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?
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!