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Stephen Rea to replace Duchovny on "The X-Files"'

replace carter? by cohen	Sep 18th, 1999 04:46:40 PM

replace carter? by cohen	Sep 18th, 1999 04:50:08 PM
Replace Chris Carter? I've got another good idea; why don't they continue Star Trek long after Gene dies. The same thing will happen with the xfiles that happened with star trek. It will lose it's underlying structure that made it good, because who ever takes it over will want to leave their fingerprints on it. End with dignity. End the series, and continue with movies (if you can make them better than that last one).
Bullshit by kkrankk	Sep 18th, 1999 05:28:45 PM
is what this "news" is.
Utter Nonsense by Wydok	Sep 18th, 1999 06:55:22 PM
This is nonsense. There is NO WAY Duchovny would be replaced. He has said that he is interested in doing the movies (even after the lawsuit started). I suppose they could replace him in the series and have him come back to the movies, but there are MANY devoted fans who would not stand for a replacing Duchovny. I have the feeling that Gillian would also not be happy with having Duchonvy replaced. Sure, they aren't the best of friends, but they are partners in the show. I don't think she would be too happy about Duchonvy being replaced. Hell, I'm not to happy about the idea either. I really HIGHLY DOUGT it's going to happen. Wydok
Y'know what? Doesn't matter by Zachsmind	Sep 18th, 1999 07:32:31 PM
I stopped watching X-Files ages ago. Well, about six months before the movie came out. I used to love this show but the magic faded. The movie gave me hope I might have renewed interest in the show, but it didn't pull me in. I wanted it too, but let's face it, X-Files is now a walking corpse. It peaked around the third season and then went downhill. The more they explained the Conspiracy Arc, the less interesting the show was. It was the NOT knowing that made it work. Y'know what? They could replace Ducovny, Carter AND Anderson with trained monkeys and seals for all I care. The show's dead. It's a zombie. It's not worth the videotape it's recorded on anymore. I'm surprised it's still on the air. Don't you people have something better to watch? Like commercials?
Bah! Bah, I say! by Tall_Boy	Sep 18th, 1999 08:15:47 PM
Some really twisted indivdual/Stephen Rae fan cooked this crap up. This will be (and should be) the last season of the X-Files, without Duchovony OR Carter, it would be really weak and just milking it. Hopefully Davey boy will settle up the contract dispute after the show is off the air and we get some movies now and then. But, alas, the scars may run to deep between Dave and the "Files" crew. First he disses Vancouver, makes 'em move to LA (which DID add for higher production values, just some pissed off Canadians/TV crewmen) then, gets into a dispute over where's the cash? It seems just a mite ungrateful, but still, he kicks ass as a character and as an actor so they don't have to be the nicest people in the world to keep working on the show/movies. I mean, hell, look at William Shatner! Once again, Stephen Rae, utter bullshit, and lets look forward to a kickass final X-Files season, and lots more movies, yahoo! (But maybe Davey should have that bug surgically removed from his ass first. . .)
Been a weird week on AICN..... by mademan	Sep 18th, 1999 09:47:00 PM
This has been a strange week for AICN. Its feeling different but not in a bad way. On the whole X-Files thing, if someone could replace Dave, it would be Stephen but it would take down the show.
The Truth Is Here, sort of... by mr_ripley	Sep 18th, 1999 10:30:26 PM
I honestly believe that Steven Rhea will be on "The X-Files". However, I think it is ludicrous to think that he could be a replacement for David Duchovny. Perhaps Fox would like David Duchovny to think this and forgo his lawsuit against them. This is all false speculation and lame conjecture. Lame because this makes absolutely NO sense (even to a FOX executive). FOX is undoubtedly pissed off at David Duchovny right now. After all, his suit has a great deal of merit and will undoubtedly be settled (in or out of court) in his favor. Sure they'll miss the millions that they'll have to fork over, but if they play ball, it is in their best interests. If the show runs for another season (with Duchovny in tow), FOX gets millions more in revenue. (Without Duchovny, who knows the effect on already soft ratings?) Then Duchovny will appear in "X-Files" movies, making FOX millions more in revenue. He has them over a barrel and they know it. So rediculous rumors come out of their camp threating to do away with him. "The X-Files" is Gillian Anderson, Chris Carter, and David Duchovny. They wouldn't risk a winning formula. But then again, New Coke, right? But then again, is Steven Rhea the answer to FOX's prayers? Ha.
