Release Date:
Friday, January 21, 2000
Air Date:
Sunday, March 4, 2001 at 9 P.M. (ET)
TV Network:
FOX
How would the X-Files have worked without sexual tension and flying saucers? The seriess first spin-off, The Lone Gunmen gives us the answer. The shows trio of geeky heroes and plots are more earthbound, but also far less overtly contrived and overwrought.
Even when the show fails to be funny, its hard not to smile at its aw-shucks charm. The Lone Gunmen sincerely attempts to recapture the ideas behind Truth, Justice, and the American Way from Superman movies and presidential nominees. Out of the mouths of counter-culture hackers, the words seem to ring true again. Idealism never looked so smart.
Even when the show fails to be funny, its hard not to smile at its aw-shucks charm. The Lone Gunmen sincerely attempts to recapture the ideas behind Truth, Justice, and the American Way from Superman movies and presidential nominees. Out of the mouths of counter-culture hackers, the words seem to ring true again. Idealism never looked so smart.