The X-Files

[What The]

this show deserves a thread

it sort of burned away like a comet that got eaten up by the earth's ozone layer, and finished with barely a whimper

but it was a cult phenomenon in its time which filled all the hormonal urges of teenagers that were frightened and horny but it didnt stop us a life of living and scoring

this show definitely opened doors to shows of today like 24 and Alias

eventually the show's formula did wear thin because it wasnt the most versatile show

definitely the most acceptable show to be ever made about aliens, much like how buffy is a show about vampires

[Big Albowski]

I loved the X-files! I do agree that it did not go out with a bang but a whimper! But when the X-files was at it's best... it was THE best show on TV!
They should have ended the series on Scully's "I'm pregnant" and then started planning the next movie!

Al

[ninabean]

I used to love the X-Files. i started watching at the beginning and stopped watching at about season 6/7. It really did go down hill.

my fave ep is tooms, i used to know it word for word.

[What The]

also does anybody remember that celebrity craze that swept the world around season 3 / 4 when the x-files was at its ultimate peak

both David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson with one of the great cover shots on the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine, like all the magazines had to have Gillian Anderson on the cover

it was tremendous hype

a lot has changed since and lord knows what the two actors are now doing, but it will be yonks before two mere tv actors will ever THAT popular again

[vnea36kr]

The X-Files is my favourite show of all time! :D

But it should've ended after the 7th season, I hated Doggett! So I didn't watch the show anymore after the 8th season.

Can't wait to see the second movie...if they ever end up making it! :D

[vyperman7]

Is anyone else a fan of this show??

Up until recently I had never seen a single episode. I never watched at all while the show was on FOX. I wanted to check the show out on DVD, but the DVD sets were always so damned expensive. However, FOX recently lowered the prices of their sets from $129.99 to $79.99. Based on the fact that I loved the premise of the show, I decided to buy the first season to check it out.

I loved the show immediately and was impressed with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson's performances. Gillian is so hot by the way. After I finished with season 1, I purchased season 2, and I liked it as well. I am going to wait a few months and then buy seasons 3 and 4.

My only gripe with this show is that it seems to go back and forth in terms of good episodes. There will be some great episodes, and then two or three in a row that are just average. I wish there were more of the alien mythology episodes because they are the best. But there have been some great regular episodes as well.

[Sharkie]

Huge X-FIles fan here. Lots of fun. Season 5 was the best IMO.

[Big Albowski]

Love The X-files!!! Gillian and David had some of the best chemistry on TV!!!

Al

[lexslave]

hey vyperman7!

yes, xfiles was awesome, i'm sure you'll start to see some parallels with smallville soon.

duchovny, like rosenbaum, is enchanting to watch, and you totally get sucked into his obsessive broody performance.

it's always exciting to talk to someone experiencing it for the first time! i hope you enjoy!! as you know, i am a clex fan, when you get into the series, check out the relationship between mulder and alex krychek. (VERY slashy.)

also, scully is like a grown up chloe. (hey that would be fun!)

[vyperman7]

Originally posted by lexslave
hey vyperman7!

yes, xfiles was awesome, i'm sure you'll start to see some parallels with smallville soon.



Actually I have noticed the similarity between Smallville and The X-Files. When they are not dealing with mythology, the both deal in a FOTW like manner.

With X-Files I would have to say that 75% of the episodes are good-great, while there is about 25% that are average to bad. A couple bad episodes that come to mind are : season 1's "Space" with the astronaut who was possessed by a ghost from space, and season 2's "Fearful Symmetry" which deals with angry and violent zoo animals.

It would be great if the X-Files could stick to the conspiracy and overall alien mythology for the whole series, but they have to do it randomly to have it seem more special.

[ShadowQueen]

The X-Files basically introduced me to science fiction. I loved the Mulder/Scully, Believer/Skeptic dynamic, and I love stories about the paranormal period. I was devoted to it through season six. I lost a lot of interest when in season seven when Duchovny left. As much as I love both Anderson, it wasn't the same without Mulder. He's the "X" in the X-Files, if that makes sense. But I still watched nearly all of the episodes and tuned in for the finale.

The X-Files was a first for me in a lot of ways. It was the first show I got addicted to. Mulder and Scully were the first couple I ever rooted for and the first characters I really cared about. And Mulder was my first TV infatuation. ;)

[vyperman7]

I usually tend not to ship couples on shows. The only other show in which I rooted for a couple to get together, was in Lois and Clark. However, ever since the first episode I have been hoping that Mulder and Scully become romantically involved. You can tell they are both attracted to each other, but mask it behind business. They seem like they have geniune chemistry and would work well together as a couple.

Chris Carter said on the season 1 DVD bonus features that he liked the fact that Mulder and Scully never become romantically involved because he wanted to have a male/female partnership that was driven based on their work and need for the truth, rather than their sexual attraction to each other.

I have seen the X-Files movie so I know that Mulder and Scully almost kissed, and I have also read that they share 4 on screen kisses over the course of the show. I don't know in which seasons or episodes though, and I want to find out for myself. I just hope that when "X-Files 2" comes out, that it ends with Mulder and Scully finally becoming involved.

By the way, what was the reason that Duchovny gave for leaving the show? I assume it was over contract disputes, but that is just a guess on my part.

[Misssupergirl89]

I watched a few epsidodes when it was on the air. I thought it was scary ( hey i was young and the theme music gave me the creeps) It must have been pretty good 2 last as long as it did ( didn't is go on for about 9 seasons?)

[vnea36kr]

The X-Files is like my favourite show of all time! I loved the mythological episodes about the alien/government conspiracies stories and the whole Mulder/Scully Relationship. I was absolutely obsessed with the show until David Duchovney left and the show became crap. Season 8 was horrible and I couldn't even bare to watch the final season. So for me the show ended after season 7.

I think Duchovney left because he wanted to persue other roles.

[What The]

david duchovny and gillian anderson vs teri hatcher and dean cain was one of the bigger rivalries 90s tv had

along with gillian anderson and all the actresses on Friends

and what for and what not!

but

the stark reality is

it was the show for the GEEKS!

[lexslave]

vyperman7, don't hold your breath on the mulder/scully thing. it has as many ups & downs, and witty repoirte as clark & lex do.

intelligent, dark & dealing with the paranormal, what's NOT to love... also, you might run into chloe's dad later on.... (in one of my ALL time, xfiles storylines.(cereluan blue-at least that's what I call it...) EXCELLENT!

wow, you know, maybe some reruns of that will chill me from the tragedy that smallville has become.

need SOMEthing uplifting! (and that's scary that i view xfiles as UPLIFTING!) yikes.

[vyperman7]

Originally posted by lexslave
wow, you know, maybe some reruns of that will chill me from the tragedy that smallville has become.

Huh??

In my opinion, the show has gotten better with each season. Season 3 is my favorite season so far. The only two episodes I hated were Magnetic and Resurrection. Covenant is the best Smallville episode to date in my opinion, with Exile and Shattered coming in second and third on my list of favorite episodes.

[lexslave]

i'm sorry, i didn't mean for that too sound like it was becoming a BAD show, merley on the tragedy that is clark & lex.

i absoluteley agree that this has been the best season yet!!

shattered/asylum, classic.

whisper, as i've stated (many times)before, is the all time worst,(imo) but also another show...

what episode are you up to in xfiles?

[vyperman7]

Originally posted by lexslave
what episode are you up to in xfiles?

I finished with seasons 1 & 2.

I have seasons 3-5 on order. I can't wait to see these three seasons because from what I have heard, they are the best of the show.

[What The]

Originally posted by lexslave


need SOMEthing uplifting! (and that's scary that i view xfiles as UPLIFTING!) yikes.

yeh it had some good emotion, which made the show more watchable than most trite scifi outings

and there was a feeling that david duchovny and gillian anderson were just as big as the next movie star when they were shining on the small screen

[in the mood]

i used to LOVE the X-files. I own seasons 1-7 on DVD and my favorite episode is Humbug. Now that i think of it... i'm gonna go watch the movie right now :)

[vyperman7]

Originally posted by in the mood
i used to LOVE the X-files. I own seasons 1-7 on DVD and my favorite episode is Humbug. Now that i think of it... i'm gonna go watch the movie right now :)

Humbug was a pretty good episode, but a tad bit overrated. I have only seen the first two seasons on DVD so far, but I would have to say that "Die Hand die Verletzt" that dealt with the Satanic cult in the school was the best one I have seen so far. Duane Berry and Ascension were awesome, as well as One Breath which dealt with bringing Scully back to life. Darkness Falls, Ice, and Shapes were awesome non-mythology episodes.

[vnea36kr]

From the first season, Ice is definitely one of the best stand alone episodes. I also liked Squeeze and Tooms....Eugene Tooms was one of the best freaks that they had on the show.

For the 2nd season, Die Hand Der Verletz was ok, not really one of my favorites, I think Duane Barry, Ascension, and One Breath were the best episodes from that season. None of the other episodes really stand out for me from that season. But Humbug was definitely entertaining to watch.

You definitely need to watch the other seasons ASAP! :p Season 3 had a lot of great episodes, which I won't spoil for you :)

[What The]

i was disappointed with the way it ended

so much so, i dont watch my dvd sets of the show much anymore

[vyperman7]

So far I have watched the first three seasons of X-Files on DVD.

The best season I have seen so far is definately season 3. There were only two bad episodes throughout the whole season, which makes season 3 the most consistant and enjoyable season overall that I have seen so far. I loved the introduction of The Syndicate. Season 1 is my second favorite season so far, with season 2 ranking number three.

I am currently 11 episodes through season 4, and while there have been some great episodes, it is definately the weakest season so far. I am not digging the black oil storyline at all, and there have been very boring stand alone episodes like Teriko, The Field where I Died, and El Mundo Gira. I still have thirteen episodes left to go and with episodes like Small Potatoes, Gethsemane, and Leonard Betts left I think season 4 will improve. Hopefully anyway.

[lexslave]

i forget what season it's in but "home" was AWESOME.and dark.

i also liked the "cerulean blue" episode(S) excellent. (w/chloe's dad.)i know i've said it, but it really is worth repeating. ;)

and yes, the black oil does become tiresome...but weird. i LOVED alex krychek. yummy.

[vnea36kr]

Home was in season 4, that was really disturbing.

Pusher and Kitsunegari were really good. Modell's definitely one of the best characters that they've had on the show.

Season four was darker than the previous ones I think, but there are some great episodes in there and the season finale was awesome too :)

[lexslave]

modell... that's right.. thank you.

him and toombs, by far the best FOTW.

[vyperman7]

I just finished season 4 and it turned out to be a pretty damn good season. While it was not as good as season three, it did turn out to be the second best season I have seen so far. While I loved season 1, season 4 had some very good episodes, and a great ending.

I LOVE season 5 so far. The first two episodes were great, the episode that told us how the Lone Gunmen came to be is now one of my favorites, and the episode "Detour" where Scully and Mulder hunt down the moth man in the woods was incredible as well. I also really liked the episode that was shot in black in white as well dealing with the Frankenstien theme. If season 5 keeps this up, it could end up being even better than season 3.

[vnea36kr]

season 5 was great too...I loved seasons 3-6 the best.

Detour, and Post-modern Prometheus were awesome, they really showed how much closer Mulder and Scully have gotten in the past couple of seasons.

Kitsunegari was another one of my favorites from that season with the return of Pusher. Bad Blood is one of my favorite episodes of the series...it was hilarious! I loved how the story was told from the 2 point of views and how they see each other :lol:

[lexslave]

OMG! i just had the funniest vision of you vyperman7!

ever see PCU? the guy who was on the couch studying michael caine movies? i just thought that would be you, watching 5 seasons of XF! :rotfl:

just, please.... STOP WHEN DUCHOVNY leaves. you'll be SO dissapointed if you go beyond that.

[vnea36kr]

haha..don't even bother with seasons 8 and 9, just stop after 7 :p

[ShadowQueen]

Agreed. Definitely stop after 7.

[vyperman7]

Originally posted by lexslave
OMG! i just had the funniest vision of you vyperman7!

ever see PCU? the guy who was on the couch studying michael caine movies? i just thought that would be you, watching 5 seasons of XF! :rotfl:

just, please.... STOP WHEN DUCHOVNY leaves. you'll be SO dissapointed if you go beyond that.


PCU is one of my all time favorite comedies. Jeremy Piven is hilarious in that movie, and I love that I was able to vicariously see David Spade get his through the character he plays. I hate David Spade with a passion. But his annoying attitude did work well for him in PCU because it made him that much more of a geek. I think one of my most favorite parts of the movie, is when Spade and the rest of the faculty get trapped in the room, and are forced to listen to the same song over and over again.

