X-Files canceled spin-off predicts 9/11

this is entirely too weird... a show debuts in march 2001, is canceled in june 2001, and in september 2001, its plot morphs into reality...

The Lone Gunmen, a spin-off of the popular series The X-Files, was a television show that aired on FOX, featuring the characters of the same name. The show first aired in March 2001, and, despite good reviews, it was cancelled due to a drop in ratings. The last episode aired in June 2001.

The debut of the show in March of 2001, began with Byers father faking his death to un-cover a conspiracy to hijack an airliner. While the lone gunmen try to get to the truth of his supposed death and uncover the conspiracy.

One retrospectively interesting aspect of this pilot Episode is that the airliner has been hijacked (via remote control of the plane's Auto Pilot) and by the end both Byers and his father have boarded the plane to try to stop the hijacking. Through aid of the other Gunmen they are able to regain control of the plane and just miss crashing into the World trade Center with the Airliner. This of course is before the actual attack against the Trade centers later that year.

i'm sorry... this is entirely TOO coincidental...

here's the full show, broken into 5 segments - the intro plus the 4 chunks that fit into an hour television time slot...

The Lone Gunmen - Pilot (Part 1 of 5)

The Lone Gunmen - Pilot (Part 2 of 5)

The Lone Gunmen - Pilot (Part 3 of 5)

The Lone Gunmen - Pilot (Part 4 of 5)

The Lone Gunmen - Pilot (Part 5 of 5)

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