FreakyLinks was an American television show that combined elements of horror, mystery, and comedy. It aired on the Fox Network from October 2000 until June 2001, for a total run of 13 episodes. The feel of the show closely modeled that of The X-Files and other supernatural-themed shows that were popular at the time. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Horror can mean several things: Horror (emotion) Horror fiction Horror film This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... In modern colloquial English, a mystery is a subgenre of detective fiction (see mystery fiction). ... Comedy is the use of humour in the performing arts. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in October, 2000. ... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: June 5-June 9 - Houston, Texas is devastated by flooding when Tropical Storm Allison dumps 36 inches of rain on the city. ... X-Files intro from first 8 seasons The X-Files was a popular 1990s American science fiction television series created by Chris Carter. ...

Setting and plot

FreakyLinks centered around Darek Barnes (played by Ethan Embry), who ran a website called "FreakyLinks.com" that sought out the dark and forbidden truths behind paranormal phenomena and urban legends, assisted by his friends Chloe (Lisa Sheridan) and Jason (Jason Tatum). Ethan Embry is an American actor. ... The front page of the English Wikipedia website. ... Anomalous phenomena are phenomena which are observed and for which there are no suitable explanations in the context of a specific body of scientific knowledge, e. ... Urban legends are a kind of folklore consisting of stories often thought to be factual by those circulating them. ...

Darek took over the site after his twin brother, Adam, died under mysterious circumstances. The show's episodes revolved around Darek and his friends investigating supernatural claims for the website and uncovering clues that reveal the truth of his brother's fate.

Series history

FreakyLinks, originally titled "Fearsum", was developed by Haxan, the creators of the film The Blair Witch Project. The talents of Haxan were highly sought after following the then-recent surprise of Blair Witch that had taken the entertainment industry by surprise. The Blair Witch Project is a low budget 1999 horror film in which three young film students mysteriously disappear from the face of the earth after being stalked through the woods, lost and kept awake by an unseen antagonist. ...

Haxan decided to follow a similar marketing strategy as Blair Witch and created a website, long before the show was set to air, called "Freakylinks.com" which was cleverly designed to look like an amateurish, home-brew website made by real-life paranormal enthusiasts.

The website was fairly sucessful and seemed to create some amount of "buzz" but this did not translate into high ratings when the show finally aired. The show went on hiatus for a few months before returning the air to finish out the season, but was not renewed for the next fall television season.

However, during its brief run the show developed a devoted cult following. Following the show's demise, an outcry arose among the fans and an online petition, possibly among the first such online petitions, was created to ask the Fox Network to bring the show back for another season. A cult following is a group of fans devoted to a specific item, usually a film, television or radio program, though some comic books, musicians, writers or others also gain dedicated followings. ... A petition is a request to an authority, most commonly a government official or public entity. ...

As of this writing, the show has not been considered for renewal and many of its stars have since moved on to other projects. The status of a future DVD release of the show is also unknown. DVD is an optical disc storage media format that can be used for storing data, including movies with high video and sound quality. ...

Main cast

• Ethan Embry - Darek Barnes / Adam Barnes
• Lisa Sheridan - Chloe Tanner
• Karim Prince - Jason Tatum
• Lizette Carrion - Lan Williams
• Dennis Christopher - Vince J. Elsing

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External links

• FreakyLinks (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0247095/) at the Internet Movie Database
• Freakylinks.com (http://www.haxan.com/portfolio/freakylinks/) - The original Freakylinks.com website, now part of Haxan.com's portfolio