With all of the TV shows I have on DVD, I sometimes feel like that guy in PCU. But luckily, I am much better looking. :)

[Ravenheart]

The X-Files was and probably always will be my favorite show.I watched it from the first episode to the final and I have every DVD season :D I just want them to make another movie :D


Favorite episode:HOME

[vyperman7]

After watching the first six seasons on DVD, here is my overall ranking for the show :

1) Season 6 - This was just such a kick ass season. Episodes like Triangle, Dreamland PTS 1&2, Monday, and The Unnnatural are some of the best episodes ever made. The two part story arc in Two Fathers/One Son had some of the best mythology in the show to date. Other great episodes are Drive, How the Ghosts Stole Christmas, Arcadia, S.R. 819, Tithonus, Agua Mala, Three of a Kind, Fieldtrip, and Biogenesis. 10/10

2) Season 5 - Consistancy wise, the fifth season is the best season of the show based on what I have seen. However, the sixth season had the best episodes I have seen within it, so that is why I had put the sixth season in the number one spot. The fifth season did not have one bad episode, and had the best finale in "The End". Both Redux PTS 1&2 were amazing, up until I saw Triangle, "Bad Blood" was my favorite episode, "Post Modern Promethius" was awesome, I loved "Unusual Suspects" because it told how the Lone Gunmen came to be, "Detour" was very cool, "Kitsunegari" made for an excellent sequel to season 4's "Pusher", Stephen King's episode "Chinga" was great, and I really liked "Mind's Eye" with Lili Taylor as the blind woman who had a connection with a killer who turns out to the father she never met. 10/10

3) Season 3 - Amazing season. There were 24 episodes, and only two of them stunk. This was the first season to be great from start to finish. I loved this season because it introduces the Syndicate, which means that all the mythology episodes are top notch. It had great stand alone episodes like Pusher which is one of the best episodes ever, Quagmire, Clyde Bruckman's Final Reprose, Jose Chung's From Outer Space, and War of the Coprophages. Not to mention the dramatic and somewhat tragic death of Mulder's source Mr. X. 9.5/10

4) Season 2 - The second season of the X-Files started out somewhat slow. However, once we got to two of the best mythology episodes ever in Duane Berry and Ascension, the season picked right up. The rest of this season's mythology episodes were great as well, and how can you not love the cliffhanger ending in Anasazi with the inside of the boxcar being burned with Mulder supposedly still inside? I loved "One Breath" that dealt with Scully's brush with death, "Die Hand die Verletzt" is one of my all time favorites, "Dod Kalm" was very cool, and "Humbug" was awesome. 9/10

5) Season 4 - Season four was a very decent season but it is overrated by the fans, because so many consider it the best season of the show which is simply not true. There were some really bad episodes in this season. However, great stand alone episodes like "Paper Hearts", "Home", and "Small Potatoes" deffinately made up for it. Despite what a lot of people say, I really liked "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man". "Memento Mori" was another great Scully episode, and "Tempus Fugit"/"Max" were good mythology episodes. I loved "Never Again" because it had a "Tales from the Crypt" like feel to it with the tatoo that controlled the guy. "Gethsemane" was definately one of the best finales, because it puts Mulder's beliefs into question. 8.5/10

6) Season 1 - I love the first season. The pilot episode did a great job getting the ball rolling, and is still one of my favorite episodes. "Darkness Falls", "Ice", "Beyond the Sea", and "Shapes" are four of the best stand alone episodes ever done in my opinion. I really liked "Squeeze"/"Tooms" as well. "The Erlenmeyer Flask" is probably my second favorite season finale after season five's "The End", "E.B.E." and "Fallen Angel" are also very cool episodes. But, the show had not gotten deep enough into the mythology yet, and there were some really bad episodes like "Space", "Roland" and "Ghost in the Machine" that brought the momentum of season 1 down. 8/10

[muttley]

Only just found this thread.

I'm a big X-files fan. I watched it from the middle of the first season till the end. Currently I have season 1 - 6 on DVD boxset.

The best episode ever was Triangle in season 6 - I have watched it sooooooo many times.
Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose I loved also.

There was amazing chemistry between Mulder and Scully, and Skinner and The Lone Gumen were cool characters.

Great review vyperman - I agree with your order of the seasons but I would put season 6 at the top.

[lexslave]

hums *somewhere, beyond the sea....she's there, waiting for meeeee*

vyper, you're making me feel like an idiot. i THOUGHT i was obsessed w/XF, til Smallville. (SV is the only show where i actually KNOW the titles..) :lol:

what did you think of HOME? it was quite controversial when it first came out, advertisers pulled their ads, there were protests, it ALMOST didn't see the light of day.

i love the line where mulder is talking about scully, having little uber-scullys. hehehe

i also loved "Sympatico" (sort of XF nicodemus...)
(after scully finds mulder in a "compromising position" with the blonde detective)
mulder:get in the car
scully: why do YOU always get to drive?
mulder: well i wasn't sure your tiny feet could reach the pedals!

oh my, i laughed my ass off at that episode.

[vyperman7]

Originally posted by lexslave
what did you think of HOME? it was quite controversial when it first came out, advertisers pulled their ads, there were protests, it ALMOST didn't see the light of day.

Home is definately one of my favorite episodes. It reminded me of the film "Wrong Turn". The episode was very controversial and very violent. Especially with the death of the sheriff. The episode also had its funny moments as well, especially with Mulder and Scully trying to get the pigs out of the pen.


Originally posted by muttley
Great review vyperman - I agree with your order of the seasons but I would put season 6 at the top.

I have season 6 on order, and I have a feeling that it may be able to top season 5. I can't wait to see Triangle. I have heard so many good things about that episode. I also cannot wait to see the episode that deals with Mulder and Scully reliving the same say over and over with the bank exploding, as well as Dreamland PTS 1&2, and the episode that deals with the alien baseball player.

[muttley]

I forgot about the day they see over and over - It's a great episode.
Michael McKean is in it and plays a great part. When you see the scene in front of the mirror you'll know what I mean!

Lexslave the banter between Mulder and Scully is great isn't it. :)

[vnea36kr]

Season 6 was awesome! the funniest of the seasons. Triangle is definitely my favorite episode! I've seen it sooo many times!

The Christmas episode was cool too where it all takes place in one room. Another memorable episode was Arcadia where they go undercover as a married couple..haha

[muttley]

Best line in Arcadia = "Woman make me a sandwich." Cue Laughter! :lol:

[vnea36kr]

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

[lexslave]

yeah, those two were great together, damn chris carter for killing his own creation!!!

it could have gone on FOREVER!

oooo.... on a side note, i only caught the last 5 minutes of CSI last night, and Krycheck was in it! (grr....i can't believe i missed that!) was picking up Marg Helgenberger's character in a car.


side side note: anyone remember when duchovny hosted SNL, and Krycheck (real name escapes me right now) showed up? and they started kissing? (in an x-file parody) bwahahahahaha.... hilarious... now i have to go hunt that down.

[vyperman7]

Well, I just finished with season six. I have heard from many fans that once the show left Vancouver, the quality of the show started to decrease. In my opinion, the move seemed to be a blessing in disguise because season six is the best season of the show. Even better than season five, and with season seven being Duchovny's last season, I doubt that the remaining three seasons will be able to top the amazing sixth season.

Season six had some of the best stand alone episodes ever made :

-Triangle
-Dreamland PTS 1&2
-Monday
-Field Trip
-The Unnatural
-Arcadia
-Ghosts that Stole Christmas
-Drive

The mythology in season six was its best as well with Two Fathers/One Son. The conspiracy was finally exposed and The Syndicate was killed. These episodes really dove into the CSM's past and his overall involvement. The end of the arc with the CSM shooting his own son Jeffrey was great because it was definately unexpected. I also love how Mimi Rogers character Diana is turning into a femme fatale type character. Great stuff. The last episode "Biogenesis" started a whole new type of mythology with bringing up the question of whether or not aliens were responsible for the creation of human beings. The one thing that strikes me as funny, is that Scully is always willing to disbelieve Mulder, but she is not an athiest and is so quick to believe when she has no proof of God's existence. Most scientists are athiests, and Scully has claimed for the whole show that she is a scientist first and foremost. However, after the cliffhanger in Biogenesis with Scully seeing an actual UFO, I don't see how she can continue to be such a skeptic.

For me, the sixth season of The X-Files also offered a nice change of pace, simply because there were only three mythology episodes. This was the first season to be built almost solely on stand alone episodes and the formula definately worked. Since there was less mythology involved, they were able to put more energy into it.

I do have my doubts about seasons 7-9, but after how great seasons five and six turned out to be, I am willing to keep an open mind.

Seasons 1-6 ranked :

1) Season 6 4) Season 2
2) Season 5 5) Season 4
3) Season 3 6) Season 1

[lexslave]

dude, seriously, when duchovny leaves, step AWAY from the tv.

don't be tempted, it will shatter everything you've come to admire.
unless you don't have any attachment to the show yet. which i think you do....

[vnea36kr]

dude, seriously, when duchovny leaves, step AWAY from the tv.

don't be tempted, it will shatter everything you've come to admire.
unless you don't have any attachment to the show yet. which i think you do....

hahaha....so very true. I watched the 8th season and couldn't bare to watch the 9th. I did watch the series finale though. That was crap. Don't even bother watching 8 and 9.

[Misssupergirl89]

No offence but this show scared the hell out of me. I remember not watching it because i was like 7 and it owuld give me bad dreams. On the other hand my godsister who is 4 years younger than me watched it with no problem. Even today im not sure if I could watch it without turning away.

[bluehybrid69]

It's about time we get a 'X-Files' thread going on around here so I thought I would be the one to start it. I personally started watching it when it first began back in the early 90's, but as time progressed I started working and then lost track of when episodes aired and time passed. One day I was in Best Buy and they had a big sale with X-Files each set being only $49.99, normally they are $99.99 so I took up the offer and bought 5 seasons the first trip, and the last 4 the next time. Since then we have been pretty much X-Files all the time. I have fallen back in love with this show because in fact it is so out there; so unexplained. I would not say I hardcore, but I am devoted. What do you guys think? Like it . . . Hate it?? ROCK THE VOTE!!!

[SteveS]

A truly superior program, loved it.

Like how Scully went from a slightly pudgy unattractive side-kick to one of hottest women on TV.

[yellowqueen22]

Absolutely loved X-Files... until Carter sold out and ruined it in the last two seasons.

You are so lucky with your DVD purchases... I desperately want to own the series... but the $100+ cost of each season is ridiculous... it works out to about $1000 for the entire series... too rich for my blood. I, like you, found it on sale for about $40... but only season one... so that's about all I own.

As for Scully... I don't think she was ever really unattractive or pudgy... the change in appearance was part of her growing up and becoming less naive. As well as the actress being on the show for 9yrs.

[TMLS' BROTHER]

I love the X-Files I watched them all earlier this year for the first-time coz my bro got all the videos of them on sale. I hated when Mulder left and the whole Matthew thing [Scully's baby], but apart from those things its awesome!

[Maniac in the Porsche]

Originally posted by TMLS' BROTHER
Matthew thing [Scully's baby]
:confused:

It's William. I believe he was named after Mulder, Special Agent Fox William Mulder.

I know as my sister is the huggest fan ever, and I've watched the episodes with her many, many times :lol:

[TMLS' BROTHER]

Sorry. I got mixed up.

[bluehybrid69]

We are on Season 9 right now, and it is still pretty good but without Mulder it does not have the same intensity. I read online somewhere that Doggett and Rhyes (Patrick and Gish) were to be the next two X-Files agents like Mulder and Scully. Sadily enough, Carter had to cut the series because the ratings were no longer there. Anyways, the show was and is a marvel to television.

[TMLS' BROTHER]

I hated the last ever episode.

[yellowqueen22]

Yes it was two hours of recap and garbage... they kept billing it as the answers to everything and nothing was answered.... they did it that way to set up for the second movie... which is supposed to start filming very soon... from what I hear.

[TMLS' BROTHER]

Yeah. I heard the new movie was meant to be a normal case not like the last movie which was a major plot devolpment.

[TMLS]

Originally posted by Maniac in the Porsche
:confused:

It's William. I believe he was named after Mulder, Special Agent Fox William Mulder.

I know as my sister is the huggest fan ever, and I've watched the episodes with her many, many times :lol:

Well if you're going to be picky, actually Scully's baby was named after Mulder's Dad is what it said in the episode :D ;)

[somenoise]

Well, I think you all are into X-Files, right? hehehe ... because it was a great serie!

I saw that X-Files Mythology: Black Oil, came out on DVD on August 2nd!

The Mythology is Chris Carter’s visionary story arc of “The X-Files” comprised of 60 episodes from all nine seasons of the show.

The X-Files Mythology: Black Oil cuts through the mystery with episodes from the ground-breaking series. Now key episodes centering around the black oil, that appeared intermittently throughout the series, are collected together in one comprehensive volume, allowing fans to uncover the core truths about the mysterious substance that had audiences guessing until the end of the series. The special collector’s four-disc set features 15 episodes following the thread, as well as specific episode commentaries and a featurette.

Does anyone remember anything about the Black Oil?? X-Files was so great!

[yellowqueen22]

Yeah... but as part of my... I hate that they are selling X-Files for over $100 a season and Chris Carter sold out in the last two seasons and the series finale was didn't answer anything...I haven't watched X-Files in so long.

I remember when the black oil infected Mulder... and Krychik (I don't remember how to spell his name)... good episode.

