December 13th

Deck the Desktop   Despite extreme lateness, the Millennial Abyss calendar section has nonetheless been updated to include an image for the month of December.  This month's artwork, absent of any holiday symbolism, simply features Frank Black against the backdrop of a blood red evening sky.  The image is available in both 800 X 600 and 1024 X 768 size formats.  Alternatively, a variation of the image absent of the calendar's date grid has been added to the site as a new wallpaper image.  Click your way to the calendar subsection or wallpaper subsection to download the new artwork.

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December 9th

This is Who We Are   This is Who We Are, the most extensive message board ever devoted to the Millennium television series, is now online and fully operational!  The secure forum features a wide range of topics and extensive user options designed to accommodate the varied interests of the series' eclectic fans.  Graham P. Smith, webmaster of Millennium Desktop UK and founder of the forum, explains, "For the past three months, the webmasters of the most active and successful international Millennium web sites have been busy designing and implementing their love and knowledge of Millennium to create the ultimate Millennium meeting place."  Indeed, the forum promises to provide the ideal means of uniting the online Millennium fan community.  Visit This is Who We Are and register as a Millennium Group member now to join in the ongoing discussion.

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December 5th

Coming Soon to DVD   20th Century Fox Home Entertainment's Peter Staddon regularly embraces online fan communities in an encouraging effort to explain the endeavors of the company.  Recently, Staddon has been providing support to rumors that Millennium will be released on DVD in 2003.  In a December 2nd Home Theater Forum chat Staddon was asked whether or not Millennium was, in fact, being prepped for release on DVD.  "That is another TV series I would love to see on DVD," Staddon answered.  "The first two seasons were outstanding. I think you will see season one in 2003 and depending on how that sells we will release subsequent seasons."  In response to queries regarding whether or not Millennium would be presented in a 16x9 widescreen ratio if it was shot in that format Staddon replied, "If it was filmed in 16x9 it will be released in 16x9!"  This is encouraging news, to say the least, and with Staddon's strong support Millennium may soon be available to fans worldwide in the optimum format.  Visit the Home Theater Forum for the complete chat transcript or the Futon Critic for a listing of 20th Century Fox's planned 2003 releases, including Millennium: The Complete First Season.

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November 20th

Facts for the French   While Millennium fans in the United States have been denied access to companion guidebooks, those viewers living in France will very shortly be able to purchase a proper tribute to Chris Carter's neglected drama.  Millennium: Un Livre Référence, an all-new book written by Edouard de Teyssière, promises to deliver insightful information regarding those elements that contributed to the show's impact.  The book includes a detailed episode guide as well as content concerning Millennium's writers, actors, characters, staff, and merchandise.  A special section strives to connect the show's symbolism to the works of Carl Jung and Joseph Campbell.  Millennium: Un Livre Référence by Edouard de Teyssière is due to be released by French publisher Naturellement on December 16th.  Visit Naturellement's website to find further information on the volume or to place an order.

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November 15th

Behind Bishop   Fans who enjoy watching Lance Henriksen as the classic cult science fiction character Bishop, as seen in Aliens and Alien3, will want to keep their eye on American Movie Classics.  In addition to airing Aliens itself the cable channel is now showing The Alien Saga, an original documentary that presents a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at all four of the Alien movies.  Included are screen tests, outtakes, and home movies related to the production of the films and exclusive interviews with members of cast, crew, and film historians.  Naturally, Henriksen himself makes scattered appearances to discuss his work on the series.  The Alien Saga will next show on AMC Sunday, November 17th, at 2:20pm.

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November 12th

Millennium on DVD in 2003?   Rumors concerning a highly anticipated Millennium DVD release gained weight earlier this year when the often reliable Digital Bits website claimed that efforts to get the series released were underway at Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.  Yesterday, in an update of the Digital Bits Rumor Mill section which focused on those releases expected from Twentieth Century Fox at the start of 2003, the site reinforced such claims.  "Looking down the line, word is from our sources that Chris Carter's Millennium is also being prepped for DVD release before the end of 2003," the site declared in its November 11th update.  Digital Bits editor Bill Hunt was unable to elaborate on that vague notice for the Abyss.  "You have all the information I can give you at the moment," Hunt stated.  "All I can tell you right now is that Millennium on DVD is moving forward."  Until such claims can be otherwise substantiated, this recent news seemingly serves only to strengthen the internet hearsay and conjecture concerning Millennium's future.

