X-Files

Edward64 · 01-24-2016, 06:20 PM

Premieres tonight on Fox 10pm ET. I hope it's a great reboot.

'The X-Files' reboot: Catch up on Mulder and Scully heading into the premiere - TODAY.com

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Do you still believe?

Well, we hope you do because Fox Mulder and Dana Scully are coming back with a six-part "X-Files" airing on FOX this Sunday and Monday night. But it's been 14 years since we last saw our favorite FBI agents on TV, so now is a good a time as ever to remind ourselves where we left off.

I enjoyed the non-alien conspiracy episodes more. The alien conspiracy was way too convoluted. Still remember the Fluke and the Peacock brother episodes.

jeff061 · 01-24-2016, 06:50 PM

First 3 seasons or so I liked the alien episodes, but eventually they just got straight silly while the other episodes remained strong. Some of my favorite episodes were towards the end of the Duchovny Era.

First episodes not getting great reviews, but it's quite a task to set the stage after this amount of time. Hope it picks up.

tarcone · 01-24-2016, 07:27 PM

Looking forward to it.

The previous series is on netflix. I went back and tried to watch it. I struggled. But I was a huge fan when it was on back in the day.

Peregrine · 01-24-2016, 07:42 PM

I will be watching the new one - it was a great show in its day - bit dated now especially the early seasons but still fun to watch on Netflix.

Edward64 · 01-25-2016, 06:06 AM

It was an okay episode, it did seemed "rushed" for Mulder to come to his newest conclusion.

I'm not sure I like how they are trying to change up the prior series story arc but it was good to see the two again.

tarcone · 01-25-2016, 07:10 AM

I couldn't look at Scully.
She reminded me of the kid in that Cher movies from the 80s. was it Mask?
All I kept thinking.

Kodos · 01-25-2016, 07:26 AM

How dare she age!

Suicane75 · 01-25-2016, 08:39 AM

I bailed on the series right about the time T2 showed up, and I haven't seen the movies. That being said, I'm not sure either of those things matter in my opinion that what I saw last night was a fucking mess of storytelling and silliness.

Kodos · 01-25-2016, 08:58 AM

I've always liked critter episodes better, because they bring out the Mulder humor that I love. My wife is upset that Mulder and Scully are no longer together.

EagleFan · 01-25-2016, 10:31 AM

Not a good restart. Not sure it can keep my interest level.

tarcone · 01-25-2016, 11:48 AM

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How dare she age!

Aging would have been better than poor plastic surgery.

jeff061 · 01-25-2016, 12:09 PM

Haven't seen her in XFiles yet. But I thought she looked pretty damn good on The Fall and I'm usually pretty sensitive to bad plastic surgery.

Kodos · 01-25-2016, 12:19 PM

Looks better than Courtney Cox.

I will admit that she does not look hot as Scully, but she was fine in The Fall.

stevew · 01-25-2016, 12:43 PM

Anderson is hot as hell and was great on Hannibal.

tarcone · 01-25-2016, 12:53 PM

That's interesting. The ol saying "one mans trash is anothers treasure" applies.

She was distracting to me.

Suicane75 · 01-25-2016, 01:18 PM

She looks better with an extra 10-15 pounds on her.

Thomkal · 01-25-2016, 07:35 PM

spoilers alert in case someone hasn't seen it yet...

It was nice to see Mulder and Scully and all the old X-Files stars including the surprise cameo at the end. I don't remember Mulder being so monotone-made it hard to watch at times.

I'm not a big fan of them "throwing away" a lot of the alien angle of the original show if Mulder and his new theory is to be believed of a man-made conspiracy using alien technology. Felt it kind of invalidated a lot of those episodes that developed the alien mythology. I assuming it was humans in that UFO that blew up the car and woman. Of course there's still the alien DNA in Mulder to wonder about.

And wise marketing on those XCom2 ads.

cubboyroy1826 · 01-25-2016, 09:24 PM

I was psyched to see the XFiles were coming back. I remember Friday nights when we barely had a pot to piss in watching Slider and then the XFiles with my wife. After watching the first two episodes I gotta say I am luke warm on the show so far.

Drake · 01-25-2016, 09:37 PM

Huge fan of the original series (up to the arrival of Robert Patrick).

I gave it a shot last night. Made it to the end (barely), but without the context-building that the original series was so good at, everything just felt too melodramatic. I told my wife at one point that it felt like Duchovney and Anderson were mailing their performances in from somewhere in Florida -- just zero emotional investment, which meant they got roughly the same from me in return.