[LexLuthorMetropolis]

The only reason the season finale didn't answer anything is they knew they could keep the series going as a movie, which Chris Carter has said absolutely nothing about.

We'll probably see another series on down the road, either that or a number of films.

Personally, the only thing good to come out of the X-Files was the Lone Gunman spin-off. Loved every episode of that show.

[yellowqueen22]

David said that the movie was in the works in a recent article... something about shooting late this fall... but he hadn't seen a script yet. I read it in either EW or Premiere.

[LexLuthorMetropolis]

I remember Joblo.com talking it about. Going to have dig through my Entertainment Weeklys to find those details.

[yellowqueen22]

It may have been Premiere... I subscribe to both and never remember what was in which. Try saying that 5 times really fast!!!

[LexLuthorMetropolis]

I would but my tongue is already in a knott from reading the thread.

[Lexgirl33]

its says on countingdown.com they will start filiming late 05 early 06

http://www.countingdown.com/movies/30913/news?item_id=3626319

[yellowqueen22]

I just hope they don't drag it out any more... 9 seasons just to end it without telling us anything... they really should just solve the mysteries already. Sorry very frustrated by the last two episodes and the series finale.

[LexLuthorMetropolis]

Yeah, I have the same issue. They just left us hanging on that finale. At least the Lone Gunmen got a wrap up.

[yellowqueen22]

Yeah... I wish their show had done better... it was actually kinda funny.

[LexLuthorMetropolis]

Makes two.

[yellowqueen22]

Ohhhhhh.... I hope they are in the new movie!!!!!

[Lexgirl33]

:lol: man the lone gunman are great

Although I did hear an idea that it could be done as a prequel so all the previous characters that have died will be able to start in it.

[FotW]

I remember the Black Oil freaked me out , is what I remember. :) It was an extraterrestrial biological entity that infected humans and other aliens , eventually transforming them into a reptilian(?) looking alien . It was going to be used in the invasion of Earth. The best Black Oil scenes were in the X-Files movie, when the little boy falls into the cave and it crawls up his leg. Creepy! I love the X-Files!

[yellowqueen22]

Yeah... I really liked the movie... I know it got riddiculed & berated... but I thought they did a good job... especially since the show would be continuing after the movie.

[Lexgirl33]

I saw the movie in the theaters....good stuff! I remember seeing the black oil when i was younger on the tv and it freaked me the hell out. I was like ahhhhh what is that!!!!!! :lol:

[yellowqueen22]

Yeah... X-Files was really scarry. Especially the early seasons... even now watching some of those episodes that I've seen a few times... I still get a little spooked.

[Lexgirl33]

Yup watching the episodes now (the older ones) are pretty scary but thast what makes the show awesome, and it has continuity..something smallville doesnt really have :lol:

[Lexgirl33]

X-Files:Colonization is coming out Sept. 27th :D

[ProudPenny]

This needs to be merged either with the regular X-Files thread or with the TV Shows on DVD thread. Which do you prefer?

[yellowqueen22]

Regular X-Files please!!!

[LexLuthorMetropolis]

I second that.

[Lexgirl33]

Originally posted by vyperman7
Home is definately one of my favorite episodes. It reminded me of the film "Wrong Turn". The episode was very controversial and very violent. Especially with the death of the sheriff. The episode also had its funny moments as well, especially with Mulder and Scully trying to get the pigs out of the pen.

I agree, Home was a very good episode, just everything about it was really freaky. My favorite season would have to be 2 and 4.

[TMLS' BROTHER]

I can't have a fave season with X-Files I liked them all (Except 9).

[TMLS]

I'd probably go for 2 or 5.

[Maniac in the Porsche]

Originally posted by lexslave
dude, seriously, when duchovny leaves, step AWAY from the tv.

don't be tempted, it will shatter everything you've come to admire.
unless you don't have any attachment to the show yet. which i think you do....
Well, going into it, I hated John Doggett, & they go with that feel. You get to see Scully throw water in his face at the start, which is something all of us wanted to do. :lol:

But if you stick with it for awhile, you slowly grow to care for Doggett. I tried my best not to, but I eventually did.

[Lexgirl33]

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/660/660926p1.html

thats about the next movie! :D

[vyperman7]

Thanks for the link Rose.

I was wondering when the next film would be out.

[Lexgirl33]

:D no problem

[vyperman7]

Last time, I was in this thread I was up to watching season six. I finished the show awhile back but forgot to post my thoughts. Season seven was better than I thought it would be. It had a few bad episodes, but overall I thought it was actually a pretty good season. The episodes I really loved were The Goldberg Variation and the Amazing Maleni. I also really liked the crossover episode with Millenium as well, because I am a fan of the show. Season eight was much better than people give it credit for as well. While it sucked that Duchovny was only in about half the episodes, I thought that Robert Patrick did a good job and picked up the slack. The thing that bothered me about the 8th season, is that they did not explain a whole lot in the episodes. They would introduce the plot, the episode would unfold, and then it would just end with no real sense of closure. An episode where it really bugged me was Redrum. I love the premise of the episode, with the days going in reverse, and the episode was great overall. But at the end, there was no explanation as to why it happened. Season nine was pretty terrible. The only episode I enjoyed was the finale The Truth. I am a Scully/Mulder shipper so it was cool to see the romance between them in the episode.

I am hoping that they are shown in that context in the new film.

[Lexgirl33]

I also liked season 8 for the most part and Agent Dogget did grow on me. I didnt like him at first but I ended up liking him. Your right about the episodes just kinding leaving a mystery and that was annoying.

The Goldver Variation was a pretty good episode and I definatly like Millenium.

The article about the movie said its going to stand alone, so nothing to do with the series unfortunalty. But anyhow im damn excited if it actually is made!

[vyperman7]

As long as the movie has Mulder and Scully acting in a romantic context I will be happy. I have been a shipper of the two since I saw the first season, and I loved how the show ended. I am hoping they will at least carry that over.

[Lexgirl33]

I agree, I hope they at least continue with that. I also have been a shipper for them. Im like when the heck are they going to get together!!!??? Finally they did :D

[DGreen]

i can't believe they're gonna make new movies. one bad thing about knowing this is that its gonna be forever before one comes out. i can't wait that long. and i also hope they have mulder and scully in a relationship, though i don't think it should take up a whole lot of screen time. the story should be more focused on what ever case there involved in. although the show was always awesome at balancing character interaction with the story so they shouldn't have any problem doing so in the movie

[TMLS]

I just hope GA remembers how to act. Caught her in Bleak House yesterday and she looked like she was on autocue...

[Lexgirl33]

Sign here if you want another X-Files movie! :D They need 10,000 sigs.

http://xf2themovie.com/

[sheltiemom]

The X-Files was an excellent show. I loved the characters- I'm a die hard Mitch Pileggi fan as Walter Skinner he stole every scene.I thought he would loose it sometimes with Mulder's antics. The show really made you question reality.

[Lexgirl33]

I agree. Sometimes you think its actually real, though its not. It was that well written.

[Welling21]

I Must say that I was a HUGE X-files fan. The biggest for real. I made x-files music videos and collages. i knew every episode from season one through eight at least by memory. I miss that show. It was my first show addiction. Later came Smallville hehe

[InLove_with_Chloe]

So, while watching my X-files collection I realized something amazing: I only started watching Smallville, cause the early seasons really, really resemble the X-files.

Anyone agree???

I mean, the whole Fotw-thing.....plus, the music by Marc Snow.
And then: aren't Chlark a LOT like Mulder and Scully???
:D

[Xanderman]

aren't Chlark a LOT like Mulder and Scully???
:DExcept Chloe is way more open-minded than Scully. Scully always thought Mulder was smoking something whenever he proposed his wild explanations, and this remained the case for basically the entire series. Which made absolutely NO sense given how Mulder was almost always right, or close to the truth, and also given the number of impossible-to-explain things she herself experienced on a regular basis. Scully, the eternal skeptic, was often a very frustrating character as a result. Poor Mulder had to constantly and repeatedly prove himself. (I remember an episode, not sure if it was late S6 or early S7, but I saw it pretty recently, where Mulder brought this point up: In all their years working together, how often had he been wrong? So why was her first response to him always one of automatic rejection?) And unlike Chloe, Scully was a bit of a hypocrite, in that she had faith/belief in God (something which is totally unprovable), and yet Mulder's explanations were all automatically his fantasies/delusions, and scientifically impossible. A religious person who is so confident that there are scientific explanations for all things is quite a contradiction.

And unlike Scully, Chloe would often propose "fantastic" or crazy sounding explanations. Something Scully almost never did.

I just got through Season 6 of X-Files, and that was without a doubt the WORST season of X-Files I have seen so far. I'm into S7 now, and it's way better, in fact it's already one of my favorite seasons. (S6 was one long crap-fest for the most part, with only a handful of noteworthy eps.)

A funny thing I've noticed about Scully or perhaps more accurately the actress Gillian Anderson, particularly in Season 7, is how often she looks at Mulder/Duchovny's mouth when he's talking. Whereas he would primarily make only eye contact with her in a one-on-one conversation, she would repeatedly go back and forth between his eyes and his lips, a behavior which sometimes came off as a little perverted to me... Lol the woman's horny for Duchovny or something. heh

[InLove_with_Chloe]

Except Chloe is way more open-minded than Scully. Scully always thought Mulder was smoking something whenever he proposed his wild explanations, and this remained the case for basically the entire series. Which made absolutely NO sense given how Mulder was almost always right, or close to the truth, and also given the number of impossible-to-explain things she herself experienced on a regular basis. Scully, the eternal skeptic, was often a very frustrating character as a result. Poor Mulder had to constantly and repeatedly prove himself. (I remember an episode, not sure if it was late S6 or early S7, but I saw it pretty recently, where Mulder brought this point up: In all their years working together, how often had he been wrong? So why was her first response to him always one of automatic rejection?) And unlike Chloe, Scully was a bit of a hypocrite, in that she had faith/belief in God (something which is totally unprovable), and yet Mulder's explanations were all automatically his fantasies/delusions, and scientifically impossible. A religious person who is so confident that there are scientific explanations for all things is quite a contradiction.
Hehe, the miracle that is Mulder/Scully.
:)
You know, I didn't necessarily claim Chloe was like Scully. She has many traits of Mulder as well...... Anyway, to finish off the Chlark aspect: what I really meant is how Mulder and Scully depended on each other, yes how they NEEDED each other, not only as FBI partners, or as intellectual support (Scully for Mulder), or as friends. What this show (and the actors) successfully showed us is that these 2 people totally need each other, yes complement each on a very, very deep level. I loved how, as early as in the pilot!!!, both Mulder and Scully were basically portrayed as lonely people, who would call each other late at night, as if this was the most natural thing in the world. They both never found that odd, yes they weren't even surprised it was the other one calling them. I simply loved this deep, intuitive connection between them. With lots of romantic tension, but basically sex-free (onscreen, at least.... :p ), but definitely more than just friendship!!!

Just like Chlark.
:)

Now, as to Scully's skepticism: Of course it's silly that she remained a skeptic despite Mulder always being right (a role that Dogget then played, later on, btw....). But we were given an answer for that as well, very early on during S1, or S2. Mulder states that he NEEDS Scully. He needs her skepticism, he needs her scientific angle to keep him grounded. He knows that he WANTS to believe and that he tends to get carried away..... Scully is his life insurance, in a way. And I think she knows that, that's why she keeps playing that role. Plus, I am almost certain that they both got some kind of an erotic thrill out of always banging heads.
:p

she would repeatedly go back and forth between his eyes and his lips, a behavior which sometimes came off as a little perverted to me... Lol the woman's horny for Duchovny or something. heh
Oh, I am sure that was on purpose......after all Mulder/Scully erotic tension is legendary. They did that sooooooo well. Damn, these 2 simply belonged together.
:)

[Xanderman]

What I really meant is how Mulder and Scully depended on each other, yes how they NEEDED each other, not only as FBI partners, or as intellectual support (Scully for Mulder), or as friends. What this show (and the actors) successfully showed us is that these 2 people totally need each other, yes complement each on a very, very deep level. I loved how, as early as in the pilot!!!, both Mulder and Scully were basically portrayed as lonely people, who would call each other late at night, as if this was the most natural thing in the world. They both never found that odd, yes they weren't even surprised it was the other one calling them. I simply loved this deep, intuitive connection between them. With lots of romantic tension, but basically sex-free (onscreen, at least.... :p ), but definitely more than just friendship!!!

Just like Chlark.:)Very true about Mulder/Scully, but I'm not sure we can put Chlark into the same category. Chloe truly loves Clark, but Clark feels only friendship for her. Plus neither has been constantly lonely the way Mulder and Scully chose to live. Clark had girlfriends (like Lana, Alicia) and Chloe had boyfriends (like Jimmy). I don't think Clark and Chloe ever "complemented each other on a deep level" the way Mulder and Scully definitely did. Back to Mulder/Scully and The X-Files, I always found it odd how they resisted taking their relationship further, and never actually hooked up, all the years they worked so closely together. Both were young, single with no attachments, attractive, and of the opposite sex -- therefore really not believable at all. They shared occasional (actually very rare) kisses from time to time, but other than that they had this strange mutually understood "let's keep it just business" relationship, both sacrificing possible personal lives in favor of the unusual relationship they shared.