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November 11th

Henriksen Hits Playstation 2   A number of intriguing advertisements for videogame manufacturer THQ's Red Faction II can be seen on both television and the web proclaiming that the game is now available.  Red Faction II is the sequel to one of last year's best-selling and most critically acclaimed original games.  One of the Playstation 2 game's chief highlights is the fact that its cast of characters is led by the distinct and powerful voice of Lance Henriksen.  Henriksen's role in Red Faction II reveals a recent interest the actor has taken in exploring and enhancing the cinematic quality of today's more stylish interactive games.  Visit the official Red Faction II website to download glimpses of the game or Amazon.com to bring Henriksen's voice home.

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November 9th

Fire and Ice   "Some say the world will end in fire," wrote Robert Frost.  "Some say in ice."  Therefore, it seemed only fitting to counter the burning red flames of this past October's hellish Abyss calendar image with chilling blue ice to represent November.  Visit the calendar subsection to find a solemn Frank Black frozen in time by a chilling winter wind and to download the month's artwork for your computer's desktop.

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November 8th

Please Stand By   The Millennial Abyss is experiencing some minor difficulties related to those of its pages hosted on America Online servers.  Specifically, visitors may have trouble accessing areas of the site's extensive episode guide.  Rest assured that all of these uncooperative images or links will be restored shortly, the troubles will cease soon, and the majority of the site continues to run smoothly.  Thank you.

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November 5th

Henriksen Back as Bishop?   According to Dark Horizons' latest batch of news and rumors, actor Lance Henriksen may be adopting his android persona, Bishop, one more time.  The project he's reportedly set to appear in is the long awaited big screen interpretation of the popular Aliens vs. Predator video games, crossovers which pit two of science fiction cinema's most popular modern monsters against each other.  "Lance Henriksen has apparently signed on for the teamup film," announces Dark Horizons.  The word comes from British cinema magazine Total Film and has yet to be confirmed by additional sources.  Frank Black aside, Henriksen's performances as the android Bishop in Aliens and Alien3 represent the role for which he is perhaps best known to movie audiences around the world.

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October 31st

Happy Halloween!   Time once again for that most Millennial of holidays, Allhallows Eve.  Undoubtedly, however, the annual celebration of the grim and the ghoulish has become one of Frank Black's least favored traditions.  Turn to taped versions of the Millennium classics "The Curse of Frank Black" and "...Thirteen Years Later," or any one of Lance Henriksen's countless characteristic horror films, for appropriate viewing material.  Beware of mournful ghosts, deal offering demons, and unexpected KISS appearances while roaming this night and, above all, remember: "Never believe anything you see on Halloween."

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October 28th

Owning the X-Files   Those hardcore fans looking to own a connection to what may be Frank Black's final onscreen adventure will want to have a look at the online auctions now being hosted by famed auction house Sotheby's.  Select props and photographs utilized during filming of The X-Files crossover episode, "Millennium," are now being sold along with a bevy of other Ten-Thirteen related production oddities.  Longtime viewers of The X-Files will delight in examining a list of props which features everything from Scully's autopsy scalpels to fabricated F.B.I. files to the Cigarette Smoking Man's pack of Morleys.  Visit Sotheby's at eBay to peruse the long list of exciting and authentic Ten-Thirteen production memorabilia now available.

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October 22nd

Millennio Italiano   While Millennium has faded from the airwaves in many locales, evidence from around the world continues to prove that fan communities in countless nations remain actively dedicated to the series.  The latest revival of interest comes out of Italy.  After two years of inactivity the Italian Millennium play-by-e-mail game has become active once more on the net.  Those fans who speak Italian are invited to sign up for the game, which takes fan created characters through adventures in the style of Millennium.  Visit the Italian Millennium game online to take a look at the site or to join in the fun.

