The X-Files - Season 10 & 11 [ Spoilers ]

The Black Oil · 30-09-2015 8:53pm

Myrddin wrote: »

I will say this, Season 9 is awful

This is a common complaint. I've to confess to not watching it since 2002, but I think 9 never stood much of a chance. It was post-Mulder and Scully-lite, moving to embrace Doggett and Reyes pretty much full time. Not necessarily experimental in terms of content, but I think once you've some upheaval in the characters in a long running show you're bound to have some kinks. And tbf, I am someone who thought the series finale was very poor. Also, a show like this was in a weird place post-September 11th, questioning the government become seriously uncool.

JeffKenna · 30-09-2015 9:20pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

This is a common complaint. I've to confess to not watching it since 2002, but I think 9 never stood much of a chance. It was post-Mulder and Scully-lite, moving to embrace Doggett and Reyes pretty much full time. Not necessarily experimental in terms of content, but I think once you've some upheaval in the characters in a long running show you're bound to have some kinks. And tbf, I am someone who thought the series finale was very poor. Also, a show like this was in a weird place post-September 11th, questioning the government become seriously uncool.

I do think the latter seasons could never really live up to the first few and therefore have a poor reputation on account. Personally, having watched only a handful of episodes when the x-files was popular I bought the season 8 boxset on a whim a few years ago and started watching it from there. (First episode was Doggett meeting Scully I think).

I must say I loved it. I thought there was a fantastic story arc to it and the backstory to Doggett was really interesting. I was coming from a place where I hadn't seen the previous seasons so my expectations weren't sky high. Having watched the earlier seasons I think it's almost still hard to comprehend how ahead of the curve the show was.

Myrddin · 30-09-2015 9:27pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

This is a common complaint. I've to confess to not watching it since 2002, but I think 9 never stood much of a chance. It was post-Mulder and Scully-lite, moving to embrace Doggett and Reyes pretty much full time. Not necessarily experimental in terms of content, but I think once you've some upheaval in the characters in a long running show you're bound to have some kinks. And tbf, I am someone who thought the series finale was very poor. Also, a show like this was in a weird place post-September 11th, questioning the government become seriously uncool.

JeffKenna wrote: »

I do think the latter seasons could never really live up to the first few and therefore have a poor reputation on account. Personally, having watched only a handful of episodes when the x-files was popular I bought the season 8 boxset on a whim a few years ago and started watching it from there. (First episode was Doggett meeting Scully I think).

I must say I loved it. I thought there was a fantastic story arc to it and the backstory to Doggett was really interesting. I was coming from a place where I hadn't seen the previous seasons so my expectations weren't sky high. Having watched the earlier seasons I think it's almost still hard to comprehend how ahead of the curve the show was.

I enjoyed Season 8 myself, I liked Doggett (bit of a Robert Patrick fan from his T2 days), & while Gish wasn't up to Andersons level, I thought the dynamic worked well enough. Season 9 though immediately struggled, and with an episode called Jump The Shark, I think it was clear to everyone that the writers spent so much time wrapping themselves in knots that the show kinda ground to a halt. I'm looking forward to finishing up, as thus far the final season has been a real slog.

JeffKenna · 30-09-2015 9:36pm

Myrddin wrote: »

I enjoyed Season 8 myself, I liked Doggett (bit of a Robert Patrick fan from his T2 days), & while Gish wasn't up to Andersons level, I thought the dynamic worked well enough. Season 9 though immediately struggled, and with an episode called Jump The Shark, I think it was clear to everyone that the writers spent so much time wrapping themselves in knots that the show kinda ground to a halt. I'm looking forward to finishing up, as thus far the final season has been a real slog.

I can't quite remember but I thought season 9 went in a different, almost mythological direction? I remember really liking some episodes in it, where Doggett losses he's memory is one that springs to mind.

I'm in the mood now to pull out the old box set and have a watch!! I can challenge you then in more detail about it lol

Myrddin · 30-09-2015 9:42pm

JeffKenna wrote: »

I can't quite remember but I thought season 9 went in a different, almost mythological direction? I remember really liking some episodes in it, where Doggett losses he's memory is one that springs to mind.

