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RIP Lindsey Ginter

Lindsey Ginter died earlier this year (September 1). He had portrayed the Crew Cut Man in “1X23: The Erlenmeyer Flask” and “2X10: Red Museum” — a Syndicate operative and Deep Throat’s executioner. His appearances were short but very memorable and gave us some of the show’s most memorable moments. He had other roles in Mercury Rising, Lost and others.

From a private communication with Demijan Omeragic (with many thanks):

Doing “Crew Cut Man’ on X-Files was a dream job for me. The Directors (Casting as well as Production), fellow actors, and the crew were all so supportive of my efforts. I especially loved the strong writing and the contribution my character made to the arch of the overall X-Files legacy. My character’s existence changed the path of X-Files for the next few seasons. I am grateful to have been chosen for that role. Thanks Chris Carter.

Source: SAG-AFTRA Magazine Fall/Winter 2024

French podcast: I Want To Believe

[FRENCH] Podcast sur The X-Files 2e film qui ne s’appelle pas “Régénérations”. Incroyable mais vrai : à divers moments du podcast je me suis retrouvé à vouloir en dire des bonnes choses. Mais rassurez-vous, il s’agit surtout de choses qui relèverait le film à un projet défectueux avec certains points intéressants au lieu d’une catastrophe sur tous les fronts. J’aime réélement la musique de Mark Snow pour ce film, il y a une certaine ambiance, il y a certains plans, il y a une volonté de propos — et voilà. Sans grève de scénaristes on aurait peut-être eu droit à un scénario qui aurait passé le stade du premier draft. Dans un monde alternatif on aurait eu un film qui aurait lancé une franchise cinématographique quand même.

https://www.facebook.com/LeCoinPopPodcast/videos/571841405438184

RIP Tony Todd

RIP Tony Todd, an excellent actor that made memorable anything he was in, known in #TheXFiles as Augustus “Preacher” Cole in “Sleepless”. But surely you have seen him in loads of other things: Candyman, Platoon, Final Destination, Babylon 5, Star Trek TNG (Worf’s brother), Star Trek DS9 (The Visitor!)…

https://www.darkhorizons.com/candyman-star-tony-todd-has-died

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Millennium in HD/upscale

It’s Halloween! Another #Millennium-related update, this time on the series’ *other* #Halloween-themed episode: “The Curse of Frank Black”. Millennium is available only on DVD, and it’s getting difficult to find them for new fans (if new fans have a DVD player to begin with). Now, a fan is upscaling it into HD. Is this legal? Well, considering how difficult it is to find MM legally these days…let’s say this is a one-off. Disney/Fox should rescue this show from oblivion.

In the link below you will find a link to download “Curse” in HD — it’s just A Click To Save the file… Warning: it’s a 2.5 Gb file! Here are some HD/SD comparisons. It’s not the best upscale quality work but it is still an improvement. The photography of that show was sumptuous and the DVDs rendered that quite well already.

https://www.instagram.com/p/DBjXaKDvYvR

Harsh Realm in HD

HARSH REALM in HD! Chris Carter’s short-lived show (aired during season 7 of #TheXFiles) is only available in a standard definition DVD, and that is unlikely to change. However, ironically, thanks to AI algorithms, a fan remastered it entirely in HD (upscale, colour balances, cleaning). The result is impressive. Treat yourself to some of the best things Ten Thirteen did — in particular the first three episodes are like an extended pilot. 25 years later, #HarshRealm proves to be very prescient and I think it would become a huge success would it be made today.

Here are some HD/SD comparisons. The whole 9 episodes are on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMD9ghErEvtyyRSE_cUhkDD67MzTLELmT

As the YouTube filter let this through and the uploader is not monetizing it (so no ads), this is actually legal until removed.

Thanks to Demijan Omeragic