From a fan by coop	Sep 18th, 1999 10:54:28 PM
I doubt that this is true but just in case Fox is thinking about it, here is the opinion of the fans: We love the X-Files, we true fans watch every show whether the episode is good or not just because it may give us some clue into the whole story arch. This being said, once Chris Carter and David Duchovney are gone so are we. Without David you lose the whole story, it's about him, he is the story. We want to see the movies and we have all adjusted to the fact that it is ending after this season. If you must do something, do a spin off, don't mess with the mythology and the importance of Mulder in the scheme of things. For all you non X-philes, think of it like this, remember when Bo and Luke were replaced on the Dukes of Hazzard for a season? it's like that.
lordy love of duck by parallela	Sep 18th, 1999 11:27:09 PM
Dammit, i hate when people speak unitarily on behalf of a group. "True fans"? Are you on crack? Your opinion certainly doesn't represent me (cuz i'm not elitist or loyal to a fault--just hopeful). I mean, I watch every episode too, but it's not to figure out the lame-ass conspiracy arc (that thing needs more taming than Noel Gallagher's eyebrows), it's in the fading hope that XF will punch out another solid episode before it officially croaks. (I even tape all of them, without commercials--does that make me a true fan? don't answer that) As for Duchovny being replaced--remember when there were rumours about Spender taking over? Didn't happen. I almost wish it would, though, since David sorta seems like an ungrateful ass these days and I'm getting ill at the Duchovny-fication of Mulder; -almost- wish, since the Scully/Mulder relationship is the only thing that keeps me watching (it used to be the plots and subject matter, but those days are lonnng gone). I'm thinking that once The X-Files is over, Gillian Anderson will have a career and David Duchovny will have the Red Shoe Diaries on Showtime. Yes/no? And also, does anyone else wonder what happened to Gibson?
Oh! also by parallela	Sep 18th, 1999 11:28:30 PM
A spin-off? gag me
Just wrap it up, neat and tidy. by Sith Lord Jesus	Sep 18th, 1999 11:42:40 PM
Actually, it's not so much like Bo and Luke getting replaced for a season on "Dukes of Hazard" as it is like the hellacious "Galactica: 1980." Which is what X-Files WILL turn into if they do this. That said, I stopped watching the show regularly back in January; it just keeps going on and on with no resolution to the story arc in sight. In fact, I don't really think that there IS a story arc any more, if there ever was; I believe Carter is just more or less making it up as he goes along. Makes me appreciate Babylon 5 all the more--JMS decided at the start that he had a story he wanted to tell, that it would go on for a finite length of time with a beginning, middle and end, and that once it was over it was frigging OVER. I wish that that kind of foresight had gone into X-Files--the show would in all probability be over by now, but at least it would have ended with dignity.
