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Just loving investigate poop monsters and sideshow freaks already.
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George W Bush was an alien hybrid and that's why he read that book upside down.
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Jan 25, 2016 05:55
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My biggest gripe (besides the two important info dumps done in rushed 30 second monologues) was how they immediately showed an alien, a ufo, a government craft, etc within the first five minutes instead of slowly leading up to it. "Here's all the crap the show is known for so you don't change the channel after the post game". That's some serious season 9 bullshit.
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Jan 25, 2016 20:00
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Castor Poe posted:Season 8 was pretty myth arc heavy, especially compared to 6 and 7, and mostly dealt with Mulder's abduction and Super Soldiers (alien terminators). As for season 9, I can't think of any myth arc episodes aside from the Seinfeld-esque finale. There's a handful but they deal with Scully's kid IIRC.
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Jan 26, 2016 01:45
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Pretty decent episode but man I do not give a single poo poo about magic wonder baby William. We already had two seasons of that. Also  at Mulder imagining him being abducted. Not everything has to be aliens, Mulder.
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Jan 26, 2016 03:15
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woodch posted:Well, to be fair, that was (if I recall) Jose Chung's From Outer Space, so everything mythology-based in that episode is highly suspect. I want to believe Mulder ate an entire sweet potato pie while asking UFO questions.
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Jan 26, 2016 03:22
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Austrian mook posted:What is scorpion and why are 10 million people watching it It's a old people procedural show that pretends to show NEW and DANGEROUS uses for technology. The pilot had a commercial jetliner flying 50 feet above the ground so that they could snake an ethernet cord out to the show's computerman hero's laptop who was racing behind the plane in a sports car because hackers. Another episode had bad guys hacking (???) an RV to drive off a cliff and the heroPCman had to do something computer to the RV by laying on a skateboard underneath the RV as it was driving. Robert Patrick stars. My parents love it.
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Jan 26, 2016 17:52
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MariusLecter posted:Yes. Whatever you do, skip the pilot, best season is 7. You can start there really. Do not listen to forums poster MariusLecter. First three seasons are perfect, even the mythology stuff. If you decide to skip around, find a guide that tells you what's a mythology episode and what's a monster of the week so that you don't end up watching the end of a two parter (there's lots of those).
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Jan 26, 2016 20:06
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Between the self-C-section and the doc's head bleeding from every opening, it's nice to see the new series isn't shying away from the type of body horror that made the original series so great.
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Jan 27, 2016 05:42
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So I read through all of this, and on paper at least it almost makes sense. It's just that the execution was so piss-poor that I can't be bothered to give a poo poo about any new mythology stuff knowing how half-assed the old stuff was after the first movie.
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Jan 27, 2016 16:54
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Those early greys were way more effective too because they moved in odd ways. That scene where they surround Duane Barry's bed gave me nightmares for years as a kid.
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Jan 27, 2016 17:26
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Will CSM ever get his story published in a real magazine? 
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Jan 28, 2016 00:57
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I knew the scientist that showed Mulder the ARV in My Struggle looked familiar but I couldn't place where. Turns out that actor has been in 2 (now 3) X-Files episodes and 3 Millennium episodes, all as different characters. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiro_Kanagawa
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Jan 28, 2016 02:27
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The best psychic kid/teen episode is DPO because that giant loser does exactly what any teen with lightning powers would do; kill everyone who even looked at him wrong.
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Jan 28, 2016 06:40
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Basebf555 posted:Oh yea, he gets pissed when they take Scully. Like, I'll burn this whole loving thing to the ground pissed. He nearly strangles Duane Barry. It's too bad Krycek killed him off, that two-parter works so well because the guy who plays Barry is so good at playing an insane abductee.
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Jan 29, 2016 19:09
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X-Files: Babyface edition http://www.ew.com/article/2016/01/29/x-files-robbie-amell-lauren-ambrose
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Jan 30, 2016 00:01
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They're growing acres of corn outside the bee tents. Mulder and Scully run through them away from black helicopters. I think the idea was that the virus bees would use the corn to spread the virus through pollination or something? 
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Jan 31, 2016 20:12
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It's weird, every now and then the episodes on Netflix have a scene or a frame that's back in the old lovely resolution instead of crisp HD. It's usually an FX-heavy shot or an extreme close-up. I know it's not my connection because there's no artifacting and the transition from SD to HD is instantaneous. Did Fox cheap out on the restoration? Is it like this on the blu-rays?
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Jan 31, 2016 23:58
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Sounds like the same issues they had with the TNG remasters. That said, I'd rather have the existing HD transfers at $25/season instead of TNG's $50/season thanks to countless FX rebuilds.
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Feb 1, 2016 00:34
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It's just a thing people notice, goddamn dude.
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Feb 1, 2016 01:30
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There's also the episode where the gender-shifting amish alien person hypnotises Scully with pheromones and after Mulder has to pull the guy off her, he takes the time to admonish her for letting it happen.
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Feb 1, 2016 06:06
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I like the big reveal in Fire that Mulder is, in fact, afraid of fire.
