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The spin-off from the X-files is interesting BUt it is also campy in a lot of ways. It centers around the three characters from the X-files and it has a few moments when it seems like the people from the X-files are taking center stage. Those moments pass quickly, however, and a person has to be aware that the show, lasting 1 season, was not a success because of a lot of things - including this. Still, it is entertaining. What you have here is what you see in a lot of spin-offs. It references the stuff in the main show but it is not what the show was. The one thread that makes it constant is the paper they write, The Lone Gunmen, is here and the episodes are them trying to put together columns. Some of the things that happen are good in it, too, but they do not have that Chris Carter feel. True, there are some times when you have the main characters added on - you get two new people and they last through most of the show. The show struggles after a little while, though, and you see it crashing. That is why I took a star and why I cannot say it would be for everyone. One thing to note. In X-files, Season 9, there is a final episode that concludes this set. It takes the main people and shows you what happens. This also says this might be for fans of the show and not for those who just watched to watch. Still, if you liked the people and the way they take shape you might enjoy this. Remember it will end abuptly. however, and you might need the episode Jump the Shark to help you out.Vollständige Rezension lesen
The Lone Gunmen centered around the three characters of The Lone Gunmen; Melvin Frohike, John Fitzgerald Byers and Richard Langly, a group of "geeky" investigators who ran a conspiracy theory magazine. Unlike The X-Files, whose story lines dealt mainly with supernatural creatures and government alien conspiracies, episodes of The Lone Gunmen generally featured more down to Earth stories, such as cheating husbands, corporate crime, arms-dealers, and escaped Nazis. The show had a light atmosphere and focused heavily on physical comedy. The trio were often aided but mostly hindered by a mysterious thief named Yves Adele Harlow. Her alias is an anagram for Lee Harvey Oswald. In the pilot episode an unintentional foreshadowing of the September 11, 2001 attacks, the plot of the March 4, 2001 pilot episode of the series depicts a secret U.S. government agency plotting to crash a Boeing 727 headed for Boston into the World Trade Center via remote control for the purpose of increasing the military defense budget and blaming the attack on foreign "tin-pot dictators" who are "begging to be smart-bombed." This episode was broadcast in Australia on August 30, less than two weeks before the 9/11 attacks. The show was canceled after the first season even with the ratings being higher then the first season of the X-files.Vollständige Rezension lesen
What a joke! I cannot believe how "bad" this show really is. And its a dirty filthy shame because the potential for this show was exponential. As a major X-Files fan (that's an understatement; I'm actually an X-Files fanatic), I was super excited to find out about this show starring 3 of my favorite characters from the X-Files. It sounded like a wonderful idea to take the Lone Gunmen and give them their own show. The thought of another show in the vein of the X-Files starring 3 central characters from the X-Files had me shrieking with anticipation. The possibility for more addictive and thrilling science fiction, more in-depth and reality-altering government conspiracies, more tenacious and lovable characters, and more mind-bending universal secrets revealed was a dream come true! And with the very same people who crafted the unparalleled excellence of the X-Files working on this show, it had to be good, right? Wrong. Everything, and I do mean "everything" about this show stinks. None of the thematic elements that made the X-Files so good are involved in this show. Its no wonder it only lasted for 1 season. The characters, plot-lines, wannabe drama, and even the musical scores are all as goofy and corny as a Bozo the Clown birthday bash. I was utterly deflated and in complete awe at how poorly this show was done. How on earth could the incredibly imaginative and indelibly artistic creators of the X-Files go from making one of the most compelling and gripping shows of all time, to making a show as dismal and boring as The Lone Gunmen? Have they no shame?! They completely ruined the image and prestige that the Lone Gunmen had already established for themselves in the X-Files. They should be embarrassed beyond description for taking these great characters and this great idea with tons of potential and totally decimating it by turning it into nothing more than a pathetic farce. There is no "seriousness" whatsoever in the characters or plot-lines. The entire show is so silly and campy that Yogi the Bear could've done a cameo without the show missing a beat. Evidently the creators (for some unknown reason) did not realize who their audience was. Right from the start they already had the massive and record setting audience of die-hard X-Files fans drooling over an extension of their favorite show ever. All they had to do was make The Lone Gunmen at least somewhat similar to the X-Files, but they failed miserably. Maybe they didn't even try to make it like the X-Files, but why not?! Why take the chance of doing something different when you already had an undeniable winning-formula for great television and proven ratings? Don't fix it if it ain't broke! Plus, there was soooo much they could've done with the writing and plot-lines that could've truly connected this show with the X-Files in such a way as too corral the same exact audience that made the X-Files one of the most watched shows in television history. But oh well. That didn't even come close to happening. I think I've made my point. But having said all that, I (being a true X-Files fan) am still glad to have this show to add to my X-Files collection. For it is indeed a very vague part of the X-Files universe, and thus I have to own it. "ONLY" if you can relate would I recommend actually paying for such nonsense.Vollständige Rezension lesen
Oddly enough, I was never a fan of the X Files, but when this Spinoff series came out, I was glued to my seat. It was sad to see it barely made a full season before getting cancelled, and once again Fox gave up on something I truely enjoyed watching. It was nice to have the X Files episode included which finished the story off, and crushed any hopes of bringing the series back. This series stood out for a few reasons, it offered a wide array of high tech gadgets and gizmos, a great cast that appeared to work well together, and humor ranging from slapstick to even intelligent (the monkeys banging on keyboards while shakespear was eminanting from one computer was classic). All in all, it was great to see this series made it out on DVD, and would make a fine addition to any sci-fi/techie/average joe's collection.Vollständige Rezension lesen
If you are an X-Files fan The Lone Gunmen and Millennium are 2 sets of series that you can not do without. These are a great set of series for the paranormal and unsolvable investigative mind. A MUST SEE for the conspiracy theorist or profiler mentality. They complete the X-Files by filling in where the x-files FBI can not go and see things from a different perspective while solving the crimes
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