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Pierre 30-01-2016 20:10
The X Files is back!
 
Mulder and Scully, and assistant deputy director Skinner (and the smoking man) are all back for a new series!

Chris 30-01-2016 20:28
Re: The X Files is back!
 
Do we have an air date yet?

Kymmy 30-01-2016 20:37
Re: The X Files is back!
 
Already seen a couple of them (us timeline) and although different they're still good :tu:

admars 30-01-2016 22:07
Re: The X Files is back!
 
Monday 8th February Channel 5, 21:00

http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2016-...date-announced

adzii_nufc 30-01-2016 22:46
Re: The X Files is back!
 
Still monster of the week episodes plus a story arc? One of the best things about the original run was the ability to actually keep people watching with Monster of the week episodes that were always reasonably good.

It seems a lot of actors are ditching movies for TV returns. Absolutely loving this era of TV in which we can find the likes of Martin Freeman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sean Bean, Kevin Spacey on TV etc. It's really overwhelming seeing the quality of TV shows now. DC and Marvel are producing 8/10 content everytime, Arrow, Flash, Agents of Shield, Daredevil. You've got a massively strong cast in Sherlock, Game of Thrones.

The Netflix era?

Will start watching the US timeline tonight as I do with everything else. Channel 5 will lose track and get massively behind. Person Of Interest fell to that problem. Another show bound for Netflix soon anyway.

Chris 30-01-2016 23:42
Re: The X Files is back!
 
Was hoping to follow this on C5 as I can't be bothered pirating it.

What's their problem with scheduling?

Tezcatlipoca 31-01-2016 22:03
Re: The X Files is back!
 
I have watched the first two episodes shown so far.

While it was nice to see Mulder and Scully again, I wasn't impressed.

It came across to me as just yet another badly written Conspiracy episode. (Although I admit I did like how it tied into real life stuff that has happened since the series finished.)

Spoiler: 
So, just because Nina from The Americans tells Mulder that she was actually taken by men and not aliens, suddenly he just abandons his beliefs and decides "IT'S ALL BEING DONE BY THE SHADOW GOVERNMENT!", despite everything that he has seen?! And - hang on - didn't he do the same back at the start of season 5, when the word of one person made him think the whole alien side of things was a hoax and it was all being done by the government / military / corporations etc.? Why, yes he did, back in "Redux"!

It shouldn't be news to Mulder that men were carrying out abductions and experiments, or making use of alien technology - he bloody well knew the Syndicate was doing that for the Colonists and for itself back in the original series - so WTF did hearing one lone abductee say "it was men, not aliens" make him decide the Conspiracy was just men all along, rather than men working for aliens?

And it's not just everything Mulder's seen that has now conveniently been called into question just so that Carter can retcon the Conspiracy, there's everything *we've* seen too.

Nope, turns out it was all just the men in black performing a massive alien hoax because <reasons>, so that they can TAKE OVER THE WORLD WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT, even though they've *long* been in possession of badass alien-derived weapons and spacecraft and Stargate style zero point energy...



Episode two was better, but was nothing special for a MotW episode. It also had two pointless and overly long dream sequences.


It's no surprise to me that episode one was written by Chris Carter, but I expected better from James Wong for the second episode.

Episode three is written by Darin Morgan, so I'm expecting (hoping) that it will be a hell of a lot better than the first two (especially the premier).


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Originally Posted by adzii_nufc (Post 35819641)
It's really overwhelming seeing the quality of TV shows now.
Yeah... pity about the new X Files, though ;)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35819648)
Was hoping to follow this on C5 as I can't be bothered pirating it.

What's their problem with scheduling?
Standard C5 uselessness when it comes to US TV...

Paul 01-02-2016 12:54
Re: The X Files is back!
 
Only seen the first one so far - considered it average - watchable, entertaining, but nothing special.

I suspect most peoples expectations were probably too high to start with.
The original nine seasons had a lot of poor episodes as well as really good ones, memories are often rose tinted.

Chris 01-02-2016 13:02
Re: The X Files is back!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tezcatlipoca (Post 35819752)
Standard C5 uselessness when it comes to US TV...
Pretty much what the BBC used to be like, back when they screened anything from the US.

Memories of trying to chase Star Trek:TNG around the BBC2 schedule ... :mad:

Tezcatlipoca 01-02-2016 19:10
Re: The X Files is back!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul M (Post 35819825)
Only seen the first one so far - considered it average - watchable, entertaining, but nothing special.

I suspect most peoples expectations were probably too high to start with.
The original nine seasons had a lot of poor episodes as well as really good ones, memories are often rose tinted.
My expectations were low, as I've long thought that The X Files went downhill as the original series progressed anyway!

Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris (Post 35819830)
Pretty much what the BBC used to be like, back when they screened anything from the US.

Memories of trying to chase Star Trek:TNG around the BBC2 schedule ... :mad:
Yup. And Buffy.

adzii_nufc 02-02-2016 04:06
Re: The X Files is back!
 
Nostalgia for the first two I guess. Episode 3 however is on another planet, absolutely dire in my opinion. If this is the best their writer can deliver then this will be done and dusted soon. Besides Mulder and Skully, I never felt I was actually watching the X-files with that one.

People above are already pointing out just how silly it started but to get sillier.. Well :confused: It was the seriousness of the first three seasons that made this show good. High viewership eventually dies down but I'm now underwhelmed.

Stephen 02-02-2016 11:41
Re: The X Files is back!
 
I've been loving it so far. I missed Mulder and Scully. Found the last few series poor and the second movie pretty awful.

I think the lighthearted humerus episodes were good and sometimes really good. Bit like when Supernatural does them.

Kymmy 02-02-2016 13:59
Re: The X Files is back!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Stephen (Post 35819987)
I've been loving it so far. I missed Mulder and Scully. Found the last few series poor and the second movie pretty awful.

I think the lighthearted humerus episodes were good and sometimes really good. Bit like when Supernatural does them.
Nothing will ever beat the Jose Chung's from outer space episode :D

Tezcatlipoca 03-02-2016 01:41
Re: The X Files is back!
 
Episode three was a massive improvement over episodes one and two (*especially* over episode one)... no surprise, as it was written by Darin Morgan.


A shame, then, that it's the only Darin Morgan episode in this "revival" / "event series" / "mini series" :(

I have no hope for Chris Carter's next episodes, five and six, being any good.

General Maximus 03-02-2016 18:12
Re: The X Files is back!
 
doesn't matter, it will get picked up for another season easily, I have just heard the ratings in the US alone are ridiculous.


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