The X-Files
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Aaron
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Yup, seasons 8 and 9, while they do have the odd good episode, are not very good. Though they can take credit for coming up with a new character in the from of what's-his-name (T1000), instead of going for a Mulder 2.0 character. He did a good job with what he had, but the show was dead by the time he started. I think the episode where he was in Mexico and had lost his identity was the best one.
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Funny, when I was a kid I thought Gillian was ugly. Now that I am a grown man, I think of all the terrible, terrible things I would do to her.
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When I saw that they added new leads to the show for the last couple seasons I thought the show would suck because they weren't Scully and Mulder. Now that I'm almost to the end I think the last season is suffering because they won't let Mulder and Scully go. I'll echo the sentiment that season 9 would've been much better if they'd just dumped Mulder and Scully and focused on a better story arc with Dogget and Reyes that tied into the alien colonization mytharc. I don't know why Duchovny left the show, but it's understandable if someone wants to do something different after eight years. And if one wanted to go and the other stay they should've just cut out Mulder entirely, or only referenced him rarely instead of obsessing over his absence every episode. Scully's character is wasted at the end carrying old baggage when they could've done something new.
No Mulder-scully-love child-jesus baby, no super soldiers. I think I'm just going to start skipping episodes where it starts Scully and baby. They've tied Scully to the kid and talking about the now absent Mulder so much that there's no room for anything else. So disappointing.
Cantatus
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Yeah, I really think X-Files could've pulled off a switch in leads just like Law & Order, CSI, Criminal Minds, etc. have been doing for ages. The stories were interesting enough and there was still a lot to go off of that I think people would've grown to accept a new cast. The problem, like you said, was Mulder and Sculley became so intrinsically linked to the mythology that there was no way to fully separate from them. Doggett and Reyes were never able to get out from Mulder and Sculley's shadow largely because the whole reason they were in the show in the first place was to search for Mulder. It made them feel like temporary substitutes that weren't worth getting attached to. They'd find Mulder, serve their purpose, and then things would go back to normal.
Cant even begin to express how stoked I am that this show is returning with the original cast and Chris Carter writing it again. When I first heard about it, I thought it be a new cast. Glad that it's not. Should be awesome.
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I haven't watched the lone gunmen but I know Mr. X and Krycek died but so did Deepthroat and Smoking man and they were brought back. Mr. X would be plausible because they just fade out like when Smoking Man was shot but Krycek got a bullet to the head. Still, supersolider mods or some shit.
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When did they bring back Deepthroat?
Smoking Man is dead, there is no coming back from a Hellfire missile. Not dieing from being pushed down some stairs quite believable.
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I'm just going by the imdb cast list. Both William B. Davis(Smoking Man) and Jerry Hardin(Deep throat) are listed in the cast list for different numbers of episodes. Could be flashbacks tho.
Untitled X-Files Revival (TV Series 2016- ) - Full Cast Crew - IMDb
Untitled X-Files Revival (TV Series 2016- ) - Full Cast Crew - IMDb