Sometime in late 1996 — shortly after I got EW’s exhaustive X-Files episode-guide issue in the mail at college — I decided to sit down and actually watch an episode of the show. It didn’t take. The whole ridiculous hour focused on killer cockroaches, and I’m not sure I even made it to the end before I sought out something more exciting to do — like my Biology I homework, or my laundry. I’ve since discovered that the cockroach episode, "War of the Coprophages," is both a B-movie horror spoof (TOTALLY didn’t get that) and an X-Files classic. Maybe someday I’ll go back and watch the DVDs…
In the meantime, I guess I didn’t get too excited to discover that Agent Mulder’s been gabbing this week about making another X-Files movie. (I saw the first one back in summer of 1998, and I only remember thinking: Godzilla was better.) On Saturday, David Duchovny let it slip at the Television Critics Association press tour in Beverly Hills that he’s supposed to see a script for a new X-Files movie in a week or so. He says he’s on board, Gillian Anderson’s on board, and Chris Carter’s also on board and ready to direct. So. Obvious questions. Who out there (1) is still a fan of The X-Files? And (2) is excited for this?
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yes and yes. always have been always will be.
I can’t believe you dislike the X-Files so much! How can you not love it? I am so pumped for this new movie!!!
Another glimpse of Mulder and Scully together gives me reason to live.
I really liked XFiles but I’d rather Gillian got more roles in other things. Putting the Scully suits on again seems a step back for her…
while i became disenchanted with the show after DD left, i will still go see this.
How could you not be excited? Sure, the final two seasons were total garbage, and the movie will have a lot of explaining to do about a lot of different things, but I think it’ll be great. It couldn’t be worse than the first movie.
Hell yeah. I love my hot red head. If they can create a bunch of garbage sequels like Hostel, Saw and Spiderman, you might as well hype it up some for the show that gave the FBI a paranomal fan club
I was a fan of the show, but I kinda tailed away once Duchovny. Nothing against Robert Patrick’s Agent Dogget, but the show overall just wasn’t as good. As a result, I don’t know how the series ended, so I’m afraid I’d be a bit lost when the movie rolls around. I don’t think I’m the only person who kinda stopped following the show towards, the end, so hopefully they’ll have that in mind when they make the movie.
Also, Greg (can i call you Greg) I can accept you saying that Temple of Doom is better than Last Crusade, but saying the Matthew Broderick-led Godzilla is better than Fight the Future is just crazy talk.
At least we both agree that On the Lot is just awful.
I loved the show when it was on. Yes, it was terrible after Mulder left. However, if the new movie has a good script then it could reinvigorate the franchise. Also, you have no right dissing a show that you never watched. X-files was a great show.
Totally excited for another X-Files movie! I agree with the other posters: why write a blog about the anticipation level of this movie when you weren’t even a fan of the original??
Forever and always, this show was my most intense TV love.
Hmm… there is no question that “The X-Files” tapped into the ‘90s zeitgeist and was an incredibly entertaining and influential show (I may still have that special EW episode guide that Gregory mentioned).
However, its government conspiracy-laden premises may seem antiquated today. Does anyone really think that a bureaucracy as large and ineffective as ours could engineer a complex and dizzying myriad of lies?
In the post-9/11, post-Hurricane Katrina, Iraq war failures, it seems that our government is incapable of accomplishing anything as straight forward as an alien-human hybrid colonization conspiracy.
Frankly, it was all a bit exhausting and amounted to nothing.
Besides, I wouldn’t hold your breath. Mulder was at TCA to promote his show and get his name in print.
Loved the show, loved the first movie, and can’t wait for this new one…..Just hope they don’t screw it up.
I would wait forever! Hopefully I won’t have to!
I’m on board with the movie just as long as it doesn’t deal to much with the alien conspiracy stuff. I don’t think I can take any more of that.
RobC, the government is more than capable of covering up a conspiracy. It has done so many times. I think your concerns have more to do with the current members of the Executive and Legislative branches than it does with the government as a whole.
Am I going to be there? Oh, you betcha!! I still miss the show – not the final season, mind you, but the vintage stuff. The good years. Another movie? Really?? Can I start lining up now?
LOVED the cockroach episode!!! Makes me truly excited for the movie
We get the fact that this guy doesn’t like the show. Who is he to judge those who like the show.I Don’t think his tastes are any better than others. I like many others think the show was great, and are excited to hear that their making a sequel.
Still a huge fan of the show, and a huge fan of Gillian Anderson’s post-X-Files career (though no one in this country can see most of it). I’d see a second film, but I think Chris Carter needs to nix the involvement of Frank Spotniz, and he shouldn’t direct. Not that I believe this will happen anyway. David Duchovny’s been saying similar things to this for years.
If it does happen though, please make it less Fight the Future and more classic X-Files. Big special effects does not a compelling film make, Chris. Keep that in mind.
Very excited! I’ve always been a fan of the show and am interested to see where the characters are now and what the heck Scully’s baby is up to!
Of course this should still connect. Lord knows that Goober W. is about as incompetent a Prezzie as you’ll ever see-but you know, they DO have a couple eps of this show that involve smart monkeys…so who knows?
This guy doesn’t even know what he is talking about, how can you say you don’t care for a second x-files movie when you haven’t even seen any of the episodes. I am very excited and I have been waiting many years for this.
1) STILL A FAN!. I definitely considered myself an “X-Phile” back in the day. Overall the series is near and dear to my heart despite its downward spiral at the end. And 2) YES I’M EXCITED!!!
Nuff said……Except next time EW you have news about the upcoming X-Files movie, can you have someone who gives an OUNCE of crap about the X-Files post on it? I didn’t need to hear this yummy news with a side of sarcasm and mockery.
I am super excited about the movie. Sadly, I was turned on to X-files around Season 4 so I played ketch-up after it ended in 2002. But Mulder/Scully, I wonder what story they will write for them since Mulder escaped prison, the baby is adopted, Lone-Gunman dead, Reyes/Doggett have no more X-Files….just curious! Maybe “The Truth is Out there” and they answer all the questions and the X-Files come back. Sorry about my tangent, just excited!
I was disappointed at the end of X-Files. No Mulder, and Annabeth Gish couldn’t pull it off at all(and my friends, Annabeth Gish is a demi-goddess to me).
That said, Adam Baldwin’ll probably be in it, maybe we’ll get real answers this time, and maybe Fox’ll finally find his sister? We can only hope.
But ONLY if they give us real answers! No more of this “watch the sequel to learn the truth” garbage. Between Lost and Heroes there’s already enough cliffhangers in my life, thankyouverymuch.
Definitely am interested to see it.
The first movie stunk, but still had moments enough to hold the fans’ interest.
I do hope the second one would be better.
What, they couldn’t find an X-Files fan to write this column? EW was always such a big supporter. Anywho, I’m stoked!
Couldn’t Slezak have announced this? I’m also sure that either Annie or Whitney loved X-Files and thus do it justice by actually being psyched about this news!! Please rain on someone else’s parade.
“Who out there (1) is still a fan of The X-Files? And (2) is excited for this?”
You need to be slapped hard for this. What?! Young people who enjoyed The X-Files back in the day suddenly disappeared!? Who do you think is buying all the plasmas, HDTVs, HD anything and maintain shows like HEROES and The 4400? Who is Sci-Fi’s bread and butter?
We’re still here.. and we’re stoked!