writer/producer Joseph Maddrey and possibly director Andrew Monument. Also look for a special competition as well! We would like to thank Joseph for taking the time to contact us and letting us know about this fantastic film. For more information on the film, please go to the following link.

Seven and One: Andrew M

I wasn't sure whether I should divulge the last name of this "candidate", so I figured best to keep his identity ambiguous, in part from courtesy, in part because it's just so 'conspiracy' - I love it! So enjoy another snippet from the Millennium fan repository. Seven and One!

1. My name is Andrew and I am 40 years old. I have been a sci-fi fan for 35+ years. I am proud to say that it was watching Millennium that eventually got me into the X-Files, not the other way around! I think it is the aspect of good and evil that keeps this show as one of my all-time favorites. "Somehow Satan..." is a mirror image of C.S Lewis' "The Screwtape letters!" I think it was Kingdom Come that was the first episode I saw that drew me into watching the show. I actually got into Millennium by seeing it on the FX channel when I got home from work after midnight. MIllennium in the dark...yeah!

2. Most horrifying moment, hmmm... I would have to say a toss up between the end of Lamentation in the yellow house, and the end of (the world!) The Time Is Now.

3. Favorite quote. Having watched Paper Dove recently , "It's not the beef," jokingly comes to mind! I like Frank's lines in the end of Exogesis where he talks about the world being covered in a robe of white churches and someone seeing a different future.

4. I find myself singing along with "As Long As I'm Singing." The theme song so serious! Good-Bye Charlie is kind of catchy as well. Favorite episodes: Fouce Majeure, Maranatha, Beware of the Dog, Luminary, TEOTWAWKI, Seven and One. I can't pick just one! I also find that I like certain episodes more now than I did 10 years ago, and vice-versa.

5. I guess one's spiritual stance would make one choose between psychic or prophetic, at least in the second and third seasons. "Gift" was a great was to describe it.

6. The end of Luminary has a nice richness to it. I also like Frank saying "He is coming soon" in Russian in Maranatha and then having a white fade-out instead of the usual black.

7. As far as a movie goes, I would like to see something that points towards an apocalyptic event, where Frank is able to thwart off part of something evil, but that there is still some greater evil to come, so that it instills in the viewer that people must be prepared and be strong for what is to come, not sit back like mindless sheep. There are some neat ideas that could be expanded on from the virtual fourth season.....good reading!

Email your "seven and one" profile to info@backtofrankblack.com and we'll share you those responses to the Millennium world! We have a choice of 2 questionnaires - up to you which you use!

HARD SET (new!):
1. About You.
2. What was the most horrifying
moment in the show?
3. What's your favourite quote from the show?
4. What's your
favourite piece of music in Millennium (incidental or song)?
5. What is your
opinion as to the nature of Frank's Gift?
6. What's your
favourite episode ending?
1. If you were given the chance to
make a Millennium movie, what would you focus on and why?

EASY SET:
1. About You.
2. Why are you a fan?
3. How long have
you been a fan?
4. What's your favorite episode?
5. What's your
favorite scene or moment?
6. If a movie was made which characters
would you like to see in it?
1. What are you watching right now?

Horror Channel to show Millennium

It may come as no surprise that Millennium is a show that has worldwide appeal. There are fans from all over the world who love this show and want to see a Millennium movie made. Our good friends over in the UK have always been a supporter of this campaign and they continue to do so. They recently posted a story about our Lara Means week and we are now returning the favor.

The Horror Channel will be showing the series Millennium on every weekday evening. So, if you are in the UK and fancy watching the series again, make sure you tune in and support our good friends over at the Horror Channel. For the complete story, check out this link.

Lara Means Week: Tom Wright Speaks!

Lara Means Week was a wonderful success - and I don't mean that in a "slap the backs of Troy and Jim sort of way", I mean in the wonderful contributions we had to make the week work. We just thought we'd share a little feedback we had from Millennium director Tom Wright. We do keep saying "they" are reading what is said at BacktoFrankBlack, so with his kind permission, here is Tom's feedback.

In regards to Alison Nastasi's Tuesday piece:
"ALISON HAS DONE A FANTASTIC PIECE ON LAURA HERE.
THIS TAKES ME BACK TO THE EPISODE IN WHICH LAURA DIED. ALL THE TRANSITIONS SHE WENT THROUGH. WOW, REALLY DOES TAKE ME BACK.

ALISON. KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK, AND I HOPE TO READ MORE OF YOUR 'DREAMS' SOON."

And a further comment on Wednesday's video by Joselyn Rojas:
"WELL, WITHOUT A DOUBT ANOTHER TERRIFIC ARTIST.
AGAIN, MEMORIES LIKE CRAZY FLOODING BACK INTO MY HEAD.
A LOT OF THOSE IMAGES WERE MINE.....AND THAT ONE EPISODE WAS REALLY FUN TO DO.
EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME.

ALSO WANT TO SAY TO JOSELYN, A REALLY FANTASTIC JOB. I'VE WATCHED THE VIDEO (6) TIMES NOW AND I'M SURE I'LL WATCH IT AND SHOW IT MANY MORE TIMES.
GOOD LUCK IN YOUR CAREER AND THANKS FOR LETTING ME IN ON IT.
THE BEST TO YOU!"

Our interview with Tom will be up soon. Keep your eyes peeled for more updates!

Lara Means Week: Competition results!

LARA MEANS WEEK COMPETITION

Competition winners for the signed season two box set and the signed photo are as follows:

The signed photo goes to Jack O'Neall, Evanston, IL
The signed season two boxed set goes to TV Miller, Yonkers, New York

Congratulations to you both! Your prizes will be sent out shortly!

Lara Means Week: Sunday - Kristen Cloke Interview!

So this is it! Sunday! The final day of Lara Means Week! A thank you to Alison Nastasi, MR Sellars, Joselyn Roja, DiRT, Steve Katzenmoyer, James Wong, myself (of course), Troy Foreman and of course, Kristen Cloke. Thanks to all the people who have supported this week - including those of you in Twitter and Facebook land.

We'll be announcing the winners of this week's competition for the signed season 2 box-set and the signed photo tomorrow.

We'll leave you with the feature of the week, the exclusive interview with Lara Means herself, Kristen Cloke.





If you can't see the above player, or the player refuses to play ball (as can happen on IE browsers), you can download the MP3 here, or sign-up and download from ITunes - search for "Millennium Group Sessions".