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Cornwind Evil posted:I.. don't see how, please explain. (Is being serious) Fox Mulder posted:It's true Scully, I've lost the plot. I can't find the hidden connections between things anymore. The world has become too crazy for even my conspiratorial powers. Dr They posted:They don't care if the truth gets out. Because the public no longer knows what is meant by the truth.
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there used to be a time where you could kinda connect the dots like the Iran-Contra affair (sell arms to Iran to get dark money to arm and train Contras) now all that wetwork isn't done by the CIA directly, its all done by these cutouts and consultancies and there's very few direct links between this and that, in a way the Iran-Contra affair was the prototype for the parapolitical relationships underpinning modern statecraft, it just became more complex with arms trades here to buy drugs to sell there, to pay off informants elsewhere and seize who knows what to further sell on to train paramilitary groups to overthrow such and such group or nation. the more complex these networks become the more difficult it becomes to put together a red yarn chart
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Dec 24, 2023 10:19
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but if you could red yarn chart, everyone knows it would still all lead back to Nixon. drat spooks have been taking orders from him via Ouija board for drat near 30 years now. Nixon's ghost has a lot to answer for. Congressional investigation into his actions when congress! 
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Dec 24, 2023 10:28
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Nightmare Cinema posted:Twin Peaks is more revolutionary I think, but I first saw TP and the first 5 seasons of X-files back-to-back a few years ago and had to supress an incredible urge to set up a pirate radio signal in the middle of a forest. Lotta people sleeping on E.R. in that discussion, watched most of S1 with family over thanksgiving and I was shocked at much serial plot was going on.
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Dec 24, 2023 19:08
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Who else had the Big Book of Conspiracies? https://www.amazon.ca/Big-Book-Conspiracies-Doug-Moench/dp/1563891867
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Dec 24, 2023 23:46
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If the title sequence wasn't so goddamn iconic it would be dumb as hell. Just random weird stuff like red finger bones, the protagonists entering a room, oozing balls and a stretchy face. Government denies knowledge.
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Dec 25, 2023 00:05
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Icochet posted:If the title sequence wasn't so goddamn iconic it would be dumb as hell. Just random weird stuff like red finger bones, the protagonists entering a room, oozing balls and a stretchy face. Government denies knowledge. 
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Dec 25, 2023 00:19
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If you asked the government about the oozing balls they'd be like 'heck if i know' and it wouldnt be a conspiracy
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Dec 25, 2023 00:25
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The oozing balls are germinating seeds and the "red finger bones" are kirlian photography.
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Dec 25, 2023 00:27
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Icochet posted:If the title sequence wasn't so goddamn iconic it would be dumb as hell. Just random weird stuff like red finger bones, the protagonists entering a room, oozing balls and a stretchy face. Government denies knowledge. 
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Dec 25, 2023 00:29
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Icochet posted:If the title sequence wasn't so goddamn iconic it would be dumb as hell. Just random weird stuff like red finger bones, the protagonists entering a room, oozing balls and a stretchy face. Government denies knowledge. A wobbly UFO A spinning plasma globe Two germinating seeds And David Duchovny With Gillian Anderson And a white falling man An eye [DUN]
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Dec 25, 2023 00:56
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Small Strange Bird posted:I once came up with lyrics for it. Bet you can see it in your head! Now I miss singing "Peter Dinklage, Peter Dinklage" with the GoT credits
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Dec 25, 2023 00:59
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Small Strange Bird posted:Mulder and Dr. They say stuff And what probably drives Mulder nuts the most is how mundane and banal the 'craziness' is. No elaborate games of mass manipulation, trying to steer the human species down this path or that one, no hidden lizard people masterminds or aliens planting thoughts through lightning strikes. Just legions of con men and chronic mental masturbators exploited by the former so they can keep stroking their egos. Which is the real world, but that wasn't the X-Files world. Hell that's almost a massive X-file in and of itself: our dull, gray, and just as horrific reality overlaid itself over theirs...which is kind of commented on in the plot of that episode as well.
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Dec 25, 2023 03:17
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shame on an IGA posted:Lotta people sleeping on E.R. in that discussion, watched most of S1 with family over thanksgiving and I was shocked at much serial plot was going on. ER was an amazing show that ran at least 5 seasons too long
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Just rewatched The Lost Art Of Forehead Sweat for the first time since it aired, and what an all-time classic. Even better this time around.
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redshirt posted:LOL Comet went and changed their lineup out of nowhere, midweek. I don't know what it is anymore except Buffy got knocked down and Grimm got elevated WTF?? They aired Event Horizon and Capricorn One yesterday, and had a marathon of Friday the 13th: The Series earlier today. Apparently tonight they're airing Chopping Mall and Piranha, but right now they're playing... wait for it... The X-Files.
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Laterite posted:Just rewatched The Lost Art Of Forehead Sweat for the first time since it aired, and what an all-time classic. Even better this time around. There were a small handful of episodes worth watching in the revival and it was easily the best
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Dec 25, 2023 06:08
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Laterite posted:ER was an amazing show that ran at least 5 seasons too long I always do a re-watch and stop right as Dr Greene....well....you know. The Dr. Romano ending was just too much. It's another good pre cell/internet kind of show. Now that it's in HD you can see that in the early seasons they have drawings taped to the CRT monitors. Nurse "Bob" did not get enough screen time.
