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Who can solve the mystery of this bizarre supporting cast in X-FILES 2?

X to tha fileZ!!! by theredtoad	Dec 6th, 2007 11:54:37 PM
er whatever
X-FILES 4... by leobloom	Dec 6th, 2007 11:54:56 PM
IT'S AWESOME!!!
I could have been first... by Anti-fanboy	Dec 6th, 2007 11:56:30 PM
But I chose not to.
I love X-files though it keeps me up at night by theredtoad	Dec 6th, 2007 11:56:41 PM
This show is best for late-night syndication like it's predecessors(sp?) Twilight Zone and Outer Limits.
Xzibit Gonna Pimp Yo Freak by Vic Twenty	Dec 6th, 2007 11:57:51 PM
This here mufucka Cerulean Blue, dog. Cerulean Blue POPZ!
XXXXXCELLENT!!!!! by wackybantha	Dec 7th, 2007 12:09:50 AM
Sorry, but that's the best I could come up with.
Call it what you want to by ct4buddy	Dec 7th, 2007 12:10:24 AM
call it, Chris Carter's a fucking alcoholic; that shit is whack, yo
Hey, Tim Olyphant is in this thing, too by zillabeast	Dec 7th, 2007 12:16:07 AM
http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/a rchives/2007/12/olyphant_in_xf iles.html
It looks just like the show! by Kurzinski Valentine	Dec 7th, 2007 12:21:58 AM
This is going to be TERRIBLE! (sarcastic Speed Racer Talkback flashback)
zilla by JimCurry	Dec 7th, 2007 12:23:40 AM
that Olyphant shit's just a rumor at this point.
you know I used to watch X-Files by nerosday	Dec 7th, 2007 12:24:48 AM
but I was in highschool and I really don't remember that much of it anymore, when it was gone it was just... gone. It just didn't have the rewatch value in the college years. I think they may have waited too long for this sequal. I spoke to my younger brother (8 year age diff), "dude, they're making X-Files 2." I shit you not he thought it was another X-Men. Unless they pull a boat load of old fans outta hiding, I worry that this thing may come and go prety quick. It was always a hard show to jump in the middle of anyway.
Badass? by Tourist	Dec 7th, 2007 12:28:29 AM
Peet and Xzibit as FBI agents? Don't you mean fucking gay?
This has fail written all over it. by F-1000	Dec 7th, 2007 12:28:56 AM
I predict the pivotal moment will be when Xzibit kicks that Alien Bounty Hunter guy out of the door of a building/train/aircraft. A la Busta Rhymes and Michael Myers. Because everyone knows the only way to defeat the big baddie is to have a bigger b-list rapper come in and kick his face in. DROP DEM NIKES OFF YO ASS SMOKING MAN FO I BLAST YOU, FOO!
I also predict... by F-1000	Dec 7th, 2007 12:33:11 AM
Xzibit plays the entire movie straight until said pivotal moment when it is time for him to go "GHETTO ON DAT AZZ!" It's so brilliant after all, to get all these rappers to play roles you would never ever buy them in in the first place. Yet the director spends the whole of the movie attempting to sell you Xzibit as say an FBI Agent or whatnot, until the moment in the film comes when he turns into a G-THUG, which is also a moment they are going to use in every trailer for this film we see.
Carter... by MapMan	Dec 7th, 2007 12:34:43 AM
Chris Carter should be dancing for nickels. He started with a great premise but ultimately didn't have an ending in mind. What's the point of a stand-alone episode when an alien invasion is imminent? Finish off the story you started.
where's the t-1000? by Jubba	Dec 7th, 2007 12:36:40 AM
robert patrick rules
Is he going to do the theme song? by Purgatori	Dec 7th, 2007 12:36:47 AM
"Word to the alien...I'm going to pimp that FO. MMmhmm.. The x-zbit files mutha fucker." This is going to suck so much cock. I'm sad because Robert Patrick actually CAN act.
True, where the hell IS Robert Patrick? by Kurzinski Valentine	Dec 7th, 2007 12:48:54 AM
He should burst in at the last minute and liquid-metal-shank the bad guy in his face. Right through Xander Berkley's milk carton.
Pimp my X by aboriginal	Dec 7th, 2007 12:50:34 AM
odd, yes . . . but, the show's best was when it was odd. Ahhh, to head back to Vancouver again.
Yeah MapMan I too wish they would end it by NomoredirtyjokespleaseweareYanks	Dec 7th, 2007 12:51:59 AM
Give us some fucking resolution. You lost junkies have nothing on us. It's been like 15 years....FINISH IT!
