The X-Files spinoff that died too soon — hear from the creators who still can't let it go.
Acting
Vince Gilligan being endearingly bitter about cancellation.
Production
Rare footage of 2001 TV production before streaming destroyed everything.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Lone Gunmen pilot aired in March 2001 and featured a government conspiracy to hijack a plane and crash it into the World Trade Center. Six months later, reality made the episode unwatchable for years.
Vince Gilligan's first post-X-Files project was this doomed spinoff — his redemption arc from cancelled cult darling to Breaking Bad mastermind started with learning how television eats its young.
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