I'll just go back to my DVDs next time I want my X-Files fix.

I'm not sure the X-Files wasn't a show suited to its time more than anything else. When it hit, the internet was just starting to take off. We had this huge cultural sense of all the hidden knowledge of history suddenly being at our fingertips, waiting to be explored and exploited, narratives constructed to make sense of who we are and the truth of our experience.

Now we know that the human experience can be boiled down to cat pictures and booty-shot selfies, so the idea that the Truth is Out There doesn't seem quite so pressing.

Groundhog · 01-26-2016, 04:54 PM

I wasn't a huge X-Files fan, but I watched the first couple of seasons. I watched episode 1 of the new series last night and thought it was OK. Seems they've made a conscious effort to 'modernize' the series by going from alien-centric paranoia to more government/big business-centric paranoia.

I thought the one-on-one dialog scenes with Mulder and Scully looked a bit awkward, surprisingly, like they were reading straight from the script rather than acting. I'll probably watch #2, but it definitely didn't blow me away.

weegeebored · 01-26-2016, 09:59 PM

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I thought the one-on-one dialog scenes with Mulder and Scully looked a bit awkward, surprisingly, like they were reading straight from the script rather than acting.

I thought the same thing. It reminded me of their acting in the I Want to Believe movie, and a little too much like the Natalie Portman/Hayden Christensen scenes in Revenge of the Sith. I'm a big X-Files fan and I was disappointed in the first episode but I enjoyed the second a bit more. I was hoping this would be as enjoyable as the reboot of 24, but I don't think the series will get there.

Kodos · 01-27-2016, 05:45 AM

EW says the next episode is great. It's a critter episode. Those were always my favorite because of the humor and banter.

Thomkal · 01-29-2016, 08:45 PM

The Real X-Files?

http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/29/us/cia...inkId=20806987

Kodos · 02-02-2016, 10:11 AM

Last night's episode was better (some good humor), but not up to the standards of other classic critter episodes.

jeff061 · 02-02-2016, 10:27 AM

I've only watched the first episode so far and I really liked it. Fully chalk it up to the complete and utter fan boy in me and I also had lowered my expectations after the luke warm reviews.

JPhillips · 02-02-2016, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Kodos

Last night's episode was better (some good humor), but not up to the standards of other classic critter episodes.

It at least felt like the right tone. They were finally fun again.

Kodos · 02-02-2016, 01:21 PM

Yep. Honestly, I'd be fine if X-Files was just a string of critter episodes and dropped the over-arching conspiracy storyline.

Kodos · 02-24-2016, 11:55 AM

I'd say the miniseries was spotty, but overall good enough to justify its continued existence. I'm on board for more if they continue the story. I felt like they hit their stride over the last few episodes.

01-24-2016, 07:27 PM	#3
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	Looking forward to it. The previous series is on netflix. I went back and tried to watch it. I struggled. But I was a huge fan when it was on back in the day. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

01-24-2016, 07:42 PM	#4
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	I will be watching the new one - it was a great show in its day - bit dated now especially the early seasons but still fun to watch on Netflix. __________________ Your guilty conscience may force you to vote Democratic, but deep down inside you secretly long for a cold-hearted Republican to lower taxes, brutalize criminals, and rule you like a king. --Sideshow Bob

01-25-2016, 07:10 AM	#6
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	I couldn't look at Scully. She reminded me of the kid in that Cher movies from the 80s. was it Mask? All I kept thinking. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

01-25-2016, 07:26 AM	#7
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	How dare she age! __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

01-25-2016, 08:58 AM	#9
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I've always liked critter episodes better, because they bring out the Mulder humor that I love. My wife is upset that Mulder and Scully are no longer together. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties. Last edited by Kodos : 01-25-2016 at 08:58 AM.

01-24-2016, 06:50 PM	#2
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	First 3 seasons or so I liked the alien episodes, but eventually they just got straight silly while the other episodes remained strong. Some of my favorite episodes were towards the end of the Duchovny Era. First episodes not getting great reviews, but it's quite a task to set the stage after this amount of time. Hope it picks up. __________________

01-25-2016, 06:06 AM	#5
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	It was an okay episode, it did seemed "rushed" for Mulder to come to his newest conclusion. I'm not sure I like how they are trying to change up the prior series story arc but it was good to see the two again.

01-25-2016, 08:39 AM	#8
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	I bailed on the series right about the time T2 showed up, and I haven't seen the movies. That being said, I'm not sure either of those things matter in my opinion that what I saw last night was a fucking mess of storytelling and silliness.