Not good news, but still looking forward to it by kevred	Dec 7th, 2007 12:56:53 AM
The problem with introducing "name" support cast like this is that there will inevitably have to be more screen time spent with these people, who can only be distractions from what we all really want to see. Which, of course, is Mulder, Scully, and the rest of the original cast, and that includes Frank Black and Agent Doggett. It's been years since we've seen our old favorites, and we're already getting distractions from them? So please, Chris Carter, don't get too many clever ideas. Just give us a great, suspenseful, creepy X-Files story with the elements we love. You've acquired a lot more fans over the years via X-Files DVDs, and I guarantee that not one of them has been thinking, "this is great, but what I'd really like to see is Amanda Peet and Xibit". Not one. Here's hoping this is some kind of stunt casting for characters who'll be "redshirt" victims in the first 5 minutes of the film, and then gone.
The cynic in me says that Fox is making this movie by YackBacker	Dec 7th, 2007 01:03:28 AM
Just so they can sell more DVD box sets. And that makes Herc happy too. The truth is out there, people, and it is called money.
Xzibit? Cool. by Motoko Kusanagi	Dec 7th, 2007 01:08:26 AM
Weird but cool.
This ain't Pimp My X-Files gawddamnit by riddleman1674	Dec 7th, 2007 01:16:04 AM
Where the hell are agents Doggett & Reyes when you need them?...oh wait,....haha...i get it,..X-ZHIBIT,..X-FILES! Cool! What an X-tremely...fucking gay combination. Sounds like the casting is starting to go to hell. They've had 5 years to incubate, they had better not fuck this up.
I bet the black guy dies first... by The Dum Guy	Dec 7th, 2007 01:18:29 AM
I hope this is more of a horror/scary story, than that alien stuff.
Approach with caution by newkie brown	Dec 7th, 2007 01:23:15 AM
I'm definitely going to check the reviews before I buy a ticket to see this. X-Files was amazing in it's early days. Genuine must-see television, but as the seasons rolled on it became pretty plain that they had no idea where they were taking it. The film was just more of the same, with a better supporting cast (which looks to be what they're doing this time). I'm just not that interested in seeing Mulder and Scully so much that I'll sit through another story that goes absolutely nowhere.
Frank Black?! by Burgundy82	Dec 7th, 2007 01:28:20 AM
That's awesome. I used to love me some "Millenium". That show was so goddamn dark it warped my fragile little mind (I was in middle school, fer christsakes).
But...the aliens are coming in 2012!? by Raymar	Dec 7th, 2007 01:36:06 AM
And Mulder and Scully are out of the FBI! Surely these little details will be dealt with???
Yeah... Xzibit is SUCH a good actor by SpencerTrilby	Dec 7th, 2007 01:38:57 AM
almost as dull as Sticky Fingaz and Coolio, when it comes to rappers-turned-actors. Give me Ice Cube or James Todd "don't call me LL Cool J" Smith anytime. They proved THEY could act.
Racer X by aportee	Dec 7th, 2007 01:50:47 AM
Oh, i thought this was the speed racer talkback...Oh well, i'll put my two cents in. I love it that they going with a stand alone story. Most people even don't remember the whole alien invasion/2012 storyline or they either stopped watching the show. I'm not too worry about xbhibit being in the movie cause i know it will still be a mulder and scully movie. Whoever else they get for the movie won't have that much screen time. They can do the whole 2012 thing in the next xfiles movie. Oh yeah, the speed racer trailer rocks!!
old news! by ironic_name	Dec 7th, 2007 02:01:52 AM
i am better than you!
Pimp My Files... by Napolean Solo	Dec 7th, 2007 02:16:12 AM
The car is out there! Xzibit is cool, but I hope for thismovie he cuts his hair man. There has been no diversity in his on screen persona, image wise at least.
Might as well add MacLachlan... by DanielKurland	Dec 7th, 2007 02:20:54 AM
as Special Agent Dale Cooper. If only.
What about Skinner, Dogget, Reyes, etc.? by Prof. Pop-Cult	Dec 7th, 2007 02:33:23 AM
There's a whole bunch of other FBI personnel from the original series, including the character Cary Elwes played. I like the idea of Frank Black in this, but I'm already predicting it will be for an "obvious" role: Mulder consults Frank about a case Frank investigated early in his career with the FBI, which could be connected to the case Mulder and Scully are investigating in this movie. And I predict Frank Black will die in this movie.
Millenium by flossygomez	Dec 7th, 2007 02:36:59 AM
I'd watch a feature movie if Lucy Butler was in it, you know, or her daughter.
Replacing Dogget and Reyes? by Prof. Pop-Cult	Dec 7th, 2007 02:40:40 AM
Or maybe Carter intended to have Dogget and Reyes in the movie, but Fox said no -- they wanted a younger, hipper pair. So Xzibit and Peet were brought in and new characters were created for them. Maybe they'll replace Skinner's part with a new one played by Morgan Freeman.