I'm in the mood now to pull out the old box set and have a watch!! I can challenge you then in more detail about it lol

It does feel a little different, but not in a good way. The show has lost focus, & I find myself no longer caring what the 'Super Soldiers' really are, or what the story is with Scully's baby etc. The mytharc has been dragged on too far, for too long, with not enough tidbits of resolution to keep the viewers interested imo. It's question after question after question, & the show, like it's viewers, just hit a wall around the start of Season 9. There were a few half decent eps, the one with Doggett waking up in Mexico with no memory etc, but on the whole, it pales in comparison with previous entries.

The mytharc also got too big imo. There was a simple elegance to two FBI agents just going out to investigate unexplained/paranormal cases. There was no real need to blow the premise up to the level of the FBI being infiltrated with Super Soldiers etc, it made an interesting show about paranormal, more unbelievable that it would otherwise have been.

Agent Coulson · 06-10-2015 8:26pm

New 'X-Files' Wows at World Premiere

Cynical industry journalists turned gawking fanboys at the Mipcom television trade fair on Tuesday night when Fox screened – in its world premiere – the first episode of the hotly-anticipated return of The X-Files.

The Hollywood Reporter Spoiler Link

The Black Oil · 06-10-2015 10:19pm

Series 1-9 Blu Ray confirmed.

JohnFalstaff · 07-10-2015 10:26am

Does anyone know if this new series is a direct continuation of the story from when the X-Files ended?

I stopped watching sometime around Duchovny left the show and am wondering should I try and catch up with the episodes I skipped.

The Black Oil · 07-10-2015 8:48pm

We're getting mixture of mythology and standalone episodes. Not sure on the exact breakdown. It'll reflect the post-Snowden disclosure era, I believe.

Agent Coulson · 13-10-2015 9:27am

New Teaser.

Agent Coulson · 19-10-2015 8:46pm

The Black Oil · 19-10-2015 9:51pm

https://twitter.com/thexfiles/status/656125345268002817

Agent Coulson · 20-10-2015 5:09pm

https://twitter.com/thexfiles/status/656267019109531652

The Black Oil · 20-10-2015 8:36pm

The

FBI badges are back.

Oh yeah.

Agent Coulson · 04-11-2015 11:27pm

Agent Coulson · 11-11-2015 1:17am

Agent Coulson · 28-12-2015 7:34pm

The truth is out there… and we’ve got the inside story on the thrilling return of The X-Files. Go behind the scenes with Chris Carter, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson and all the key players as they reveal secrets from the set and take you on the epic journey of bringing this classic series back to Fox.

The Black Oil · 28-12-2015 11:23pm

Press kits are out. Lucky for some...

https://twitter.com/chrisharnick/status/677909244058972160

white devil · 29-12-2015 12:16am

When is it on DVD?

The Black Oil · 29-12-2015 10:49am

Not sure. Maybe the summer, I'd guess.

icdg · 29-12-2015 12:21pm

Unfortunately UK rights to this have been picked up by Channel 5, leaving Virgin Media and Eir customers waiting for an Irish broadcaster (maybe 3e or original home RTE Two - but they don't really do sci-if any more) to pick up or for a DVD/VOD release.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/dec/10/the-x-files-reboot-to-be-broadcast-on-channel-5

Yoghurt87 · 29-12-2015 3:45pm

icdg wrote: »

Unfortunately UK rights to this have been picked up by Channel 5, leaving Virgin Media and Eir customers waiting for an Irish broadcaster (maybe 3e or original home RTE Two - but they don't really do sci-if any more) to pick up or for a DVD/VOD release.

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/dec/10/the-x-files-reboot-to-be-broadcast-on-channel-5

Aw crap! Really disappointed to hear that.

Mr.Nice Guy · 30-12-2015 10:24pm

I can't see any Irish station picking it up which means I won't be able to watch it. Feck.

The Black Oil · 30-12-2015 10:44pm

Deadline suggests it'll air in 60 countries. Mostly through Fox's system, by the looks of it.

