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mobby_6kl posted:I'm sure this would be pretty cool, but he's already a star in a popular TV show himself so... I'm not sure stories about hanging out with 90s TV stars are going to get him any more pussy I love him as much as anybody, but this seems a little generous.
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The guy who plays the generic human looking alien really looks loving strange. Did they put heavy make up on him or does he just look that bizarre? I mean I assume it was makeup but it would be nice to think they just found a really strange looking person perfect for the role
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Jul 23, 2015 22:25
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Jose posted:The guy who plays the generic human looking alien really looks loving strange. Did they put heavy make up on him or does he just look that bizarre? I mean I assume it was makeup but it would be nice to think they just found a really strange looking person perfect for the role Do you mean Brian Thompson?. No, he just looks like that.
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Jul 23, 2015 23:40
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Jose posted:The guy who plays the generic human looking alien really looks loving strange. Did they put heavy make up on him or does he just look that bizarre? I mean I assume it was makeup but it would be nice to think they just found a really strange looking person perfect for the role See also: the weird looking gardener guy from the stigmata child episode.
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Jul 24, 2015 02:24
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That psychic head-drilling guy has made a career out of having eyes that wobble back and forth.
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Jul 24, 2015 02:27
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Tala posted:Do you mean Brian Thompson?. No, he just looks like that. "Listen Brian we cast you for your incredible acting talent and also because you look pretty much like a full-blown cave man like more so than trivago man no offense bro."
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Jul 24, 2015 12:47
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Brian Thompson even looks scary when intimidating New Yorkers and squealing in glee.
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Jul 24, 2015 14:56
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Brian Thompson is also one of the thugs with Bill Paxton who get hosed up by Arnie at the beginning of Terminator.
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Jul 24, 2015 19:43
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And the Brujah leader on "Kindred: The Embraced" oh god why do I know that.
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Jul 24, 2015 23:38
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Brian Thompson kicks all kinds of rear end! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAwyFZ0k8Gs
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Jul 27, 2015 21:51
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I just started season 7. What do people mean by X-cops? Its just Mulder solving odd crimes in his witness protection type place? Not asking for a spoiler but I'm undecided as to whether I want Krycek to get away with it or get shot in the face
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Jul 27, 2015 22:08
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Jose posted:I just started season 7. What do people mean by X-cops? Its just Mulder solving odd crimes in his witness protection type place? X-Cops is the most unique single episode of the X-Files. It's not what you always wanted, but it's what you always needed. Go against the thesis of the show and trust me. 
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Jul 27, 2015 22:11
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I thought it was goons describing the whole season for some reason, I like that despite scully regularly getting jealous when mulder knows a woman they've not really tried to force a romance between them so far I also like all of the actors i've seen in a bunch of stuff when they were young. Mark Pellegrino being the most recent one Jose fucked around with this message at 21:49 on Jul 29, 2015 |
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Jul 29, 2015 21:42
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Jose posted:I also like all of the actors i've seen in a bunch of stuff when they were young. Mark Pellegrino being the most recent one Whoa, I never realized that was Mark Pellegrino in that episode. Well, I'm going to have to watch "Hungry" again. The X-Files is a great show to watch if you want to become really good at playing six degrees of Kevin Bacon.
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Jul 30, 2015 08:21
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Exploder posted:Whoa, I never realized that was Mark Pellegrino in that episode. Well, I'm going to have to watch "Hungry" again. The X-Files is a great show to watch if you want to become really good at playing six degrees of Kevin Bacon. He was the bully?! And I say this as someone who very recently watched the episode alongside a re-watch of Lost. I'm terrible at making connections apparently.
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In Australia we got this delightful bit of branding.  Apparently it would play X-file sounds. There's some pretty amusing merch out there - like salt and pepper shakers shaped like TVs. I'm having a bit of a chocolate box rewatch of random episodes (did my major binge a few years ago)...so some random notes. It's interesting how the first two seasons have quite a few of the supporting cast from Battlestar Galactica show up - guess the Vancouver casting scene remained pretty steady between 1993 and 2004. It's amusing looking at how technology is reacted to in the show, at one point a identikit is slowly received on a fax as a point of suspense - also the early use of online chatrooms for romance turned deadly. The Season 7 finale is amusing with the auditor pointing out how the internet is making their job irrelevant.
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WebDog posted:It's interesting how the first two seasons have quite a few of the supporting cast from Battlestar Galactica show up - guess the Vancouver casting scene remained pretty steady between 1993 and 2004. I remember finding it funny how the main villain in the second movie was the guy who played Leoben in BSG.
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The super speed epiode is one of the very few i've seen before
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Jose posted:I thought it was goons describing the whole season for some reason, Mark A. Sheppard is another one. If you want to see Mark Pellegrino take a look at No Holds Barred.
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I think the main appeal for me was spending too much time reading crap like this. And then on comes a show that has Kirlian photography in it's opening credits and all sorts of mad theories played straight. One amusing thing re-watching episodes is that most of the ones I saw back in the 90's were on a tiny black and white TV from the 70's that barely showed any of the image and only served to make the series spookier given how dark everything was shot so your brain fills in the rest - helped by the above books.