Frank Black and John Doggett... by Sledge Hammer	Dec 7th, 2007 02:46:56 AM
...those are the only two characters I really care about after Mulder and Scully, so I'd love to see them pop up in this in some capacity, and the bigger the appearance the better. And unlike so many of the X-Files supporting cast, I personally think that they are also about the only supporting characters that weren't pretty much played out by the time X-Files and Millennium finished their runs. Unfortunately Robert Patrick has said that he's not in any way invloved with the movie, which is a damn shame if true, though at least Henriksen has been hinting that he might make an appearance...we'll see I guess.
Speed racer trailer on youtube! by Gluecifer	Dec 7th, 2007 03:11:13 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v =rrrIRcCbo9M
Look, all any faping Geek wants to know is... by conspiracy	Dec 7th, 2007 03:12:35 AM
Does Gillian display those big, hanging, milky white, areola the size of a Kennedy Half Dollar, DD, gravity succumbing, mombo mammary fuck udders? Who gives a shit about a 2nd tier hip hop dude?
I'm looking forward to it by Trader Groucho 2	Dec 7th, 2007 03:31:20 AM
And all the haters can eat black oil.
Shoulda been LL Cool J by IAmMrMonkey!	Dec 7th, 2007 03:39:11 AM
Ladies love Cool J. And so do I. In Deep Blue Sea that is.
uggh... by dr_john_zoidberg	Dec 7th, 2007 03:45:24 AM
I smell something rotten.
Agent X to da Z by redfist	Dec 7th, 2007 05:25:24 AM
Pop ur collar and break yoself LL Cool J was busy. tooken
What will be an FBI agent? by JackPumpkinhead	Dec 7th, 2007 05:45:41 AM
What the hell is a xzibit? Some sort of anal verruca medication?
It's twice the action and twice the laughs! by William Landis	Dec 7th, 2007 05:46:41 AM
The X Files 2 is a perfect teen dream. It has everything that makes a movie totally cool: laughs, adventure, spirit, hot music, drama and of course BRITNEY! Britney rocks! She is like a comet. A talent of her magnitude only comes around once in a lifetime and you can't take your eyes off her when she is on screen in this totally cool and delightfully hip movie.
doggett and reyes by Bouncy X	Dec 7th, 2007 06:06:20 AM
well i would also prefer the "other agents" be them but going by what happened in the final episode, and how this is supposed to be stand alone, they'd have no place here. as for skinner, last we saw he walked into an office and nobody knows if he got fired or killed or something new. so i'm pretty sure mulder and scully will be the only true connection to the series, i do hope im wrong cuz i think skinner at the least should be there. and since we now know the FBI is involved in the story, i wonder if they'll take the opportunity to tie up those tiny loose ends regarding the agency. but most likely those agents will just show up wherever the story takes place and that'll be it. anyway i'm psyched, i could care less about those actors, im just glad to see another movie. and if it ends up being bad, well least they made one and tried.
Her friends call her "Amanda Poot" by tonagan	Dec 7th, 2007 06:19:18 AM
Because she farts a lot.
Exactly, newkie brown by I am_NOTREAL	Dec 7th, 2007 06:50:25 AM
I'll only add it wasn't entirely Carter's fault. Some of the blame must also lie on Fox.
The truth is dust-encrusted. by Kubla_Khan	Dec 7th, 2007 06:52:09 AM
Excerpt from the script: MYSTERY MAN: We know what really happened to your sister, Mulder. MULDER: Nigga that was so last century. Who gives a fuck. Am I right, XZIB - I mean, Agent Macdaddy?
What the cock is a "Xzibit "? by I Dunno	Dec 7th, 2007 07:29:42 AM
And Scully is hot. That is all.
What about FBI Regional Bureau Chief Gordon Cole? by SpyGuy	Dec 7th, 2007 07:52:38 AM
"Mulder, today you remind me of a small Mexican chihuahua!" Ah...if only.
yo yo yo! by Silver Shamrock	Dec 7th, 2007 07:53:56 AM
good to see they are adding some flava to the white files. Putting hip hop stars in films always makes them better. bleh.
Quiet on the set... by doctor_goodspeed	Dec 7th, 2007 08:02:11 AM
Background... OK, Xzibit.. give me angry black guy... and Action! Why don't they just drop Amanda Peet and hire Ice Cube while they're at it. He went to the same acting school as Xzibit. I think Kevin Costner is the headmaster.
What? by The Chosen	Dec 7th, 2007 08:11:51 AM
Xzibit??? wtf???
Tim Olyphant... by ldm882	Dec 7th, 2007 08:25:35 AM
is the new Karl Urban.
