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Jeanannd jeanannd@aol.com

Subject: Re: SEASON 3 OPENER

Wonderful, great fanfic....can we have more?

From: JLeo1999@aol.com

Subject: alt.season 3

I am very impressed with your version of season 3. I was disturbed when the

season opened with very little mention of the virus which had seemed

unstoppable and which was spreading with ultra pandemic speed. I believe I

heard them say "70 people died"(?) perhaps I have that wrong but in any case

it was nowhere near what the previous episodes lead us to think. That being

said, the last two episodes of season 2 were the one to really capture me. I

wish hat they had continued with something like your version, because it is

the only way the show really could make sense. I was never sure why serial

killers (in the 1st season) had anything to do with the millennium. But then

it seemed,in the 2nd season that it had just been a long windup which

impressed me ,(although I found out that that was just a happy accident)

Anyway, sorry to take up your time, thanks again for the great

writing,please give us more.

Sincerely Cynthia

From: SPINALE

Subject: Re: Why do an Alternative Season 3?

Dear Red Kettle,

I printed them out on Friday evening and read them on Sunday morning sitting

on the deck with a cup of coffee. I gotta tell you, you did one hell of a

job! I was turning pages as fast as I could! It's a pity that the real

Season 3 didn't follow your example! It was very satisfying to see the

happenings in and leading up to Time Is Now followed through like we were

hoping for on the screen last September. You wrote in such a way that I

could literally picture everything that was happening! Why do an Alternative

Season 3?? Because it gives you and your readers a sense of satisfaction and

closure! THANK YOU RED KETTLE!

I especially liked the story of Henry & Linda Black going to the cabin in the

woods (I"m assuming Frank was conceived on this night?) And I especially

liked the scene with Lucy hovering over Catherine and forcing Frank to make a

decision.

I'm also a big fan of the Virtual Season 4, and well, I guess I'm just a

plain old MM fanatic!! LOL I even wrote a few reviews on Dan Owen's website.

When my little group of friends stopped watching, I didn't have anyone to

discuss it with and writing the reviews gave me an outlet. Dan turned me on

to the newsgroup and I've been pretty much lurking ever since -- but enjoying

the discussions.

I admire your determination and work in writing these episodes and all I can

say is keep 'em comin'!!

From: JLeo1999@aol.com

Subject: Re: alt.season 3

Dear Redkettle:

I am thrilled that another installment is on the way! And I wanted to

mention that I really appreciated the appearance of Yaponchik in "T2alt3".The

appearance of the antichrist is rather necessary at the end of it all. A

couple of questions: In the first season the was very little mention of the

actual millennium. Indeed, the show for the first 5 or 6 episodes seemed to

be just a very dark version of "Profiler." If Chris Carter didn't mean it to

be a show about the end of the world (according to some interviews) then why

name it millennium? Do you know any background about how this got sold to the

network and what the original vision was? Also, you seem to be attuned to the

mythic quasi-religious tone of the second season. This is the season that

made sense to me, but I get the feeling from reading some on line reviews

that this was too wacko for most people. Do people really want a more

simplistic show or (and here I reveal my paranoia) did this sort of story

line offend people belonging to certain religious groups? Anyway, if you have

any facts or thoughts I would appreciate them.

thank you,

Sincerely, Cynthia

From: "Joseph Reyna" <jreyna@home.com

Subject:BRAVO!

Just wanted to send you my thanks for the wonderful writing.

In these new Season 3 episodes I believe you've restored Millenium.

The Fox Network's Season 3 was such a disappointment, but I stuck with

the show, still entranced by Frank Black's sojourn, at times reminding

me of a collection of stories drawn from the Old Testament, but

presented in so haphazard a fashion. However ill-prepared the final

episode was, Frank Black's closing comments still echo in my mind.

After reading TEOTWAKI2 I felt your resolution of the fates of Lara

Means and Catherine, and the price both Peter and Frank have paid,

seemed much more in keeping with the core of Millenium's storyline. I

applaud your efforts, and I look forward to the continuation of

Alternate Season Three.

