Product Description

Retired serial-profiler Frank Black has moved his family to Seattle to escape the violence and horror he dealt with while working for the FBI in Washington, D.C. Although his uncanny and often unsettling ability to see into the twisted minds of serial killers has caused him much inner torment, Black knows his "gift" can still be used to help protect and save others. For that reason he has joined the mysterious Millennium Group, a team of underground ex-law enforcement experts dedicated to fighting against the ever-growing forces of evil and darkness in the world.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15105 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-07-20
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish
• Subtitled in: English, Spanish
• Dubbed in: French
• Number of discs: 6
• Running time: 946 minutes

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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, D.C. 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 humorlessness, 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

Customer Reviews

"Man is the cruelest animal."
"Millennium" is one of the smartest, and most stunning, television shows I have ever seen. It's also one of the darkest. The first season deals with serial killers and mass murderers(the formulaic "monster of the week" is present). The purely adult content found in all of the 22 episodes may be too strong for some. To me, it's perfect. I haven't seen a network show with this much strong adult content since "24" and "House".

The brilliant Lance Henriksen stars as Frank Black, a crinimal profiler who joins the Millennium Group and investigates with Detective Bletcher (Bill Smitrovich), Detective Keibelhouse (Stephen James Lang) and a partner from the Millenium Group, Peter Watts (the perfectly cast Terry O'Quinn). At home, Frank Black realxes with his wife, Catherine (Megan Gallagher) and their daughter, Jordan (Brittany Tiplady). The balance between the dark and gruesome realities of the outside world and the light and peaceful comforts of the Black Family's yellow house is flawless. But even the yellow house becomes infected with crime during the episode "Lamentation".

Each episode has its moments. My favorites are "Pilot" "Dead Letters," "522666," "Wide Open," "The Wild and the Innocent," "Force Majeure," "The Thin White Line," "Walkabout," and "Maranatha." They are so full of suspense and some gory killings that your kids will have severe nightmares if you let them watch them (or if they watch them without you knowing it). The writers Glen Morgan and James Wong have done superb jobs with "Dead Letters," "522666," and "The Thin White Line." I don't really like what they did with the show in season 2, but the second season still manages to capture my attention.

As you can see, Chris Carter's "Millennium" is much darker and much more realistic than his "X-Files," which is also a great show. I give this a 4.5/5.

A Truly Bold and Intense drama series. Even better than the X-files.
Frank Black is my hero. As played by Lance Henriksen he posesses an insight into the minds of the most demented killers. He knows the evil that resides in the human heart and his time worn face shows it. Yet he still holds on to the hope that he can make a difference for his wife and little daughter, protecting them from the all too real human monsters that seem to be appearing more often in the modern world.
Where do serial killers come from? Is there some real evil entity, a "devil" if you will, that helps create these people without concience who can kill without remorse? Could the serial killer phenomena be part of something bigger at work? Frank Black begins to wonder.
And as this series unfolds, (especially in season 2) it is apparent that the Millennium Group has some ideas on the topic as well. Frank Black works for them as a consultant in Seattle, Washington. In fact, Frank and the group find a great number of killers who believe they are playing some part in the apocalypse as described in the book of Revelation or the writings of Nostrodamas. Not all of them, but these people obviously see things "differently," and it's Franks job to see what they see so he can catch them before they kill again.
That is the intriguing premise, and maybe it wasn't as accessible to some as the UFO mythology of the X-files, but they missed out.
Was the show dark? Certainly. But it was brilliantly acted and directed too. Each episode is better than most movie thrillers about cops vs. killers I've seen. I'm not dumping on The X-files. I was a fan of that show too, but really the first season of X-files was sort of uneven (see my review of that boxed set). Millennium was top notch from season one. And season two was even better. I think Chris Carter must really be proud of this show. He and everyone involved, Lance Henriksen, ALL of the actors, the producers, the music of Mark Snow...it all adds up to a landmark show that deserves it's due.
And now it gets it on DVD.

BEST TV SHOW EVER
This is the best tv show ever aired i guess thats why it was cancelled,its not a comedy or a reality show,it had to go because it wasn't for wives and kids anything for men has to be approved by a woman audience,anyway this show had great acting,great plots and it always kept you guessing about the next show even if it showed a preview better than XFILES which started to focus too much on the agents and not the subject like this show did,i wish there were at least 2 more seasons.