THIS WILL BE A GREAT MOVIE by GreedoNeverShot	Dec 7th, 2007 08:42:29 AM
You cacks never cease to amaze me. It was the definitive television show of the 1990s -- it was brilliant. And for the record, the end was brilliant. Although I never cared for Reyes, I thought Doggett added a lot of depth in the last couple seasons. To the best of my knowledge, this is a stand-alone storyline which could take place at any time within the X-Files chain of events. As of the last episode, Mulder and Scully were on the run and all their FBI cohorts had sold them selves out to help Mulder escape execution. Obviously, this film does not take place AFTER those events.
DR GOODSPEED...Costner IS a headmaster, but not in the education by Cletus Van Damme	Dec 7th, 2007 08:45:50 AM
...and can I call you "Stanley?"
SIGH...that should read "educational sense" at the end. by Cletus Van Damme	Dec 7th, 2007 08:46:22 AM

Bout time by johnyaztec	Dec 7th, 2007 08:49:10 AM
Its about time they added a wise cracking black man to the X-Files mix :) I Think the show would still be on today if they had someone saying things like "Damn you got got powmnd" or "that is wack" this movie will be off the heezie
X IS GONNA GIVE IT TO YA .......... by JeanLuc Dickhard	Dec 7th, 2007 08:49:45 AM
LOL .... he got the part because of his name lol
Loch Ness Connolly by sHapesHiftinLizard	Dec 7th, 2007 08:58:31 AM
This better not be about the Loch Ness Monster and Billy Connolly's playing the local beardo who helps out.I'm Scottish but dont want that shit. Reason im thinking this is that there was a rumour ages ago about the movie being about a loch monster thing, it so wont be though what the f**k am i worried about? Billy connolly showing up in an Xfiles movie and totally taking me out of the film, he's too familiar to us scots, and he does lottery tv ads that are very very annoying.
Frank Black by vaterite	Dec 7th, 2007 09:01:51 AM
I though tthe x-files was more into aliens than pixies?
This will be huge unless they completely screw it up by Harry Weinstein	Dec 7th, 2007 09:02:08 AM
I think the time is exactly right for this. The sting of those last, awful seasons has faded by now. The Bush administration has made the paranoia of the original show seem quaint in retrospect. The time is now right to bring this back.
they already did the loch ness thing by PVIII	Dec 7th, 2007 09:06:03 AM
it ate scully's dog.
Harry Jewstein is right by johnyaztec	Dec 7th, 2007 09:13:57 AM
Bush has made things so bad that America needs another X Files movie to start the healing process. pffffffttttttt You white people crack me up, I cant wait until Obama wins so you white can eat some of that humble pie you like dishing out so much. !!!!!OBAMA!!!!!
Re: I bet the black guy dies first... by instruction	Dec 7th, 2007 09:31:24 AM
If a white guy's writing/producing/directing it...
is GreedoNeverShot smoking....something? by instruction	Dec 7th, 2007 09:33:33 AM
I can't come up with a name worthy of the shit he's on. This movie "IS" gonna be dope? Based the fuck on what? A great movie? Nigga what is you smokin'?
jose chung's 'from outer space'! by Lt. Kaffee	Dec 7th, 2007 09:40:32 AM
was the best x-files episode... hands fuckin' down.
They should take X-Files to the next level... by MisterE	Dec 7th, 2007 09:41:33 AM
Moulder and Scully should marry each other, and then we can have a new series that combines elements of the X-Files with the classic "Hart to Hart." This would be like having money in the bank.
YAY! by FleshMachine	Dec 7th, 2007 09:43:13 AM
xfiles rools...been watching every episode in order for the last couple years on dvd...at 8th season now..sopranos slowed me down.
WTF is a XZIBIT?? by cornponious	Dec 7th, 2007 10:18:19 AM
WTF?
someone needs by El Borak	Dec 7th, 2007 10:20:54 AM
someone needs to cast no-bonez from m.c. hammer's crew. word.
I SUPPORT THE LONE GUNMEN ON THIS ONE! by chrth	Dec 7th, 2007 10:28:44 AM
Speaking of them, they better be in. Also Skinner, who did a wonderful turn on Reaper the other week.
PIMP MY FLUKEMAN! by canvasseamonkey	Dec 7th, 2007 10:33:40 AM
lol xzibit
What the Fuck is an "Xzibit" by Sappers Forward	Dec 7th, 2007 10:38:10 AM
Seriously, so it's cool if you name yourself a noun, not a proper noun, but just a noun? So if I change the spelling it's cool if I name myself Kar? Or how about howce, trayler, Dysplay, Trasch....
Rapper casting = demographics by IAmJack'sUserID	Dec 7th, 2007 10:47:50 AM
Because rappers = shit, and rappers =/= actors. Sorry, Moss Deaf or whatever you call him, he isn't a good actor either. People are just surprised that a rapper can actually utter a few words in real life so they automatically peg him as a good actor, when in reality its just surprise. Rappers are the least talented "musicians" on Earf, and they make worse "actors".