The series will return as part of a two-night special event across all licensed territories within the international Fox portfolio starting on January 25 and will reach audiences throughout Latin America, Southeast Asia and select markets in Europe including Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal and Spain as well as Turkey and Africa.

Fox has used the day-and-date TV launch model on other shows including The Walking Dead, Wayward Pines, Scream Queens and Empire. The upcoming Outcast, which Fox International Studios developed with Robert Kirkman (The Walking Dead) for Cinemax in the U.S. and Fox channels internationally, also will employ that model. Fox is available as a linear channel and nonlinear offering in over 340 million homes across the US and virtually all international TV markets.

04-01-2016 2:24pm

Heads up that X-Files will be returning on Monday 25th January, for anyone that would want to take note!

Duggy747 · 04-01-2016 2:57pm

Just starting the 6th season tonight after having watched the film last night.

The show has been far more entertaining than I ever gave credit to, very easy to watch and been a great filler for nights when we can't think of anything in particular to watch.

The Black Oil · 04-01-2016 9:12pm

NY Times comment in relation to the first episode

‘THE X-FILES’ (Fox, Jan. 24) You can’t go home again, but you can still get a thrill watching Mulder (grizzled, earnest) and Scully (taut, wary) stare deep into each other’s eyes. Written and directed by the show’s creator, Chris Carter, the pilot of this long-awaited six-episode sequel is completely taken up with recapitulation and scene-setting — it’s all mythology, no creature of the week. And it’s scaled and paced more like the “X-Files” feature films than like the intimately horrific chapters of the show’s glorious early seasons. But Gillian Anderson and especially David Duchovny slide back into their roles as if the intervening 14 years were just an alien time trick.

Dair76 · 07-01-2016 11:15pm

RTE 2 has it!!! First episode airs January 26th.

(confirmed just after the Code Black trailer video)

_Tombstone_ · 08-01-2016 1:26am

Can't see the X-Files doing well, I'd love to watch it but I'd need to do a rewatch, I'd imagine alot feel similar.

Is their a recap coming first or anything??

Duggy747 · 08-01-2016 1:28pm

Not feeling the love for season 6 at all, the goofy comedy and really cheesy plots just don't sit right along with the MIDI cartoon music.

Moved onto the mythology episodes instead so should be ready for the new season.

Heckler · 08-01-2016 6:20pm

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

I can't see any Irish station picking it up which means I won't be able to watch it. Feck.

I see this quite a bit and don't understand. If you have the internet you can watch it the day after it airs from a multitude of sources.

Mr.Nice Guy · 08-01-2016 6:40pm

Dair76 wrote: »

RTE 2 has it!!! First episode airs January 26th.

(confirmed just after the Code Black trailer video)

Don't say this often but thank you RTE.

Heckler wrote:

I see this quite a bit and don't understand. If you have the internet you can watch it the day after it airs from a multitude of sources.

Better on the box though don't you think?

Heckler · 08-01-2016 7:33pm

Mr.Nice Guy wrote: »

Don't say this often but thank you RTE.

Better on the box though don't you think?

Don't see any advantage. Guess it depends on your setup. Ads on TV albeit you can skip through them but why bother. And if you're a fan why wait ?

Play through your TV ? I don't understand why it would be better on the box ?

Not you but I've read people online moaning that they can't watch such and such a show because they don't have a certain channel and its never going to be aired on the channels they have. Really ?

I don't have a TV anymore but when I did most shows I watched weren't on the channels I had. I got them online.

prinzeugen · 08-01-2016 7:46pm

youtube.com/watch?v=UgRUzEdPfHA (add www.)

Looks like the lone gunmen are back also.

The Black Oil · 08-01-2016 9:39pm

Credit to RTE for picking it up. I wrote to them when they were showing season 4 because the scheduling wasn't great, iirc. I did get a response indicating the episode air dates, names and production codes...those were the days.

Heckler wrote: »

Play through your TV ? I don't understand why it would be better on the box ?.