01-25-2016, 10:31 AM	#10
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Not a good restart. Not sure it can keep my interest level. __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

01-25-2016, 12:09 PM	#12
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Haven't seen her in XFiles yet. But I thought she looked pretty damn good on The Fall and I'm usually pretty sensitive to bad plastic surgery. __________________

01-25-2016, 12:19 PM	#13
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Looks better than Courtney Cox. I will admit that she does not look hot as Scully, but she was fine in The Fall. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties. Last edited by Kodos : 01-25-2016 at 12:20 PM.

01-25-2016, 12:43 PM	#14
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Anderson is hot as hell and was great on Hannibal.

01-25-2016, 12:53 PM	#15
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	That's interesting. The ol saying "one mans trash is anothers treasure" applies. She was distracting to me. __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15

01-25-2016, 01:18 PM	#16
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	She looks better with an extra 10-15 pounds on her.

01-25-2016, 07:35 PM	#17
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	spoilers alert in case someone hasn't seen it yet... It was nice to see Mulder and Scully and all the old X-Files stars including the surprise cameo at the end. I don't remember Mulder being so monotone-made it hard to watch at times. I'm not a big fan of them "throwing away" a lot of the alien angle of the original show if Mulder and his new theory is to be believed of a man-made conspiracy using alien technology. Felt it kind of invalidated a lot of those episodes that developed the alien mythology. I assuming it was humans in that UFO that blew up the car and woman. Of course there's still the alien DNA in Mulder to wonder about. And wise marketing on those XCom2 ads.

01-25-2016, 09:24 PM	#18
cubboyroy1826 College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jun 2002	I was psyched to see the XFiles were coming back. I remember Friday nights when we barely had a pot to piss in watching Slider and then the XFiles with my wife. After watching the first two episodes I gotta say I am luke warm on the show so far.

01-25-2016, 09:37 PM	#19
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	Huge fan of the original series (up to the arrival of Robert Patrick). I gave it a shot last night. Made it to the end (barely), but without the context-building that the original series was so good at, everything just felt too melodramatic. I told my wife at one point that it felt like Duchovney and Anderson were mailing their performances in from somewhere in Florida -- just zero emotional investment, which meant they got roughly the same from me in return. I'll just go back to my DVDs next time I want my X-Files fix. I'm not sure the X-Files wasn't a show suited to its time more than anything else. When it hit, the internet was just starting to take off. We had this huge cultural sense of all the hidden knowledge of history suddenly being at our fingertips, waiting to be explored and exploited, narratives constructed to make sense of who we are and the truth of our experience. Now we know that the human experience can be boiled down to cat pictures and booty-shot selfies, so the idea that the Truth is Out There doesn't seem quite so pressing.

01-26-2016, 04:54 PM	#20
Groundhog Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia	I wasn't a huge X-Files fan, but I watched the first couple of seasons. I watched episode 1 of the new series last night and thought it was OK. Seems they've made a conscious effort to 'modernize' the series by going from alien-centric paranoia to more government/big business-centric paranoia. I thought the one-on-one dialog scenes with Mulder and Scully looked a bit awkward, surprisingly, like they were reading straight from the script rather than acting. I'll probably watch #2, but it definitely didn't blow me away. __________________ Politics, n. Strife of interests masquerading as a contest of principles. --Ambrose Bierce

01-27-2016, 05:45 AM	#22
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	EW says the next episode is great. It's a critter episode. Those were always my favorite because of the humor and banter. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

01-29-2016, 08:45 PM	#23
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	The Real X-Files? http://www.cnn.com/2016/01/29/us/cia...inkId=20806987

02-02-2016, 10:11 AM	#24
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Last night's episode was better (some good humor), but not up to the standards of other classic critter episodes. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

02-02-2016, 10:27 AM	#25
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	I've only watched the first episode so far and I really liked it. Fully chalk it up to the complete and utter fan boy in me and I also had lowered my expectations after the luke warm reviews. __________________

02-02-2016, 01:21 PM	#27
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	Yep. Honestly, I'd be fine if X-Files was just a string of critter episodes and dropped the over-arching conspiracy storyline. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties.

02-24-2016, 11:55 AM	#28
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I'd say the miniseries was spotty, but overall good enough to justify its continued existence. I'm on board for more if they continue the story. I felt like they hit their stride over the last few episodes. __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties. Last edited by Kodos : 02-24-2016 at 11:56 AM.

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