Lt. Kaffee by systemsbroom	Dec 7th, 2007 10:50:29 AM
So true. So very true. That episode is fantastic. The bit where that one guy calls mulder a "mandroid" alone is great.
rob patrick by kaspianwithak	Dec 7th, 2007 11:01:43 AM
is busy making that tv show, the unit.
i'm concerened by BigTexas42	Dec 7th, 2007 11:17:23 AM
that there are currently as many posts in the x-files talkback are there are in the sex and the city talkback, and I think they came online at relatively the same time.
I Am Jack, there are plenty of talented undergroun... by rbatty024	Dec 7th, 2007 11:28:51 AM
rappers, but none of them get radio or television time. I don't listen to a lot of Hip Hop but it gets a bad reputation from all of the wannabe gangsters and insecure misogynists. Don't dismiss an entire musical genre just because the popular stuff is shit. As far as rappers turned actors I tend to agree. Mos De (who's a damn good rapper) is a mediocre actor, but even he's much better than most. Musicians should avoid acting and actors should avoid music.
PUH NAH MUH NAH MAH NUH MUH by noiretblanc	Dec 7th, 2007 11:40:09 AM
fwphyooooo fwphyeiiih fwphouuu fwphyeeehhh fwpheeee fwphyeeeiiiih
PVIII, the Loch Monster by sHapesHiftinLizard	Dec 7th, 2007 11:45:11 AM
from that episode is still on the loose though, I'm now getting scary visions of Chris Carter realising he cant think of a good new paranormal mystery and then it occurs to him that 'We Only Did One Loch Monster show! hardly anyone will remember that,let's do it again, we aint done enough loch nessers' but not really , no way they'd unveil a loch monster as being the big oogyboogy, mind you they might pull a Spiderman3 and have aliens landing on the Loch Ness Monster while Scully battles a creature who claims to be Elvis, that Elvis plot could generate some tearjerkin moments.
Cletus! by doctor_goodspeed	Dec 7th, 2007 11:46:00 AM
of course you can. ALSO... they should get LL Cool J instead. Nothing beats a guy who after every line he says has to lick his lips.
In many ways, the final episode... by gridbug	Dec 7th, 2007 11:48:50 AM
...for me at least was "Closure", the one where Mulder was finally reunited with the spirit form of his sister. Sam's disappearance was what drove Mulder, and it seemed only fitting that once he found her, he closed that chapter of his life. Granted, by then he'd already experienced the lion's share of the paranormal and it's pretty hard to turn your back on that sort of stuff when you've been steeped first-hand in it for so long, so I guess it made sense that he continued to investigate and press for the truth. But in a spiritual sense (for me) that was where the series ended. And that whole sequence with the ghost children dancing around Mulder with Samantha appearing and approaching him as Moby's "My Weakness" plays had my waterworks fully engaged. Just perfect. :)
X-Files Season 7 was better than Heroes S2 by Ashok0	Dec 7th, 2007 11:58:10 AM
I'm totally psyched to see this. X-Files was better than 99% of TV even in its 7th season. Heck, XF S7 is pretty much better than any season of 24 or Heroes.
john doggett by dr.bulber	Dec 7th, 2007 11:59:43 AM
better be in this.
better...be.... by Judge Briggs	Dec 7th, 2007 12:01:07 PM
at least some sort of lead into the next movie that delves into the mythology...!!!
Nicholas Lea by doctor_goodspeed	Dec 7th, 2007 12:02:07 PM
also needs to be in it
X...Xzibit...X-Files....I get it by Dr Gregory House	Dec 7th, 2007 12:08:24 PM
I wonder if Agent Zibit gets to hit that redheaded Catholic Scully ass?!?
Xzibit? Really? Why not find Tone Loc? by finky089	Dec 7th, 2007 12:12:09 PM
I mean, he did the cop thing okay in Ace Ventura, right? eh, whatever, I'll worry about whether this sequel is gonna be worth it when it gets closer and I'm over Indy IV, Dark Knight, Iron Man, and Hulk 2.0
systemsbroom by Lt. Kaffee	Dec 7th, 2007 12:33:46 PM
yeah, and when they come upon the "alien" body and mulder is completely stoic and then just lets out a "waAWOOH". whole episode is full of classic moments.
Don't do a flashback episode by bswise	Dec 7th, 2007 01:08:20 PM
A "stand-alone" episode?! This is a friggen movie, of course it "stands alone." But, please don't go back in time and tread water with this. Start by explaining everything in the main arc, so far, then move the fricken story FORWARD! Now that everyone involved has come to their senses and realized that their careers actually did depend on this show, let's keep it going, folks. And, btw, aliens landing in 2012 is funny, because it's true.
Anything with Amanda Peet in it fails by Kirbymanly	Dec 7th, 2007 01:10:05 PM
Check out her record. She's the Kathy Griffin of movies.
