Fox confirms X-Files reboot talks; Anderson & Duchovny may reprise roles

[Value Of Pi]

You're probably right, some of the dialogue was pretty cringey though. "The truth is out there, Scully, and Tad O'Malley is gonna broadcast it!" ...ugh.

Oh, right you are. Not a good line.

To paraphrase Art regarding the writer of this line, he's not a Saint.

[onan]

I'm quite happy with the new episodes. I haven't read about the show sequence, not sure I want to find out. The show is kind of like an old friend coming in for a short visit.

[chefist]

You're probably right, some of the dialogue was pretty cringey though. "The truth is out there, Scully, and Tad O'Malley is gonna broadcast it!" ...ugh.

The bar has been raised for sure since the X-Files last aired...audiences today demand character development, in ALL the players on the show...that is why the Lone Gunman resonated originally...

I like the new shows, and I hope enough people do such that it can continue in the future...Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 58%...not a good sign...:-(

[bateman]

I'm quite happy with the new episodes. I haven't read about the show sequence, not sure I want to find out. The show is kind of like an old friend coming in for a short visit.

Despite its shortcomings, yes, it's great to have the show back. Definitely a step up from what I remember of seasons 8 and 9, though I think I've mostly blocked them out.

[bateman]

The bar has been raised for sure since the X-Files last aired...audiences today demand character development, in ALL the players on the show...that is why the Lone Gunman resonated originally...

I like the new shows, and I hope enough people do such that it can continue in the future...Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 58%...not a good sign...:-(

I was really hoping for Vince Gilligan to come back. Maybe the next series...

[ItsOver]

Six is not enough.

[chefist]

I was really hoping for Vince Gilligan to come back. Maybe the next series...

You can tell he was not involved in these that is for sure...he just walks by a tv set and his perspiration makes it automatically a better show...

[chefist]

Six is not enough.

No it is not...new fans will not have enough time to get to know the characters...

[Value Of Pi]

The bar has been raised for sure since the X-Files last aired...audiences today demand character development, in ALL the players on the show...that is why the Lone Gunman resonated originally...

I like the new shows, and I hope enough people do such that it can continue in the future...Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 58%...not a good sign...:-(

58 is the critics, 86 is the audience. Fox only really cares about the audience, so this is better than vice versa. The ratings were excellent, and that's the main thing Fox will look at.

[chefist]

58 is the critics, 86 is the audience. Fox only really cares about the audience, so this is better than vice versa. The ratings were excellent, and that's the main thing Fox will look at.

I really hope so...I just have not got into a sci-fi show, or any show for that matter, like I did with the X-Files...I wanted to really like "Fringe", and it was ok, but it just didn't have that magic...

[trostol]

I really hope so...I just have not got into a sci-fi show, or any show for that matter, like I did with the X-Files...I wanted to really like "Fringe", and it was ok, but it just didn't have that magic...

i heard the expanse wasnt bad...havent watched it myself

Watched The Magicians..wasnt bad but it has some Suspension of disbelief needed beyond the fact of ya know..magic

also SyFy has a series coming based off Strieber’s work

[The King of Kings]

The bar has been raised for sure since the X-Files last aired...audiences today demand character development, in ALL the players on the show...that is why the Lone Gunman resonated originally...

I like the new shows, and I hope enough people do such that it can continue in the future...Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 58%...not a good sign...:-(

58% sounds about right.

They tried to jam too much into the first episode.  The pace was rather frantic.  I thought they could have spent more time developing the characters again and have better exposition of what they were investigating.

[Value Of Pi]

I really hope so...I just have not got into a sci-fi show, or any show for that matter, like I did with the X-Files...I wanted to really like "Fringe", and it was ok, but it just didn't have that magic...

Ever watch "Millenium"? Another '90s Chris Carter show. Excellent and very X-Files-ish. See here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115270/

[Jackstar]

Ever watch "Millenium"? Another '90s Chris Carter show. Excellent

It was quite good and woefully underappreciated.

