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Millennium 30th Anniversary: Watching the Pilot (and Episode 2) with Mark Adams
Host Kurt North marks the 30th anniversary year of Millennium by inviting Shipwreck and Comatose co-host Mark Adams, who hasn’t seen the series, to watch and discuss the pilot and then episode two.
They compare Millennium to The X-Files, noting it shares a universe but doesn’t feature Mulder and Scully, and discuss the show’s darker, more adult tone, graphic horror elements, and the use of music (including Rob Zombie, Nine Inch Nails, and Cypress Hill) as a key identity and a barrier to streaming.
Mark praises the pilot’s cold open, Mark Snow’s theme, Lance Henriksen’s performance, the empathy-driven protagonist Frank Black, and a non-stereotyped queer antagonist, while they discuss Millennium Group/Nostradamus mythology, long-arc seeds (including unsettling photographs), and the “serial killer of the week” reputation.
They plan periodic check-ins, next at episode eight.
00:00 Welcome And Introductions
00:35 Mark Joins The Show
01:25 Plugging The Nasty Cast
03:22 What Mark Knows
05:10 X Files Connections
06:06 Why Millennium Ended
06:48 Pilot Night Setup
12:49 Pilot First Reactions
14:17 Dark Cold Open Talk
15:32 Theme And Family Contrast
17:23 Serial Killer Format Debate
19:23 Millennium Group Mythology
23:29 Influences And Frank Cares
26:56 Body Horror Breakdown
28:16 X Files Dark Roots
29:10 Timeline And Spinoffs
30:30 Nineties Vibes Hold Up
31:24 Frank Black And Photos
32:18 Seattle Setting Talk
34:03 Queer Villain Nuance
35:58 Evil Encroachment Themes
38:45 Hooked On The Series
39:22 Episode Two Reactions
41:20 Carter Tone And Dynamics
43:35 Plan Future Check Ins
47:52 Wrap Up And Thanks
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Millennium 30th Anniversary: Watching the Pilot (and Episode 2) with Mark Adams
Host Kurt North marks the 30th anniversary year of Millennium by inviting Shipwreck and Comatose co-host Mark Adams, who hasn’t seen the series, to watch and discuss the pilot and then episode two.
They compare Millennium to The X-Files, noting it shares a universe but doesn’t feature Mulder and Scully, and discuss the show’s darker, more adult tone, graphic horror elements, and the use of music (including Rob Zombie, Nine Inch Nails, and Cypress Hill) as a key identity and a barrier to streaming.
Mark praises the pilot’s cold open, Mark Snow’s theme, Lance Henriksen’s performance, the empathy-driven protagonist Frank Black, and a non-stereotyped queer antagonist, while they discuss Millennium Group/Nostradamus mythology, long-arc seeds (including unsettling photographs), and the “serial killer of the week” reputation.
They plan periodic check-ins, next at episode eight.
00:00 Welcome And Introductions
00:35 Mark Joins The Show
01:25 Plugging The Nasty Cast
03:22 What Mark Knows
05:10 X Files Connections
06:06 Why Millennium Ended
06:48 Pilot Night Setup
12:49 Pilot First Reactions
14:17 Dark Cold Open Talk
15:32 Theme And Family Contrast
17:23 Serial Killer Format Debate
19:23 Millennium Group Mythology
23:29 Influences And Frank Cares
26:56 Body Horror Breakdown
28:16 X Files Dark Roots
29:10 Timeline And Spinoffs
30:30 Nineties Vibes Hold Up
31:24 Frank Black And Photos
32:18 Seattle Setting Talk
34:03 Queer Villain Nuance
35:58 Evil Encroachment Themes
38:45 Hooked On The Series
39:22 Episode Two Reactions
41:20 Carter Tone And Dynamics
43:35 Plan Future Check Ins
47:52 Wrap Up And Thanks
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