Oh, yeah, almost forgot. . . by Sith Lord Jesus	Sep 18th, 1999 11:44:35 PM
. . .Gillian Anderson is a Goddess. ^_^
Funny, thats not what I heard... by Severen	Sep 19th, 1999 12:09:04 AM
Now the following all comes via word of mouth from a girlfriend of a friend who works (part time) at Ten Thirteen, however that said I can't stress enough that this is merely rumor, I have no facts to back it up it's just the word that was going around a few weeks back, so take any and all of this with a fairly large grain of salt.********Anyways word around the place was that Lance Henriksen, aka Millennium's Frank Black, was to be guesting on an episode of the next season of X-Files in order to wrap up some of the (many) threads left hanging in the wind after Millennium's untimely cancellation. As most of you have probably heard by now thats been pretty much confirmed that it is going to happen, however here's where it gets interesting. One again please note that this is merely scuttlebut, there is no proof to back any of the following up however the rumor did spread around the offices like wildfire, not that that makes it any more reliable...*********As word has it basically this guest appearance by Frank Black is to be a testing ground, so to speak, and is designed not only to wrap up some of those loose plot ends but also to see a) how well the Frank Black character fits into the X-Files universe, and b) how well his character is recieved by the X-Files public and fans, with more appearances to follow should everything work out as expected with Frank becoming a semi regular on the show (ala Skinner, Krycek et al). And now this is where the rumor gets really wild...******Word had it that should his character take off in his new surroundings and if indeed Fox is still enthusiastic about pushing the X-Files into an 8th season (as they appear to be) and Chris Carter and Fox can reach an agreement (and once again word has it that they already have reached at least some sort of a verbal agreement to this end) then towards the end of the seventh season Frank Black would become Scully's new partner on the show and continue along this line into the proposed 8th season with the show taking on a sort of 'in search of Mulder' component, possibly culminating in the second feature film where Mulder is found and everything is explained (yeah...explained...right). In the meantime X-files would become a sort of amalgum of the best parts of X-Files with a healthy dose of Millennium's finer (and darker)points, which would hopefully inject the franchise (God I hate that word) with some fresh life. Should all this happen they would discover, of course, that everything in both shows in inexplicably linked...but you already knew that didn't you? ;-)***********Haven't heard anything about Stephen Rea being on the show (although he is a very cool actor in my not so humble opinion), perhaps if it is true he'll be taking up the 'in search of Mulder' job if it comes to pass (tho I do think it would work far better with Lance Henriksen/Frank Black, it'd open up a lot of interesting possibilities, but then I am/was a millennium fan...) or perhaps Rea is merely to be a guest actor, who knows, not me thats for damn sure. I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens in the fullness of time. This is rumor control signing out.
Now THIS sounds like a possibility!! by Elcabio	Sep 19th, 1999 12:31:17 AM
As well, this would get me into watching the show more. I never understood why people say that this show is intelligent. It is not. It is usually illogical, and the medical component is usually inaccurate (I'm a physician). I do admire the show for taking scifi/horror seriously (unlike The Night Stalker [which I loved as a kid] or most episodes of Tales From The Crypt), and for being gross/violent/merciless (by tv standards anyways). Millenium was a good show (especially with "da man" Lance Henriksen) and I would much rather see Lance running around with Scully, rather than that overrated brat (maybe he is justified, but his bitching just seems to rub me wrong). elcabio
the lawsuit... by 20th Century Fox	Sep 19th, 1999 01:26:56 AM
this is a response to the poster who sad david duchovny has fox over a barrel I must disagree fox has much ammunition it can use the studio has bent over backwords for duchovny and can esily point that out. Example when he asked fror 100,000 per episode in the second season they said yes. When he asked his then girl firend preey reeves to be cast in '3" they said yes and most importantly when he said move the show to LA or i leve fox took it up the ass and still said yes so when he bitches and moans about fox screwing him do not think its a open and shut case...
DAVID DUCHOVNY, WHY DON'T YOU LOVE ME? by Darth Mallrat	Sep 19th, 1999 05:38:48 AM
heh heh heh... sorry, I HAD to do that before someone else did! However I do think the 'X-Files' could probably last at least one season without DD... I mean he was there pretty much all of last season & most of those SUCKED!
