X-files reboot?

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  1. greelywinger

    greelywinger Osmondia

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    I tend to think of The Lone Gunmen as a separate show.
    Also I noticed that Mitch Pileggi's (Skinner) name is finally in the opening credits of season 9.

    Darryl
     
  2. Encuentro

    Encuentro Forum Resident

    David Duchovny talked about the return of The X-Files on David Letterman to be aired tonight, 3/31/15. He revealed the tidbit that the Cigarette-Smoking Man will be returning.
    "Star David Duchovny told CBS Late Show host David Letterman on Tuesday that the sci-fi hit’s Fox reboot will include supportive clench-jawed FBI assistant director Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) and the villainous Cigarette Smoking Man (William B. Davis)."
    http://www.ew.com/article/2015/03/31/x-files-skinner-smoking
     
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  3. Encuentro

    Encuentro Forum Resident

    The David Duchovny interview is coming up on David Letterman for those who are interested.
     
  4. marblesmike

    marblesmike Forum Resident

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    I missed it...care to share what was said?
     
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  5. Bryan

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    I really hope CSM is only returning for flashbacks. They already "killed" him a couple of times now, and his death in the series finale seemed pretty definitive (direct hit with a missile).
     
  6. Rocker

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    My exact thoughts.
     
  7. Wright

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    William B. Davis has aged quite a bit since the series, though, so it might be difficult to make him look younger for flashbacks... So, I fear he's gonna come back for real, though I hope otherwise.
     
  8. greelywinger

    greelywinger Osmondia

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    What about The Lone Gunmen?
    Just saw the season 9 episode where they were supposedly killed.

    Darryl
     
  9. Encuentro

    Encuentro Forum Resident

    Nothing more than what was reported in the article that I quoted above, that Skinner and the Cigarette-Smoking Man will be returning. It was very brief. He was there to promote his new NBC show, Aquarius.
     
  10. Mirrorblade.1

    Mirrorblade.1 Forum Resident Thread Starter

    CSM is dead, I don't want him back, Why would anybody want him back?
    He's burned up into nothing . You can't resurrect ashes?
    Davis has aged, I see little point, in bringing him back.
     
  11. Bryan

    Bryan Starman Jr.

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    Yeah they're going to have to get really creative to bring CSM back and not have it seem completely contrived.
     
  12. malcolm reynolds

    malcolm reynolds Handsome, Humble, Genius

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    CSM will appear as a force ghost to Mulder and be played by Hayden Christensen.
     
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  13. smilin ed

    smilin ed Senior Member

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    It's all those cigarettes!
     
  14. malcolm reynolds

    malcolm reynolds Handsome, Humble, Genius

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    The character's name is going to have to be changed to "E-Cigarette Smoking Man" or "Nicotine Gum Chewing Man" to keep with the times.
     
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  15. greelywinger

    greelywinger Osmondia

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    Just finished the series.
    Need to watch the second movie 'I Want To Believe'
    I hope it's better than the first one.

    Darryl
     
  16. Rocker

    Rocker Senior Member

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    You didn't think the first one was good? :eek:
     
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  17. amoergosum

    amoergosum Forum Resident

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    The first movie is the good one.
     
  18. Rocker

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    Exactly. The second film was a pretty big letdown in comparison.

    One of the main things that makes the first movie better (besides just being a good film overall) is the fact that it contains events and information that are crucial to the series' mythology story arc, and that it acts as a link between the 5th and 6th seasons. The second film just felt like one of the series' stand-alone "killer of the week" episodes and did not serve to tie up any of the loose ends or questions that remained unanswered at the end of the series.
     
  19. greelywinger

    greelywinger Osmondia

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    To me it seems like it was rushed, probably as I was watching it between Seasons 5 & 6.
    Does the first movie work as a stand-alone movie?
    Does the second movie address anthing from Season 9?

    Darryl
     
  20. Rocker

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    While the first movie is indeed watchable as a stand-alone film, it certainly makes more sense in its intended context, as a link between seasons 5 and 6.

    As for the second film, the only series-related aspect I can remember it briefly addressing was:
    the fact that Scully and Mulder have a son together
     
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  21. Rocker

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    This is taking some time... I'm only up to Episode 57 ("Oubliette") in Season 3.... :p
     
  22. greelywinger

    greelywinger Osmondia

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    The hardest episodes for me to watch were seasons 8 & 9 when Mulder wasn't there.

    Darryl
     
  23. progrocker71

    progrocker71 Forum Resident

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    The second movie was made so long after the end of the TV series that I really think a stand-alone film was their only option. The problem with that film wasn't the monster-of-the-week structure, it's that it wasn't a very good one.
     
  24. GentleSenator

    GentleSenator what if

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    it was a really weird time for an x-files movie. i don't think the story in the second film was at all bad, and the movie itself was actually quite good. what was missing was a decent effort to get mulder & scully back into our consciousness. the whole thing just felt "off". skinner's appearance, complete with jaw clenching almost did it, but the movie just didn't quite feel like an "x-files" movie.
     
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  25. Rocker

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    Now up to Episode 101 ("Detour") in Season 5.... at this rate, I should finish the series sometime in June.... :p
     
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