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Dec 25, 2023 06:49
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Khanstant posted:Good time to explore all the other alphabet-files. Let's follow the agents covering the I-files investigating unexplainable or supernatural insurance claims. American Dad already did this backdoor pilot https://youtu.be/XwokSzNqPIY
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Dec 25, 2023 19:04
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SidneyIsTheKiller posted:They aired Event Horizon and Capricorn One yesterday, and had a marathon of Friday the 13th: The Series earlier today. Apparently tonight they're airing Chopping Mall and Piranha, but right now they're playing... wait for it... The X-Files. God I love them. They have weekend Godzilla marathons often enough. It reminds me of the old Saturday morning "Creature Double Features" on Boston Channel 56.
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Bonzo posted:Reboot with Rhea Shehorn and Bob Odenkirk as Mulder and Scully  I think Rhea would make a weird Mulder but you do you.
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Dec 26, 2023 05:00
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Warehouse 13 is another great X-Files-ish kind of show. Monster of the week , underlying conspiracy, skeptic vs. believer Have we talked about Millennium yet or have I had too much egg nog?
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Dec 26, 2023 05:18
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Bonzo posted:Warehouse 13 is another great X-Files-ish kind of show. Monster of the week , underlying conspiracy, skeptic vs. believer  I really liked Warehouse 13, although IIRC the ending was badEureka was not good
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Dec 26, 2023 05:19
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Bonzo posted:Warehouse 13 is another great X-Files-ish kind of show. Monster of the week , underlying conspiracy, skeptic vs. believer Where does Supernatural fit on this prism? I've only ever been able to watch parts of episodes here and there over years, so I have an idea, but not really.
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redshirt posted:Where does Supernatural fit on this prism? yaoi buffy
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BasicLich posted:yaoi buffy No one from the Buffy gang ever presented themselves as official. Weren't them Dean boys always pretending to be some kind of Fed or whatnot?
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redshirt posted:No one from the Buffy gang ever presented themselves as official. Weren't them Dean boys always pretending to be some kind of Fed or whatnot? Yep. I'd say the main difference is that that their were plenty of reoccurring demons and angels and what not who were actual characters and the dean brothers wern't trying to expose some thruth they were just trying to kill evil stuff cos that what they do. This makes the Atmosphere of the shows quite different as well. Supernature was more fantasy/action/comedy where as x-files was more horror/mystery. In general different episodes obviously could lean more towards some aspect or another. They did do a fair bit of investigating though, so like there is a tiny bit of connection there.
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dr_rat posted:Yep. I'd say the main difference is that that their were plenty of reoccurring demons and angels and what not who were actual characters and the dean brothers wern't trying to expose some thruth they were just trying to kill evil stuff cos that what they do. This makes the Atmosphere of the shows quite different as well. Supernature was more fantasy/action/comedy where as x-files was more horror/mystery. In general different episodes obviously could lean more towards some aspect or another. Well said. Would you also describe it as a science vibe v overt supernatural vibe?
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For some reason I'm thinking of that short-lived Dracula series that was on NBC about a decade ago. Dracula trying to take down a secret society that is trying to control the world. It's like an X-Files MOTW plotline is fighting an X-Files Mythology plotline.
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redshirt posted:Well said. Would you also describe it as a science vibe v overt supernatural vibe? yeah, while supernatural stuff happens in the x-files it is pretty much all shown to have at least hints of scientific backing. Supernaturals just like science? lol what, the devil, god are just a thing and fantasy/magic crap just exists all of the joint.
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Evil is another great show. It's like X-Files but instead of the FBI it's the Vatican.
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dr_rat posted:yeah, while supernatural stuff happens in the x-files it is pretty much all shown to have at least hints of scientific backing. Supernaturals just like science? lol what, the devil, god are just a thing and fantasy/magic crap just exists all of the joint. My overall take of Supernatural was pretty close, you know, IMO. I just love the overlay of "Fake FBI" dealing with angles and demons. Like an inverted X-Files maybe? lol
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Haha, yeah. It's great how little effort they put into their cover as well. Pretty sure it's meant to be a running joke how bad they are at pretending to be federal agents and how much no one ever cares or really questions them on it.
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Please explain to me the scientific nature of "The Whammy" - Scully
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X-Files was apparently fairly popular in Japan in its heyday. https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960322&slug=2320199
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JediTalentAgent posted:X-Files was apparently fairly popular in Japan in its heyday. Huh interesting. I remember Twin Peaks was big enough there Dale Cooper did coffee ads. Hyrax Attack! fucked around with this message at 02:45 on Dec 27, 2023 |
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Dec 27, 2023 02:43
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JediTalentAgent posted:X-Files was apparently fairly popular in Japan in its heyday. Wow, Murphy Brown popular in Japan. Huh.
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JediTalentAgent posted:X-Files was apparently fairly popular in Japan in its heyday. The unit 731 episode was edited down to just 5 minutes
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Milo and POTUS posted:The unit 731 episode was edited down to just 5 minutes lol just the MARK SNOW music intro, and the roll out credits with the "I made this!" tag, in Japanese.
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Modern Japanese anime X-Files remake is full of mythology episodes or monster girl of the week episodes. The best episode is the one where Mulder and Scully investigate a driverless truck that is killing people at random. Mulder suspects it's a tool sent by the gods to collect the souls of humans destined to become the heroes to defeat the demon king of alternate realities, and it will keep killing people to do this. Scully scoffs at this idea and believes it's remote controlled by a prankster. In the end, it'ss destroyed by a grieving father who smashes his own company truck into it, ending its reign of terror... Mulder looks upon the wreckage, wondering if its destruction was a good or bad thing in the overall scheme of things. Scully comforts him with the idea that, "Who knows, Mulder. If what you said is true, if you believe it, it died being hit by a truck, too. If you believe its victims are still alive on some other world as great heroes, maybe it is, too..."
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