The cancellation of tlg is considered to be somewhat mysterious, as its ratings were in fact higher than the first season of the xfiles. Tv spinoff the lone gunmen comes to dvd with its prescient 911 episode 032805 the lone gunmen, the complete series fox back in 2001, when the xfiles was breathing its last primetime gasp, this oddball spinoff series hit the airwaves for episodes. If the link you hit points to the beginning of the full episode 29 minutes, then forward to about 36 minutes in to get to the exciting climax. The lone gunmen investigate the suspicious death of byers father, a top tier government agent, and discover a top secret plan for a false flag operation to crash a. The lone gunmen tv series 2001 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Been having some strange changes going on with these links to the lone gunmen episode. Mulder was kind of douchey and scully was a wet blanket, but the three conspiracy buffs in the background were always. How is it that virtually no one remembered this post 911.
In that pilot episode, byers father faked his own death in order to uncover a conspiracy to hijack a commercial airliner, and crash it into what turned out to be the world trade center. The lone gunmen are surprised to find that fbis walter skinner is somehow involved in the murder of byers old college roommate who tried to blackmail a gangster with ties to russian mafia. The lone gunmen pilot episode aired in australia less than two weeks before 911. The lone gunmen premiered in march 2001 with a plot involving a government conspiracy to fly a plane into the world trade center six months before. Created by chris carter, vince gilligan, john shiban. Doug yurchey the lone gunmen conspiracy unexplained. The xfiles creators came up with this television show called the lone gunmen with a pilot episode that. The plot envisioned the us government hijacking a plane and crashing it into the world trade center. The storyline consisted of a hijacked passenger jetliner being remotely flown into the world trade center under the control of a faction inside of the united states government. The lone gunmen pilot 911 conspiracy predicted on xfiles. The lone gunmen follow morris fletcher and find a link to romeo 61 one of the biggest conspiracies ever. Sadly it was never renewed after its initial episode relax and let s the lone gunmen page be your guide to the exploits of everyones favorite hackers. The lone gunmen pilot episode predicts 911 discussion in xdtalk chatter box started by xd45x2, sep 21, 2007. From the xfiles spinoff the lone gunmen first aired in march of 2001 just a few months before 9 11.
A fan asked asked about the xfiles and 911 controversy. Lone gunmen march 4, 2001 episode about airliner flown by remote control into the world trade center. If you have not seen it, the pilot episode of the tv show lone gunmen predicted the world trade center attack using a remote controlled commercial airliner. This clip is from the pilot, and it blew my mind when i watched it again. Now, i could be wrong, and maybe the whole 911 thing was a total inside job exactly as it was laidout in the lone gunmen.
However, surely, imdb is not the place to discuss that. The xfiles is coming back as a sixepisode limited series on fox with the. The final act of the gunmen pilot, which seemingly made no impact last year. The lone gunmen try to get to the truth of his supposed death and uncover the conspiracy. One retrospectively relevant aspect of this pilot episode is that the airliner has been hijacked via remote control of the planes autopilot and, by the end, both byers and his father have boarded the plane to try to stop the hijacking. A still from the lone gunmen shows a plane flying towards the twin towers image. The lone gunmen pilot 911 predictive programming, illuminati.
Xfiles spinoff show predicted hijacked plane hitting. The lone gunmen are surprised to find that fbis walter skinner is somehow involved in the murder of byers old college roommate who tried to blackmail a gangster with ties to. Episode name summary s1,ep1 pilot the lone gunmen investigate the suspicious death of byers father, a top tier government agent, and discover a top secret plan for a false flag operation eerily similar to the real life event colloquially known as 911. The gunmen team up with fletcher and the trail not surprisingly leads the gunmen to yves. The actor who played john byers father is george coe. So apparently the pilot episode of the lone gunmen an xfiles spinoff featured a plot about the government crashing a plane into the twin towers to start a war in the middle east. This pilot episode aired march 4th, 2001 in which the intrepid conspiracy theorists, led by byers notsodead father, stop the events of 911 six months be. It should be stressed, of course, that the creators of the lone gunmen had no advance knowledge of 9 11. The weird thing is, i was a huge x files fan, and i remember watching this show too, but i had no recollection of this plot.
The show was a spinoff from the xfiles and was produced by companies. Chris carter says 911 killed xfiles, but america is. The xfiles lone gunmen, their actionloving manchildish sidekick and patron, jimmy bond, and their sexy master thief frienemy, yves, investigate crimes and conspiracies, often in a silly, comedic and over the top fashion. Its one of many pictures thatll come up if you search for something like 911 predictive programming as the image seems to allude to the september 11 th terrorist attacks before they. In the show, a computer hacker takes control of a boeing 727 passenger plane and flies it towards the. In the pilot episode, which aired march 4, 2001, rogue members of the u. Chris carter says 911 killed xfiles, but america is ready for it again. Apparently, others would, also, as it seems to have. Haglund went on to describe the pilot episode of the gunmen in which the three character basically had to stop a plane from flying into the world trade centre. It really doesnt stand too solidly, as i stated earlier. Did the martial law episode mention or depict the wtc specifically. But 15 years on what has really fuelled conspiracy theories linking the the lone gunmen to the 911 attacks. Also in that book was an iranian bio weapons attack on the general population of the united states, using a weaponized strain of ebola virus.
