FOX to reboot "X-Files"

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UPDATED: Thursday, January 28, 2016 04:49
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ECGORDON

Tuesday, March 31, 2015 7:46 AM

I know everyone around here thinks the same thing, since we know how awesome Firefly is, but most of the other properties being rebooted, sequeled or prequeled have lots more episodes or more movies already, much higher profiles. It is very easy for ardent fans to think that everyone knows about their fandom, but I encounter people nearly every day who still haven't heard of Firefly, and those who have are tired of hearing me talk about it.

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JAYNEZTOWN

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 10:31 AM

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SHINYGOODGUY

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 2:20 PM

I watched the first half hour and it was like watching paint dry. Not painful, but sloooooooow paced. Loved the first movie, but haven't seen the
second. Now, mind you, I was glued to my TV every episode way back when.....
a big X-Files fan, but this reboot.........I don't know, it just didn't appeal to me. It didn't have any of that old 'charm'.

As I write this X is doing well in the ratings department. It goes to show ya, people are starved for the good shows of yesterday, the box office magic of Star Wars was a great indicator of that. I may have to give it a
second chance, perhaps I missed something.


SGG

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RAHLMACLAREN

Wednesday, January 27, 2016 10:56 PM

I watched both episodes on Hulu, and so far I'm liking it. Ok, I was giddy!

It's better to lower your expectations before watching any "repilot". I had watched all the way through Heroes: Reborn, so my standards were freshly stomped.

Maybe it seemed slow to you, because they had to reexplain everything, so the newer viewers could catch up on things.

Things I think:
- This season will probably be like a TV show metaphor of an X-Files theme park. Lots of things that would have been covered before, compressed inside of six episodes, with a sprinkling of new stuff to make it worth while.
- From Ep1 it seems the alien mythology is reverting back to a Season 5 state. In the X-Files 'verse, mythology is AND isn't real.
- Mulder seemed as grizzled and cynical as Han Solo had been recently. Also he didn't seem to drive much, as if he always has a remnant of alcohol swimming in his system.

To me, the two episodes were better than the filler ones (Shapes, The Walk, Grotesque) designed for my maximum serotonin production. Stuff was happening, sort of.

I'll keep watching.



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