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Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 4:44 am
by verb_to_trust
I didn't read the above post. Was it satisfying?
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 4:49 am
by Simple Torture
verb_to_trust wrote:I didn't read the above post. Was it satisfying?
If I were Mecca, I woulda been 3/4 of the way there, but not all the way.
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 5:09 am
by digster
It felt VERY fast. I do like the direction of the mythology (the conspiracy aspect of the mythology was always scarier than the alien aspect, to me), but it felt hastily written. It seemed to gain a lot of steam as it went along, and it wasn't the disaster I worried about having read some of the early reviews.
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 4:15 pm
by LoathedVermin72
Watched the 3 episodes before the series finale last night. Two of them were actually good! I was surprised. Doggett actually became a pretty likable and compelling character in the episode about the death of his son. Really clarifies how important Mulder's personal investment and need to know were to making the best X-Files seasons work.
On the other hand, Reyes is the worst character ever, and I'm glad I didn't sit through a bunch of episodes of Scully being a mom. Ugh.
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 4:17 pm
by E.H. Ruddock
I get the feeling LV won't like the new one.
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 4:43 pm
by digster
I can't wait for the Darin Morgan episode.
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 4:48 pm
by VinylGuy
LoathedVermin72 wrote:Watched the 3 episodes before the series finale last night. Two of them were actually good! I was surprised. Doggett actually became a pretty likable and compelling character in the episode about the death of his son. Really clarifies how important Mulder's personal investment and need to know were to making the best X-Files seasons work.
On the other hand, Reyes is the worst character ever, and I'm glad I didn't sit through a bunch of episodes of Scully being a mom. Ugh.
Dogget was cool. I loved Robert Patrick.
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 6:45 pm
by epilogue
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 6:46 pm
by LoathedVermin72
I really dug "Sunshine Days". Reminded me of the good ol' days of X-Files.
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 6:49 pm
by epilogue
I liked the new episode. Didn't love it. The pacing was terrible. It was way too rushed. Gillian is acting her ass off but the pacing and editing don't give enough of her moments a proper landing. Chris Carter is smarter than he is a good writer. His concepts and ideas are outstanding and once again, this new twist on the mythology and conspiracy is so intelligent and fresh. I love the concepts. But the actual writing was clunky and forced. And the direction was worse.
Chris needs to come up with the ideas and let better people write and direct. Still, I'm glad it's back! It feels so good to have "the band back together." And I love that the intro is the same. That got me pumped.
Previews showed a really promising episode tonight. I'm hoping now that the exposition is out of the way, we can actually get into this thing, slow down and have some real fun.
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 6:50 pm
by epilogue
LoathedVermin72 wrote:
I really dug "Sunshine Days". Reminded me of the good ol' days of X-Files.
I have to say the finale is overall a letdown. But the episodes leading up to it are great. I'm glad you're enjoying them. Hopefully, you'll like the finale a bit more than others since you skipped a lot of the wheel spinning of 8 & 9.
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 6:51 pm
by epilogue
And I just want to reiterate how much I agree with you about Doggett and Reyes.
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 7:23 pm
by Rangi Guy
Possibly gonna be a while before I get to these new episodes - still at the tail end of season 3
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 7:31 pm
by bada
First ep was OK. It did the set up job. The alien/human twist was fine I still can't help but wonder why the conspirators would find destroying the planet to be an acceptable end game but whatever. Monster of the week coming!
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 7:32 pm
by Simple Torture
Spoiler-ed only because I know not everybody watches the "Next time on The X-Files" clips...
- Spoiler: show
- Are we sure the next episode is a MOTW? From the previews, it seemed like it might have to do with the human/alien hybrid thing. We'll see in a few hours!
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Mon January 25, 2016 8:05 pm
by Rangi Guy
"I didn't set out to do something faster paced than we typically would, but when you tell these mythology episodes, I think that you need to be mindful of the thriller and the dictates of the thriller approach, he says. "So I think that's what you got [in the first episode]. I can tell you that in the next episode, which is not a mythology episode, which is a stand-alone episode, you're going to get the [slower] moments you're referring to."
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Tue January 26, 2016 2:10 am
by VinylGuy
Yeah, it was rushed.
I didnt quite liked it, i mean the conspiracy is ok, although i have lost track of the whole alien, humans, thing. But it felt good to have them back.
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Tue January 26, 2016 2:55 am
by LoathedVermin72
Watching the series finale, which is recapping a lot of what I missed. Man, this show REALLY went off the deep end.
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Tue January 26, 2016 3:38 am
by Simple Torture
Is this the thread where we talk about Fox's new hit series Lucifer? ::guitar solo::
Re: TV: The X Files
Posted: Tue January 26, 2016 3:47 am
by E.H. Ruddock
What a great post, ST