It is worth noting, however, that there seemed to be a deep reluctance on the part of the media to address the storyline of pilot and its parallels to 911 not to mention that the episode had. Xfiles spin off show the lone gunman pilot episode. During the question and answer, one intrepid audience member asked chris carter, creator of xfiles and the lone gunmen, about the pilot episode of the lone gunmen, which eerily predicted the events of 9 11 that took place in new york mere months after the episode aired on tv. The lone gunmen were always my favorite recurring characters on the xfiles. During the question and answer, one intrepid audience member asked chris carter, creator of xfiles and the lone gunmen, about the pilot episode of the lone gunmen, which eerily predicted the events of 911 that took place in new york mere months after the episode aired on tv. Pilot episode of the lone gunmen predicts 911 accurately. Sure, she could have missed an episode of the lone gunman, but the wingnuts, especially a cold warrior wingnut, would have definitely read clancys executive orders.
Lone gunmen pilot episode predicted 911 weeks prior. The lone gunmen were always my favorite recurring characters on the. Instead, we are discussing this television show and how it stands up as entertainment. The guys who are responsible for the tabloid the lone gunmen on xfiles star in their own spinoff which was cancelled first year. Fox channel aired a pilot movie the lone gunmen six months before the attack of 9112001. The lone gunmen are a trio of government conspiracy theorists and skilled computer hackers who frequently assist special agents fox mulder and dana scully. The 9112001 airplane attack in nyc on one world trade tower predicted on the lone gunmen t. Tv spinoff the lone gunmen comes to dvd with its prescient 9 11 episode 032805 the lone gunmen, the complete series fox back in 2001, when the xfiles was breathing its last primetime gasp, this oddball spinoff series hit the airwaves for episodes. Youtube getty but 15 years on what has really fuelled conspiracy theories linking the the lone gunmen to the 9 11 attacks on the twin towers is the pilot episode s deeper plot. This pilot episode aired march 4th, 2001 in which the intrepid conspiracy theorists, led by byers notsodead father, stop the events of 9 11 six months be. Dvd sales of the lone gunmen are high because of the prophetic pilot. It should be stressed, of course, that the creators of the lone gunmen had no advance knowledge of 911. The lone gunmen investigate the suspicious death of byers father, a top tier government agent, and discover a top secret plan for a false flag operation to crash a plane into the world trade center. But 15 years on what has really fuelled conspiracy theories linking the the lone gunmen to the 9 11 attacks on the twin towers is the pilot episode s deeper plot.
The shows pilot featured a conspiracy to hijack an airliner and crash it. The lone gunmen, a spinoff from the xfiles, in its pilot episode, aired march 2001, 6 months before 9 11, predicts 9 11, the conspiracy version. The lone gunmen uncovered the plot and managed to avert disaster as the passenger plane flies over the twin towers at the last minute. In the march 2001 debut of the xfiles spinoff series the lone gunmen, a. This was aired eight months before the event actually happened. The lone gunmen television show, a spinoff from the xfiles, premiered on fox.
Fyi this is not proof in any form for a 9 11 conspiracy. The lone gunmen and 911 posted on july 18, 2015 author admin as fans of the xfiles will recall, although mulder and scully were the focus of just about every episode, from time to time they received significant help, in their efforts to uncover the truth of a number of cosmic conspiracies, from a trio of conspiracy theorists. The lone gunmen couldnt match the brilliant inspiration of the xfiles few shows could, but for fans it might just be the next best thing. The lone gunmen pilot episode predicts 911 springfield. The lone gunmen investigate the suspicious death of byers father, a top tier. The eerie scenes of the lone gunmen first shown in the us on march 4, 2001. The lone gunmen tv pilot predicted 9 11 on march 4, 2001. Consisting of members melvin frohike, john fitzgerald byers and richard langly, the lone gunmen were the publishers of a magazine called the lone gunman originally titled the magic bullet the trio originally took their name and the. With bruce harwood, tom braidwood, dean haglund, zuleikha robinson. To my knowledge, the lone gunmen episode is the only one which had passenger jets directed at the wtc. We know the ratings for foxs shortlived xfiles spinoff the lone gunmen were bad, but this is ridiculous. The lone gunmen tv show predicted 911 but also stated that. For those who dont know, the pilot episode of xfiles spinoff the lone gunmen is about a plot to crash a hijacked plane into the wtc. The lone gunmen are a trio of fictional characters, richard ringo langly, melvin frohike and john fitzgerald byers, who appeared in recurring roles on the american television series the xfiles, and who starred in the shortlived spinoff, the lone gunmen.