Of course it's silly that she remained a skeptic despite Mulder always being right (a role that Dogget then played, later on, btw....). But we were given an answer for that as well, very early on during S1, or S2. Mulder states that he NEEDS Scully. He needs her skepticism, he needs her scientific angle to keep him grounded. He knows that he WANTS to believe and that he tends to get carried away..... Scully is his life insurance, in a way. And I think she knows that, that's why she keeps playing that role. Plus, I am almost certain that they both got some kind of an erotic thrill out of always banging heads.Lol, yeah I remember that explanation they provided with regards to Scully keeping him grounded. However that was early on. After 6 years, Mulder didn't feel quite the same way anymore, especially after all they had been through together. Scully continuing to play the role of the eternal skeptic after everything they had both seen and experienced no longer made the same sense the way it once may have, and Mulder finally called her on it. I remember Scully didn't have a response for the criticism. So it really must just be the "erotic thrill" factor as you say, lol.


Oh, I am sure that was on purpose......after all Mulder/Scully erotic tension is legendary. They did that sooooooo well. Damn, these 2 simply belonged together.I'm not so sure it was on purpose...if it was then Duchovny would be acting the same way around her. The heat seemed to be coming mostly from GA. I think Gillian was just super horny (she looked like she was around her "sexual prime" age back then).:lol: But it could have just been a purposeful sexual tension thing I suppose... But again, both single, both unattached, what exactly were they waiting for, the OK from Skinner? lol

Mulder: Sir, can Dana and I...you know. *wink wink*
Skinner: Absolutely not.
Scully: May we ask why, sir?
Skinner: Because...I find the unending sexual tension between you very entertaining. As does the rest of the audience.

:lol:

[InLove_with_Chloe]

^
:lol:

You know, today I watched 'End Game', a classic from S2....... I am sooooo in love with Dana again!!!
:)
Uh, the way she looks at Mulder after he wakes up in the hospital. She smiles and then she says "Hello there." :eek: Oh man, that's all you need to make a perfect, romantic scene. 2 people who need each other, priceless.
:)

[vyperman7]

Huge fan of the X-Files. Never watched it while it was on TV. Up until Fight the Future came out in theaters, I was never really interested in it. Then when I saw the movie in theaters, it got me interested in watching the rest of the series. The only problem was that I did not want to start watching that far into the show's run. The movie was a set-up for the start of S6 if I remember correctly. So I was determined to wait for the show on DVD. At the time however, FOX was STILL charging 120-140 bucks per set. It literally took years for FOX to finally drop their prices. So long in fact, that it wasn't until after the show went off the air that I was able to watch X-Files on DVD. So years back, I was finally able to start picking up the DVD sets. In all honesty, I wish I would have waited for when I got my Netflix membership because of how many seasons there are. But I am happy I finally got to see the whole series.

My favorite seasons are S6, S5, S3, and S1. These were the seasons I was into the most. I know a lot of people didn't care for the show starting with S6 after they moved fiilming locations. But S6 to me was a fantastic season. I am a BIG Scully/Mulder shipper. I was glad to see sparks of romance leading up to the series finale in the last season. I am hoping we get to see them hook up in the new film.

Also, I thought that Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish did a good job in S8/S9. I was probably in the minority of people who actually liked S8 when Duchovny stopped being a regular.

Just a great show overall. Granted it is an extremely complicated show to follow considering all the twists with the mythos. But I enjoyed it from beginning to end. Sure there were some episodes that were just terrible - S9's Improbable w/Burt Reynolds for example. But as a whole, great show.


Chloe had boyfriends (like Jimmy).

Xander,

You have to phrase this as a singular phrase bro considering the fact that Chloe was only with Jimmy and no one else. So you should have said, and Chloe had a boyfriend - Jimmy.. :D

[Lexgirl33]

Also, I thought that Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish did a good job in S8/S9. I was probably in the minority of people who actually liked S8 when Duchovny stopped being a regular.

I am one of those people who liked the whole series as well. I loved DD as a regular but it was awesome when he came back and guest stared. Just made the show more interesting and more exciting when he would come back IMO.

[InLove_with_Chloe]

I think Dogget was alright, no I actually really liked him.
But the show without DD??? NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
;)

Today I watched 'Humbug'......anyone remember this S2 epi???
Soooooo funny!!!
:lol:

[Xanderman]

^
:lol:

You know, today I watched 'End Game', a classic from S2....... I am sooooo in love with Dana again!!!
:)
Uh, the way she looks at Mulder after he wakes up in the hospital. She smiles and then she says "Hello there." :eek: Oh man, that's all you need to make a perfect, romantic scene. 2 people who need each other, priceless.
:)Lol, too few great Mulder/Scully moments in the series overall though. They never really advanced their relationship that much or capitalized on as much as they could have, especially given how many seasons this show ran. They definitely had more than enough time/episodes, so there's really no excuse.

I just saw the 2-parter Sein Und Zeit/Closure from S7 and the eps were great (however I found the whole "ghosts of children" stuff a little dumb, even for X-files). Anyway, I'm mentioning it because Scully was the most frustrating/annoying she has EVER been in these eps, lol. I mean poor Mulder can't buy a break from this woman. Not only did she do her usual shaking her head/rolling her eyes/talking down to him/pitying him stuff etc when he mentioned what he believed or thought, but she actually actively pursued him/chased him around the whole time, just to repeatedly tell him how wrong/deluded he was! Jesus leave him the hell alone, Dana! Lol, all she did was keep telling him to just stop/give up/get some sleep. Lol I swear I don't know how Mulder puts up with her. She is such a total hypocrite it is unbelievable! She has seen a LOT of insane things over the years with Mulder, and Mulder has very often been right or not too far off on almost everything. And yet as soon as Mulder says ANYTHING, Scully immediately takes the opposite side or view point and doesn't support him. It's not just Scully, it's Skinner too. Mulder was theorizing stuff to Skinner, and Skinner, just like Scully, thought Mulder was nuts. Why does Mulder have to prove himself a million times over to everybody? So dumb, so frustrating to watch this same song and dance play over in exactly the same way again and again. Also, there was this part where Mulder and Scully were with a woman whose child went missing, and the child appeared to her (as a ghost) and mouthed the number 76 or something. Anyway, the number meant nothing to anyone so they left. It turns out it was a highway number, which lead them to the bad guy, and Scully put it together. Scully didn't even talk about the fact this unexplainable thing happened afterward, that the number turned out to mean something. Clearly she will completely forget this unusual event, and continue to make Mulder's life a living hell. lol

By the way, in one of those episodes, the father of the missing girl was watching Harsh Realm on tv, and he really liked it, lol. Such a shame for that great Chris Carter series to have not even gotten a full season....


My favorite seasons are S6, S5, S3, and S1. These were the seasons I was into the most. I know a lot of people didn't care for the show starting with S6 after they moved fiilming locations. But S6 to me was a fantastic season.X-Files' standout best season for me was S4, I'm really surprised that didn't make your list. And 6 was by far the weakest to me. Strange that our tastes are so different on this. My second favorite season after 4 was the first season.


You have to phrase this as a singular phrase bro considering the fact that Chloe was only with Jimmy and no one else. So you should have said, and Chloe had a boyfriend - Jimmy.. :DLol I knew there was a reason he was the only person I could think of when I was trying to form a list. heh

[InLove_with_Chloe]

I just saw the 2-parter Sein Und Zeit/Closure

I am still stuck in S2!!!
Hehe, you do know what 'Sein und Zeit' is, right???
:D

[Xanderman]

No idea so I looked it up...

Being and Time (German: Sein und Zeit, 1927) is German philosopher Martin Heidegger's most important work.

So I guess that ep was based on the philosophy from that or something...?


And stuck in S2? Are you watching it for the first time? I thought you were just rewatching it based on some of your comments above...

[Xanderman]

I saw the S7 episode 'X-Cops' last night, hilarious idea for an episode. The beginning was especially funny, with Mulder and Scully part of the COPS intro. It instantly became one of my all-time favorite X-Files episodes. I wish they'd play around like that more often. Anyway, this season continues to be a huge improvement on the previous one (6), which was a total washout for the most part, and actually made me start to kinda hate the show. Heh, good thing they turned it around.

[vyperman7]

Yeah, I actually didn't care for S4 of X-Files. I do really like the episode Home however. That was the best episode in S4 IMO. It never aired on TV though. FOX thought that it was too violent. So the only way you could see it is by watching the DVD's. At least that is what I have read on the net anyways.

S6 had a lot of great eps IMO :

- Triangle : Fantastic episode where Mulder gets to experience the past. While he wasn't technically kissing Scully, GA and DD still kissed in this episode.
- Dreamland I/II - Awesome two parter. I especially liked Mike Mckeon's performance in this episode. Getting to see the body swap was great. I am a sucker for body swap eps.
- Monday - One of my all time favorite episodes in which the bank repeatedly blows up and Mulder must figure out how to change things
- Arcadia - Mulder/Scully having to pose as a married couple. Very entertaining from start to finish.
- Unnatural - I am a huge baseball fan so I enjoyed the premise of an alien fronting as a baseball player.
- Field Trip - I love dream/alternate reality episodes, and this is one of my favorite X-Files episodes
- Two Fathers/One Son - A great two parter focusing heavily on the CSM (best X-Files villain)
- Drive - To me, this episode had a lot of suspense and I enjoyed it.

Speaking of S7....

A few episodes I really like from that season are :

- Goldberg Variation - Great premise that deals with the man with extremely good luck
- Rush - About the teenage killer who moves faster than the eye can see.
- Amazing Maleeni - I like magic, so I found this episode to be entertaining and well done.
- Je Souhaite - Great episode with the Geenie

[InLove_with_Chloe]

Dammit, you guys are so far ahead..... I am watching my DVD sets chronologically and I'm currently working my way through S3.
:)


No idea so I looked it up...

Being and Time (German: Sein und Zeit, 1927) is German philosopher Martin Heidegger's most important work.

So I guess that ep was based on the philosophy from that or something....?

Well, you know Heidegger is famous for using many Neologisms, his German is sometimes almost impossible to understand, even for native speakers. :lol: Maybe that's what the writers referred to, hehe. I love how they used German, or French episode titles, or even different languages I am not familiar with (there was something Skandinavian...). Another German epi that comes to mind is 'Die Hand die verletzt', another S2 classic.
:)

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I saw the S7 episode 'X-Cops' last night, hilarious idea for an episode. The beginning was especially funny, with Mulder and Scully part of the COPS intro.

Wow, I can't wait to see that. :lol:
'My name is Earl' did something very similar recently, and it was hilarious as well.
:lol:

[jimmyolsenblues]

iLwC, don't rush the xfiles dvds.
I watched every episode hoping for more information regarding the coming invasion of aliens.
They never really answer any questions.
that's what made me the maddest about xfiles.
you are always left with more questions then answers.
the movie really upset me that we learned nothing about the aliens.

[InLove_with_Chloe]

iLwC, don't rush the xfiles dvds.
I watched every episode hoping for more information regarding the coming invasion of aliens.
They never really answer any questions.
I believe that's what made them so successful, no?
:lol:
I mean, seriously...... That's the secret if you wanna survive for 9 (!) years.

you are always left with more questions then answers.

Hehe, just like my job, I love it.
:lol:
;)

[jimmyolsenblues]

but they never even threw me a bone.
give me some kind of info on the aliens.
its always like mulder is 10 seconds away from the truth for 9 years.
its like teasing to a point until I just want to punch chris carter.

[InLove_with_Chloe]

:lol:
yet we kept watching, and watching, and bought the DVDs.
:)
I think it's one of the key dogmas of this show that there are mysterious people within (and above) the government who are hiding the truth. It will never be found, that's the problem. Mulder's and our problem.

You have to want to believe.

As Dana said it so wonderfully: "I want to believe, but I need more. What I need is proof".
And trust me: they always got about just as much proof as they absolutely needed, just to keep the show going until the next epi, not more.
:lol:
That's great storytelling.
AlMiles could've learned a lot from Chris Carter.
In the earlier seasons of SV, they clearly copied him, btw. The entire Fotw concept, hello?!?
:eek:

[Pesk]

They never really answer any questions.
that's what made me the maddest about xfiles.
you are always left with more questions then answers.


That's why I used to hate the show too, because everything was alwyas left unresolved. That and the mytharc episodes were so involved I found it very difficult to just dip into the show now and again, I could never understand what was going on.

Then last year they started showing it again from the pilot, so I took the oppertunity to watch from the beginning so I can understand it - and I became hooked! They stopped showing it halfway through season 4 so I had to buy the dvds, I'm up to s5 now.

I especially love all the comedy eps like 'jose chungs from outer space' and 'bad blood'. The mytharc episodes still infuriate me sometimes with how complicated they are, its like they always present a new question before answering an old one. But I don't care about the plot that much anymore, its the interaction between mulder and scully that keeps me watching. :)

[Xanderman]

Yeah, I actually didn't care for S4 of X-Files. I do really like the episode Home however. That was the best episode in S4 IMO. It never aired on TV though. FOX thought that it was too violent. So the only way you could see it is by watching the DVD's. At least that is what I have read on the net anyways.

