The Lone Gunmen
The Lone Gunmen, a spin-off of the popular series The X-Files, was a television show that aired on FOX. The show first aired in March 2001, and it was soon canceled with its last episode airing in June 2001. The show centered around a trio of computer nerds and conspiracy theory aficionados, Frohike, Langly, Byers, who published a magazine that was titled The Lone Gunman in the X-Files series. The name was derived from the lone gunman theory.
Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.
Pilot Episode
In a stunning and eerie foreshadowing of the September 11, 2001 attacks, subsequent conspiracy theories, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the plot of the March 4, 2001 pilot episode of the series depicts a secret US government agency plotting to crash a Boeing 727 into the World Trade Center via remote control for the purpose of blaming the attack on foreign "tin-pot dictators" who are "begging to be smart-bombed". In a bizarre coincidence, this episode was airing in Australia as the attacks occured and (due to the 12 hour time difference from New York City), the episode was interrupted with news of the actual attacks.
Cast
- Tom Braidwood - Melvin Frohike
- Dean Haglund - Richard "Ringo" Langly
- Bruce Harwood - John Fitzgerald Byers
- Zuleikha Robinson - Yves Adele Harlow
- Stephen Snedden - Jimmy Bond
David Duchovny and Mitch Pileggi from The X-Files made guest appearances on the show.
Crew
- Executive Producer - Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz
- Creators - Vince Gilligan, John Shiban,
