The X Files Thread

[The Sewer Lord]

I was re-watching the show recently. Kinda forgot how awesome it was. :D So anyone got anything to say about it?

[The Sewer Lord]

Wow. No love for the The X Files. :tcry:

[AT-Man]

Yeah it's great, but I don't know what more to say about it. Badlaa was the most frightening episode ever.

[Shark_Blade]

I LOVE X-Files. Got all episodes and movies, even the crossover comic (30 Days of Night/The X-Files crossover). My wish is for one final movie.

I even made a piece :D:


http://i.imgur.com/fNpY1Bt.jpg
http://turbotails06.deviantart.com/art/X-FIles-TMNT-369666809?q=gallery%3Aturbotails06&qo=0

[The Sewer Lord]

I LOVE X-Files. Got all episodes and movies, even the crossover comic (30 Days of Night/The X-Files crossover). My wish is for one final movie.

I even made a piece :D:
That's gonna e one movie. :grin:

[ZariusTwo]

Has that comic continuation come out yet?

[The Sewer Lord]

Has that comic continuation come out yet?

As far as I know, no. But then again, my town isn't really News Central. :ohwell:

[InsaneZane]

My sister was obsessed with the show during its entire run, i remember a lot of cool episodes. My favorite is the first movie though. Mulder is the best part, obviously. In season 9 the show is so weird cuz it has t-1000 instead of Mulder and some dumb bitc# instead of Scully. I started rewatching the show with my girlfriend on netflix and she loves it, i like the episodes i remember even more now that im older and can understand them better. We're in the middle of the 2nd season. My sister said the 4th season is her favorite and that the 2nd movie is pretty bad... I take her word for it. She knows all about the show. By the way, quite a few actors appear in some episodes before they were popular like Giovanni Ribisi, Jack Black, Laurie Holden etc.

[The Sewer Lord]

My sister was obsessed with the show during its entire run, i remember a lot of cool episodes. My favorite is the first movie though. Mulder is the best part, obviously. In season 9 the show is so weird cuz it has t-1000 instead of Mulder and some dumb bitc# instead of Scully. I started rewatching the show with my girlfriend on netflix and she loves it, i like the episodes i remember even more now that im older and can understand them better. We're in the middle of the 2nd season. My sister said the 4th season is her favorite and that the 2nd movie is pretty bad... I take her word for it. She knows all about the show. By the way, quite a few actors appear in some episodes before they were popular like Giovanni Ribisi, Jack Black, Laurie Holden etc.

True. True.

[Shark_Blade]

I like that Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman) from Desperate Housewives was in one of the X-Files episode. :lol:

http://i.imgur.com/JZH7PqY.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6TSynTE.jpg

[The Sewer Lord]

I like that Lynette Scavo (Felicity Huffman) from Desperate Housewives was in one of the X-Files episode. :lol:

http://i.imgur.com/JZH7PqY.jpg http://i.imgur.com/6TSynTE.jpg

I don't remember which episode that is. Although that scene with her looks familiar.

[The Sewer Lord]

Whatcha guys think about "Folie a deux"? That's gotta be one underrated episode.

[AT-Man]

Whatcha guys think about "Folie a deux"? That's gotta be one underrated episode.

Describe it, the name says nothing to me and googling is too much work.

[The Sewer Lord]

Describe it, the name says nothing to me and googling is too much work.

Mulder investigates a case where a man claims his boss is a giant man-eatin' bug during his -- skeptic -- days. But as time goes by, he starts to see the creature "hiding in the light".

[AT-Man]

Oooh yeah, that one! It was creepy as hell and I remember liking it. Should watch it again, very hard to remember, but wasn't the creature trying toinvade someone's hospital room through a window in the end?

[The Sewer Lord]

Oooh yeah, that one! It was creepy as hell and I remember liking it. Should watch it again, very hard to remember, but wasn't the creature trying toinvade someone's hospital room through a window in the end?

It attacked Mulder.

[DonatelloNinja82]

Mulder investigates a case where a man claims his boss is a giant man-eatin' bug during his -- skeptic -- days. But as time goes by, he starts to see the creature "hiding in the light".

OOO!! Along with TMNT, Star Trek: The Next Generation...X-Files was a huuuuge obsession of mine when it was out. I rewatched the episodes a few years ago and then watched them again about 6 months ago. Such an awesome show...I love the chemistry between Mulder and Scully (yes I was a huge shipper). Anyways, this episode was creeeeepy! I remembered it after you described what happened.

[rufus]

HUGE fan.
The comic being billed as season 10 hits this Wednesday. Comic book resources has a 7 page preview.
http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=16918

[DonatelloNinja82]

Oh goodness I didnt know they were coming out with a comic continuation...thank you!!!:D:D

[Shark_Blade]

What? New comic? Is it available via app?

:o

[Shark_Blade]

And...Season #10 is out!

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/19/the-x-files-season-10-1-review
http://oyster.ignimgs.com/wordpress/stg.ign.com/2013/06/Cover-A.jpg

Mulder and Scully are back on the case.