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October 20th

Crime Scene Accompaniment   After a month of inactivity the Millennial Abyss music download section has been updated once more.  While the past several downloads have spotlighted Mark Snow's more melodic character themes the current piece plunges once more into the dark, atmospheric music he is perhaps best known for.  "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow," a tense underscore tune from the first season episode "Dead Letters," is now available for download in the music section.  Additionally, the highly requested "Hope and Pain" from "Closure" remains online for those who have yet to download it.  Enjoy!

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October 17th

Scream's Change of Face   Scream, Canada’s only specialty television service dedicated specifically to the horror genre, has completely redesigned and reorganized their online home.  The slick and simple new web face pays prominent attention to the channel's two favored television series, Twin Peaks and Millennium.  The latter continues to air twice daily, allowing Canadian fans to see the series at both 9:00am and 5:00pm.  For a complete listing of the week's coming episodes reference the Abyss airdates section or the all-new Scream website.

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October 13th

Ten-Thirteen Day   Today Millennium creator Chris Carter turns 46.  With The X-Files brought to an end it's uncertain exactly which of the many upcoming projects on Chris Carter's full slate will be next for Ten-Thirteen Productions.  The writer-producer is contracted to create yet another television series for the Fox network, begin work on a second The X-Files movie, write and produce a supernatural feature for Dimension Films, and pen a novel for Bantam Books.  To read more about the prolific man behind Millennium, or to make an October 13th donation to the Carter Foundation, visit Chris Carter Online.

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October 11th

Henriksen Turns Garbageman   Lance Henriksen is busier than ever, signing up for new movie roles with astounding frequency.  The latest addition to his exceedingly long list of films is, unsurprisingly, a low budget horror sequel.  Some fans might argue the actor's recent efforts emphasize quantity over quality.  Regardless of each film's apparent worth, however, Henriksen's performances remain consistently impressive and always entertaining.  Lance will appear along with Amanda Plummer and John Kapelos in Mimic: Sentinel, the second direct-to-video sequel based on the 1997 science fiction thriller.  Filming has begun in Bucharest, Romania and will continue until the end of October.  Credits currently list his character in the film simply as Garbageman, perhaps not his most challenging role.  Further information on this and a multitude of other upcoming Lance Henriksen releases will be posted as it becomes available.

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October 6th

Millennium and Manhunter   With the premiere of Red Dragon and the return of Hannibal Lecter to the big screen, thoughts are turning once more to the origins of the serial killer genre of thriller.  In a recently aired National Public Radio review of the film David Edelstein criticizes Red Dragon while comparing and contrasting it with Manhunter, Michael Mann's 1986 version of the same tale, and, in the process, drops the name of Chris Carter's own foray into the genre. "[Manhunter] led to C.S.I. and John Doe and Profiler and Millennium and all the other movies and TV shows that didn't just borrow from Harris' plot, they borrowed Mann's movie underpinnings," Edelstein explains.  "After this, thrillers would not only get fetishistic about autopsy rooms and elements of forensics, they would fixate on that single haunted protagonist; someone who would wander fresh murder sites and stare at glossies of victims and relive the slaughter from the killer's point of view; someone who would be able, at a terrible cost, to plunge deep into a psycho's roiling psyche."  Watching Red Dragon at the local theater while remember both Thomas Harris' novel and Mann's Manhunter is sure to illuminate the inspirational source of many Millennium elements for fans, particularly those seen during the show's series finale.  The entire NPR review is available online in Real Audio format.

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October 5th

Come Together   The Community of Millennium Enthusiasts, devoted to bringing Millennium fans together for the purposes of discussion, will hold their first scheduled online chat this afternoon at 4:00pm EST.  Anyone is welcome to attend.  Feel free to join with your fellow fans to converse regarding your favorite elements of the series.  The group has issued a reminder that those who have not registered with Yahoo! or have yet to join the group you will need to do so before being allowed to enter the chat.  Visit C-O-M-E's chat area to participate.  While this is admittedly short notice, the Abyss will make an effort to keep you apprised of chats scheduled in the future.

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October 4th

Hellfire For Halloween   The artwork for October has been uploaded to the Abyss calendar subsection and it is with the addition of this latest image that the calendar project, begun last October, celebrates its first complete year and continues into the next.  A total of thirteen images chronicling past months and featuring Millennium's cast of characters remain available for browsing or download.  Your friends or co-workers may fear you've taken a satanic turn upon seeing this month's calendar, for the demonic Lucy Butler takes the hellfire spotlight in honor of Halloween and all its horrors.  Visit the calendar section now to download the latest piece of artwork to your computer desktop.