The Truth Is... by VarietyWriter	Sep 19th, 1999 06:26:04 AM
Stephen Rhea is being asked to guest star in an undetermined number of episodes in what the production is assuming will be the final episodes of the series. Other name actors are being asked to appear, including Armand Stahl (sp?) who appeared in the movie as the Consortium's commander in chief (remember, he didn't appear in the episode in which the old guys and their families got torched by the aliens). And if this does turn out to be the final season, Fox is toying with the idea of a spin-off -- with or without Carter's approval or involvement (he's not at all cool with the idea). One idea is based around the Lone Gunman, adding more members to the original three guys. The second idea would be a prequel that's set during the J. Edgar Hoover years with Arthur Dales as the only FBI agent investigating X-File cases but assisted by his secretary, who's the X-Files' record keeper. (This scenario was presented in the Season 5 episode "Travelers.") If X-Files doesn't return for another season, you can bet one of these spinoff ideas will be greenlighted as a midseason tryout series. Really, the more interesting rumor to investigate is whether there is any truth to the speculation that Fox will pull Buffy (which is produced by 20th Television) from the WB after this season and put it in X-Files' timeslot, should X-Files vacate it. Supposedly, Buffy's broadcast contract with the WB expires at the end of this season.
Oh my god.... by The Jawa Jedi	Sep 19th, 1999 08:20:22 AM
The X Files is dead if duchovny leaves. I mean, part of the show's success is the way the character's interact with each! As for other rumors mentioned, I always thought that Frank Black would be cool on the X files, but I wouldn't want him to replace Mulder; I just don't think he would fit the Alien mythology that well. Frankly, I think Stephen Rhea will just guess star on a couple of eps and the show will end this year, though their probably will be spin offs.
Might Work... by Anakin Rocks	Sep 19th, 1999 08:25:04 AM
Well, I actually think it might work. Stranger things have happened.
Its all so clear to me now.... by KULA	Sep 19th, 1999 09:30:57 AM
If David is not coming back for another season (and I am certain he will not) then the addition of Lance Henrikson to the cast would of course be welcome. However, no one actor signifies the death of a series better than Ted McGinley. Just as had happened on The Love Boat, Happy Days, and Married with Children (and I am sure there are more I am forgetting) the mere sight of McGinley as a regular character or mere guest star is a veiled clue from the producers that a show is going off the air. Take heart - I hear that Ted will next be a regular on Voyager, playing Brad the homesick cyborg "feels to much". Salud...
It doesn't matter, the show has aliennated too many fans by Medusa	Sep 19th, 1999 09:51:34 AM
First, we get in Chri$ Carter's owns words, "Season 5, a 20 episode trailer for the film" Then we get X-Files Lite for Season 6. We get cheesy, idiotic SNL guest stars like Victoria Jackson and inane episodes like TRIANGLE which was not only one big ego trip on Chri$ Carter's part, it was his attempt to woo or CON the emmy judges because he is still green with envy overr Darin Morgan's emmy win. Its obvious there is no truth and the sad reality is most of the fans I know simply don't care anymore. At least I can still enjoy reruns back from the early days back when the show was truly The X-Files and NOT the Moonlighting/Adventures Of Lois & Clark mishmash it is now. Let Stephen Rea join the cast. Theres a fragment of possibility that it could breathe life into the show but considering the last 2 seasons I doubt it. I'll look forward down the road when The E Channel does an EHOLLYWOOD TRUE STORY Special on the REAL truth Behind The X-Files & 1013.
smoke a joint, sit back and enjoy the show by Rubba	Sep 19th, 1999 12:24:53 PM
You know what eventually happens? The so called "hard core" fans of any show end up killing any joy or bliss us regular shmoes could enjoy because they heap the weight of expectation on a show or movie. The hype, more times than not, cannot possibly live up to the weight of expectations and the death blow is landed. Who's to say the show or any spinoffs won't be better A.D. (After Duchovny) hard to imagine, but once upon a time I remember when this new show came on Fox, only a few watched, and it barely survived it surprised all the fans. Wouldn't it be nice to be pleasantly surprised again instead of shooting down 1) the upcoming season 2) possible cast changes 3) spinoffs 4) movies movements 5)etc. Just sit back and enjoy or be disgusted it's your call. I love the X-Files, will continue to watch, and hope the next movie improves upon the last. As my last little note when Strughold does poke his little melon out of the sand again, and it happens to be on the boob toob (as my dad would say) then you know the end of the t-v series is at hand.
