"The Lone Gunmen" (2001) TV series

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Creators:

Chris Carter
Vince Gilligan
John Shiban

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

4 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Their missions aren't impossible... they just make them look that way.

Plot:

Spin-off of The X-Files featuring the trio of computer-hacking conspiracy geeks popularly known as The Lone Gunmen...

Plot Keywords:

Spin Off

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Bruce Harwood	...	John Fitzgerald Byers (13 episodes, 2001)
Tom Braidwood	...	Melvin Frohike (13 episodes, 2001)
Dean Haglund	...	Richard 'Ringo' Langly (13 episodes, 2001)
Zuleikha Robinson	...	Yves Adele Harlow (13 episodes, 2001)
Stephen Snedden	...	Jimmy Bond (12 episodes, 2001)

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby (presented in Dolby Surround)

Certification:

Singapore:PG | New Zealand:M | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

After the series was canceled following the first season finale, an episode of "The X Files" (1993) was dedicated to wrapping up dangling plot lines from the series. In addition to featuring the Gunmen, who made their debut on The X-Files in 1994, the episode featured the return of Jimmy Bond (Stephen Snedden), Morris Fletcher ('Michael McKean'), Yves Adele Harlow (Zuleikha Robinson), and Kimmy the Geek (Jim Fyfe).

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Family Guy: North by North Quahog (#4.1)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

The Lone Gunmen

The Lone Gunmen were assassinated by the FOX network!

The watchword of The X-Files may be "trust no one", but we can trust Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotnitz to do right by that series, as well as this, its spinoff. I should have known better than to be skeptical of the team that brings out the best episodes of The X-Files. This show quickly put to rest my fears that it wouldn't work--it does, and in original and inventive ways.

(Contrary to popular belief, Chris Carter is NOT the only person who runs The X-Files or The Lone Gunmen, and certainly isn't the only genius behind either show's greatness!)

The pilot left something to be desired, and the first six episodes, while often better, were still trying to find the series' groove. Starting with "Planet of the Frohikes", though, the series experienced a renaissance, putting out fantastic episode after fantastic episode. I'm not ashamed to admit that I cried after "Tango de los Pistoleros" because it was so sad and sweet. "All About Yves", the season finale, also made me cry, but because I was laughing SO HARD. If you gave up after the pilot, believe me, you have missed a LOT.

The prospect of never getting a resolution to that cliffhanger sickens me. I will not settle for a resolution through The X-Files. For anyone else who is upset about the show's cancellation, please make sure you watch it if it gets reruns, and write to the FOX network and tell them that you want it back. This show is too wonderful to let go.