I started off acquiring Homeland for seasons 1 and 2 the day after the US broadcast. For the past few years I've watched it on RTE because even though I don't actually watch a whole lot of appointment TV any more, there is something nice about sitting down at a dedicated time, rolling with it and that weekly anticipation that's not based around promos or the 27 theories people have come up with about a particular story arc. I've done my share of that, not going to deny it. The odd time I like to support the Irish ratings, not that it may count for much and don't get me wrong, I don't feel I owe anything back to RTE. It's less of a technology argument and simply whatever gives you the most viewing pleasure.

Heckler · 08-01-2016 11:59pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

Credit to RTE for picking it up. I wrote to them when they were showing season 4 because the scheduling wasn't great, iirc. I did get a response indicating the episode air dates, names and production codes...those were the days.

I started off acquiring Homeland for seasons 1 and 2 the day after the US broadcast. For the past few years I've watched it on RTE because even though I don't actually watch a whole lot of appointment TV any more, there is something nice about sitting down at a dedicated time, rolling with it and that weekly anticipation that's not based around promos or the 27 theories people have come up with about a particular story arc. I've done my share of that, not going to deny it. The odd time I like to support the Irish ratings, not that it may count for much and don't get me wrong, I don't feel I owe anything back to RTE. It's less of a technology argument and simply whatever gives you the most viewing pleasure.

I can understand that. There was a great sense of anticipation for the week ahead TV. In my day its was the A team, McGuyver, CHiPs etc. You had to be there at a certain time or you missed it. Forgot about those days.

Dandelion6 · 09-01-2016 8:25am

Yes I remember Friday nights in the US in the mid nineties! The boyfriend and I used to get an Indian takeaway every week and sit down to watch the X-Files followed by Homicide.

The Black Oil · 10-01-2016 12:10pm

Piece from The Hollywood Reporter on how the show came about.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/x-files-became-a-list-852398

The Black Oil · 11-01-2016 10:55pm

https://twitter.com/thexfiles/status/686653297579704321

Hmm...

me_irl · 11-01-2016 11:01pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

https://twitter.com/thexfiles/status/686653297579704321

Hmm...

David Duchovny couldn't sound more lifeless.

Reserve judgement though.

brian_t · 12-01-2016 5:50pm

Dair76 wrote: »

RTE 2 has it!!! First episode airs Tuesday January 26th.

Starts at 9.55pm

The second episode is on the next day at the same time.

The Black Oil · 13-01-2016 9:08pm

https://twitter.com/XFilesFiles/status/686956082292391936

PR machine cranking up a gear or two.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6pLxYXpW8I

Patty O Furniture · 14-01-2016 3:55am

If anyone wants to catch up on old episodes:

I happen to see S01E02 on Mon nite on 5

H2 channel (ch531) is showing 2ep nightly @midnight afaik it was S01

Duggy747 · 14-01-2016 2:24pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6pLxYXpW8I

Is it me or do they actually look more like Mulder & Scully in this sketch than they do in new season? :pac:

The Black Oil · 15-01-2016 9:57am

Critics have seen the first episode. The reviews are generally negative.

Wolverine359 · 15-01-2016 8:28pm

The Black Oil wrote: »

Critics have seen the first episode. The reviews are generally negative.

I hate critics. They're always so... critical. Whinging and whining and nitpicking and giving out about the smallest flaw. They're inherently negative-nancys. :pac: I ignore them and just enjoy the positives.

Marje · 15-01-2016 9:06pm

New trailer - looking forward to it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi_9YuMynW0

Dandelion6 · 16-01-2016 8:11am

The Black Oil wrote: »

Critics have seen the first episode. The reviews are generally negative.

When I binge-watched the series last year I read the Wikipedia entry for each episode afterwards. Very often disagreed with the critics. Hope that means this is going to be great.

The Black Oil · 17-01-2016 2:46pm

List of reviews, by category.

https://sites.google.com/site/xfrevival/

The Black Oil · 24-01-2016 9:01pm

Theory about episode one and two airing close together suggests there'll be a huge fall of in ratings after 10.01.

CIA getting in on the act.

https://twitter.com/thexfiles/status/691333398296539136

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