[Closed] X Files.. (spoiler free)

I'm 6 episodes in to the full nine series box set 🙂

Will record the new series and watch it when we finish these !

Reopened. 😳

It's OK after tomorrow's episode it probably won't be spoiler free, you should close it then 😉

😀

I'm saying nothing.

I'm just about to watch episode 3. Erm, because I'm in America, of course.

It's a Darin Morgan episode, I can't wait. I'm expecting this to be very silly.

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I've just discovered the full series on Amazon Prime. I'm going to save the new series for a while.

I've seen all the new episodes because erm in in Englad and I have the Internet
and a eye patch 😉

What channel? Can't find it on C5 website listing..

edit: found it

nice touch with the fox in 3

I'm cautiously looking forward to this tonight...

I'm not sure I'll like it though, I used to love X-Files, but as the series wore on I liked it less, I preferred the one-offs about spooky shit in backwoods places, as it became more about this big conspiracy, men in black, super solders and all that goo stuff it was less for me.

I think the new ones are a continuation of that, but I'm trying to stay open minded.

You won't be disappointed P-Jay.

We've been steadily working our way through the lot, it feels like we've been doing it for years, there are so many of them!

Reading about the whole alien conspiracy malarkey suggests that they stopped it because it had got so complicated nobody really understood what was going on any more...

Watched the first 2 episodes last night, got the third to watch tonight.

Was too impatient to wait, but it's grabbed me again and I was very sceptical.

http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/tv-radio/2015/12/can-x-files-exist-post-911-world

I'm just about to watch episode 3. Erm, because I'm in America, of course.

It's a Darin Morgan episode, I can't wait. I'm expecting this to be very silly.

I hear its only going to have 6 episodes and I didn't think much of the first 3.

The 3rd one was bloody great even if you didn't know who wrote it. Funny as hell the main guy played the part fantastically.

It's set to record for me, again a huge fan BITD but I'll record them and watch a few in sequence like I do with EXTANT.

I'm also *cough* in America so have not been using any illicit means to watch the first three episodes of the new series.

Good: Gillian Anderson (still gorgeous after all these years). Some very clever and funny moments taking the mickey out of current political and technological developments.

Bad: Nostalgic memories of being young and carefree, staying up late watching X Files and being scared out of my skin on more than one occasion. Watching it has made me feel very old.

I'm also slowly cracking through the old ones from the beginning. Currently at episode 19 of series 2, gonna be a while before I get to the new ones!

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This guy still gives me the heebie jeebies...

An interesting article [url= http://www.denofgeek.com/x-files/93704/10_people_you_probably_didnt_know_were_in_the_xfiles.html ]here[/url] with some people you probably don't remember being in it. Like Jack Black.

Eugene tombs that guy scared the crap out of me but I was 13 at the time lol I can't wait not long now.

Not sure how well it will work on me now errrrmm, certain subtances are no longer eaten/smoked/drunk.

Is this for real?

I'm witnessing the most wooden acted, cliche ridden horridly scripted bunch of junk I think I've ever laid eyes and ears on.

Anderson is doing her best to remain professional, but Duchovny is clearly taking the piss out of the script writers, surely??!

I'm quite enjoying it

No offence, but you are easily pleased. It's utter tripe

That was f-ing ridiculous.

Disappointed .

3/10

Being generous. Shame, the early stuff with the freaks was brilliant before it too conspiracy heavy.

Guff, but great. Series linked!

I'm almost offended that they dared to make and bother to release such a half arsed attempt. Wrong on so many levels.

Duchovny never could act.

its's a conspiracy.

no it isn't

yes it is

no it isn't

yes it is

(repeat ad-infinitum till series ends)

Duchovny was great in Californication though

Mulder is his character from Californication just minus the sex.

It was ok, was a big fan back in the day so will see how this one goes as in I hope it gets better 🙁

Duchovny was great in Californication though

That's exactly what the Mrs said during this episode, hence me wondering if he was genuinely hamming it up on purpose - some kind of statement of shiteness.

With some decent writing and production quality (the soundtrack was dire!) they have the basis for some classy sci-fi. Instead they appear to have just taken the uber easy option.
Whoever 'they' are...

episode 3 tho - Rhys Darby is amazing

I'll give till episode six if no improvement I'll be out.

Luckily, Mulder and rich conspiratist bloke explained the whole series plot to Gilliam Anderson towards the end of this first episode, (she probably didn't bother reading the script after it got so stupid) so I won't need to do one more, never mind 5.

Rhys Darby is in it ? My second favourite kiwi actor - I'm in.