Back to the Black Lodge by coop	Sep 19th, 1999 12:31:46 PM
Here's a thought, why not have Mulder go into the Black Lodge where he helps Dale Cooper escape and then Special agent Dale Cooper and Skully could head to Twin Peaks and finish that story arch.
oops by coop	Sep 19th, 1999 12:38:33 PM
sorry I mean Scully not Skully. I wasn't proofing my own writing.
TRY IT!!! by prajadhipok	Sep 19th, 1999 01:08:28 PM
Hey give poor Stephen a shot, hey for all you know... he'd make out with gillian and discover that she has a penis! now thats a fucking conspiracy show!!!
Frank Black, 8th season by Talon Karrde	Sep 19th, 1999 02:30:07 PM
I think the adding of Frank Black is a good idea, but as an avid Millenium viewer, I can't see how Frank Black would be interested in the subject of the X-files. I hope the response to his guest appearances is good. The subject matter of Millenium was different than X-files. I'm not saying that there haven't been X-files episodes that he wouldn't fit into, but just not lately, and especially not last year. Also, on a not so related topic. Saw Stigmata last night, though it would have been an excellent Millenium episode. May the force be with you!
Santiago vs. Cancer Man.........Hey, maybe they can get Neil Jor by Maul99	Sep 19th, 1999 09:44:26 PM
Stephen Rea would be a top-notch guest star, but there is no way he'll replace Duchovny. If they are going to end the show this season, Armin Mueller-Stahl MUST guest star and I imagine Rea's character would be involved with him or Cancer Man. Carter has also said that Well-Manicured Man would return this season. To top it all off, Duchovny is suing Ten-Thirteen and Fox. Talk about a wild and crazy year for The X-Files.
The X-Files must end- now by the johnster	Sep 20th, 1999 01:32:12 AM
End the X-Files ASAP. It is well past its sell by date- it has been since the end of series two.
About Duchovney's lawsuit and the long slow death of X-Files by Zontar	Sep 20th, 1999 08:12:58 AM
Actually, David Duchovney has a very strong case. Rupert Murdoch and Fox just lost a lawsuit to Alan Alda and Larry Gelbart over the exact same issue --selling MASH to F/X while allowing NO competing bids, thus depriving the owners of the rights to MASH --Alda and Gelbart-- revenues from a more profitable venue. Murdoch's move with MASH and X-Files was illegal, and he's facing yet another lawsuit by Stephen Bochco for doing the same thing with NYPD Blue. Ol'Rupert bought himself a pile* of legal troubles. As for this last season of The X-Files, it really will be a waste of time. The show has been dead for more than a year now, and the movie effectively provided a sort of satisfactory conclusion of the major plot threads. More and more, the show's just been retreading its own plotlines or decending into cheap self-parody. Even if they do retain Duchovney, the show really has exceeded its use-by date. If they get rid of him, nobody will be watching when the show finally limps to its conclusion. If this season is as lame as the last two years, nobody may be watching anyway. Really is time to put it down.