It's also interesting to me that I can read and enjoy, albeit in a

different manner, the Virtual Season 4 that is ongoing at the Millenium

Compendium website. Even considering it's differing resolutions and

character losses, it still captures in its own way some of the original

sense of Millenium.

This all simply reinforces my belief that MILLENIUM, at its best, taps

into our deepest fears, while still acknowledging the essential

importance of faith amidst the darkest times. I don't think I could ask

any dramatic program to deliver more so succintly and effectively.

Good luck in your continuing efforts. I look forward to much enjoyable

reading.

From: JLeo1999@aol.com

Subject: Re: alt.season 3

Dear Redkettle:

Did I like "T3"? Wow! It was great Finally, an actual follow up that makes sense.

This is what I thought the 3rd season was going to be like. I think that if

they had been brave enough to go this route the show would still be on. This

is TV after all, not the real world and that TV world can come crashing down,

and that would be interesting viewing. I had only one very small problem: if

part of Lotts' tongue is missing how did he speak so clearly? Trauma to the

tongue generally results in massive swelling and even if it didn't speech is

dependent on the tongue to produce most sounds. But this is a very small

quibble, all in all great story line, really clear story telling. Please

write more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sincerely, Cynthia

(Red Kettle : The problem with poor Mr Lott's tongue is now sorted out. (;)

From: spinale

Subject: Re: Why do an Alternative Season 3 ?

Dear Red Kettle: I enjoyed reading the third installment (Teotwaki2) of your

Alternative Season 3 and appreciate the work that went into writing it. Thanks

for sharing it with the newsgroup.

From: Jeanannd@aol.com

Subject: Visited your alternative season 3

Visited your alternative season 2 web page, wonderful work. Glad you

decided to share it with more people.

From: J2rider

Subject: Re: Millennium Alternative Season 3

Keep up the great work!

From: Eric

Subject: Re: Re:[SCRIPT] THE INNOCENTS (VERSION 2)

I think you are trying a little too hard. It is ambitious, but you seem to

attempting to tie up too many plot threads at once and include every

interesting character from the two previous seasons in this one episode.

The premeire should be pivotal and strong, but it shouldn't try to answer

too many questions at once.

Also, just from a mytharc perspective, I think having Samael intervene is

a bad idea. He makes it very clear in PPTD that he isn't intervening on

Frank's behalf and that nothing was done to save him or his family. It

also cheapens Frank's decision to save Catherine, particularly through

divine intervention. Millennium has never offered these sorts of dei ex

machina before and I think it is a mistake to introduce them now. The show

has always been strong about consequences, where other shows use devices

like this to make sure that nothing really changes in the world and to

soften the blow of stuff. Millennium has never been soft. Unless you want

to rewrite the end of the second season, I think Catherine has to die.

What I did like was the flashback to Frank's parents and the sighting of

an angel at his conception. Having him see her was a little much, though.

I have never liked really blatant supernaturalism in the show. The extent

of it in 'The Curse of Frank Black' was about as much as I like. It is

more menacing to have it hinted at, suggested, and never certain.

(Note, these are just my opinions. Other people's mileage may vary.)

Good effort, though. I'm glad someone still has the interest to try and

work with the premise and keep the story going. Myself, I'm going to be

running a role-playing game based on the show.

From: HWL

Subject: Re: Alternative Season 3

I took a look at "The Innocents2". I'll give you credit for being more

faithful to the ending of S2 than Chip & Co. It is certainly better than

the one script for VS4 that I have read.

I don't like the uses to which Samael is put, however. Based upon PPTD

(and "Borrowed Time", if we are to pay attention to S3), Samael and the

power he represents have no personal interest in Frank, and it is,

therefore, not consistent to use him in this way. Frank seems to be in

the neighborhood of, or an innocent bystander to, Samael's operations,

rather than the object of them. Events occur, and, because Frank has a

gift, Frank is aware of the agent of those events, but those events are

not done for, or in hindrance of, Frank's happiness and welfare.

