The second episode examines the murder of a computer hacker by an apparently philanthropic organization, but it is notable only for its introduction of a fourth musketeer for the Lone Gunmen, a dumb but likable and good-looking guy named Bond. Both are notably lacking in most of the first six episodes of “The Lone Gunmen.”Īfter the pilot explores the apparent murder of Byers’ own estranged father, the episodes go in far less personal directions. Conspiracy storylines are fine in principle, but they still require intriguing premises and playful narrative execution. Creator/executive producer Chris Carter could have called this show “Look Ma, No Aliens.” Unfortunately, Carter and his core group haven’t found an effective replacement for the shape-shifters and other mutant or mythic monsters that Mulder and Scully continually chased. Unlike Mulder, the members of the Lone Gunmen are not obsessed with little green men. The circulation of their periodical is, shall we say, severely limited, and they barely have enough cash on hand to buy fuel for their VW van with the “Question Authority” sticker on the back windshield - this show’s less evocative answer to Mulder’s “The Truth Is Out There.” This ragtag team publishes a newspaper detailing the latest in government cover-ups, big-business encroachments into civil liberties and other similar conspiracy stories. The triumverate is comprised of three members: former government bureaucrat John Byers (Bruce Harwood), the anti-authoritarian, diminutive Melvin Frohike (Tom Braidwood) and long-haired hacker extraordinaire Richard “Ringo” Langly (Dean Haglund). For backstory on the group that forms “The Lone Gunmen,” the best source remains the “X-Files” episode that traced their formation.
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