Do you mean fails artistically... by Garbageman33	Dec 7th, 2007 01:20:53 PM
Or fails commercially? If it's the former, she was in Igby Goes Down and Syriana. If it's the latter, she was in Identity, which I think made a few bucks. But yeah, she's really not much of an actress.
The Xzibit Files by That 70s Venom	Dec 7th, 2007 01:31:40 PM
Sweet.
Don't let Chris Carter near Frank Black! by WickedJacob	Dec 7th, 2007 02:41:47 PM
Yes, I do know Christ Carter created Frank Black. But I also know the Millenium/X-Files crossover was the worst swan song of a beloved show since AfterMAS*H (a vomit only equalled by a fat Riker showing up as the chef on the last episode of ST:Enterprise). Can I see a show of hands of people who wished the show had ended after season 2? Or am I just getting old and cranky?
when I said "wished the show had ended after season 2" by WickedJacob	Dec 7th, 2007 02:45:07 PM
I meant Millenium. ENT should not have existed at all.
Gridbug, "Closure" is what I think of too by WickedJacob	Dec 7th, 2007 02:48:20 PM
When I think of a good final episode for X-Files. Anything after that seems like a spin-off. Now why couldn't they have made that the Millenium crossover? They could have made Frank Black the dude who had lost his kid. Would've been sad, but good.
No Resolution by Cobbio	Dec 7th, 2007 03:15:24 PM
There is NO ending or resolution to the X-Files. Not in anyone's desk drawer or file directory. The meandering story bit off more than it could swallow, doubling back on itself numerous times as it tried to convince viewers it knew where it was going. The problem was, it was flailing without a guiding light. Chris Carter simply screwed the pooch. He didn't plan well and the show fell apart. Lots of people, including myself, would love to see resolution to the show's larger issues. But that ain't going to happen. I still enjoy The X-Files for what it was: a deeply flawed but compelling examination of the paranormal. Like other talkbackers here, I enjoy watching the occasional X-Files episode late at night. Scully and Mulder's arguments always crack me up, and the mystery of whatever they're investigating generally hooks me like a fish. But there's no resolution. There never was. It's like "The Sopranos." But I hope they at least give us a good story with this new film. Xzibit should help.
Yeah, If I was Scottish... by Kid Z	Dec 7th, 2007 03:22:00 PM
... I'd be embarrassed by Billy Connolly, too. Fortunately, I'm a yank and have had little exposure to Billy Connolly ever since "Head of the Class" was cancelled back in 1991. All we have to put up with is Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond on "Lost" who's only half-Scottish, but who has the annoying habit of continually calling everyone "brother" or "sister" every 10 seconds in every conversation he has.
Amanda Peet... by skimn	Dec 7th, 2007 03:26:46 PM
BUT was topless in The Whole Nine Yards, which was a fair hit. Enough to make an equally forgettable sequel.
Well they killed everyone else by Purgatori	Dec 7th, 2007 03:29:50 PM
Which was complete bullshit in my opinion. The Lone Gunmen, Krycek who was Syler before Syler was around. This is what we are left with.
Get Jackie Chan by GibsonUSA	Dec 7th, 2007 03:33:21 PM

Word Up, MapMan by Uncle Salty Walt	Dec 7th, 2007 03:43:37 PM
I initially thought the series finale was a big let-down - but then again I'm also a Twin Peaks Freak, so I'm used to unresolved cliffhangers. Maybe Carter and Co. are testing the waters to see if there is enough of an audience for a new feature (I believe there still is) before putting a trillion dollars into an alien invasion epic. I'm still holding out hope for "X-FILES: 2012" anyway. Imagine...the government becomes so desparate to fend off the coming takeover that they ask for Mulder & Scully for help. M & S decline, until the suprise arrival of their long-lost son William (leading a band of resistance fighters) convinces them to truly "fight the future"....
Uncle Salty Walt by bswise	Dec 7th, 2007 03:56:47 PM
See! That's what I'm talking about. Seriously, what you propose is a perfect way to get this whole thing going again.
The best X-files ep was... by andyny29	Dec 7th, 2007 03:59:53 PM
"home" the one with the peacock brothers and their mother who lived under the bed.
rappers and R&B stars in "white" films by sith_rising	Dec 7th, 2007 04:11:56 PM
seems like they're just trying to get some dark faces in seats, if you'll pardon my crudeness. Beyonce in a Pink Fucking Panther film being the most obvious example. that being said, I like hip-hop and R&B, and really liked Xzibit in that movie where Belluci's husband fucked Rachel Geller in that hotel. but you don't see them putting Sally Field or Julie Roberts in "urban" films just to balance things out.
This show was freaking amazing for 7 seasons by Ashok0	Dec 7th, 2007 04:31:42 PM
See topic.