S6 had a lot of great eps IMO :

- Triangle : Fantastic episode where Mulder gets to experience the past. While he wasn't technically kissing Scully, GA and DD still kissed in this episode.
- Dreamland I/II - Awesome two parter. I especially liked Mike Mckeon's performance in this episode. Getting to see the body swap was great. I am a sucker for body swap eps.
- Monday - One of my all time favorite episodes in which the bank repeatedly blows up and Mulder must figure out how to change things
- Arcadia - Mulder/Scully having to pose as a married couple. Very entertaining from start to finish.
- Unnatural - I am a huge baseball fan so I enjoyed the premise of an alien fronting as a baseball player.
- Field Trip - I love dream/alternate reality episodes, and this is one of my favorite X-Files episodes
- Two Fathers/One Son - A great two parter focusing heavily on the CSM (best X-Files villain)
- Drive - To me, this episode had a lot of suspense and I enjoyed it.

Speaking of S7....

A few episodes I really like from that season are :

- Goldberg Variation - Great premise that deals with the man with extremely good luck
- Rush - About the teenage killer who moves faster than the eye can see.
- Amazing Maleeni - I like magic, so I found this episode to be entertaining and well done.
- Je Souhaite - Great episode with the GeenieWow I thought S4 was jam-packed with great eps, I'm surprised you didn't like it. It was a very, very strong season. As for S6, I actually thought Triangle was one of X-Files' all-time worst eps, lol it's funny how that works. I also loved Field Trip, best ep of the season for me. Star Trek (TNG and Voyager mainly) did this kind of thing all the time, where they play with the concept of reality vs dreams or simulated reality. Where you think you've woken up from a dream or escaped a simulation, but you're actually still dreaming or stuck in the simulation. It's also very Nightmare on Elm Street. The Outer Limits has played with this idea as well. And of course, there's The Matrix. Dreamland two-parter was ok, especially Part 1. Two Fathers/One Son was okay too, I especially enjoyed One Son. Monday had a great concept, but I felt they didn't do as much with it as they could have. It's funny, in an extra the director of the ep SHAMELESSLY patted himself on the back for how well a job he thought he did on it, lol such self-praise is a big no-no, heh. Star Trek TNG did a WAY better job with the same concept, in an episode where the Enterprise kept blowing up. Data was able to send a "subliminal" message to himself to finally avoid the disaster, similar to how Mulder was able to somehow psychically send a message to himself. Another ep I really liked in S6 was Trevor, and the finale Biogenesis, which while I wouldn't call great, still was one of the best season finales in the series, second only to Season 2's Anasazi (strongest overall finale imo) and 5's The End. Season 6 followed the movie, and so it's not that surprising to me for it to be a weak season. Usually after a strong season (or in this case movie), tv shows feel it's okay to basically "take a break" and not work as hard, and this really showed imo. They put the effort into the movie, thus attracting new fans, leaving them to feel free to "experiment" more or to just take it easy. This season showed a definite all-around fatigue. Overall, S6 had by far the lowest number of good-to-great eps imo. (I also didn't like how they basically put an immediate end to the longest running mythology in this season, wasn't very satisfyingly done.)


Well, you know Heidegger is famous for using many Neologisms, his German is sometimes almost impossible to understand, even for native speakers.Actually I don't know, lol. "Neologisms"? Lol don't know what that is either, heh.


Wow, I can't wait to see that. :lol:
'My name is Earl' did something very similar recently, and it was hilarious as well.
:lol:They made the ep into one long COPS episode, never once using a regular camera or filming style. It was great, and refreshing to see. Something X-files never did enough of unfortunately.



I watched every episode hoping for more information regarding the coming invasion of aliens.
They never really answer any questions.Agreed, however they did answer some questions/put some things to rest, it just wasn't done in the best way. Like in Season 6, when they put an end to a long-running plot, and immediately replaced it with something new, as if everything that came before the new direction didn't really matter. They didn't really do the best job tying up all the loose ends, and so we were sort of left hanging and feeling cheated.

[InLove_with_Chloe]

Actually I don't know, lol. "Neologisms"? Lol don't know what that is either, heh.
Sorry, about that.
;)
A Neologism is basically e 'new' word that one makes up (neo=new; logos=word).
Very often it is used to show how smart one is..... :lol: Well, at least in Heidegger's case. It can make seemingly simple things appear very complicated!!! Like 'being', or 'to be', in his case.
:p


They made the ep into one long COPS episode, never once using a regular camera or filming style. It was great, and refreshing to see. Something X-files never did enough of unfortunately.

You know, I always loved the X-files cause they never took themselves too seriously.
:)
That's one thing that SV is really, really missing. AlMiles take themselves and their crappy show waay too seriously. Especially Clark, I mean the guy is just pathetic, IMO.

[InLove_with_Chloe]

OK, has anyone read what the new movie is gonna be about???

How is it gonna tie into the S9 finale?!?

I can't wait.....
:)

[Lexgirl33]

Yes, July 25th, there is a thread here :D

http://www.kryptonsite.com/forums/showthread.php?p=3612762#post3612762

Its a stand alone movie ,meaning nothing to do with the plot of the TV Show.

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You know, I always loved the X-files cause they never took themselves too seriously.
:)
That's one thing that SV is really, really missing. AlMiles take themselves and their crappy show waay too seriously. Especially Clark, I mean the guy is just pathetic, IMO.

They always took themselves seriously on the X-Files, but I know what you are trying to say. The difference? Acting and writing :lol: SV just lacks that sometimes or er most of the time in the writing department IMO. X-Files always had it all. I think SV seems to be more entertainment and X-Files was more about the plot (writing) Thats what it seems to me at least. SV never really has an ongoing plot. Maybe because we already know how the story ends.

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Yeah, I actually didn't care for S4 of X-Files. I do really like the episode Home however. That was the best episode in S4 IMO. It never aired on TV though. FOX thought that it was too violent. So the only way you could see it is by watching the DVD's. At least that is what I have read on the net anyways.


Home...wow that epsiode is great in a sick way :lol: I don't know what it is, but it just gets you hooked. That was one of the first episodes I ever saw. I was a little young to watch the show at the time but once i got a little older I def. watched it.

[Ginx]

They just had a marathon on Sci Fi for X-Files :) - I love Jose Chung's From Outter Space - had to be one of my fav episodes of all time of any Sci Fi show :)

[Mar-El]

This was the first television show I ever really got into. Honestly, I'm one of those fans that loves it all, even seasons 8 and 9. But nothing beats the Mulder and Scully dynamic. I watched the first movie a couple weeks ago with a friend who has never watched the X-Files and he thought it was awesome. It's nice to know that this series has withstood the test of time...so far.

Can't wait for the second movie to come out.

[Ms. Mack]

Just so excited because my sister bought me the entire box series including the first movie for my birthday.

Best present ever!:D

[Superboy2]

Anyone know where to find the series on DVD for cheap? I wanna buy all of them but not at 80 bucks. I think 40 is appropriate given how long the DVD's have been out and most shows start at 50 when they first come out.

[Vergon6]

Anyone know where to find the series on DVD for cheap? I wanna buy all of them but not at 80 bucks. I think 40 is appropriate given how long the DVD's have been out and most shows start at 50 when they first come out.
You can buy the Slim set re-issue versions of the DVD sets for $40 on Amazon.com.

[Superboy2]

So amazon.com is the only cheap option then?

[slayer]

actually today only they are $20 each for the new slim sets. this is in honor of the movie release.

cheap sets here! (http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=xs_gb_20_center-2_rw_uk_21742?ie=UTF8&docId=1000255391&pf_rd_p=305207801&pf_rd_s=right-1&pf_rd_t=701&pf_rd_i=20&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0XWQEFA2V2K55F5H3R09)

[TMLS]

I'm going to borrow one of my brother's seasons to watch next week leading up to the movie and been trying to think of my favourite. I'm leaning towards S3, but what would other people go for?

[Vergon6]

So amazon.com is the only cheap option then?
Best Buy also has that price for the slim sets. But it sounds like a really good deal for Amazon.com that someone just posted for today only.

Also, Amazon.ca I believe is permanently $20. Futureshop and HMV in Canada have also been $20 for each set for awhile I have been told.

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I'm going to borrow one of my brother's seasons to watch next week leading up to the movie and been trying to think of my favourite. I'm leaning towards S3, but what would other people go for?
Season 3 is a good season, actually one of my favorite seasons. It has a good mixture of both the mythology and non-mythology episodes.

[krpto]

I don't own any of the dvds and I have seen very few episodes of the x-files though I am sure I will eventually see the new movie so I was wondering before seeing that are there any paticular dvds I should check out or should I just buy the dvd seasons in order they are out and what is the best store to buy them since I refuse to give my credit card number over the internet.

[Vergon6]

I don't own any of the dvds and I have seen very few episodes of the x-files though I am sure I will eventually see the new movie so I was wondering before seeing that are there any paticular dvds I should check out or should I just buy the dvd seasons in order they are out and what is the best store to buy them since I refuse to give my credit card number over the internet.
Well there is a special DVD set that they have created to help prime people for the movie with some more of the 'creature-feature' episodes. So maybe that I can give you an idea of at least what episodes to watch to get the idea about the stand-alone episodes. But the movie has no real relation to those episodes as far as I know:

http://www.amazon.com/X-Files-Revelations-David-Duchovny/dp/B00177YA0G/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1217008107&sr=8-2

I think it mentions that there is a noticeable omission in this set and from talking to a fellow X-Files fan in class, I think I know what it is. I just need to find what the name of the episode is. I think my classmate got the idea from the fact that Billy Connolly's character believes he is receiving messages from God (at least in the trailer) and he has those weird eyes.

Oh the episode I was thinking of is "All Souls" from Season 5. "Scully and her Catholic faith must confront the loss of her daughter Emily when she is asked to help a family whose adopted daughter was found dead in a position that looked like she was struck down by God himself".

[krpto]

Well there is a special DVD set that they have created to help prime people for the movie with some more of the 'creature-feature' episodes. So maybe that I can give you an idea of at least what episodes to watch to get the idea about the stand-alone episodes. But the movie has no real relation to those episodes as far as I know:
http://www.amazon.com/X-Files-Revelations-David-Duchovny/dp/B00177YA0G/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1217008107&sr=8-2

I think it mentions that there is a noticeable omission in this set and from talking to a fellow X-Files fan in class, I think I know what it is. I just need to find what the name of the episode is. I think my classmate got the idea from the fact that Billy Connolly's character believes he is receiving messages from God (at least in the trailer) and he has those weird eyes.

Then would it be best to start from the beginning since from the few episodes I have seen I will probablly eventually own the whole series on dvd?

[Vergon6]

Then would it be best to start from the beginning since from the few episodes I have seen I will probablly eventually own the whole series on dvd?
I would say if you want to just get a primer for the movie, you should just rent some DVDs. If this is X-Files Revelations DVD is available for rental in your local video store, than it would be a good start.

To tell you the truth, I don't own any of the X-Files DVDs. I sometimes catch it at the middle of the night on TNT though lol. I watched the episodes a few times over when they were heavily in syndication. My brother and I have been buying some for my dad who is a big fan as well. But for him it's like seeing them new again, because it hardly remembers them for some reason (that's with a lot of shows for him-I guess I have a better attention span then him ;)).

So I am not going to sit here and advise you to buy all the seasons one by one. If you want to, then Season 1 might be a good place to start, considering it was heavy on the stand-alone episodes. As I mentioned in another post, Season 3 has a good mixture of stand-alone and mythology, but that might be a better for someone to pick up if they are more familiar with the series. Season 8 and 9 are not so good, at least in my opinion. David Duchovny stopped being full-time on the X-Files and Season 9 involved Gillian Anderson in a largely reduced role as well.

I am not sure if the Best Buy deals are just online or at the store as well. So if you want to buy the sets, want to save money, and Best Buy actually has the deal in-store, they may be the best bet (forgive the pun).

[krpto]

I am always at best buy well when Im not at work or home or out to eat. Best buy is where I buy 95% of my dvds I was just wondering if there was a specific group of episodes that I needed to see before the new movie. Maybe I will just continue to dvr them from the sci-fi channel and watch them whenever then put the whole series on my christmas list like I did last year with the first few seasons of csi and house.

I know the other day when I was at best buy they had some discs for different categorys like abductions, black oil, colonization, and super soldiers and was thinking maybe one of them might link more to the new movie then watching random episodes as they air on the sci-fi channel.

[Vergon6]

I am always at best buy well when Im not at work or home or out to eat. Best buy is where I buy 95% of my dvds I was just wondering if there was a specific group of episodes that I needed to see before the new movie. Maybe I will just continue to dvr them from the sci-fi channel and watch them whenever then put the whole series on my christmas list like I did last year with the first few seasons of csi and house.

I know the other day when I was at best buy they had some discs for different categorys like abductions, black oil, colonization, and super soldiers and was thinking maybe one of them might link more to the new movie then watching random episodes as they air on the sci-fi channel.
All of those ones are tied to mythology and the movie does not have to do with the government conspiracy/alien invasion story.

