Lance Henriksen, you had me at Frank Black

In 1996 a show called Millennium aired Friday nights on FOX. This show was unlike anything I've seen. It was so dark, violent and powerful. The show was about a former FBI profiler Frank Black (Lance Henriksen) that moved from Washington DC to Seattle, where he joins the Millenium Group, a mysterious organization of former law enforcement officers, committed to battling a crime wave which grows as the turn of the millenium approaches. I was a huge fan of the show. Every week I would watch. Unfortunately in 1999 the series was cancelled. I was upset, I'd lost Frank Black forever. But life goes on, Lance has appeared in many movies since then. Those characters don't stand up to the character of Frank Black. Frank Black always had the answers and who could see in the mind of killers and psychos. Would we ever see a character like that again? Up until 2004, no.

In 2004 while cruising Amazon.com I saw that the show was coming out on DVD. I was excited. I could watch one of my favorite shows over and over. Then I knew, I must have it. When it was released I bought my copy. I took it home and watched them as quick as possible. It was good to see and hear Frank Black once again. I didn't buy Seasons 2 and 3 because I never saw them at the stores. I knew they were released so I kept them on my gift list hoping I would receive them. Christmas 2005, I got my wish. I received the final two seasons as gifts from my husband.

Since Christmas, every spare minute I had I have been in front of the TV watching. Sunday morning I finished season 2. All 24 episodes. After season 2, I took the plastic wrapping off of season 3 and started to watch. This afternoon I made it to disc 2, episode 2. That is 6 episodes since Sunday. (Man, I need a life.) Probably later tonight, I'll watch more.

I love this show. I love Lance, his dark husky voice, how cases wrapped up in 45 minutes and the awesome green jacket he always wore. Millennium may have went off the air in 1999, but since I have the DVD's, Frank Black will always be on my TV screen.