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Aug 3, 2015 09:44
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I am watching the show for the first time. This man with a cigarette does not look trustworthy
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Smoking Crow posted:I am watching the show for the first time. This man with a cigarette does not look trustworthy Nah, he's a perfectly nice fellow.
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He really can't help sounding solicitous and good-natured. Even when he's doing evil poo poo, he stays pretty polite--maybe he's a little too Canadian to represent the American military-industrial complex. Of course, you have about 15 more episodes before he says anything, I'm pretty sure.
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Just finished a full rewatch, after almost a decade. I have to say, one of my favorite moments is still in season 8, when Mulder delivers the news to Scully that he will be her sperm donor. I'm not sure there's another pair of characters that could pull off such a touching moment but also crack a masturbation joke in the same scene and have it work perfectly. 
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If I recall correctly, at the time it aired that episode drove people nuts. First, because Duchovny was doing a limited number of episodes in season 8, so him appearing entirely on flashback annoyed people. Second, because there were shippers, and Scully getting pregnant through that instead of the old fashioned way was a big deal, for some reason.
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joepinetree posted:If I recall correctly, at the time it aired that episode drove people nuts. First, because Duchovny was doing a limited number of episodes in season 8, so him appearing entirely on flashback annoyed people. Second, because there were shippers, and Scully getting pregnant through that instead of the old fashioned way was a big deal, for some reason. Doesn't she have no eggs? I'm watching through this with my boyfriend; it's his first time seeing it. We'll start season seven soon, do you goons think I should subject him to 8 or 9? Watching it with a fresh perspective has been interesting, to say the least. His favorite episodes so far include "The List" and "The Unnatural."
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I haven't seen a late season episode since they aired so I honestly forgot completely that Scully got pregnant through IVF, I thought for some reason she was sterile then came back pregnant after an alien abduction.
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This show is so pre-911 Mulder would be on so many terrorist watch lists now
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I'd forgotten how genuinely hosed up Home was. The drat thing opens up on a POV of a baby being buried and barely lets up. Scully's hypothesis of "this could only happen if someone's ovum was weakened" just adds more layers to the mess. Clyde Bruckman's final repose remains as still one of the best examples of comedy and pathos on screen.
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quote:Annabeth Gish @annabethgish 4h4 hours ago
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I'm whatever on Reyes, but hopefully this means Robert Patrick is back too.
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joepinetree posted:If I recall correctly, at the time it aired that episode drove people nuts. First, because Duchovny was doing a limited number of episodes in season 8, so him appearing entirely on flashback annoyed people. Second, because there were shippers, and Scully getting pregnant through that instead of the old fashioned way was a big deal, for some reason. Which was silly since they were already loving before season 8 so really it should have been nbd, shippers already got their fix mang.
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WebDog posted:I'd forgotten how genuinely hosed up Home was. The drat thing opens up on a POV of a baby being buried and barely lets up. Scully's hypothesis of "this could only happen if someone's ovum was weakened" just adds more layers to the mess. Home is one of the few xfiles episodes I remember, and it makes my skin crawl every time I think of it.
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The shift in the tone of the show post 9/11 was huge looking back on it. The Lone Gunmen dying to save a number of people conspicuously close to the death toll of it, taking out CSM with a cruise missile while he's holed up and hiding in the desert, etc. The last season really reflected the sense of uncertainty and dread that permeated culture back then.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:I'm whatever on Reyes, but hopefully this means Robert Patrick is back too. He's stated outright that he has no intention of reprising the role, sadly. E: would source links but am phone posting. It's p. easy to look up, though.
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joepinetree posted:If I recall correctly, at the time it aired that episode drove people nuts. First, because Duchovny was doing a limited number of episodes in season 8, so him appearing entirely on flashback annoyed people. Second, because there were shippers, and Scully getting pregnant through that instead of the old fashioned way was a big deal, for some reason. Which is crazy as it was revealed that she could not get pregnant and it was using the Ova that they found in season 4.
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Old Boot posted:He's stated outright that he has no intention of reprising the role, sadly. Which is unfortunate, because I really enjoyed Doggett, but disliked Reyes. Oh well, can't blame the guy for wanting to do new things rather than going back.
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Emerson Cod posted:The shift in the tone of the show post 9/11 was huge looking back on it. The Lone Gunmen dying to save a number of people conspicuously close to the death toll of it, taking out CSM with a cruise missile while he's holed up and hiding in the desert, etc. The last season really reflected the sense of uncertainty and dread that permeated culture back then. Didn't The Lone Gunman show do an episode that was basically 9/11 before 9/11? Man I need to rewatch dat poo poo.
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Same flight number even. The source of most of the truther conspiracies out there, probably.
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Emerson Cod posted:The shift in the tone of the show post 9/11 was huge looking back on it. The Lone Gunmen dying to save a number of people conspicuously close to the death toll of it, taking out CSM with a cruise missile while he's holed up and hiding in the desert, etc. The last season really reflected the sense of uncertainty and dread that permeated culture back then. I remember at the time there was some review on the end of the show about how The X-Files was such a product of the Clinton era and its view on government, the conspiracies it generated, etc., it already seemed anachronistic in the new Bush era (at least those early years).
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