Yup and he's brilliant in it.

OMG Episode 4 is blooming fantastic.

(See. No spoilers)

On tonight's watch list.

You were right much more like it. Even has torches in dark corridors.

the script was terrible.

I enjoyed the first one, but the plot was a bit silly - I think they crammed a lot of story in to set the scene for the rest of the series.

On the face of it Mulder has a set of beliefs based around a decade of investigating for the FBI, he has actually seen real aliens - especially in the films and other really amazing out of this world stuff - and then after a short conversation with a web nut and a strange woman who lives in a cabin dismisses it all without a moments pause and leaps to the next crackpot theory. He reminded me of Dale from King of the Hill.

But, I can suspend my disbelief and just enjoy it for all its silliness.

He had stopped believing before that it was in his long drawn out speech he did. I like the way it has digs itself and the silliness it had. The scripts were never great just simple entertainment.

I liked it. The script was terrible, but once I realised it was just one long 'previously on X Files, over the last 15 years..' it ceased to matter. And of course it was a hurried set-up but they've only got 6 episodes. A denouement of the entire god knows how many episodes previously was the only way to go I think.

Brought it all bang up to date, answered a load of questions with more questions - bring it on 🙂 X-Files is its own sub-genre, so it can ham it up as much as it likes in my book. Even then, the concept was delivered with passion and a bit of barbed current political commentary which paralleled the search for truth in the show with the search for truth in real life.

I'm in.

what about the movies, are they included in the cannon? I have a vague memory of something about bees and mulder rescuing scully from a big alien tent or something. Can anyone remember?

Bees carried the pathogen and they were in a tent.

I didn't watch the movies!

In fact, I got bored around series 5 or 6 or something. But back then, I was a student and depended on people showing their videos so it was easy to miss. Nowadays with Amaflix I can be much more consistent in my series viewing.

I lost any interest in the plot fairly early on and just resorted to perving over Scully. It's all good as long as Eugene Tombs doesn't make a reappearance, I couldn't shit for a week after that episode.

I was not impressed with episode 1, the dialogue was awful. CSM being back after being blown up seems ridiculous (although we are supposed to get an explanation for this in episode 6 - I hope it's a good one). Mulder was too quick to dismiss all he'd previously seen and believe the new conspiracy.

I have seen up to episode 4 and they have all been much better IMO, especially episodes 3 and 4.

Saw first episode which I was really looking forward to but I admit I was very underwhelmed, disappointed.

Anyone else having bother getting Channel 5 catch up to work? I'm on a samsung chromebook which is fine for everything else.

It was acting like a man this morning 🙁 gave up

this is not the X-Files I remember...

...nor I.

I just flicked on

Its Murray from flight of the concords !

Hahaha wtf did I just watch?! 😆 that was awesome

"I'm not a lizard! That's racist! "

Murray was ace! Especially the camp skipping away in to the woods!

Deliciously silly.

Loving Moulders' ring tone...

I hope this isn't considered a spoiler

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so have they all been that daft? or was this a one-off silly episode down to Darin Morgan?

One off I hope and pray! Next week looks like it's back to work as normal. IIRC they used to throw the odd silly episode in occasionally.

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I hope this isn't considered a spoiler

That was glorious, utterly bonkers episode - one of the greats.

just seen the finale, spoiler alert! utter pish!

I've just watched episode 3. Couldn't stop giggling- so wonderfully tongue in cheek. Loved the bit about the disappointed serial killer and his prepared speech. "save it for the court room!" Priceless.

Yep, last one is pretty blah!

Laughing away to ep5, but then again I was a fan of californication

Watching 5 now too. Was laughing too great little scene.

I am enjoying the new series - my thoughts so far:

I am glad they are approaching it silly, not serious.

Gillian Anderson is proper slummin' it, and I hope she is getting paid loads.

Rhys Derby is my favourite kiwi actor, never even tries to do an American accent, well done him, and he should be in everything.

Rhys Darby is my favourite kiwi actor, never even tries to do an American accent, well done him, and he should be in everything.

I thought he was Australian.....

#FOTC

Managed the first two but the surreal third was too much for me - watched a film instead!

Guess you missed the 'Spoiler Free' bit

Don't like the jokey approach, watched about 10 mins of the last episode and then turned off.

I'm oot.

But they did jokey ones in the original series too.

Just finished 6 nice season cliffhanger.

Scully just did a Digby Chicken-Ceasar!

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Camp lizard man thing = utter bilge. Even Mulder looked like he couldn't believe he was investigating such a shit story. I don't think we'll be continuing with it.