The new X-Files

[Tyrion Cheddar]

I watched it this past week and have mixed feelings. About half of it was marvelous and fun, a combination of the best serious elements of the original and the best comedic elements, with plenty of self-aware but well-done pokes at themselves. The other half really disappointed me, as Chris Carter decided to use about three of the only six total episodes to pontificate and tell us how we should view certain of the "issues of the day," which, in addition to pissing me off generally, had about as much to do with the X-Files as my Aunt Fanny. Anyone else have and thoughts on the revived show? Oh, one more thing, if that redhead from the series Dig, the one who plays Agent Einstein, becomes the new Scully in a new series of X Files, I'm out because in addition to my having no interest in general, I admit that, as petty as it may sound to some, the various bumps on her face are so distracting I can't focus on her acting. Curious that out of all the pretty actresses out there who must have vied for that role, they chose one with a cosmetic feature that is so distracting.

[Helga]

Yes I have mixed feelings about it too. I didn't like the young partners there and found it odd and just didn't really get the point of them since they were just there to represent how Mulder and Scully were in the beginning, I think.

I didn't like the news/tabloid/conspiracy theorist either. I like the idea of government conspiracy and all that, it's what I know and love about the show, just not him (and I loved that actor on Community). I also loved the comic episode with the were-man/monster. There were comedic shows every now and then in the old series so I liked that and he named himself Guy Man and felt like he had to lie about his sex life, I liked him.

I do hope they make another series and I liked the new input on Cigarette smoking man but the idea of alien dna being the only thing that can save us seems kinda easy for a show that used to bring more depth. It has been getting worse every year, I mean the first seasons were brilliant and were getting weird when Mulder died, then wasn't dead and all that stuff. The second movie was bad, just bad so I wasn't really expecting fireworks in the new season.

[papayahed]

I haven't watched the new series yet but I have them recorded and ready for the weekend.

[OrphanPip]

I wanted to check it out as well, I've heard good things from friends but the reviews haven't been very positive. I honestly wasn't a big fan of the last couple of seasons of The X-files, not to mention the pretty bad movies.

[Tyrion Cheddar]

Yes, well, the episodes devoted to the central UFO/ET conspiracy were very good, as was the comedy episode. The two episodes devoted to Chris Carter's politics, not so much.

[Helga]

But it's only 6 episodes so it's worth it. I would have liked a 20 episode series with the UFO or conspiracy theme all the way through, it felt odd like they skipped over it for 4 episode and then found it again, and then a few comedy ones in the mix.