I would say that if you want to check out a block of episodes, and Best Buy does have the X-Files Revelations box set, than I would say get that to prepare yourself for the movie (or rent it if you can). As I said, that set was meant to prepare people for the movie (released specifically for that purpose) but just the plot isn't tied in with those episodes. It will get you into the style and atmosphere for the X-Files for the type of story that movie is going to be though.

[krpto]

guess i'll have to see if blockbuster has it for renting.

[Superboy2]

I'll check best buy. I was there about a month ago and the sets were like 50 bucks at least.

[Xanderman]

Well I finally finished Season 7 on dvd. Pretty good season but not really among the best. But definitely much better than S6 (the weakest season overall imo). As for season 7, I found it interesting they decided to end things with a return to the old aliens story--as it sort of contradicts with the story that brought apparent "closure" to what happened to Mulder's sister. The series seems to be going back and forth a bit. It could definitely use a more consistent and clear direction--more time spent on actual mythology episodes would help with that (way too many meaningless monster-of-the-week/filler type episodes, for this viewer anyway). And it would be nice if they could give us more substantial/deeper development of the Mulder and Scully characters than we're getting, along with their relationship. Tip-toeing around their feelings for each other for this amount of time (7 years!) is a little ridiculous, and as a viewer you reach a point where you stop caring. Enough already, give us more--do something...ANYTHING.

My top 3 seasons, in order, are: 4, 1, 5. These were all strong seasons overall. S3 was pretty good too. 2 and 7 were ok. S6 was the only real dud, having just a handful of genuinely good eps.

Well, on to season 8... (in case you're reading and wondering, I didn't watch x-files when it aired....watching it on dvd for the first time. But I have some idea what will happen based on odd eps or parts of eps I happened to catch back then....so I'm not totally spoiler-free unfortunately)

[Vergon6]

I really liked how the brought the Season 7 finale back to the events of the Pilot. That should be the series finale in my opinion. It would be a good setup for a movie to end things.

I really think they mishandled the end of Samantha's story. I forget what season it was in, because it's been awhile, but the resolution is anti-climatic in my opinion.

I would have to rewatch all the seasons, but I believe Season 3 would be my favorite season. I think it has the right mix of both alien and non-alien story lines. It also included what is probably my favorite X-Files episode, "Jose Chung's From Outer Space". I wasn't a big fan of Charles Nelson Reilly, but the story just works on so many levels. It's so hilarious.

Another episode I really like was the one set in 1989, "Unusual Suspects". I think it was a wrong call to give The Lone Gunmen their own series, as they just work well as supporting characters. But all around I really like this episode, despite being ultimately a setup for that failed series.

[Superboy2]

The sets at Best buy are like 40 still. I would thik that they woud be cheaper by now. Maybe they will have a huge set with both movies for a good price.

[Xanderman]

I really liked how the brought the Season 7 finale back to the events of the Pilot. That should be the series finale in my opinion. It would be a good setup for a movie to end things.It's funny you should say that, did you watch the s7 dvd extras? As apparently Requiem was indeed made as a possible series finale, as they weren't sure X-files would get renewed or something. (Carter's other series Millenium was cancelled around this time I think, not sure if these things are connected at all.) Is any of this connected to Duchovny being phased out of the series? Did he choose to leave or was he booted off for some reason?

Oh and I wanted to talk about the second last episode of S7 (Je Souhaite), which was about a genie. In this ep we see Mulder's "biggest wish" being for world peace. I found that just lame...after years and years of trying to uncover secrets and conspiracies, and to find out "the truth", WORLD PEACE is Fox Mulder's greatest wish?? Come on, not for this character, and not for this show. Come on Chris Carter you could have done better. And isn't the fact that all-powerful "genies" like her are really real much more important or "earth shattering" than the existence of aliens? Lol, x-files is just too silly sometimes. There have been all kinds of "monsters of the week" eps where things seemingly more important or "bigger" than aliens and what they represent were shown, and yet those things are all just forgotten/brushed aside after the episode and not really made to be part of the bigger picture...and all in the name of entertainment....for shame. heh

I'm on Season 8 now and so far I'm really liking it. Love the new partner idea and direction. Since they never ended up doing ANYTHING with the Mulder/Scully relationship fiasco it was about time for a major change, long overdue in fact. Doggett is a great character and the dynamics between he and Scully are much different, and quite refreshing and rejuvenating for the series, imo. Now Scully is in the unlikely role of "believer" and Doggett is the new Scully, although Scully was way more of a skeptic in the early going--heck she remained a skeptic for YEARS even after countless impossible experiences.:lol: So now Scully is trying to replace what Mulder was about, as they had Doggett say. So yeah, I'm digging the Doggett. lol

Another thing about the s8 premiere two parter Within/Without, there was a part where Doggett walked into a school looking for that freaky boy--very reminiscent of the actor's Liquid Terminator days. :lol:


I really think they mishandled the end of Samantha's story. I forget what season it was in, because it's been awhile, but the resolution is anti-climatic in my opinion.Agreed. The funny thing is that those episodes themselves were actually very good ones, but in no way was the resolution the "pay off" I was waiting for. For years and years Mulder was obsessing, we get these abduction conspiracies and alien stories, and then we find out it was just some regular abduction by some psycho? Come on. And that whole "ghost/spirit" stuff helping to provide final closure for Mulder wasn't for me either. Talk about dropping the ball on a great premise...ugh.



The sets at Best buy are like 40 still. I would thik that they woud be cheaper by now. Maybe they will have a huge set with both movies for a good price.Shop around, I've seen the sets go as low as $15 to $20 at times. I think I got them for around $20-$30 each back when I collected them (slim sets of course).

[Vergon6]

I haven't seen any of the DVD extras. I don't own them on DVD, I have just bought some X-Files DVDs for my dad before.

Yeah I heard about the possibility of that being a series finale. I don't recall that Genie episode at all for some reason.

Doggett was okay, but still Season 8 is not as good as the previous 7 years. What is especially mediocre is Season 9. Gillian Anderson has a largely reduced role, and they were planning to go on without her for a Season 10 where it would have had just Doggett and Reyes (she's a character that is a 'believer' like Mulder but it more into new age stuff). Reyes is introduced in some Season 8 episodes. She is played by Annabeth Gish, which I have only ever seen otherwise in that horrible movie Steel, starring Shaquille O'Neal lol.

The reason why David Duchovny left I think had to do with wanting to spend more time with his family, just as moving the show to LA was motivated by this. Plus, I think at that point he had grown tired of playing the character after all those years. But maybe that's just me speculating.

[Lexgirl33]

I am always at best buy well when Im not at work or home or out to eat. Best buy is where I buy 95% of my dvds I was just wondering if there was a specific group of episodes that I needed to see before the new movie. Maybe I will just continue to dvr them from the sci-fi channel and watch them whenever then put the whole series on my christmas list like I did last year with the first few seasons of csi and house.

I know the other day when I was at best buy they had some discs for different categorys like abductions, black oil, colonization, and super soldiers and was thinking maybe one of them might link more to the new movie then watching random episodes as they air on the sci-fi channel.

I personally love those disc sets. If you want to learn about the mythology of the show, watch those. Of course by not watching other episodes you miss information but those are just the basics. I own the Abduction set. Just epsiodes based around the plot and the whole alien conspiracy plot as well. They are all connected.

[Xanderman]

So I'm about midway thru Season 8 on dvd right now, and I gotta say the season took a real nose-dive. It started off great, then really fell apart. It's now shaping up to be one of the worst seasons yet. Where is the deeper story arching? Nothing but meaningless standalones. The only "arching" going on is Scully whining over Mulder, being miserable without him. She's such a boring character (and actress)! No passion in her acting, it's like watching a robot.

There was this episode where Doggett was going through some crazy stuff, and so he was a complete "believer" in that episode because of it. Scully however, questioned everything he believed and wasn't on board. She was the same annoying skeptic I suffered through for 7 years before, but with Mulder. But then THE VERY NEXT EPISODE, the roles are completely reversed, and Scully is a total Mulder and Doggett is skeptical. I mean, huh? Doggett, you went thru some crazy shiznat there buddy, and now your open mind is suddenly gone? They explain Scully's far more open mind this season as her trying to substitute for Mulder, to do what Mulder would, think as he would. You'd think that after SEVEN YEARS OF DIRECT EXPERIENCES WITH THE IMPOSSIBLE herself she would have an open mind to the extraordinary either way! It's so ridiculous. I swear, this show can be so stupid.

And to those who honestly think this series is better than Fringe, or that Fringe's premise is weak or not believable or too out there, I say that you seriously need to watch X-Files again. This show reaches depths of utter absurdity Fringe never will. And the soundtrack/score for X-Files is absolutely horrible. Almost no variation, no real changes over the course of the entire series, just a looping of the same old tracks episode after episode, scene after scene it seems. I understand keeping things the same if what you have is a masterpiece before you (like the John William's score to Superman), but X-Files' music is far from masterful. It doesn't add to the show at all, in fact it makes it worse. Just my two cents. X-Files was a very flawed series, and all too often boring. Doesn't hold a candle to similar genre shows airing these days.

[ktina]

I watched the X-files religiously starting with Season 3 (I was in middle school back then). IMO it is still one of the best series out there (save the last couple of seasons). I own the entire series (an awesome gift from my family). The mythology did get a bit wobbly, especially Samantha's ending, Emily, and even Scully's baby were a little off for my tastes.

That being said the acting was fantastic. I disagree with Gillian being flat, I think she played the skeptical scientist to perfection. As her role dwindled in the last few seasons Scully wasn't as entertaining but Gillian was still believable.
Season 5/6 are by far my favorites. Bad Blood is still one of my favorite episodes out of all television.

The second movie was a HUGE disappointment. It was basically a bad filler episode.

[Xanderman]

^I hated Season 6! Lol, Season 8 is currently competing for worst season with #6 for me. X-Files did have a few good/great seasons though. Too many weak eps in the series as a whole though for my liking. As for that 2nd movie, I didn't watch it but I could tell just from the previews/trailers how horrible it would be (and apparently was, as many X-files fans have said).

[WickedJenn]

I've been lagging re-watching this show. I'm on season 4 right now.

[Xanderman]

^I know what you mean, I've been on Season 8 since summer (I'm only like 8 eps in...and this is all very first viewing). It's because X-files has a tendancy to be reeeally boring sometimes, it doesn't exactly make you want to rush to see the next episode. I personally blame the directing/editing/pacing, and even the lackluster music score. Even many of the better eps in the series suffer from boring spots. And since so much of the series is standalone based, you don't have a continuing story to keep you on the edge of your seat to find out what happens next. It makes the show feel meaningless as a whole.

A show like Prison Break on the other hand, has a continuing story that compels you to watch the next episode to see what happens next. (With cliffhanger after cliffhanger.) I can only imagine what producers/directors/writers behind shows these days could do with X-Files, if they were to remake it. Wait we already have it, it's called Fringe. heh

[Superboy2]

I thought the second X0files movie was decent, but hopefully there will be a third movie that takes place when the world is supposed to end, I think it was said its in 2013.

[WickedJenn]

^I know what you mean, I've been on Season 8 since summer (I'm only like 8 eps in...and this is all very first viewing). It's because X-files has a tendancy to be reeeally boring sometimes, it doesn't exactly make you want to rush to see the next episode. I personally blame the directing/editing/pacing, and even the lackluster music score. Even many of the better eps in the series suffer from boring spots. And since so much of the series is standalone based, you don't have a continuing story to keep you on the edge of your seat to find out what happens next. It makes the show feel meaningless as a whole.

A show like Prison Break on the other hand, has a continuing story that compels you to watch the next episode to see what happens next. (With cliffhanger after cliffhanger.) I can only imagine what producers/directors/writers behind shows these days could do with X-Files, if they were to remake it. Wait we already have it, it's called Fringe. heh

Only reason I'm slow on it is because of life getting in the way. There are some episodes that I skip over or that were lackluster, but I'm a huge fan of this show up until Mulder left.

[Xanderman]

third movie that takes place when the world is supposed to end, I think it was said its in 2013.World ending? So it's X-Files 3: Judgment Day...

Mulder (monotone): Scully....come with me if you want to live.
Scully: Oh my god...are you a robotic Mulder from the future?
Mulder: No, I always talk this way. Are YOU a robot from the future?
Scully: Same answer.

Mulder: Why do you cry?
Scully: What do you mean, Mulder, when's the last time I showed an ounce of emotion much less cry.
Mulder: Good point. Okay then, why do INTERESTING people cry? You know, people who aren't us I mean.
Scully: No clue.

:lol:

[Superboy2]

A friend of mine who is a bigger fan than I am said that in the series it was mentioned that the world ends or something like that in 2013.

[ktina]

A friend of mine who is a bigger fan than I am said that in the series it was mentioned that the world ends or something like that in 2013.

