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HUGE SPACEKABLOOIE posted:She may has well have looked at the camera and said its 2016 everyone! some of that was pretty silly, but I thought it was cool for them to be talking about crazy nutso modern conspiracy theories about global warming and 9/11 and stuff. I'm really excited to see what they can come up with.
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Here's an article that says it gets better, thank god http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2016/01/x-files-my-struggle-recap-darin-morgan-gets-better?mbid=social_twitter
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Jan 25, 2016 07:16
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That was a bad episode of the X-Files, but I don't care, because it was an episode of the X-Files. The fact that the entire conspiracy rant made total sense to me is... somewhat worrying.
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Jan 25, 2016 07:17
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http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jan/22/the-x-files-review-revivial-new-episodes "We don’t watch television like we used to. We live in the age of the binge, in a land where there is so much on television that episodes can’t take their time to unfold anymore. Everyone is in a hurry to hook the audience because their next favorite show is just a Netflix recommendation away. Has Carter even seen Empire?" TV coverage is so bad now lmao
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Jan 25, 2016 07:19
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Garrand posted:Considering the first thing Scully said when she saw Mulder was "Uber?" I'm not sure exactly what they were going for. This one is easy. If Mulder is living "off the grid", where even Skinner can't find him, then using Uber makes it really easy to track his movements, which would be out of character for him, hence Scully's incredulous tone when she said it.
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Jan 25, 2016 07:27
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So youre telling me the episode written by Chris Carter is bad and the one written by Darin Morgan is good
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Jan 25, 2016 07:42
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I guess they get the benefit of the doubt because X-Files, but drat did that terrible alien rear end set the tone for this episode.
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Jan 25, 2016 09:22
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I went back and started from the pilot after watching tonight's episode. Here's a conspiracy: in 1993, the episode lasted 48 minutes. In 2016, the episode only lasted 42 minutes.  lost time!!! I'm kind of disappointed now because the ARV cover-up was the plot of the second episode.
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Jan 25, 2016 09:51
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My Q-Face posted:I went back and started from the pilot after watching tonight's episode. Here's a conspiracy: in 1993, the episode lasted 48 minutes. In 2016, the episode only lasted 42 minutes. I did like the fact that Mulder explicitly said he had never seen one because they had erased his memory in that episode.
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Jan 25, 2016 09:58
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Garrand posted:I did like the fact that Mulder explicitly said he had never seen one because they had erased his memory in that episode.  That's amazing. This series is gonna rule
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Jan 25, 2016 09:59
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Jan 25, 2016 10:17
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You know what would have made this work? Remove all the visual aides whenever anything is mentioned.
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Jan 25, 2016 10:31
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Not to claim that the original series had the most well written dialogue even for its time but that was some farcical fan fiction-level writing. Not to mention the acting and the pacing, jeez.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:08
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awful, awful, awful, awful, god-awful.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:09
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Alpenglow posted:This might just be a fact of current short-attention-span TV, but did it seem like every cut was just a few frames too short? Like someone was behind the editors figuring out every way to cram too much exposition into enough time to squeeze in 2 more Ford commercials? There was definitely some sped up footage of Scully talking, when she's on the phone. It was pretty distracting, even if it was only a few frames faster than the rest of the material.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:12
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PBS Newshour posted:I just want an episode where Skinner mentions that his nanomachines are acting up again Skinner gonna have to pay a visit to Senator Armstrong.
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Jan 25, 2016 11:24
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Wait, so why was the old doctor guy saying that Roswell was fake and Soviet when it shows us that the doctor knows it was real? Why tell Mulder that he's close by lying to him and telling him that something that's true is false?
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Jan 25, 2016 12:18
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Jan 25, 2016 13:47
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xPanda posted:Wait, so why was the old doctor guy saying that Roswell was fake and Soviet when it shows us that the doctor knows it was real? Why tell Mulder that he's close by lying to him and telling him that something that's true is false? Perhaps what we and the doctor saw was a staged scene.
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Jan 25, 2016 14:40
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That was definitely some late era X-Files mythology. Kind of disappointed that they recycled the season 5 opener again. It was good the first time I watched it; wasn't too hot about watching it again.
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Jan 25, 2016 14:45
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I enjoyed it. I would not say it was good, but I enjoyed it.
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Jan 25, 2016 15:16
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Anyone saying this was awful clearly never watched a lot of the Doggett and Reyes years. While they had a few decent episodes it was mostly poo poo. The worst Mulder and Scully is leap years ahead of that poo poo. I like where they are going tho and this totally felt like the original series. Music, camera, acting etc. - it's amazing. Also why didn't anyone take down Mulders pencils?? 
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it was alright. its dated and they had to cram in a ton of stuff but its still kinda fun in a nostalgic way. looking forward to the rest of the eps especially if they get better.
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Jan 25, 2016 15:47
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That sure was some "X-Files."
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Jan 25, 2016 16:19
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xPanda posted:Wait, so why was the old doctor guy saying that Roswell was fake and Soviet when it shows us that the doctor knows it was real? Why tell Mulder that he's close by lying to him and telling him that something that's true is false? According to the "Roswell was Soviet" conspiracy theory book, the aliens in the crash were actually KGB midgets genetically engineered by Josef Mengele. AMC was actually considering making a show based on that book a few years ago, but I think passed on it in favor of that Revolutionary War spy show.
