Direct Link
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/who-monitors-birds-for-rowland/id474206373?i=474206420&uo=4

It’s actually a pretty fun list. Jose Chung’s surpasses Satan in my opinion, but no real issue.

The surprise addition was Walkabout, which I probably should rewatch as I don’t remember it standing out the first time. (Personally, The Thin White Line and Sacrament are much stronger.)

The Beginning and the End was a great choice that I wouldn’t have thought should be that high, but upon reflection agree that it does.

Jeff Yagher deserves a shout out for his performance in 13 years later… it’s my favorite part, although there are some other gems.

It’s fun browsing the TIWWA episode list and remembering how many fantastic episodes there were:
http://millennium-thisiswhoweare.net/cmeacg/millennium_episode_profiles.php

Time to go through the series again.

In the end, as Pat says himself – and we said on the podcast – it is all opinion – nothing Pat says is law, though Pat does have a lot of experience within the industry and continues to with his latest company working UK and Stateside angles at TVWise.co.uk.

I have to say, what Pat said wasn’t really any different to what I’ve always believed from day dot, only validated through sources that he approached (and he approached a few studios with Millennium queries, not just FOX). All Pat did was poke at the ugly reflection in the mirror we knew was there – but that doesn’t stop the work!

The industry shifts and change, all Pat was talking about is how the industry is geared now – what shows they are looking for, what shows they are dropping like stones and what the economic climate is doing to the market. But as he says, and as we know, markets change – people within the industry change over and different perspectives are taken. If Pat didn’t think there was any credibility in this campaign he’d have said off the bat – whatever you think of his opinion, you can probably tell he has no qualms about saying it. And its worth pointing out no one at FOX said “no” either, just wasn’t on the cards.

I’ve always felt a big player in returning Millennium (or even the X-Files) would be Chris Carter. This campaign was born on the notion that Chris, Frank and Lance had already gone on record saying they’d like to go back to Millennium and we were the fans there to support them in THEIR dream – which is an unusual angle for a fan campaign – the campaign comes after the creators have said they want Frank back! So Chris will be key.

That being said, we need to keep the idea alive, we need to show FOX and the media that people are interested in Millennium and Frank Black so if and when a key turns from Lance/Frank/Chris’ end – they can point to us and say “these are the guys who will buy this!”.

So nothing Pat said was that downbeat – fan campaigns are a mixed bag, but in the end, there are people who don’t really look at the industry correctly, some who feel an internet petition and a “like” on Facebook is all they need to do. What I hoped Pat would show is the industry is cold, it is unforgiving – if we want Frank Black – we have to work hard! We need everyone’s help!

Thanks for the honest feedback Chris. You’re as brutal in your honesty as Pat is!

James McLean

I’m not talking about James McClean btw, I dig James and have enormous respect for him and Troy I’m talking about that guest you had on that basically put down the whole campaign….