The season finale shows Mulder discovering that aliens will invade on 12/22/2012 (this is the same date on the Mayan calendar that says the world will end) - Just an FYI

As far as lackluster acting goes I suggest you rewatch some episodes: 'Beyond the Seas', 'Redux', 'Revelations' 'One Breath' 'Little Green Men' - I can go on and on

[The Dark Knight74]

This was my favorite show back in the day. Although I think it went a few seasons too long. They should have wrapped it up after David Duchovny left. It wasn't the same after left. IMO.

[WickedJenn]

This was my favorite show back in the day. Although I think it went a few seasons too long. They should have wrapped it up after David Duchovny left. It wasn't the same after left. IMO.

Exactly how I felt. It was that Mulder and Scully dynamic that I loved the most, and once David left, it just left the show with a big void.

[Superboy2]

So there was never an episode in the series that mentioned the end of the world besides the alienas invading Earth in 2012?

[Agent Addek]

Became a fan of this show from the moment it started to air back on September 10, 1993, I was only 12 years old. I'm still very much a fan almost 16 years later, still very much involved in the fandom.:D

Not sure if this post is considered OT but since it includes a viewing of Gillian Anderson written and directed episode "all things" I thought it would be okay.

Here ya go:
Global Fanderson Marathon

The IBG team is at it again, this time raising much-needed funds for the Off The Street Kids, a new London-based charity [supported by Gillian Anderson]. As some of you know, Off The Street Kids (OTSK) seeks to respond to the needs of marginalized youth who are forced to leave care in South Africa at the age of 18 when state funding ceases. Many of these young people return to the streets because they have neither the skills to support themselves nor a home to return to. OTSK aims to help the youth find training, further education and long term employment to prevent them from having to return to the streets.

The structure of the event is simple. It opens with a viewing of Gillian Anderson's written/directed episode of The X-Files, “all things,” and then onto two [2] Gillian Anderson films of the host and/or group's choice. Everyone, the host and the guests, pays 10 USD each to participate. 100% of this goes to Off The Street Kids. Additional funds may be raised throughout the course of the event through raffles, games, a collection hat, et cetera. Organisers may contact the IBG team for ideas, though are encouraged to use their creativity for additional fundraising methods during the event. 100% of any additional funds raised goes to Off The Street Kids. The group that raises the most money will receive complimentary “Inspired By Gillian” teal rubber wristbands. The organiser of the leading group will receive a special gift.

Currently, we have hosts throughout Australia (Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Darwin, to date), Italy, the UK (London), Germany (Munich, Cologne), France and the US (Minot, ND; San Francisco, CA; New York, NY; Los Angeles, CA). To see the details on the current hosts, click here: http://allthings.inspiredbygillian.com/gfmhosts. We’d love to see as many cities around the world represented as possible. We know there are huge fan groups in Russia, Brazil, Chile and Mexico, so if you know good ways to get the words out to those fans, please let us know. If you would like to host a marathon in your city, please email us here: marathon@inspiredbygillian.com

ALL marathons should take place between 01st April, 2009 and 30th April, 2009. The event host must submit via PayPal the money raised at their marathon to IBG no more than THREE [3] days following their event. The cheque to Off The Street Kids will be sent out by the end of the first week of May 2009.

For more details and the full set of rules: http://network.biglight.com/events/the-global-fanderson-marathon

Thank you to everyone who is participating!!

[vyperman7]

^I hated Season 6! Lol, Season 8 is currently competing for worst season with #6 for me. X-Files did have a few good/great seasons though. Too many weak eps in the series as a whole though for my liking. As for that 2nd movie, I didn't watch it but I could tell just from the previews/trailers how horrible it would be (and apparently was, as many X-files fans have said).

Really? S6 is probably one of my favorite seasons. It had a lot of very enjoyable episodes for me. Dreamland I and II with the body switch, Triangle with the psuedo Mulder/Scully kiss and Mulder dealing with the past, Monday with the repeating day @ the bank, Milagro was outstanding as a whole, Unnatural ( I love baseball), and Field Trip (AU episodes are always awesome).

One season that I didn't like the first time around was S4. However, after recently re-watching the season, I liked it a lot more and found it to be one of the best seasons. It is funny how a season can grow on your overtime.

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I thought the second X0files movie was decent, but hopefully there will be a third movie that takes place when the world is supposed to end, I think it was said its in 2013.

I have to say that I HATED the second X-Files movie. It sucked that they brought back the franchinse only to show a random case. It would have been great if it had involved the mythology of the show. I liked the Mulder/Scully moments because they are one of my favorite TV pairings ever. However, aside from the Mulder/Scully moments the movie didn't have much else going for it. The one entertaining moment in the movie that made me laugh is when Mulder and Scully are waiting outside the office in the FBI building and they play the X-Files theme when a picture of Bush is shown. That was pretty damn funny.

Now the first X-Files movie on the other hand was pretty damn good. It is actually what got me to start watching the show. I had stayed away from the X-Files on TV up until that point, and saw the first X-Files movie when it came out on theaters. There were a few things here and there that I didn't understand because the movie involved key elements of the mythology. However, it interested me enough to make me want to watch the show. I tried to stay with S6-S9 as much as I could on TV. There were some episodes I missed here and there though. Then I used the DVD's to catch up on S1-S5. It sucks because back when I bought the sets they were extremely expensive going for $90-$120 bucks depending on where you could find them. Now they have dropped in price considerably.

[Xanderman]

Really? S6 is probably one of my favorite seasons. It had a lot of very enjoyable episodes for me. Dreamland I and II with the body switch, Triangle with the psuedo Mulder/Scully kiss and Mulder dealing with the past, Monday with the repeating day @ the bank, Milagro was outstanding as a whole, Unnatural ( I love baseball), and Field Trip (AU episodes are always awesome).

One season that I didn't like the first time around was S4. However, after recently re-watching the season, I liked it a lot more and found it to be one of the best seasons. It is funny how a season can grow on your overtime.Season 6 has only a handful of good eps in my eyes. Field Trip was my favorite of that season. Season 4 in contrast has lots and lots of great eps. There is almost no comparison for me.

My personal ranking of the first eight seasons (haven't seen 9 yet):

4 (strongest)
1/5 (tie--edge goes to 1 for being longer)
3
2/7 (tie--edge goes to 2 for being longer)
8
6 (weakest)

I recently finished Season 8 on dvd. It started off promising but it never really went anywhere. Big disappointment. Bringing back Mulder was just weird, they never really did anything with it. And Duchovny seemed mostly disinterested and bored (or rather, even more so than he did in the first seven seasons, if that's possible, lol). Doggett was a great addition to the show, and was a breath of fresh air after years and years of the same old Mulder/Scully go-nowhere relationship. And I'm on the fence about Reyes for now, I'll need to see more of her in the next season before issuing a final verdict on her.

[Vergon6]

I really disliked Reyes and seeing more of her in Season 9 did not help. They should have ended in Season 7. Doggett was okay. But I had read during early Season 9 that they planned to continue to do the X-Files with Robert Patrick and Anabeth Gish for Season 10, even though Gillian Anderson would not be continuing on the show. I am glad they didn't.

I won't give anything away, but the series finale was weird. Let's just say that the Season 7 finale was much better for wrapping stuff up. Well there was cliffhangers but it would have been a great jumping off point for a movie as I have said before.

I agree about it being weird with Duchovny popping in and out of Season 8. Both him and his character seemed disinterested.

[EternalTwilight]

I really disliked Reyes and seeing more of her in Season 9 did not help. They should have ended in Season 7. Doggett was okay. But I had read during early Season 9 that they planned to continue to do the X-Files with Robert Patrick and Anabeth Gish for Season 10, even though Gillian Anderson would not be continuing on the show. I am glad they didn't.

I won't give anything away, but the series finale was weird. Let's just say that the Season 7 finale was much better for wrapping stuff up. Well there was cliffhangers but it would have been a great jumping off point for a movie as I have said before.

I agree about it being weird with Duchovny popping in and out of Season 8. Both him and his character seemed disinterested.

I wish they had ended with Season 7 but with a different ending to Requiem. It would have really saved the show. I never minded Doggett but wasn't a fan of Reyes either. And I agree about the finale being weird. After all the waiting, we got almost nothing in terms of closure. At least they finally let CSM die.

Can't believe people still post about this show. I don't think I'll ever love a show more than I did the X-Files. :(

[Kschreck]

X-Files very well may be my favorite show of all time. I am actually surprised at all the hate the show gets today from some people. I was, like almost everyone, disappointed with the lack of Mulder in season 8 and 9 but I did actually like Dogett and the other character they brought in. They can't replace Mulder and Scully but the show still was good so I kept watching.

The recent movie was ok but should have been better. Of course the lackluster budget and rushing the script certainly played a role in it's mediocre reviews (not to mention it launched with the Dark Knight). Fox did such a horrible job handling X-Files movie 2 that they probably killed any realistic chance of X-Files every coming back for more movies and that is a huge shame.

[EternalTwilight]

X-Files very well may be my favorite show of all time. I am actually surprised at all the hate the show gets today from some people. I was, like almost everyone, disappointed with the lack of Mulder in season 8 and 9 but I did actually like Dogett and the other character they brought in. They can't replace Mulder and Scully but the show still was good so I kept watching.

The recent movie was ok but should have been better. Of course the lackluster budget and rushing the script certainly played a role in it's mediocre reviews (not to mention it launched with the Dark Knight). Fox did such a horrible job handling X-Files movie 2 that they probably killed any realistic chance of X-Files every coming back for more movies and that is a huge shame.

People actually express hatred for this show? Wow! I can't imagine that since to me it's the best show there ever was and ever will be. But that's just me... :D

I knew about the last minute script and the lack of budget but it still disappointed me when I saw "I Want To Believe" for the first time. I was completely in awe of "Fight The Future" so the idea that they could produce a movie that was less than that was a bit disappointing to me. I heard they're planning a third one.

[Kschreck]

What even sucks more is the fact they they WANT to do a bigger budget film about the 2012 invasion but it's looking like it won't happen due to lackluster sales of the first film. I think we may never see X-Files again but I am hoping that I am wrong.

[Vergon6]

What even sucks more is the fact they they WANT to do a bigger budget film about the 2012 invasion but it's looking like it won't happen due to lackluster sales of the first film. I think we may never see X-Files again but I am hoping that I am wrong.
Really? Around the time that "I Want to Believe" was released, I was under the impression that they thought they would be able to do another film since this recent one had a small budget. Which seemed to imply that it would be a similarly low budget film, which I would think rule out an alien invasion film. I think it was Duchovny that figured that it could even be a direct-to-dvd release. Am I right? Or am I getting confused with my facts?

[Kschreck]

Yeah, there are some interviews with the producers talking about doing a 2012 invasion X-Files movie if "I Want To Believe" did well in sales which it didn't.

[Superboy2]

I still wanna see the invasion in 2012. That would be sweet.

[Kschreck]

Sadly they only have a few more years left so if they want to make this movie they are going to have to start working on it really soon.

[EternalTwilight]

Yeah, there are some interviews with the producers talking about doing a 2012 invasion X-Files movie if "I Want To Believe" did well in sales which it didn't.

Yup, I heard that too. IWTB may not have done well in the U.S. but rumor has it, it did really well in Europe. Not sure if that means anything though. Duchovny was always pushing for a movie franchise even before FTF hit the big screen. I read somewhere that the third movie would focus more on the mytharc and less on a "monster of the week" type of film.

[Vergon6]

I thought I might as well revive this old thread. I recently bought "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" on iTunes. It is one of my favorite episodes.

[ktina]

I thought I might as well revive this old thread. I recently bought "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" on iTunes. It is one of my favorite episodes.

Not my favorite but definitely in the top 10. I think my favorite part is when Scully wakes up in the hotel room and can't remember the night before or when the nerdy guy (can't remember his name) says her hair was red but too red. And all the bleepin bleeps.

[KEZKENT]

I'm the biggest x files fan, to me it's everything :) i even got tickets to the prem even though the film was disappointing i had the greatest time ever :) .......i agree with a lot what you are saying the show first 4 years were great then it slowly went down hill :( here's some of my prem pics if anyone is interested :)

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[EternalTwilight]

Hey kerry, are you a Havenite? You seem familiar...

Thanks for these lovely pictures.

[Vergon6]

I was looking through iTunes, trying to figure out if I want to buy another episode or two and it is so hard. Considering liked most of the early alien stuff, I might as well buy the Abduction compilation DVD set (like I did with my Dad awhile back). Episodes like "Erlenmeyer Flask", "Duane Berry", "Colony" and "End Games" (for some reason I incorrectly remembered it as "Endgame"), etc.

I also remember episodes like "Unusual Suspects" fondly. I never thought The Lone Gunmen worked as an entire series, but I think that episode worked well. Showing how Mulder became even more obsessed with aliens and Detective Munch from Homicide and SVU thrown in there lol

[EternalTwilight]

David try any of these:

Ice, Genderbender, Darkness Falls, the Sixth Extinction trilogy (Biogenesis, SE I, SE II), anything from seasons 6 and 7 are good. Never Again, Memento Mori, Small Potatoes, Wetwired...you know, you should just get them all :p

[Vergon6]

David try any of these:

Ice, Genderbender, Darkness Falls, the Sixth Extinction trilogy (Biogenesis, SE I, SE II), anything from seasons 6 and 7 are good. Never Again, Memento Mori, Small Potatoes, Wetwired...you know, you should just get them all :p
I bought my Dad Season 1 for a birthday once, so I could just watch those when I go back home :p. So you like Darkness Falls too. I think that is one of the episodes everyone forgets :p.