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September 30th

Darkness Falls on DVD   Earlier this month, amid much hype and considerable anticipation, Anchor Bay Entertainment released a two disc special edition of Near Dark.  The vampire driven 1987 horror classic, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, features Lance Henriksen in one of his most memorable roles.  The new DVD set features a number of noteworthy special features, including interviews with Henriksen regarding his work on the project.  Full details on the Near Dark release, including downloadable fragments of Lance's interview and wallpapers based on the film's imagery, can be obtained at the official website, prayfordaylight.com.

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September 27th

New Season, Same Old Game   Names, faces, and themes familiar to the Millennium fan are back on the airwaves now that the new fall television season has begun.  Klea Scott now stars as a Los Angeles police detective in Robbery Homicide Division, the highly anticipated new police series from Michael Mann and Frank Spotnitz.  Stephen E. Miller recently guest starred on The Dead Zone, a surprise hit those familiar with Millennium should have no trouble adjusting to.  Peter Outerbridge has been spotted guesting on the imaginative cable detective series Monk.  Meanwhile, writers Kay Reindl and Erin Maher have joined the staff of a dark horror series, UPN's Haunted, holding countless connections to the series they had they start with.  It seems there are few television channels fans can turn to without being somehow reminded of the long forgotten Millennium.

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September 23rd

Sci-Fi UK Comes Full Circle   Fans in the United Kingdom will no doubt be delighted to hear that they will soon, for the first time in years, be able to find every episode of Millennium on a single television channel.  While previously unable to show the series in its entirety due to long standing syndication contracts, Sci-Fi UK has now acquired the rights to the show's twenty-three second season episodes from Sky One.  Sci-Fi UK reports, "We will be able to show season two later in the year and intend to show all three seasons together in the proper order."  This is certainly good news for those Britons still waiting to see the show's full mythology or to complete their personal collections.  Visit Sci-Fi UK online for further information on its programs and scheduling.  The Abyss airdates section will, of course, remain up to date concerning upcoming showings.

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September 19th

Conversation Invitation   Recent updates spotted at several remaining Millennium fan sites indicate, fortunately, that there are still a few online outlets for dedicated viewers to visit.  The Millennium Collections website continues to expand its gallery of rare and unusual Millennium memorabilia while its episode trading section remains active.  Millennium Desktop UK, meanwhile, is on the verge of undertaking a number of noteworthy new features geared toward memorializing the series through the remembrances of its fans.  Those fans who are registered Yahoo! users should surely visit the newly created Community of Millennium Enthusiasts, an area designated for chat and discussion.  Likewise, LiveJournal users are encouraged to contribute to the Millennium Group.  Click the links to visit these sites and become involved with your fellow fans in analyzing and remembering this remarkable series.

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September 17th

The Crossover Connection   Fans in the United States may see Frank Black return to their television sets via the Sci-Fi Channel after all, albeit very briefly and in an unexciting manner.  There's a chance Frank will simply aid Agents Mulder and Scully in their upcoming cable move.  "We're kicking off our exclusive weekday-primetime run of one of TV's greatest series with eight of your favorite episodes," announced the official Sci-Fi website regarding the marathon which will soon premiere The X-Files.  One of the forty-eight favorite episodes selected for that viewer's choice vote happens to be the seventh season Millennium crossover, guest starring Lance Henriksen and Brittany Tiplady.  Vote for "Millennium" at the Sci-Fi online poll now and watch the Sci-Fi schedule for the final results.  Unfortunately, there remains no word regarding the status of Millennium's own cable syndication rights in the U.S.  The X-Files begins airing regularly on both Sci-Fi and TNT October 1st.

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September 16th

Scream Scheduling   illennium fans in Canada with access to the horror themed Scream channel are fortunate enough to have two opportunities each and every day to watch their favorite series.  After being replaced on the air by Twin Peaks for a number of months, the adventures of Frank Black have returned to the schedule and can be seen daily at both 9:00am and 5:00pm.  A complete listing of the episodes to be shown in the coming weeks can be found on the Abyss airdates page.  Feel free to contact Scream with your thoughts as a viewer.

