Millennium - Season 1 [DVD]

Millennium is a class act; each of the episodes in season one plays like a well-crafted feature. The incredibly high president is set by Chris Carter's PILOT (which, as SPOTNITZ says in the extra features, is one of the finest things the X-Files creator has ever written).The comparison with Millennium and the X-files is inevitable (in view of their common creator) but not entirely fair as, at least initially, the subject matters dealt with in each are quite different. If the 2 shows must be compared, however, it is worth noting that at its best (episodes such as the PILOT, DEAD LETTERS, 5-2-2-6-6-6, THE WELL-WORN LOCK, THE THIN WHITE LINE, SACRAMENT, LAMENTATION & finally POWERS, PRINCIPALITIES, THRONES AND DOMINIONS) Millennium considerably out-classes Carter's main success story. It also is far more frightening than the X-Files ever could be, taking the viewer to areas the X-Files would never dare enter.The season is also notable because in all the 22 episodes (spread over 6 discs) there isn't a single 'bad' episode: KINGDOM COME, LOIN LIKE A HUNTING FLAME and WEEDS come the closest, but these are still respectable entries. While the show is frequently disturbing (and relatively graphic in its first season) the violence never feels gratuitous; in fact, much of it takes place off screen. And the "yellow house" provides a much needed contrast to the dark themes explored. Lance Henricksen ( as Frank Black) is utterly convincing, as is his wife(played by Megan Gallagher) and so is their 'daughter'.Millennium may not be to everyone's taste but those looking for intelligent, mature and exciting storytelling will not be in the least disappointed. I would go as far as to say, Millennium is one of the 3 greatest TV shows ever.

FINALLY, the wait is over. After more than 4 years after the series end, Chris Carter's dark drama finds its way onto DVD. The dream of every MillenniuM-Fan finally comes true. Although being the little brother/sister of the X-Files, MillenniuM has its very own style and feel, and marks one of the most revolutionary and mind-blowing shows of the end of the last century. If you "enjoy" serious mystery shows with a slight horror touch and are prepared to look into the depths of serial killers, buy this and follow freelance profiler Frank Black through the first of three years of diving into serial killers' minds, descending into mental chaos and finally losing his family himself. Dim the lights and unplug the phone, here we go!

I watched the first episode of Millennium when it first aired back in the day and then no more. I felt it just wasn't up to the standard of Chris Carter's other show of the time, the X-Files. Having recently re-watched the X-Files, I decided to give Millennium another try, encouraged by the fact that it's available so cheap used on amazon. The verdict? Read on...It's a strange one. The central character, Frank Black, is played as a depressive and we learn that he is, indeed, in recovery from a recent breakdown laced with what may well be PTSD. He is onscreen pretty much the whole time, so the whole show absorbs his air of melancholy. The dour nature of the main character is then added to by the fact that he is constantly being called upon to put himself inside the heads of a string of serial killers. His bleak existence is leavened to some extent by the presence of his caring, intelligent wife and cute daughter. They provide him with an anchor to a world beyond bloody murder. They also give him cause for concern, as families do, only moreso given the kind of crazed butchers he encounters on a regular basis.All in all, then, it's not a bundle of laughs. Indeed, unlike X-Files, there is virtually no attempt to leaven the darkness with humour. This changes in season 2, when Carter himself is replaced by two show runners who'd worked with him for years on X-Files. But season 1 is unremittingly dark. Which is not to say it isn't good. The central and peripheral performances are all spot on, the writing is pretty good as are the production values, especially for a TV show where budgets can be a problem.I'm giving it 4 stars as an acknowledgement that it is good. I'm not giving it 5 because it's a hard show to say you actually like, let alone love, purely because it is so downbeat.

They play fine..now.When i opened the box, every disc was filthy and cloudy.Had to clean all before i could watch them.I wasnt putting gruby discs in my machine.

I have been looking for this series for quite sometime and was pleased to finf it here on Amazon. Starring Lance Hennriksen the series follows Frank Black, an ex FBI agent with a talent to see crimes from the criminals point of view and thus help track and catch them. Upon leaving the FBI he joins the Millennium Group, an organisation made up of people with similar abilities to Frank who consult on bizarre or otherwise baffling crimes. An intense and spooky series, fans of Chris Carter (the X Files) will surely love this series. Highly recommended.

This series moved into far darker territory than the X-Files, and the first series brought together a series of extremely powerful story lines. Unlike the X-Files, it focused more on the evil of the real world, which is why it hits so much harder. Lance Henriksen obviously stands out, but the quality of the acting is very good overall. Season one was a masterpiece, but was let down by the subsequent two series, which drifted away from the thought-provoking story lines and focused more and more on the Millennium group itself, which didn't quite come off. If you stick with the first series, you won't be disappointed!