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Feb 1, 2016 06:40
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Is this on a streaming service yet? My DVR didn't record anything. 
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Feb 2, 2016 05:41
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Holy moly, that was fantastic. Rhys, Kumail, everything. Anderson and Duchovny clearly having fun. I can't get over how well this would have fit in the original run.
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Feb 2, 2016 18:22
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They asked him back and he wanted to contribute, but Better Call Saul Season 2 was in production same time as this miniseries.
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Feb 3, 2016 02:10
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MacheteZombie posted:They should go the movie franchise route so we can have two hour Darin Morgan adventures. I'm all for more movies, but not written by Darin Morgan. I know that sounds like sacrilege, and I love the guy's episodes, but 42 minutes is exactly how long he needs to tell a good story. I can't imagine stretching his writing style to feature length. It's quality over quantity. X-Files movies should be...well, what Fight the Future was. A big-budget version of the mytharc stuff where you can indulge the dumber aspects and give the audience a ride. Leave the more intimate side of the show on the television screen.
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Feb 4, 2016 00:10
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X seemed to help Mulder only out of obligation to Deep Throat. I don't think X ever thought Mulder was capable of doing what needed to be done, so he never gave Mulder the full measure of help he could have. Plus X seemed way more concerned with his own self-preservation.
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Feb 4, 2016 02:26
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sticklefifer posted:I like the fan theory that Deep Throat and X were a couple, and that's why he so reluctantly came to Mulder but helped in such a limited way anyway. Where are fans getting this from? X and Deep Throat are pretty clearly colleagues or mentor/mentee. X just doesn't place as much faith in Mulder as DT did.
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Feb 5, 2016 01:41
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sticklefifer posted:The idea that loyalty so fierce so as to endanger your career and life many times by leaking sensitive information against your better judgement could be more than professional isn't really a novel concept. I don't necessarily subscribe to the idea, but it's fun to watch X's scenes with that in mind. But there's nothing in the show to lend evidence to that theory. Why isn't "not wanting a secret cabal of sinister alien collaborators to continue unethical experiments and child abductions for a project that will result in slavery or death for the entire human race" motivation enough for that character? I don't understand fandom sometimes.
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Feb 5, 2016 05:59
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Even if the revival had been a complete disaster, I'm glad they gave Kumail a guest spot. I imagine his interviews with the cast and writers must have revived interest in doing the show for those guys.
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Feb 6, 2016 22:28
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That's not shipping, that's will they/won't they and it's been used since the 80's (Cheers). It's also the main storyline for the entire show.
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Feb 8, 2016 05:39
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piratepilates posted:I just realised something about 2shy that I can't believe I didn't notice until now. Murder guy preyed on woman using the same thing he was seeking them for -- their fat. He was preying on their insecurities about their weight and image to subsequently feed on their weight. It's also got some great early 90's "we're not sure how computers work" scenes.
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Feb 8, 2016 19:26
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I like the TRASHMAN but Mulder and Scully didn't do or solve poo poo this episode. Very season 2ish. I like having old writers back, but if they do another miniseries, I think it's time to bring in some new blood. Darin Morgan is the only one who proved he still has it 100%.
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Feb 10, 2016 21:10
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Good Soldier Svejk posted:How do you guys feel about that episode Duchovny wrote where an alien just wanted to play baseball except maybe he wasn't an alien and it was just a very clumsy allegory for racism? How you feel about that episode probably depends on whether or not you like baseball episodes. Personally, I love it, but I can see why others would be ambivalent about it. There's some great elements; - Jesse Martin and Frederic Lane are fantastic guest stars - Young Art Dale reacting to Exley's real appearance - Alien Bounty Hunter getting beaned by a baseball - Mulder nerding out about something other than porn, UFOs, and basketball - M. Emmet Walsh does a great job stepping in for Darren McGavin The whole episode has this great fairy-tale feel to it, and it's nice to have an episode that deals with the overall mythology (in a way) but isn't doom and gloom and high stakes. Jesse Martin in particular is just great the entire episode, particularly his conversation with Art Dale on the bus after Dale sees his true form. I love the idea of a baseball game convincing an alien to become a human and just play baseball. It also has that wonderful Mulder and Scully scene at the end. Plus it makes a great shirt. 
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Feb 11, 2016 20:13
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Atarian posted:My buddy drew that picture. He sells prints, too. Your buddy does good stuff. Does he have a website?
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Feb 12, 2016 01:59
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N22YyheMW-c
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Feb 12, 2016 02:49
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I like the episodes that end with the government taking over because it ends up retaining part of the mystery behind the X-File. Mulder and Scully shouldn't be Shaggy and Velma. Not everything they encounter should have a logical explanation.
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Feb 13, 2016 23:02
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I really hate that Carter and X-Files are a package deal. At this point, he's like Gene Roddenberry in TNG's first season. If they do another miniseries, they really need to get some fresh faces in the writer's room.
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Feb 17, 2016 04:33
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CSM was Mulder's son all along.
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Who owns the rights to the actual series? Carter or Fox? Is there any way we can get a Carter-less X-Files is what I'm getting at.
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