OH GOD LET IT DIE NOW PLEASE!! REMEMBER SLIDERS Cancellation?? D by mckracken	Sep 20th, 1999 09:37:18 AM
the X-Files IS Chris Carter...there would be no saving it after he left...and certainly NOT David Duchovney (SP?) the eighth season would be the biggest abomination since those "lets make cast changes every season" on SLIDERS!!! ugh...I'm sickened...I think I'll go watch Jakob the Liar!!!--McK
last season by leopold	Sep 20th, 1999 09:43:29 AM
I would stop watching the show if Mulder left. It's not a sci-fi suspense mystery whatever show, and the last season has proved that--it's gotten smarter and more focused and it finally knows what it's about. The season before last was the worst one yet--horrible writing, terrible rehashing of everything (remember the Gibson episode? the Stephen King episode? wasn't that shitty loch ness monster episode the season before last? remember the pseudo-predator thing in the woods? egh.) After the movie, which I thought was just somewhere-close-to-okay with its lame moments, I was afraid the show was really going to go to hell. But you know, last season was the best season since season 2. The baseball-playing alien was highly amusing and poignant; the bermuda triangle episode (with the De Palma single take style) was outstanding; the episodes with Mike Mckean were a little long but great. The episodes this last season have been incredibly well written and sharp, and I would hate to see the show descend again into the dreary parade-of-monsters that it became in season 4. The best episodes were always the ones that weren't out-and-out parody (like the black-and-white elephant boy one (can't remember the name but it had Cher at the end)) but that had a little tongue-in-cheek in them. The Peabodys . . . the Jim-Rose-Circus Episode (can't remember that name, either) and who can forget Small Potatoes? Outstanding. The only thing worse than such a situation would be if Duchovny did leave the show, in which case the show would sputter and become exactly what it shouldn't be--a dumbass chase-the-alien show.
Give us something NEW by Snog Beast	Sep 20th, 1999 09:44:29 AM
Is anyone else itching for something NEW??? I mean, everything on the air now is either old or a spin-off of something old. This includes "Stargate," "Final Conflict," and all those other "Gene Roddenberry's..." concepts. Franchises are okay, but they can only be stretched so far. I mean, are the Star Wars prequels and a FIFTH Star Trek series the best we can do??? Not that any of these shows/movies are bad just because they're spin-offs, but it's starting to get claustrophobic in here! Sci-Fi is supposed to celebrate the imagination, yet now--at least in film--that imagination is bound up within all these preconceived franchises. Somebody, please, break out and show us something NEW!!!
The Crap-Files by Teren	Sep 21st, 1999 04:39:25 AM
OMG this series is such a big disappointment. 5 years of dick tease and then one freakin' movie horribly blows one of TVs most intriguing plotlines out in the open, with a hideous, better-hurry-up-and-wrap-up-th is-series-so-we-can-do-movies- like-Star Trek odor to the current episode development. I take back all the praise I have given Chris Carter over the years; I now know that the guy has no clue how to write. What he's done to his show is not unlike making a really great dessert: You take time to mix the ingredients and prepare it, but then when you eat it you get a fucking brain-freeze headache. I stopped watching this series halfway into the 6th season. Let the death of the X-Files please be a quick one!
Rubba's Right by vanillalady	Sep 21st, 1999 06:19:26 AM
The last season sucked? Sure, and the episode (can't remember the name of it - stupid brain fart) with Scully and Mulder on a cruise in the Bermuda Triangle was a big yawner. Whatever. I love the X Files and will always watch the X Files regardless of who is on the show. Duchovny is lovely to look at, but not all that great to listen to (read: MONOTONE). Rea is a kick ass actor and has more acting talent in his pinky than Duchovny...and his accent is MUCH nicer to listen to. C'est la guerre! Regardless of conspiracy theories and what not....in the end, folks, it's just a show.
DAMN good idea! And HOT! by The Tooth	Sep 21st, 1999 12:11:48 PM
Having Mulder vanish on assignment in northern Washington is a great idea. Scully and Black could spend a year in Twin Peaks looking for Mulder, with Denise's help. That would be too much fun. Just watching Dana Scully react to Twin Peaks' residents would be a hoot.
