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.

Pilot Episode

In a 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." This episode aired in Australia less than two weeks before the 9/11 attacks, on August 30.

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 , Frank Spotnitz

DVD Release

After waiting patiently since the show's cancellation, Fox Home Entertainment officially released the series (along with the episode of The X-Files entitled Jump The Shark as an additional episode) on a three disc Region 1 DVD set on Tuesday March 29, 2005.

External links

• The Official site address now links to the Fox Home Entertainment site