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Jan 25, 2016 16:22
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I think the crash we saw wasn't actually Roswell. That's what I figured at least.
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Jan 25, 2016 16:37
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It will be nice if the other episodes are directed and edited in a more relaxed and steady-beat fashion to achieve the show's original style. Maybe it was only a result of the overcrowded script, but a lot of this episode felt like it was striving for a more modern breakneck pace and "edgy" style. I personally don't have much of an issue with the effects in the episode. The show was always fairly pulpy and never really felt like it would gain much from being totally realistic in its imagery. Uncanny valley is still near impossible to leap, so I'd rather we not even try and just set up camp on the cliff and enjoy the camp. I'm getting all excited thinking about the cold opens for the four monster of the week episodes. I hope they're awesome.
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Jan 25, 2016 16:38
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Garrand posted:The original conspiracy was about The Syndicate kidnapping people for experiments in creating alien human hybrids so that humans could be used as slaves by the aliens (also The Syndicate was also stalling while trying to create a vaccine that would make them immune to the black oil virus that the aliens would use to make them slaves). Of course they all ended up dead after the Rebels killed them for working with the aliens in the first place. Then later on there was stuff about super soldiers but that was in like the last season and didn't really go anywhere. Perhaps this will tie in to Carter's better series, "Millennium." If you recall, Millennium was much more about a vast conspiracy concerning two conflicting groups--one wanted to gain control of everything using esoteric technologies and beliefs, and the other was resisting them. One of the final episodes of X-Files even combined the two shows. I'm enjoying this new X-FIles, and I especially enjoyed the statement by that radio guy to the extent that "9-11 changed everything in a very weird way." There is no disputing that. Love, Vitalis
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Welp, I literally watched the Kritschgau episodes right before watching the premiere. I decided a couple days ago to binge-watch mythos episodes before watching last nights episode. I shouldn't bother watching any more of the old mythos epsiodes, apparently.  Vitalis Jackson posted:Perhaps this will tie in to Carter's better series, "Millennium." If you recall, Millennium was much more about a vast conspiracy concerning two conflicting groups--one wanted to gain control of everything using esoteric technologies and beliefs, and the other was resisting them. One of the final episodes of X-Files even combined the two shows. So, should I go back and watch Millenium. I never did get into it, but maybe that is a better tie-in for nu X-files.
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Finster Dexter posted:Welp, I literally watched the Kritschgau episodes right before watching the premiere. I decided a couple days ago to binge-watch mythos episodes before watching last nights episode. I shouldn't bother watching any more of the old mythos epsiodes, apparently. Yes, you really should explore the old Millennium shows. They were extremely interesting in that they exhibited Carter's thinking on a far more esoteric, non-alien level. The series pulsates with conspiratorial overtones that explain current events. Good luck finding this series, though. It's been fairly "scrubbed" from most media outlets, and references to it are peculiarly rare. Love, Vitalis
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Poor Scully, the look on her face when she realized Mulder was trying to gently caress Sveta.  Also, any time Mulder started ranting, I couldn't help but think he sounded about as rambling as he did on that Simpsons episode.
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Now watch as the ratings for episode 2 plummet after people saw what the first episode was like.
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Finster Dexter posted:So, should I go back and watch Millenium. I never did get into it, but maybe that is a better tie-in for nu X-files. I've only watched Millennium in its entirety when it first aired, but I remember liking it a lot. Specifically, Lance Henriksen being awesome, the haunting and beautiful opening theme, and the episode Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me (which is awesome). The series is worthy of a viewing independent of The X-Files.
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Jan 25, 2016 17:55
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Can anyone please explain the point of the government doing human-alien fetuses abortion plot? Why is that a thing?
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SaltyMoose posted:Can anyone please explain the point of the government doing human-alien fetuses abortion plot? Why is that a thing? IT's x files dude, you expect all the answers in the first loving episode?
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Jan 25, 2016 18:11
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I liked it. It was a tad by the numbers and dry, but it felt like a slower episode of the old series. I'll chalk it up to having to reintroduce basically the entire show and mytharc to new viewers and those that haven't watched since the first run and need a refresher. I have no idea what this did to the old mytharc stuff though. Where this leaves black goo, super soldiers, alien bounty hunters, the faceless aliens, the ship from the first movie, the drat bees and all the talk of needing a hybrid to combat colonization is far beyond me at this point. I actually kinda dig that Carter pulled in all the post 9/11 crazy. It'd be weird not to. It's all right up the crazy conspiracy alley for a group of people to be pulling the strings that way. All in all I enjoyed the episode, but really hope it does get better from here on out.
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Austrian mook posted:IT's x files dude, you expect all the answers in the first loving episode? No one has patience anymore and its why this was edited at such a break neck pace.
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I'm really hoping Mulder is back tonight and Hank is back in Hollywood. I think that was my biggest problem with the episode.
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BlackJosh posted:I think the crash we saw wasn't actually Roswell. That's what I figured at least. Yeah, I thought they didn't mention it was Roswell. The ship looked fake as hell, too. But I couldn't tell if it was bad CGI or if they were purposely trying to throw out some clues. Then they gunned the alien down in front of the medic for no reason. But then they show the medic was carrying the dead alien around, so he would have known it was a fake. It felt like it was entirely staged just for that medic, but who knows why.
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