JPoE: Ugh. by JPoE	Sep 21st, 1999 02:24:12 PM
"The X-Files" has been a favorite show of mine since the pilot, but lately.. I just wish it'd go away. I remember reading somewhere that CC originally envisioned the show as -- what was it? -- a five-season project. Somewhere along those lines. Certainly not seven or eight or ten seasons. For years, I've been hoping that "The X-Files" would be allowed to end quietly and gracefully, any dignity intact. But nooOOooo. It has to be milked. If these rumors about continuing for an eighth seasons sans Carter and Duchovny are true, FOX isn't content merely to let the series die a slow and painful death: they want to disembowel it and stomp on its innards. The timing is all wrong. I'll admit it: getting rid of Mulder is an interesting idea. As much as I love Duchovny, I've thought for quite some time that one sure way to inject the show with a little more energy would be to kill Mulder.. and not come back later with some "Oh, he's not really dead!" crap. But to do it now, at the end of the seventh season? Not a good move, IMO. Is FOX really this desperate?
I like insanity by Ghost Writer	Sep 21st, 1999 02:44:55 PM
I know I'm insane, but this could be what's being kicked around right now. Only Chris Carter and Fox Studios know if they're going to do an 8th season. Nobody else, no "tipsters" and no supposed "inside sources". Everyone knows that Gillian is signed on for an 8th season and C.Carter and D.Duchovny are only signed on for 7. Here are a couple possibilities of what could happen: 1. Duchovny could once again "die", just like he's died so many times already. Only to reappear in the movie. Stephen Rea could be a new partner for Scully, similar to what the Rat Boy was for Mulder when Scully was kidnapped early on in the series. 2. It's all true. Fox and Carter are so sick of Duchovny, they've decided to finally off the character, but it wouldn't be done without a lot of unanswered questions. C.Carter loves to give the audience 1 answer that begs us to ask more questions. If it is true, we'll all know long before the show ever airs. 3. It's all b.s., and it probably is. 4. I've got my own story ideas, but so does everyone else. As much as I've enjoyed the show, the acting doesn't drive it. No one had heard of Gillian and David before the x-files, besides they weren't very good actors either. They've improved greatly and owe whatever future they have in show business to the show. Only Chris Carter is responsible for making this show what it is.
playing god by tamijoh	Sep 21st, 1999 05:17:35 PM
wouldn't it be nice for a change to let a really good show lie peacefully down to rest.....never to be disturbed again, unless it's for syndication reasons!!!!!!!
How original is THIS? by vanillalady	Sep 22nd, 1999 10:32:28 AM
What if the show ends with Mulder in the shower, realizing it's all a dream, and he's really married to Scully? It's been done, but I would find it pretty darn funny.
End the series this season on a high note, and maybe do another by gsolo	Sep 23rd, 1999 02:12:38 PM

Good Choice! by Jake The Snake	Sep 27th, 1999 01:41:38 PM
I've been following X-Files since the first season when it was just a cult favorite. It started out as nothing but a dramatized version of other Fox shows lik Sightings. As the years went by it gained more and more fans and became mainsream, not that that's so bad. Anyways, Stephen Rea is good though sometimes boring actor. What makes him a good choice to be Smits to Duchovny's Caruso is his ability to play an investigator. Did you see Citizen X? He was fucking brilliant in that part. This move guarantees at least three more years of the X-Files.
Let Alex Krycek step in! by Trixi	Oct 2nd, 1999 03:37:41 PM
We all know he's just misunderstood and does what he does just to survive. And Nick Lea he is definitely the hottest castmember on that show!
Buffy replacing X-Files? by skylarking	Oct 5th, 1999 11:32:31 AM
Whoa - That's the first I've heard about Buffy moving to Fox. It would seem that the Angel show would have to follow, too. As for the X-Files without DD, of course it could work, but why bother? A tasteful ending would be more pleasant. (Tho' the Lone Gunman spinoff could be a hoot - I would hope it would be more of a comic show.)
X-Files RIP by jobim	Oct 5th, 1999 12:52:40 PM
I lucked onto the X-Files early in its first season and began to avidly record every episode, believing that a show that good would soon be gone. I am pleased it went on for a few more seasons, but wish it was not being so shamelessly milked to death by FOX. As far as I'm concerned, throw out every alien-releated episode and keep the "terrestrial" one-hour set pieces. X was never better than the first-season's "Tombs."

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