The enormity of what happened on 9-11 is almost too much
to bear emotionally. I have been haunted ever since it
happened, by the first episode of the "X-Files" spinoff,
"The Lone Gunmen," which aired in March, 2001, where a
commercial jet was heading into the World Trade Center
with such computer-graphic detail, that the viewer almost
felt what it must have been like to be on the planes
that sliced through the WTC and the Pentagon on that
terrible Tuesday a few days ago.
My hunch, suspicion, all-out copy-cat factor still centers
on the identical scenario, only with disastrous, catastrophic
'Actual' results, between the events of Tuesday and "The Lone Gunmen"
first episode. The line between virtual and actual reality has been
crossed and there's no going back from the hell unleashed by
those who have an agenda that includes mastery of the computer
and games that facilitate accurate flight simulations, let alone
2001 terrorist killing fields.
The series was pulled after a few weeks. But who decided that
commercial jets plowing into the Twin Towers was a perfectly
feasible idea??? Whether it was foreign terrorists or hacker-geeks
in the area around Boston, perhaps related to the government-hating
fanatics of McVeigh and his ilk, remains to be seen and determined.
Rosemary
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http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/int/2001/03/13/carter/print.html
> "The enemies are capitalists"
> In a comic (sort of) new series, the man who built "The X-Files" on paranoia
about government finds something new to worry about.
>
> - - - - - - - - - - - -
> By Jeff Stark
>
> March 13, 2001 | "The Lone Gunmen" is not what it looks like. The first two
episodes of the new spinoff series by "X-Files" creator Chris Carter debuted
in the Sunday night time slot, in place of the show that made him famous. (The
show moves to Fridays on March 23.) The premiere starred the three bumbling
conspiracy theorists, known collectively as the Lone Gunmen, who in past
seasons of "The X-Files" have often helped Mulder and Scully navigate through
shady government deals and investigate visits from aliens.
>
> The first show wasn't radically different. At the start, the trio -- played
by Bruce Harwood, Tom Braidwood and Dean Haglund -- were stealing a computer
chip to demonstrate that a certain megacorporation would use it to invade
privacy. (They planned to publish the news in their conspiracy newsletter,
the Lone Gunman.) Meanwhile, Byers' (Harwood) father died in a mysterious car
wreck. THE THREE GUNMEN WERE QUICKLY PULLED INTO A GOVERNMENT PLOT AND
HAD TO THWART AN ATTEMPT TO FLY A JETLINER INTO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER!!!!
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> 'Lone Gunmen' Come Out Shooting
>
> Fox's 'X-Files' spin-off aims a little low but finds support
> online.
>
> By David Snow
> March 6, 2001
>
> The Lone Gunmen, which made its debut Sunday night on Fox, looks
> and acts a lot like its dark, stylish, and seductive mother, "The
> X-Files." But it's more apt to flash a goofy grin after making
> some adolescent remark.
>
> The spin-off's three main characters -- techie conspiracy
> theorists who run a weekly newspaper called The Lone Gunmen --
> have been beloved bit players on "The X-Files." John Byers (Bruce
> Harwood, the bearded one), Melvin Frohike (Tom Braidwood, the
> short, balding one), and Ringo Langley (Dean Haglund, with the
> shaggy blond coif and horn-rimmed glasses) provided comic relief
> to Mulder and Scully's heavy investigations of the paranormal.
>
> "(We saw it as) an opportunity to do a send-up of the usual
> crime-fighting fare," Chris Carter, who created both shows, said
> on National Public Radio's "Fresh Air" program recently.
>
> Carter says the new show is supposed to be a comedy-drama in the
> vein of "Get Smart," with additional influence from "The Man from
> U.N.C.L.E.," "Mission: Impossible," and "Wild Wild West."
>
> The Story So Far: Not Funny
>
> Unfortunately, "The Lone Gunmen's" pilot isn't nearly as funny as
> the classic shows Carter sites as influences. Gunmen fans probably
> got a few chuckles out of the episode, but the complex plot
> doesn't allow many yuks.
>
> The pilot episode featured an evil computer corporation bent on
> invading its customers' privacy via a new processor and a
> GOVERNMENT PLOT TO INCREASE ARMS BY CRASHING A DOMESTIC
AIRLINER INTO THE WORLD TRADE CENTER AND BLAMING TERRORISTS.!!!!!
> Toss in lots of Gunmen vs. government-spook computer hacking, which
is the show's stand-in for fist fighting and gunplay. Dump in some
> tense, yet touching moments between Byers and his father, the
> jaded, compromised government career man who's targeted in the
> government plot. Sprinkle liberally with rainy and dimly lit
> scenes. And there you have it: a nonparanormal yet absurd
> "X-Files."
>
> Frohike and Langley got to spout a few witty remarks, but much of
> their dialogue was tied up in clarifying the plot, sometimes too
> obviously.
>
> The show introduced some new faces, including a computer-hacking
> hottie. Smoldering Zuleihka Robinson costars as Yves Adele Harlow
> (ANAGRAM FOR LEE HARVEY OSWALD),an industrial espionage
> specialist with a heart of ice and a quasi-British accent. A cross
> between Lara Croft and Dark Angel, she hijacks the boys' plan to
> steal the evil Octium IV computer chip, which they must later get
> back from her to save the airliner. They use its awesome power to
> free the plane's navigational system, allowing it to clear the top
> of the World Trade Center by inches.
>
> The episode wraps up rather neatly. Unlike "The X-Files," which is
> obligated to leave many of its plot lines shrouded in mystery
> because they are impossible to explain, "The Lone Gunmen" can and
> does resolve its first story -- short of bringing down the
> government. In the end, Byers' dad won't testify because he
> doesn't want to be killed. But the two shows have more in common
> than style and looks. Chris Carter's running theme of idealism in
> the face of staggering odds remains intact, if beaten down a bit.
>
> "I know you and your friends are fighting for the American Dream,"
> Byers' dad says to his son after the Gunmen save the day. "Just
> don't expect to win."
>
> The Lone Gunmen Online: A Mixed Bag
>
> "The Lone Gunmen" may have aired already, but Fox's official
> website isn't ready for prime time. It's made to look like the
> Gunmen's dark, cluttered, warehouse office in Takoma Park,
> Maryland. Computer monitors, a stack of newspapers, and an
> old-school message board become animated and link to new areas of
> the site when clicked. Unfortunately, though, the lead actors'
> sections are "coming soon."
>
> For Gunmen glory, try the well-executed sites below.
>
> * Dean Haglund
> * e-com-con
> * Fandom Interview: The Lone Gunmen -- Part 1
> * Funky Poachers
> * The Lone GunGirl's Database
> * The Lone Gunmen Timeline
> * The Warehouse, Fells Point Rd. #204
>
> "The Lone Gunmen," with six episodes lined up so far, will switch
> from Sundays at 9 p.m. Eastern time to Fridays at 9 p.m. Eastern
> after two episodes.
>
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