Top 5 by Ashok0	Dec 7th, 2007 04:33:41 PM
1. Home 2. Redux 2 3. Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose 4. Requiem 5. Duane Barry
Gridbug by DKT	Dec 7th, 2007 05:24:30 PM
Spot on. Closure was awesome. I got choked up watching it. I thought the season 8 finale was okay, too, though.
Sledge Hammer -- Doggett won't be Back? by DKT	Dec 7th, 2007 05:26:31 PM
When did Robert Patrick say this?!?! Aw, man. I'm with you, after Mulder and Scully, I want to see Doggett, Frank Black, and Skinner. Nothing can be done, I guess, since the script's done and the WGA's on strike.
Xzibit has a really good presence on screen by vini77	Dec 7th, 2007 05:41:22 PM
Now only if his name didn't sound as retarded.
Xhibit - every rapper wants to be Ice-T by finky089	Dec 7th, 2007 06:08:28 PM
I guess...
BACCUS!!! by carrotop361	Dec 7th, 2007 06:48:14 PM
say it slowly.... i like it..
Oh, and concerning the casting news.. by Uncle Salty Walt	Dec 7th, 2007 07:07:29 PM
I'm not exactly psyched about the names. And yeah, Robert Patrick needs to be in the film in some form or fashion - not to mention Mitch Pillegi.
But there's no resolution. There never was. It's like "The Sopra by homerofthesea	Dec 7th, 2007 07:15:43 PM
I disagree. To me, the X-Files had a very definite resolution. It just had a bit of a stink on it because they had to include Doggett (sp?) and Reyes (sp?). And they did explain almost every bit of the mythology -- in fact, they spent almost an entire episode spelling it out. Only that also kind of sucked because of the "second conspiracy" they tacked on. And I hate to see that compared with "The Sopranos" which, instead of making a sad attempt at recapturing what made earlier seasons great, grew and evolved into something more complicated, mature and interesting. I know it's not really a fair comparison because who knows what Chris Carter might have done if his show hadn't aired on a network that was hell-bent on dragging the show several seasons beyond its natural life, but that doesn't change the way I feel about those last two seasons and how they diluted the greatness of one of the greatest shows ever to air on TV. And "Closure"? "Closure" pisses me off more than anything else they ever did. They took the fuel for almost everything Mulder did and turned it into a lame ghost story. I can't think of anything more insulting. Anyways... I'll watch the new X-Files movie. Probably no matter what, because I want to believe.
homerofthesea by Uncle Salty Walt	Dec 7th, 2007 07:30:38 PM
You're right on about "Closure". It felt like a cheat, although the final episode ("The Truth", I believe) did a bit to make up for it.
what about the Lone Gunmen? by lynxpro	Dec 7th, 2007 07:47:54 PM
Surely this film could retcon them back to life. And don't call me Shirley.
x-files lost its charm by systemsbroom	Dec 7th, 2007 08:17:59 PM
when they started filming in LA.
That Was The Best Show On Tv... by skoobyx	Dec 7th, 2007 08:47:08 PM
For at least a couple of seasons or so. I still remember the first time I saw that rubber man one. Freaky.
Bring on the Frank Black by gad	Dec 7th, 2007 10:14:08 PM
Now if there is some Frank Black in the movie then I'm looking forward to seeing this. And dudes - it'll be good for the back catalog.
Imo X-Files was one of the greatest shows EVER when it was in Ca by Ashok0	Dec 7th, 2007 11:23:37 PM
X-Files was and remains one of the greatest shows ever when it was made in Vancouver.
Xzibit? (stupid fucking spelling, btw) by VegasRon	Dec 7th, 2007 11:25:48 PM
What is this, a steven segal flick? Where's Vern?
Clown Car! by Liquid_Daze	Dec 7th, 2007 11:57:25 PM
Everybody get inside! Chris Jericho, where you at? Arnold Vasloo, Darkman #2, time for some action! And probably Chris Gore, or Harry "Beyoncé" Knowles in a cameo as a vid store clerk. Did Vince Gilligan write this?
by Ashok0 by systemsbroom	Dec 8th, 2007 12:34:50 AM
Damn right. You can't have creepy, atmospheric tv-drama shot against bright blue skies and desert scrub. You need shadowy woods and gloomy rain. Also, you need the show's stars to bother dressing up like their characters, which Duchovny got lazy about in LA. I swear that in that snake-handling episode, Duchovny was wearing a very un-mulderlike brown silk shirt. Ach, what wasteful details crowd my brain.
Flavor Flav added to cast! by Poloboy	Dec 8th, 2007 01:26:17 AM

Flavor Flav added to cast! by Poloboy	Dec 8th, 2007 01:35:48 AM
AP (Hollywood)-Reality-television star Flavor Flav announced today he will be playing an FBI agent in the upcoming X-Files 2 movie. He agreed to not wear his fake gold teeth and 10 rings, but said he will not take off the Viking helmet or large clock that hangs around his neck. Producers agreed to his requests and will somehow have to write into the script why this FBI agent wears a Viking helmet and clock as accessories to his trenchcoat and suit.Producers were said to be relieved that he did not demand to wear his diamond encrusted crown and cape, as that would just be, "too weird!".