Yes, but a hilarious end. Pure genius that little story arc.

At this point I'm real curious how much of a bump the new season is giving to sales/streaming of old seasons. Anyone have data on that?

[onan]

It was quite good and woefully underappreciated.


At this point I'm real curious how much of a bump the new season is giving to sales/streaming of old seasons. Anyone have data on that?

Two subscription services offer the series for free. Hulu is also showing season 10 for free. Amazon is not.

[FightTheFuture]

Two subscription services offer the series for free. Hulu is also showing season 10 for free. Amazon is not.

Fox is replaying each episode of season 10 for free at http://www.fox.com/full-episodes starting the following morning.

[malachi.martini]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMUq_adFq6I

This scene from the next episode is perfect.

[Value Of Pi]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMUq_adFq6I

This scene from the next episode is perfect.

Thank you for this. I tried to resist watching in advance but gave in. It's beautifully done and doesn't just work for fans but for people who don't really know the characters. Good stuff.

[GaborSweden]

hahahah I am looking at is ,,, 54 000 000 people like to se x files  And me to

How knows have much really government hidden alien , stuff )))

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrn_26ILM5o

[henge0stone]

I was happy with both episodes so far it feels just like X-Files. I hope they get into what happened at Roswell more. I also like the uncertainty in the first episode about who to trust and whether or not the government was really behind it. 

[FightTheFuture]

I was happy with both episodes so far it feels just like X-Files. I hope they get into what happened at Roswell more. I also like the uncertainty in the first episode about who to trust and whether or not the government was really behind it.

Heh heh Roswell was a smokescreen.

[Value Of Pi]

Heh heh Roswell was a smokescreen.

A smokescreen or a coverup? The way it was presented, I got the distinct feeling that the crash was an accident that threatened to reveal the alien presence on Earth and the government's knowledge of/dealings with them. It looked very much like a Men In Black cleanup operation, including killing a surviving alien or maybe *the* surviving alien.

[ItsOver]

Thank you for this. I tried to resist watching in advance but gave in. It's beautifully done and doesn't just work for fans but for people who don't really know the characters. Good stuff.

It's a good strategy to present the monster of the week at this point in the comeback.  It builds the anticipation for the next overall-arc episode and keeps things interesting with a little variety, especially for a new audience. 

It's so damn good to see a TV show with good writing and good actors, rather than the typical shallow who-bopped-who or where am I having my next skinny latte nonsense.

"Six is not enough."

[Value Of Pi]

It's a good strategy to present the monster of the week at this point in the comeback.  It builds the anticipation for the next overall-arc episode and keeps things interesting with a little variety, especially for a new audience. 

It's so damn good to see a TV show with good writing and good actors, rather than the typical shallow who-bopped-who or where am I having my next skinny latte nonsense.

"Six is not enough."

Yes, a show like X-Files is the difference between asking "What's on, tonight?" or "What should we download?" and knowing what you're going to watch, while looking forward to it.

[onan]

Yes, a show like X-Files is the difference between asking "What's on, tonight?" or "What should we download?" and knowing what you're going to watch, while looking forward to it.

People have been saying they have been binge watching recently. I have been re-watching episodes since it went off the air. Everyone has their likes, but this show, even when some episodes didn't measure to other episodes, they were still good.

[ItsOver]

I thought this was a fairly decent site for background info on The X-Files and details of the mytharc.
http://x-files.wikia.com/wiki/Mythology

[Jackstar]

I don't usually go for this kind of thing, but this one was pretty good, and at least as informative as Carter was in his recent MITD appearance.

http://youtu.be/Y6NrY9h2VII

[trostol]

this episode is fantastic so far

[Walks_At_Night]

Now this is an X-Files episode!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Woo Hoo!!!!!!!!!    Monster of the Week rules!

[the_peeve]

this is a very funny episode. Lots of fun!