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September 13th

Thirty Days Hath September   The Abyss is back and ready to resume bringing you the latest Millennium news and downloads.  Despite extreme lateness, the Millennial Abyss calendar section has nonetheless been updated to include an image for the month of September.  This month's artwork features Frank Black pondering a series of ancient carvings which seem to contain a familiar cyclical symbol.  The image is available in both 800 X 600 and 1024 X 768 size formats.  Click your way to the calendar subsection to download the month's belated image.

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August 28th

A New Yellow House   The Abyss, faithful reader, is going to be experiencing a fortnight of downtime.  I am going to be moving from Connecticut to Rhode Island and in the midst of the relocation my trusty personal computer will, unfortunately, be in pieces.  Your patience during this period is appreciated.  In the meantime, feel free to explore areas of the site you may not have visited in some time.  Rest assured the Abyss' daily news and updates will resume as soon as possible in mid September.  The site will certainly return in its former capacity.  Thank you for your continued interest, both in the site and all things Millennium.  I appreciate it.

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August 24th

Music of Hope, Music of Pain   The Millennial Abyss music download section has been updated once more to bring you one of the most requested pieces of Millennium underscore music.  "Hope and Pain," a melody first heard accompanying the third season episode "Closure," is regularly cited by the Millennium fan as a personal favorite.  Mark Snow himself, in fact, feels the tune is among his best efforts.  The somber song speaks volumes of the emotional themes so intrinsically tied to the series.  Visit the music download section to immerse yourself in Millennium's "Hope and Pain."

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August 21st

Ready for Rapture?   Those seeking collected materials concerning the nature and possibility of Biblical doomsday need look no further than the ever-growing Rapture Ready website.  In addition to hosting our old favorite the Rapture Index, the site, recently featured in Time magazine's feature concerning apocalypse culture, boasts an exhaustive number of intriguing and entertaining materials related to the end of the world.  From catalogues of end time related books and tapes to diaries of failed rapture predictions, the daily updated site has organized materials to satisfy any fanatic or enthusiast for hours on end.  Visit Rapture Ready between Millennium viewings for the history, news, and miscellany which serve only to deepen the series' trademark frightful intrigue.

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August 17th

Airdates Around the World   While viewers in the United States remain without access to Millennium the series will be airing often elsewhere in the world during the next month.  Fans in Great Britain will now be able to see Millennium's second season every night of the week in addition to Sci-Fi UK's weekly offerings.  Sky One will begin airing episodes nightly at 1:00am on August 20th.  In Canada, Millennium will return to the Scream horror channel this September and will then air twice a day, at both 9:00am and 5:00pm.  The Abyss airdates section has been updated extensively today to reflect these newly released schedules.  Grab your calendar, turn on the VCR, and click the links.

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August 16th

Lance Goes Digital Again   Game publisher THQ has announced that Lance Henriksen will be the vocal star of its upcoming Playstation 2 first-person action game Red Faction II.  "The addition of Lance Henriksen's voice talent adds intensity and a distinct style to the game's audio," explains Volition Studios President Mike Kulas.  Henriksen himself is equally enthusiastic about the project.  "Being involved in the creation of a top-tier game like Red Faction II is an extremely rewarding experience," Lance commented to game site IGN. "It is obvious that games are moving to include more cinema-type production values and as an actor I am excited to be a part of this movement."  The news comes as game players still await the release of Interplay's long in development Run Like Hell, another Playstation 2 game starring Lance Henriksen.  Both games are expected to hit stores sometime this holiday season.  Visit IGN, Gamespot, and the Sci-Fi Wire for further details on the actor's latest foray into digital territory.

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August 13th

And Baby Makes Three   The alumni associated with father figures Glen Morgan and James Wong, most of whom were integrally involved with Millennium's production, have always resembled a family.  Now, Morgan literally has a family of his own.  Glen Morgan and Kristen Cloke are celebrating the birth of their first child.  Winslow Morgan, born on June 21st, is a bouncing baby boy named for famed 19th century painter Winslow Homer.  Glen has reportedly announced that the baby is doing fine and "Kristen is having the time of her life."  The Abyss extends its warmest wishes and most heartfelt congratulations to the couple.  Thanks go out, as with all Glen Morgan news, to Kate Duncan and Morgan and Wong Online for the belated notice.