Also, I really don't like the way that Lucy/Legion and the Old Man are

worked into the story. The Old Man is dead, and he ought to be kept out

of the way. Lucy always works by indirect means to get what she wants.

Her actions here are a bit crude. Since Pepper was merely a dead man

possessed by Legion, it seems a bit odd to have him in a meeting with

other manifestations of Legion. Legion expresses one personality at a

time. Crocell was a damned soul, raised out of Hell to present Frank with

an example, and I don't really think that he should be in the clearing,

either, absent Frank. It isn't as if Crocell were a devil himself.

From: "Michael Gentry"

Subject: opening quote in Innocents 2

..It's "Two roads diverged in a YELLOW wood."

-M.

(Red Kettle : thanks, this is now corrected)

From: Frank Falzon

Subject: season 3 - the way it should have been...

Like you, I was utterly shocked at how pitifully inferior Season 3 was

to the beauty, subtlety and intelligence of Millenium Season 2. For

reasons I have yet to fully understand, that season of that show

resonated with me like nothing I had ever seen on television.

I have read rumours about what might have accounted for the radical and

nonsensical changes committed in Season 3. I'm not sure whether this

was the product of the stupidity of FOX TV execs (responsible for other

brillant programming like "when animals attack), Chris Carter's loss of

vision, the simple departure of WOng and Morgan or the fact that fan

base was simply to shallow for a show of this calibre. If you have the

scoop on any of this, I'd love to know.

In a strange way, reading your work allowed me to put some closure to

all of this. The work is first rate, and possesses the resonance and

integrity of Season 2. Excellent work. Thank you.

From: "Joseph Reyna" <jreyna@home.com>

Subject: Re: BRAVO!

Red,

With this new installment, you have taken a great stride, establishing an

historical continuity to the Millennium saga that previously-written

episodes touched upon, but did not develop nearly as completely as this

effort.

Well crafted, the characters and their associations were well presented.

The plot definitely quickens the pulse, and held my interest quite fast

throughout the read. If only I could have read this during an

atmospherically cold and foggy autumn evening!

While reading this episode, I found myself hoping that "Mary" would not be

whom she is alleged to be, as it touches upon an area of apochrypha that is

controversial to say the least. However, I have also learned that in these

most interesting tales, as in life, nothing is always as it seems to be, and

so now do I find myself with that sense upon this character. It will be

interesting to see is this is borne out.

Once again, ..... BRAVO!

From: JLeo1999@aol.com

Subject: Re: alt.season 3

Dear redkettle:

Sorry to take so long to reply. Events have conspired...etc. Anyway.

I LOVED IT. I also have an affinity for the time period and am also an Anglophile.

You were able to capture British syntax as it differs along class lines beautifully.

The historical references were great without being too heavy handed and stilted.

Very good understanding of The Group and the Family. It is a wonderful

idea to expand the Millennium Story to its past. This frees it from the

limitations of the Show, which was flawed by the "smallness" of the TV Mind.

As I have said before:

Please write more.

From: <enf>

Subject: Re: Alternative Season 3

Hi Red Kettle,

I've not had time to read much online fiction lately, but did

take a look at the first few sections of your "Fin De Siecle".

It sounded familiar to me, perhaps because I know of a song by the

same name by a gothic band. Although I've not read enough to know

the story, it was obvious you spent a lot of time researching the

era. If this is writing you enjoy, you might want to try your hand

at historical fiction, and get something published professionally.

From: NovusSibyl

Subject: re: Fin de Siecle

Hi there. I saw your link to Fin de Siecle on the VS4 message boards and

figured I'd give it a look. I'm glad I did! It's an excellent story. I loved

the historical setting and the use of the Family. Great material for an

entire series of stories, IMO. The MG was obviously busy during the turn of

the century - the theme of them trying to hold back the horrors to come was

well depicted and, since we know the outcome, tragic. Not even the MG can

stop an assassin's bullet or make sure a certain Austrian corporal dies in

the trenches, it seems.

