The X-Files

[The Franchise]

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

[Fish]

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]

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]

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]

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]

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]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

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]

Originally Posted by Rausch

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]

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...

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Rausch

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...

Oh, I get it and I loved Walter, too. Josh Jackson was really great as well. But the writers and producers are reason this show isn't an all time classic. The premise was there, the actors were there but the stories just weren't consistent.

That said, X-Files ran into the same situation. The show dragged on too long and by the time the final season rolled around, I wasn't even interested anymore. There were some good episodes after the first film (which was awful, IMO) and there were some atrocious episodes.

I think that a six episode arc, if well written, could be spectacular and if so, it would be a blast to see even just six episodes a year for a few years.

Fingers crossed (although without Vince Gilligan, I have my doubts).

[Rausch]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

Oh, I get it and I loved Walter, too. Josh Jackson was really great as well. But the writers and producers are reason this show isn't an all time classic. The premise was there, the actors were there but the stories just weren't consistent.

That said, X-Files ran into the same situation. The show dragged on too long and by the time the final season rolled around, I wasn't even interested anymore. There were some good episodes after the first film (which was awful, IMO) and there were some atrocious episodes.

I think that a six episode arc, if well written, could be spectacular and if so, it would be a blast to see even just six episodes a year for a few years.

Fingers crossed (although without Vince Gilligan, I have my doubts).

I loved the series (X Files) and thought it deserved a movie or two to wrap things up. The desire by fans was there.

But they didn't wrap things up. It seemed like they approached the films like getting two extra episodes. And I didn't like either one.

Either way I think both shows were excellent for their time. I'd love to see another similar show in the next few years that uses the basic premise (X Files/Fringe) to explore strange things with more modern science.

I also wouldn't mind an update to the "Sliders" idea of visiting a multiverse or parallel worlds...