[EternalTwilight]

I loved Darkness Falls :) Oh and speaking of a "nice trip to the forrest" get Detour. Maybe you should wait until you get home and then buy the DVDs so you don't have to worry about what you've been worrying about.

[Vergon6]

I loved Darkness Falls :) Oh and speaking of a "nice trip to the forrest" get Detour. Maybe you should wait until you get home and then buy the DVDs so you don't have to worry about what you've been worrying about.
Thanks I will have to check it out :). I don't remember that one for some reason.

[ktina]

David try any of these:

Ice, Genderbender, Darkness Falls, the Sixth Extinction trilogy (Biogenesis, SE I, SE II), anything from seasons 6 and 7 are good. Never Again, Memento Mori, Small Potatoes, Wetwired...you know, you should just get them all :p

Small Potatoes, Bad Blood, Post-Modern Prometheus are some of my favorites. I always liked the silly/comedic episodes. Though the Duane Berry, Ascension, One Breath trilogy has always been my favorite.

[Vergon6]

Small Potatoes, Bad Blood, Post-Modern Prometheus are some of my favorites. I always liked the silly/comedic episodes. Though the Duane Berry, Ascension, One Breath trilogy has always been my favorite.
I liked most of those episodes except for "The Post-Modern Prometheus".

[Vergon6]

After seeing the teaser for "Detour", I knew immediately what episode it was. That was a good episode, and the ending was reminiscent of how Season 1 episodes often ended, with a tease to imply the threat was still out there. Of course, this was a one-shot episode.

I had bought it on iTunes awhile back. Last night I decided to pick up "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man". I know Mulder and Scully are only heard in voice-over, but I still enjoyed this episode. It is one of the more unique episodes.

[Xanderman]

I really disliked Reyes and seeing more of her in Season 9 did not help. They should have ended in Season 7. Doggett was okay. But I had read during early Season 9 that they planned to continue to do the X-Files with Robert Patrick and Anabeth Gish for Season 10, even though Gillian Anderson would not be continuing on the show. I am glad they didn't.

I won't give anything away, but the series finale was weird. Let's just say that the Season 7 finale was much better for wrapping stuff up. Well there was cliffhangers but it would have been a great jumping off point for a movie as I have said before.

I agree about it being weird with Duchovny popping in and out of Season 8. Both him and his character seemed disinterested.So I'm 6 episodes into the final season on dvd now, and so far Season 9 is the stinkiest one yet unfortunately. Pretty awful for the most part so far. It's on pace to out-stink Season 6 even. Overall, this show really fell apart after Season 5. Basically right after they left Vancouver and lost much of their original crew.

On the plus side, they FINALLY updated the intro credits this season (9). Way, way better. What took them so long? It's a total reflection of their maniacal stubbornness to ever truly change or develop much of ANYTHING on this series, apparently for the ridiculous fear of angering/alienating (scaring?) their established fan base. lol Anyway awesome sound/music effects in the update, I was genuinely surprised by the sounds coming out of my surround speakers. heh

[Vergon6]

So I'm 6 episodes into the final season on dvd now, and so far Season 9 is the stinkiest one yet unfortunately. Pretty awful for the most part so far. It's on pace to out-stink Season 6 even. Overall, this show really fell apart after Season 5. Basically right after they left Vancouver and lost much of their original crew.

On the plus side, they FINALLY updated the intro credits this season (9). Way, way better. What took them so long? It's a total reflection of their maniacal stubbornness to ever truly change or develop much of ANYTHING on this series, apparently for the ridiculous fear of angering/alienating (scaring?) their established fan base. lol Anyway awesome sound/music effects in the update, I was genuinely surprised by the sounds coming out of my surround speakers. heh
Yeah Season 9 is by far the worst season of the series. It was mistake by Chris Carter and/or FOX to think they could carry on The X-Files. As I think I mentioned before, the original plan was to have a Season 10, where both David Duchovny AND Gillian Anderson would be gone. Mulder and Scully are the show, you can't do it without them.

[Ella]

This is my favorite series of ALL TIME and I don't see that changing ever. Chris Carter and his writing staff along with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson set the bar incredibly high for what great quality television is all about.

[Clark/Lois-fan]

I love the X-Files!! I haven't seen this show in over 10 years. I finally bought S1-S5 on dvd sept. 19th , and I've already finished with S1 :) The intro theme is really chilling/awesome- I love it!! :D

My favorite episodes from S1 are:

Pilot
Squeeze
Ice
Beyond The Sea
Gender Bender
E.B.E
Tooms
The Erlenmeyer Flask

Can't wait for S2 :)

[Superboy2]

Anyone think there will be a third movie?

[targis]

Anyone think there will be a third movie?
I hope so

I want to see a movie that wraps up the Alien story at the end of the series.

[Vergon6]

I hope there will be a third movie as well. What I didn't care for is how they handled the end of Mulder's search for his sister, that was part of his whole quest, and the way they ended it was so underwhelming. I would love it if there was a revelation that the real Samantha was never returned, that she is still out there somewhere, alive.

[ktina]

I hope there will be a third movie as well. What I didn't care for is how they handled the end of Mulder's search for his sister, that was part of his whole quest, and the way they ended it was so underwhelming. I would love it if there was a revelation that the real Samantha was never returned, that she is still out there somewhere, alive.

I agree. The resolution to her story was a cop out. I think they decided to switch gears in that season and none of the previous information regarding his sister made any sense.

As for a 3rd movie, I wish they would as long as they went back to the conspiracy angle. But the second movie didn't do so great so I don't know if they could get funding.

[Clark/Lois-fan]

My favorite episodes from S2:

The Host
Sleepless
Duane Berry
Ascension
One Breath
Aubrey
Colony
Humbug
Anasazi

I'm already on disc 2 with S3 :D

[Vergon6]

Those were some of the better episodes of Season 2. What about "End Game" (ie Part 2 of "Colony")?

[Agent Addek]

Craig said it was okay to post this:

IBG Event Update!!


The Truth is Out There: Gillian Anderson and Frank Spotnitz Celebrate “The X-Files” for Charity

Please join actress Gillian Anderson and executive producer and writer Frank Spotnitz for a multi-charity event as they take guests through a celebration of “The X-Files” series and films on November 14, 2009 in Los Angeles.
Sep 21, 2009 – Please join IBG Inc. on Saturday, 14 November 2009 in Los Angeles, CA, for an afternoon to celebrate “The X-Files” series and films, while raising funds for a number of worthy charities. The Event will feature a moderated Q&A panel with in person appearances by Frank Spotnitz, Gillian Anderson and other TBA members of “The X-Files” team*.

A limited number of VIP tickets, available for $125, can be purchased here beginning September 22, 2009: http://www.ibginc.org/tickets

VIP tickets to the event grant the holder front section seating, in-person autograph with participating panelists (to date: Frank Spotnitz and Gillian Anderson) and admission to the VIP party (please note that panelists are invited, but not obligated/guaranteed to attend the VIP party).

In addition, “Meet and Greets” with Gillian Anderson will be auctioned on eBay with registration beginning September 22, 2009. “Meet and Greets” with Frank Spotnitz and TBA panelists will also be available for auction in the coming weeks.

Information on general seating ticket availability for the Q&A panel will be available at a later date. Please check the IBG website for more information on ticket availability, event schedule, participating charities and venue details: http://www.ibginc.org/events

Founded in late 2008, IBG established an official non-profit campaign focusing on utilizing the power of philanthropy through the arts to benefit a wide range of charities worldwide. IBG acts as a “fundraiser facilitator” for underfunded and start-up charities that would otherwise struggle with the logistics and costs associated with event fundraising.

Event Details:
Date: November 14, 2009
When: Q&A begins at 2:30pm with pre-event raffle scheduled at 2:15pm.
Tickets: http://www.ibginc.org/tickets

*Event talent subject to change due to availability.

http://www.prlog.org/10349081-the-truth-is-out-there-gillian-anderson-and-frank-spotnitz-celebrate-the-xfiles-for-charity.html

[Clark/Lois-fan]

Those were some of the better episodes of Season 2. What about "End Game" (ie Part 2 of "Colony")?

I forgot that :)

[Vergon6]

Craig said it was okay to post this:

IBG Event Update!!


The Truth is Out There: Gillian Anderson and Frank Spotnitz Celebrate “The X-Files” for Charity

Please join actress Gillian Anderson and executive producer and writer Frank Spotnitz for a multi-charity event as they take guests through a celebration of “The X-Files” series and films on November 14, 2009 in Los Angeles.
Sep 21, 2009 – Please join IBG Inc. on Saturday, 14 November 2009 in Los Angeles, CA, for an afternoon to celebrate “The X-Files” series and films, while raising funds for a number of worthy charities. The Event will feature a moderated Q&A panel with in person appearances by Frank Spotnitz, Gillian Anderson and other TBA members of “The X-Files” team*.

A limited number of VIP tickets, available for $125, can be purchased here beginning September 22, 2009: http://www.ibginc.org/tickets

VIP tickets to the event grant the holder front section seating, in-person autograph with participating panelists (to date: Frank Spotnitz and Gillian Anderson) and admission to the VIP party (please note that panelists are invited, but not obligated/guaranteed to attend the VIP party).

In addition, “Meet and Greets” with Gillian Anderson will be auctioned on eBay with registration beginning September 22, 2009. “Meet and Greets” with Frank Spotnitz and TBA panelists will also be available for auction in the coming weeks.

Information on general seating ticket availability for the Q&A panel will be available at a later date. Please check the IBG website for more information on ticket availability, event schedule, participating charities and venue details: http://www.ibginc.org/events

Founded in late 2008, IBG established an official non-profit campaign focusing on utilizing the power of philanthropy through the arts to benefit a wide range of charities worldwide. IBG acts as a “fundraiser facilitator” for underfunded and start-up charities that would otherwise struggle with the logistics and costs associated with event fundraising.

Event Details:
Date: November 14, 2009
When: Q&A begins at 2:30pm with pre-event raffle scheduled at 2:15pm.
Tickets: http://www.ibginc.org/tickets

*Event talent subject to change due to availability.

http://www.prlog.org/10349081-the-truth-is-out-there-gillian-anderson-and-frank-spotnitz-celebrate-the-xfiles-for-charity.html
Cool, if I lived in LA, I would be tempted to buy a ticket.

[EternalTwilight]

Anyone think there will be a third movie?

Yup. There are plans for a third movie. Hopefully we'll hear more about it soon.

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Craig said it was okay to post this:

IBG Event Update!!


The Truth is Out There: Gillian Anderson and Frank Spotnitz Celebrate “The X-Files” for Charity

Please join actress Gillian Anderson and executive producer and writer Frank Spotnitz for a multi-charity event as they take guests through a celebration of “The X-Files” series and films on November 14, 2009 in Los Angeles.
Sep 21, 2009 – Please join IBG Inc. on Saturday, 14 November 2009 in Los Angeles, CA, for an afternoon to celebrate “The X-Files” series and films, while raising funds for a number of worthy charities. The Event will feature a moderated Q&A panel with in person appearances by Frank Spotnitz, Gillian Anderson and other TBA members of “The X-Files” team*.

A limited number of VIP tickets, available for $125, can be purchased here beginning September 22, 2009: http://www.ibginc.org/tickets

VIP tickets to the event grant the holder front section seating, in-person autograph with participating panelists (to date: Frank Spotnitz and Gillian Anderson) and admission to the VIP party (please note that panelists are invited, but not obligated/guaranteed to attend the VIP party).

In addition, “Meet and Greets” with Gillian Anderson will be auctioned on eBay with registration beginning September 22, 2009. “Meet and Greets” with Frank Spotnitz and TBA panelists will also be available for auction in the coming weeks.

Information on general seating ticket availability for the Q&A panel will be available at a later date. Please check the IBG website for more information on ticket availability, event schedule, participating charities and venue details: http://www.ibginc.org/events

Founded in late 2008, IBG established an official non-profit campaign focusing on utilizing the power of philanthropy through the arts to benefit a wide range of charities worldwide. IBG acts as a “fundraiser facilitator” for underfunded and start-up charities that would otherwise struggle with the logistics and costs associated with event fundraising.

Event Details:
Date: November 14, 2009
When: Q&A begins at 2:30pm with pre-event raffle scheduled at 2:15pm.
Tickets: http://www.ibginc.org/tickets

*Event talent subject to change due to availability.

http://www.prlog.org/10349081-the-truth-is-out-there-gillian-anderson-and-frank-spotnitz-celebrate-the-xfiles-for-charity.html

Thank you so much for posting this. I'll definitely be there :)

[Clark/Lois-fan]

Favorite episodes from S3 :D

The Blessing Way
Paper Clip
Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose
2shy
Oubliette
Syzygy
Piper Maru
Apocrypha
jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'
Wetwired
Talitha Cumi