Also, I was thrilled that you didn't resort to the cliche of having the

historic hero being the ancestor of the contemporary hero (Right up to the

last page I was worried that Abermarle would turn out to be Frank Black's

grandfather or something equally inane).

One minor question - 1) you have the Thule Society as the antagonists, which

I liked, but were they active in 1899? I had the impression they were formed

in the 1910s. Aside from that, I have no complaints. Excellent work! Write a

sequel!

Hilary Anderson

Subject: Fin de Siecle

I just wanted to congratulate you on a job well done!

I have read all of the episodes of both VS4 and your

Alt Season 3, and this episode is my favorite so far.

I'm afraid I don't know very much about the historical

period that it is set in, but now I am inspired to

research a bit and then read the episode again.

I have never been so impressed with fiction on the web

that I have been compelled to write to the author, but

I felt it was warranted in this case. I am looking

forward to reading more from you in the future. Are

you planning on writing more historical pieces? You

seem to have a flair for it. Keep up the good work!

From: Matt

Subject: Re: AltS3

I haven't read any of the AltS3 (I've been too busy) but I know

you're putting a lot of working into the project and I liked

the idea of Fin de Siecle. Perhaps I'll read it one of these days...

From: Jeanannd@aol.com

Re: Millennium Alternative Season 3

To: redkettle@my-deja.com

Very good, I like the story delving into the history...tying the Millennium

group and the family together and showing how the alliance between

them ended.

jleo1999@aol.com

Hoping to see your work in published (and money making) form one day

From: Elizabeth

What a great idea! My husband and I were also very disappointed

with the regular season 3. I wish someone would buy your alternate series

and produce them for TV. They make a lot more sense and I don't go to bed

with a headache trying to understand what the heck the writers were trying

to say!!!! Thanks a lot!!!

From: Stacey

I am glad to see that there are many fans of this wonderful

show. As you may have noticed, almost all of the new fall shows are geared

to teenagers (Damn Dawson and his creek!!) and a show like Millennium is

truly the thinking- persons show. Although I was alittle disapointed at

the turn it took from the season before, it still proved to be

stimulating, and quite good. If Fox canceled poor Frank Black, I hope that

the Devil himself will come to terrorize all network exectutives...... The

time is near, Stacey

From: Cynthia

Comments: Hi again, I just printed out Teotwawki2, and it looks so far as

good as the 1st two .But as it is formated in a telescript stlye it

printed out at 64 pages. Is it possible to change the format? Or is the

best way for you. Anyway, I am looking forwar to some great reading

tonight. Thanks. Sincerely, Cynthia

PS,have you written anything else?

From: "Murielle Sey" <MLSey@calcna.ab.ca>

I just started the First three-part season opener and I've got to tell

you I was actually tingling as I read. It is soooooo much better than the

eps that were aired!

Keep 'em coming Kettle, keep 'em coming!

(Huge Smile)

Murielle

From: "Murielle Sey"

Hi!

I'm not going to spoil this for those of you who *haven't* read Virtual

Season Three . . . What are you waiting for! . . . But Kettle! Great! I

loved it!

I gotta tell you I had tears in my eyes when I finished the last of the

three parter. Finally a third season worthy of the series.

Ok. I'm going to watch the end of The Practice and then I'm going to

read them again!

From : Angel C. Little

Subject : The Alternative Season 3

> The episode TEOTWAWKI2 will complete the trilogy soon.

EXCELLENT!!!!! I can't wait to read the final part. :-) How can one write an

episode for you? Let me know.

From : Susan K

Subject : The Alternative Season 3

BTW, you have my vote for the most intelligent and entertaining "virtual

season" episodes. I would like to give you a more comprehensive review

when more time becomes available.

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