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August 8th

A Future in Fan Fiction   It was recently revealed that the web's most extensive library of Millennium fan fiction was intact and back online, albeit without hope for future additions.  Now, word comes from webmaster T. S. Flanders that The Millennium Compendium website will continue to operate with periodic updates to its unrivaled archive under his supervision.  Visit the Compendium to search the available fiction listings and feel free, in the future, to submit new works or appropriate questions to Flanders via that site.  It's nice to add the Compendium once more to the extremely short list of up to date Millennium devoted websites online.

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August 7th

Dark Millennium Downloads   Those fans looking for superb multimedia downloads beyond those offered by the Millennial Abyss need look no further than Darklaw.org.  The Dark Millennium website continues to offer a number of quality downloads for the dedicated Millennium fan including their latest, a pair of wallpapers based on Lara Means' plunge into insanity and an all new screensaver focusing on the words of the Millennium Group's Mr. Lott.  Click your way to the Dark Millennium download section to add these creative accoutrements to your personal computer.

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August 6th

Shadows of September 11th   It's evident from this week's Sci-Fi UK scheduling choices that the shadows of September 11th still loom darkly across the world media.  Due to its graphic depiction of a violent airline disaster and the ensuing investigation, Sci-Fi UK has chosen not to air the third season Millennium premiere "The Innocents" for the second cycle in a row.  Instead, that episode's second part, "Exegesis," has been chosen as the channel's Pick of the Day and will be shown this evening without introduction.  It's uncertain when, in Great Britain or worldwide, the episode will be deemed airworthy once more.  Visit the Abyss airdates section for a listing of episodes scheduled to show in the coming weeks.

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August 5th

Artwork for August   Five days into the month of August, the Millennial Abyss calendar section has now been updated.  This month's warm hued image, inspired by a moment from the episode "Dead Letters," depicts the innocence of childhood as Jordan Black leads a friend in prayer and visions of angels surround them both.  Visit the Abyss calendar subsection to download the month's image for use on your computer desktop.

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August 2nd

Second Time Around   Fans in the United Kingdom watching Millennium during its weekly airings on the Sci-Fi Channel have been missing out on a vital part of the show's mythology: the entire second season!  While Sci-Fi continues to show the first and third seasons of the series Sky Television holds the rights to season two.  Fortunately, the time is near for British audiences to watch the masterworks of Morgan and Wong once more.  It has recently been confirmed that Millennium's second season will be shown once again on Sky One.  Repeats will begin airing at 1:00am every night of the week starting August 19th.  Visit Millennium Desktop UK for further details.  A nightly schedule will be posted in the Abyss airdates section in the near future.

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August 1st

Millennium Melodies   The Millennial Abyss musical download section has been updated once more.  The current soundtrack selection contrasts our last by offering listeners one of Mark Snow's gentle and melodic pieces of underscore music.  Visit the music section to download the quiet yet tense tune, "Lara's Choice."  Additionally, the exhilarating chase music from the series' pilot remains online for those who have yet to download it and add it to their personal soundtrack collections.  Enjoy!

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July 26th

The Compendium Continues   Onetime Millennium webmaster Matt Asendorf has contacted me to let it be known that the most inclusive fiction library devoted to the series on the web is still operational and continues in many capacities online.  Visit what remains of Asendorf's Millennium Compendium website to peruse the searchable archives and click your way to worthwhile Millennium reading material.  While the database of fan fiction located there is extensive it may be incomplete and is no longer being updated.  As a result, requests or submissions should not be directed toward the site.  Our perpetual thanks to Matt for his previous efforts.

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July 23rd

Emmy Nod For Snow   The 54th Annual Emmy Award nominees were announced earlier this month and a prominent member of the Ten-Thirteen Productions team was among them.  Mark Snow's work for The X-Files series finale, "The Truth," was nominated for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore).  This is Snow's twelfth Emmy Award nomination connected with musical composition.  Notably, this was the only nomination received by Ten-Thirteen and The X-Files this year.  The Emmy Awards will be presented this September.  Visit the Emmy website for a complete listing of this year's nominees.

