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Fish · 03-24-2015, 10:54 AM

The X-Files Might (Almost Definitely?) Reopen Soon!

The shadowy conspiracy to bring us more X-Files is coming out into the light! David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have agreed to reprise their roles as Mulder and Scully, Chris Carter will be writing and executive producing, and Fox is close to greenlighting the show! However, there’s an interesting twist in the details...

Apparently, the new season of the show will be embracing a relatively new trend in American television. According to Comicbook.com:

TV Wise is reporting that Fox is planning to order a shortened season of The X-Files—less than 10 episodes.

This is potentially great news! A short season will be much easier for the actors to schedule, obviously, but even more importantly, an intense arc will encourage Chris Carter to keep the show stay tight and focused, rather than getting lost in the byzantine plotlines of later seasons. Imagine a ten-episode arc where Mulder and Scully have to solve one supernatural crime or fight one particular secret government agency, rather than hacking away at a gorgon of rumors, theories, and Flukemen? Perhaps, for the first time in their FBI careers, they’ll yield results and actually arrest somebody!

As if that wasn’t promising enough, they’ve reached out to Mitch Pileggi, which means we may see the triumphant return of SKINNER’S FIST. So what do you think? Will Mulder and Scully still have a place in our hyper-paranoid United States? Will the inevitable alien invasion really be that bad? And are there any monsters-of-the-week left to chase, or did the Winchester boys get them all?

**The Franchise** · 03-24-2015, 10:56 AM

I can honestly say that I've never watched more than 5 episodes of the X-files in my lifetime.

Fish · 03-24-2015, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Dicky McElephant

I can honestly say that I've never watched more than 5 episodes of the X-files in my lifetime.

**Easy 6** · 03-24-2015, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Dicky McElephant

I can honestly say that I've never watched more than 5 episodes of the X-files in my lifetime.

I have been absolutely fascinated with the paranormal since the 80's, and I haven't either.

Might try to give these six episodes a shot though.

Fish · 03-24-2015, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Easy 6

I have been absolutely fascinated with the paranormal since the 80's, and I haven't either.

Might try to give these six episodes a shot though.

Now how the hell is that possible? This show was tailor made for your paranormal conspiracy loving brain...

**Easy 6** · 03-24-2015, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

Now how the hell is that possible? This show was tailor made for your paranormal conspiracy loving brain...

Its been a while since I've thought about it, but my guess is that I was thinking "meh, they're just gonna make it all Hollywood and not delve into the serious and realistic aspects of it, its Scooby Doo for grownups".

But with The Walking Dead and Appalachian Outlaws (among other shows) coming to an end for the year, I have time in my schedule now for another appointment tv show.

**DaneMcCloud** · 03-24-2015, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Dicky McElephant

I can honestly say that I've never watched more than 5 episodes of the X-files in my lifetime.

I own the entire series on DVD. I could watch it every night if it was still in syndication.

**Rausch** · 03-24-2015, 08:54 PM

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I own the entire series on DVD. I could watch it every night if it was still in syndication.

I loved it. I really wish it was in syndication instead of a lot of the garbage sitcoms they feed to us.

And I feel the same way about Fringe. Hell, I think I like Fringe even better. Walter might be my favorite TV Character of all time...

**DaneMcCloud** · 03-24-2015, 10:04 PM

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I loved it. I really wish it was in syndication instead of a lot of the garbage sitcoms they feed to us.

And I feel the same way about Fringe. Hell, I think I like Fringe even better. Walter might be my favorite TV Character of all time...

I watched every episode of Fringe but the writers just couldn't figure out what it was supposed to be about. Aliens? Multiverse? Time travel? Monster of the Week?

At its best, it was nearly as good as the X-Files best seasons (1993-1997, IMO). When it was at its worst (the final season and other episodes), it was Disappointment TV at its finest.

Fringe, Alcatraz and LOST are the reasons I will never, ever spend even two minutes watching a JJ Abrams produced television show, again, and the only reason I have any misgivings about Episode VII.

**Rausch** · 03-24-2015, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I watched every episode of Fringe but the writers just couldn't figure out what it was supposed to be about. Aliens? Multiverse? Time travel? Monster of the Week?

At its best, it was nearly as good as the X-Files best seasons (1993-1997, IMO). When it was at its worst (the final season and other episodes), it was Disappointment TV at its finest.

Fringe, Alcatraz and LOST are the reasons I will never, ever spend even two minutes watching a JJ Abrams produced television show, again, and the only reason I have any misgivings about Episode VII.

I would argue that for 4 seasons Fringe did a great job of balancing "story of the week" with an over-arcing story for the season.

In Fringe what happened in ep 2 of season 1 usually came back by the end. Or once again appeared in season 3. I thought they did a great job of slow playing ideas until the compressed last season.

I never did understand their really $#itty conclusion and how the time travel aspects were supposed to work out to make everything OK. In fact, no matter how you look at that ending it makes no sense...

**Baby Lee** · 03-24-2015, 11:15 AM

I probably would have enjoyed The X-Files, but it was a rare sore point in our household.

One Christmas Eve, soon after we brought the TV back into the house, my sister and I were itching to open some presents early. Only my dad was glued to some apparently spellbinding episode of The X-Files. My mom already wasn't enamored of the TV, which was supposed to only be there to use with the Commodore 64 for educational purposes in the first place, so there was a bit of a row about dad watching shitty brain-rotting TV when we were supposed to be having family time on Christmas Eve.

By the time I'd heard how great the show was, and had my own TV in college, the show was already on its way out the door.

Some day, maybe I'll get a chance to revisit it. Heaven knows I like Vince Gilligan's subsequent stuff, and the premise is solid enough it carried me through the entire run of Fringe.

BTW - Gillian Anderson is hotter than ever. She was recently on Top Gear and it was an eye-opener how petite she is, especially compared to the hulking Clarkson.

Fish · 03-24-2015, 12:10 PM

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BTW - Gillian Anderson is hotter than ever. She was recently on Top Gear and it was an eye-opener how petite she is, especially compared to the hulking Clarkson.

Seriously. She's got that Courtney Cox fountain of youth thing going on...

**BigRichard** · 03-24-2015, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish

Seriously. She's got that Courtney Cox fountain of youth thing going on...

Her head just looks weird... would still bang, I am just saying.

**Baby Lee** · 03-24-2015, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BigRichard

Her head just looks weird... would still bang, I am just saying.

It's fine full on, it's too flat in profile. Almost Roman. She actually needs more nose.

**The Franchise** · 03-24-2015, 11:15 AM

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Baby Lee Supporter Join Date: Aug 2000 Casino cash: $8028275	I probably would have enjoyed The X-Files, but it was a rare sore point in our household. One Christmas Eve, soon after we brought the TV back into the house, my sister and I were itching to open some presents early. Only my dad was glued to some apparently spellbinding episode of The X-Files. My mom already wasn't enamored of the TV, which was supposed to only be there to use with the Commodore 64 for educational purposes in the first place, so there was a bit of a row about dad watching shitty brain-rotting TV when we were supposed to be having family time on Christmas Eve. By the time I'd heard how great the show was, and had my own TV in college, the show was already on its way out the door. Some day, maybe I'll get a chance to revisit it. Heaven knows I like Vince Gilligan's subsequent stuff, and the premise is solid enough it carried me through the entire run of Fringe. BTW - Gillian Anderson is hotter than ever. She was recently on Top Gear and it was an eye-opener how petite she is, especially compared to the hulking Clarkson. __________________ We need the kind of courage that can withstand the subtle corruption of the cynics - E.W. Last edited by Baby Lee; 03-24-2015 at 12:13 PM..
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