X-Files Season 10 #1 (http://www.ign.com/comics/) on Comic Book
→ June 19, 2013 It's surprising that after nine seasons on the air, The X-Files still managed to leave fans somewhat unfulfilled when it finally bowed out in 2002. Maybe if Chris Carter and his fellow producers had quit while they were ahead several seasons sooner, no one would have minded. The good news is that Dark Horse has started a growing trend with Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 8, proving that the comic book medium is a valid place to turn to when TV shows still have compelling new stories to offer.

X-Files: Season 10 is pretty self-explanatory. This new ongoing series picks up where Season 9 (and the most recent movie) left off. Mulder and Scully have been drummed out of the FBI and are living in quiet anonymity. But much like Michael Corleone, the two agents find themselves pulled back into the world of shadowy conspiracies when a new, possibly supernatural foe emerges. The series is penned by writer Joe Harris, with Carter supervising the development of the story. It definitely reads like an authentic X-Files tale, even if the character voices and some of the smaller details feel a bit out of whack.


X-Files: Season 10 Primer (http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/06/18/the-x-files-season-10-primer)



Those fans hoping for the series to immediately dive back into the show's mythological story arc and the lingering issue of the impending Colonization might be disappointed. Were this an episode of the TV series, this story would qualify as a mythology episode solely because it explores the circumstances that lead Mulder and Scully back into the FBI's fold. And even that development will probably slowly unfold over the course of this story arc. But this methodical approach allows readers to reinsert themselves back into the lives of Mulder and Scully. The issue actually makes for a slightly strange transition from the 2008 movie.

There, Mulder was granted a clean slate by the FBI after having been wrongly convicted of murdering a soldier in the TV series finale. But here, both Mulder and Scully are living under assumed identities, as if the movie never happened and Mulder is still on the run from the law. Frankly, ignoring that movie is no great crime. But if we're going to pick and choose which pieces of the franchise to acknowledge, why not dive all the way back to Season 5 or 6 and forget about what came after?

Ultimately, what concerns me when odd continuity gaffs like this crop up is that Carter's actual input on the series might not be as significant as fans are hoping. One of the great strengths of Buffy Season 8 is that Joss Whedon was heavily involved in the series, even personally scripting some of the book's key arcs. His presence lent the book a sense of authenticity even as the plotlines often diverged wildly from the usual Buffy mold. This book feels authentic enough so far, but the real test may come when the mythology and conspiracy elements come more heavily into play again.
In any case, Harris effectively brings us back into this world by showcasing a happy domestic life for the "Blake" family and a brief reunion with now Deputy Director Skinner before ramping up the stakes. It's actually a bit surprising just how quickly the darkness returns to Mulder and Scully's life. The new threat the agents face is a mysterious blend of post-9/11 techno terrorist and good, old-fashioned "monster of the week." And if Colonization is off the table, Harris does touch on the fate of Mulder and Scully's baby that was given up for adoption towards the end of the TV series. In short, this is a much more satisfying continuation of the saga than I Want to Believe was.

But as mentioned, the character voices don't always click, and Mulder is the most common culprit. Harris overplays the humor a bit too much. Mulder was always fond of jokes in the TV series, but he had the sort of slow, deadpan delivery that comes from being portrayed by David Duchovny (an actor for whom wry boredom seems to be his default state). Here, Mulder's jokes fly fast and furious, and it doesn't always read that well. Skinner too is oddly friendly in this issue despite being somewhat of a grump in the show. Hopefully these problems will fade over time as Harris gets more experience with the characters.

Visually, this issue does a serviceable job of capturing the look and feel of the series. But as so much of the X-Files' look revolved around bathing sets in heavy shadows so as to mask the low-budget elements, there's no point in adhering too closely to the formula. Michael Walsh is able to provide character designs that consistently resemble the actors without his work suffering from the stiff, unnatural quality that comes from direct photo-referencing. But some pages suffer from an overall lack of detail, particularly in terms of backgrounds. Even colorist extraordinaire Jordie Bellaire is only able to do so much as far as lending richness and depth to the pages because she only has so much to work with. The end result is a fairly plain-looking book, but one that still maintains an X-Files feel and generally exhibits a strong sense of storytelling. The sequence where Mulder confronts Skinner at his home stands out as especially striking.



The Verdict

It's going to be a while before X-Files fanatics can really judge whether Season 10 will do justice to a long-running saga left dangling at the end of the TV series. But the franchise looks to be in good hands so far, and this first issue deftly maneuvers readers back into Mulder and Scully's world.
And despite the "Season 10" moniker, the series is reasonably accessible and has the potential to win over some new fans as well.

7.8/10


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If you have iOS, you can download free sample. The fans seems to enjoy it.

I finished reading it. The story continues where I Want To Believe left off, and the writer is certainly an X-Files fan! The story raised some of the threads from past stories, one of them about Scully's baby. The thrills and chills are there to keep the fans happy.

I look forward for the next issue. :D

[DonatelloNinja82]

Thanks for that info!! I totally need to buy this now!!! Scully's baby was one plot point I always wished they expanded upon after she gave him up for adoption...

[Shark_Blade]

^No problem. :) Hope you got the chance to read it.

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