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July 22nd

Bring Henriksen Home   Millennium fans looking to see more of star Lance Henriksen on their television screens certainly have options open to them.  The official Lance Henriksen website has been recently updated to now include an extensive listing of the actor's work available on VHS and DVD and offers fans the opportunity to purchase these movies via Amazon.com.  For the curious, the Millennium link connects to a VHS edition of "Pilot"/"Gehenna," the solitary video of the series released in the United States.  The posting of this listing comes shortly after the announcement that Near Dark, the 1987 horror film which depicts Lance memorably as a vampire, is about to be released for the first time on DVD by Anchor Bay Entertainment.  Such offerings should keep the hardcore fan occupied while we eagerly await word concerning the possible release of Henriksen's more recent cinematic ventures.

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July 17th

A Tiplady Encore   Millennium fans will always remember actress Brittany Tiplady as the loveable, young Jordan Black.  Now that the series has ended, however, an ever growing Brittany continues to find numerous new roles.  Fans interested in seeing the young actress' latest work will want to tune in to the encore showing of the television movie Door to Door tonight at 9:00pm on TNT.  Door to Door stars William H. Macy and tells the uplifting story of Bill Porter, a door-to-door salesman born with cerebral palsy.  Brittany appears briefly in the film as a young girl named Katrina so, while watching, be on the lookout!

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July 13th

Three Times the Ten-Thirteen   Fans in Canada or the United Kingdom will want to find the remote control and fire up the VCR!  Some of the rarest quality Ten-Thirteen programming is currently being shown on some prominent television outlets.  The Canadian Space Channel is now showing all nine of the elusive episodes of Chris Carter's Harsh Realm, a stunning series starring Millennium's Terry O'Quinn, on Monday nights at 9pm.  The horror centric Canadian Scream Channel, meanwhile, assures viewers that despite the fact that Twin Peaks has taken over Millennium's nightly timeslot that Frank Black will return with the network's fall schedule.  Across the Atlantic, Sci-Fi UK is currently airing a dozen of the comedically conspiratorial episodes of The Lone Gunmen on Mondays at 9pm.  As noted in the column to the right, Sci-Fi UK also continues to show Millennium in its Tuesday night timeslot.  Despite their perceived failure in the United States, and fortunately for fans, the lost shows of Ten-Thirteen continue to stir interest worldwide.

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July 12th

Henriksen and Hallmark   While many of actor Lance Henriksen's recently completed films are in high demand among his cult of fans they remain, unfortunately, currently unobtainable.  Henriksen remains prolific, however, and his official website has recently given us the first glimpse of him in action as Will Cooper in Hallmark's The Last Cowboy.  Fortunately, most  fans will have a chance to see this most recent movie as it will come to television this December.  Visit the official Lance Henriksen website to check out the photo of cowboy Lance, appropriately clad in white hat, or this article to read a bit about Lance's role in the Hallmark Channel's efforts to expand.

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July 8th

Cut to the Chase   At long last, the Millennial Abyss musical download section has been updated.  The current selection spotlights one of Mark Snow's more exhilarating and memorable soundtrack pieces, the music which accompanied "The Chase" from the series' pilot episode.  Visit the music section to download this song now.  Additionally, the extended version of the Millennium theme song remains online for the time being, for those who have yet to download it.  Enjoy!

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July 4th

Celebrations of the Calendar   Today, on this celebrated date, the latest monthly wallpaper image representing the ongoing calendar project has been posted and is available for download.  Frank Black's encounters continue into the summer with the July image, a shadowy meeting colored by the golden hues of a summer evening.  Visit the Abyss calendar section now to download or print the latest graphic.  The Abyss offers wishes for a safe, memorable, and fun filled Fourth of July to its visitors and the very proudest of patriotic salutes to the United States of America.  Enjoy the holiday and remember that for which it stands.