CANCER MAN!!!!!!!!!! by duchuvney_post_x	Dec 8th, 2007 08:55:08 AM
cant have x files without cancer man! goddammit.
Amanda Peet? It's doomed by DevilCat	Dec 8th, 2007 10:37:31 AM
Howard Stern has rightly called her a "show killer". Everything she touches, even an acclaimed drama from Aaron Sorkin, fails.
Ideally they'll move the character's forward... by rbatty024	Dec 8th, 2007 12:44:00 PM
while ignoring the mythology. I'm more interested in a resolution to Mulder and Scully's relationship than the fifth resolution to the mythology. I also heard a rumour that the movie will follow a different pair of FBI agents for the first third of the film before we even see Mulder and Scully. The rumour also stated that David Bowie will show up for no reason and the screen will go all wonky, so I think they might have been describing another film.
Closure was a piece of shit by Silver Shamrock	Dec 8th, 2007 02:20:59 PM
all those years of waiting to find out what happened to his sister, and we find out that she turned into starlight and listens to Moby.
The answers to X-Files' mysteries were almost always... by rbatty024	Dec 8th, 2007 02:45:59 PM
disappointing. Episodes like closure make me wish they had kept the truth "out there." That being said, all the run up to the answers were pretty damn good. The same thing will probably happen to Lost. I can't claim to be totally satisfied with The Prisoner or Twin Peaks's finale either. Part of it is the fact that you have years of build up and no matter what the payoff is going to seem somewhat disappointing.
When I say "mysteries" I mean the mythology... by rbatty024	Dec 8th, 2007 02:46:39 PM
episodes, not the standalone episodes.
Snoop Dogg is "The Pot Smoking Man" or "REEFER MAN" by MrMysteryGuest	Dec 9th, 2007 12:21:28 AM

Hopefully... by s00p3rm4n	Dec 9th, 2007 02:29:44 AM
Hopefully this'll be a "Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me" situation where one or both of the new people introduced at the beginning get killed off or disappear into another dimension before the main story kicks in. rbatty024, I agree to a large extent. But the finale to Twin Peaks, in my opinion, was a though-provoking and brilliant cliffhanger that the showrunners and David Lynch assumed would force the network's hand and give them a next season. I mean, come on - I'm not gonna spoil it for everyone else, but I think the last moments of that show are pretty fucking spectacular. And the pseudo-racist comments on the rest of this thread should not have been as surprising to me as they were.
musings of a cigarette smoking man by Lt. Kaffee	Dec 9th, 2007 01:33:38 PM
was also an outstanding episode. man, there were some real gems there.
XF "old mythology" reveal (Full Discloure) was GREAT by Ashok0	Dec 9th, 2007 06:15:22 PM
I think X-Files did a phenomenal job of tying up its mysteries... if you are talking about the answers which were revealed during the Full Disclosure episodes. Basically, I'd say the whole Black Oil/Bounty Hunter/Syndicate/Purity Control/Vaccine/Cancer Arc was very well done for the first 5 years, and if LOST can pull off and ending just as good I'll be more than pleased. However, the XF "new mythology" (Sully's baby, Samantha and Starlight, the Hero child, 2010 colonizaion) which got started at the end of S6 with Biogenesis was a bit disappointing and the ride from S6-S9 was def better than the actual reveal.
Btw, that should be 2012. by Ashok0	Dec 9th, 2007 06:16:24 PM
Just correcting the above post.
Hank Moody's gonna tang all over it by Konigsberg	Dec 10th, 2007 08:46:26 AM
Does anyone else feel like Duchovney's taking a step-back after playing such a fleshed out character like Hank Moody on Californication. Just feels like going back and banging one of your ex-girlfriends after you've married a kick-ass wife. Sure it's nice and nostalgic, but you've moved on... thoughts?
This movie's going to suck by FuckKnowles	Dec 10th, 2007 10:18:45 AM
Though it couldn't possibly be worse than season 9.
I'm psyched! by viola123	Dec 10th, 2007 12:40:35 PM
I can't wait, too. I hear the music as well and see dual flashlights shining in my eyes.
I think Reyes singlehandedly ruined everything by jivatmax	Dec 13th, 2007 09:33:30 AM
Dogget wasn't that bad but... anyone remember that awful episode where reyes is in a coma but trapped in a dollhouse with other coma patients? I guess they had to make sure everyone on xfiles was in a coma at least once.
... by TrumpyEatsPotatoes	Dec 17th, 2007 10:06:33 PM
Aliens. Brack.

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