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July 2nd

Familiar Faces on Film   Once avid Millennium viewers heading to the cinema this summer are sure to see a number of familiar faces on the big screen.  Klea Scott, Millennium's Emma Hollis, has a minor supporting role alongside Tom Cruise and a bevy of former The X-Files guest stars in Steven Spielberg's Minority Report.  Meanwhile, John Beasley, seen throughout Millennium's third season as Emma's father James Hollis, is appearing with Philip Baker Hall, formerly the Millennium Group Elder, in the Tom Clancy inspired apocalyptic political thriller The Sum of All Fears.  Many talented guest performers, fortunately, had their turn at creating the strong characters that populated the Millennium universe.

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June 27th

Rapture Ready   Millennium fans will likely take great interest in Time magazine's most recent cover story for it supplies a look at the way in which recent trials and tribulations are fueling the apocalypse culture in America.  "Terror fears and a best-selling fiction series fuel new interest in a real Doomsday," Time reporter Nancy Gibbs writes.  "For evangelical Christians with an interest in prophecy, the headlines always come with asterisks pointing to scriptural footnotes."  The article covers a wide range of modern apocalyptic lore which is tied in to current events, from the "Rapture Index" website to the novels of Tim LaHaye.  The issue is currently on newsstands and, additionally, the complete in-depth article has been posted at Time online.

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June 24th

Supply and Demand   Amazon.com has recently created a listing for Millennium on DVD and while this unfortunately does not indicate that such a release is imminent it does offer fans the opportunity to clearly express their support for such a product.  "The studio is currently not producing this title on DVD, but to be notified when it is available, enter your e-mail address at right," Amazon explains.  "You'll also be voting for this release; we'll let the studio know how many customers are waiting for this title."  Fans should definitely make it a point to visit the Amazon entry and add their e-mail to the list, a simple step which could help to ensure that 20th Century Fox eventually releases Millennium on DVD.

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June 20th

A Change of Face   Those fans who regularly enter the Abyss via fourthhorseman.com, my personal website, will have already noticed that a new introduction webpage has been created for this website.  While the site's new entrance serves merely as a splash page of sorts and doesn't offer any exceptional new information or links it does present visitors with some nice graphics and a format based, with some degree of bitter pride for our under-recognized series, on the official Ten-Thirteen website for The X-Files.  It's also my way of testing the waters for a possible move of this, the Abyss main page, to a new server.  When visiting or bookmarking the Abyss, feel free to enter through the new introduction page to keep abreast of the most notable recent updates.  Comments, as always, are welcome.

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June 18th

Quoth the Saver   After the Millennium Group's personalized computer systems featured prominently in the series, one type of download that's always in demand among online fans is the Millennium based screen saver.  The Millennium Collections website, already featuring a simple Ouroboros screen saver, has recently unveiled its latest original creation, a screen saver which primarily features each and every one of the thought provoking quotes Millennium showcased before its episodes.  As webmaster Matt Bunch describes it, "It's truly a screen saver that you can't take your eyes off of."  Visit Millennium Collections now to download the screensaver for your PC.

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June 15th

The Music of Millennium   Today I'm proud to announce that an all new Abyss extension devoted to the music of Millennium is now online.  While it's been my goal to create an Abyss subsection offering an MP3 library for some time the difficulties of hosting such files have kept such a plan from being put into action.  The Abyss' new Millennial Music section will regularly rotate its downloads, offering visitors the opportunity to obtain samples of the show's soundtrack, songs overheard on the series, and the occasional odd entry which matches the show's unique themes.  The first song posted for download is, quite naturally, the extended version of Mark Snow's theme to Millennium.  Regular notices will be posted here when each new download is made available.  Visit the Millennial Music section now to hear the extended Millennium theme and feel free to contact me with comments, concerns, or suggestions.

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June 12th

The One Was Not the One   The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror handed out the 28th Annual Saturn Awards Monday night and, unfortunately, the creative duo of Glen Morgan and James Wong left this year's ceremony unrecognized.  While Morgan and Wong were awarded the Best Horror Film Saturn for Final Destination one year ago, this year's award for Best Science Fiction Film was given to the producers of A.I.: Artificial Intelligence rather than their outlandish adventure, The One.  Those nominees associated with Ten-Thirteen Productions and The X-Files' final season also went unawarded.  For a complete listing of this year's genre winners visit Cinescape online.

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