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It's way dumber than I expected. Mulder makes huge leaps of logic with like 1 little clue, and Scully is supposed to be smart but she refuses to process any thing she sees. I don't know why I skipped it as a teen. I guess I thought it was more serious. Seeing well known acters in bit parts is fun. Scully is super hot but kind of a bad actress so far. Seems like it's gonna be a good show to watch while high.
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That show owns.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:20 |
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It rocked real hard when I was younger and watching it at like 14-16 or whatever I was but I REALLY doubt I'd be able to do a rewatch today.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:28 |
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It's a really fun show and hilariously awesome if you look at X-Files as cheesy silliness. Don't be looking for a serious mystery genre series, though it can be that sometimes.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:31 |
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It's one of those shows that are impossible to fully appreciate later because it's connected to the zeitgeist of 90s conspiracy theory pop culture (which was shattered by political and cultural realignments after 9/11), and because it had a big storytelling/stylistic influence on other TV it just seems like a half-baked version of a more modern show as opposed to a big evolution over what it was competing with. It was the perfect teenager show at the time because it seemed edgy and sexy, so you missed out.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:32 |
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Yeah, I can see that. I think I retain enough of my slacker teenage self to appreciate the nostalgia though. Seth Green just had a cameo as a dumb, grungy stoner and they nailed the asthetic better than most other shows of the era and way better than when they try to do it now. Good fun. My biggest disappointment so far is that it's all about UFO's and for some reason I thought it was about chupacabras and poo poo. I bet that comes later
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:37 |
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the overarching alien conspiracy is lame-o 90's paranoia, but the monster-of-the-week episodes whip rear end
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:39 |
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Just skip the majority of the plot episodes unless they involve The Lone Gunmen or Mr. X. The show has really good monster of the week episodes. The plot/lore has some good parts but is mostly WHERE IS MY SISTER > ALIEN CLONES ? > SUPER SOLDIERS ?? > SCULLY'S ALIEN DNA BABY!~ > SYNDICATE POWER PLAYS > EVEN MORE SUPER SOLIDERS > X-Files Reboot plot episodes that are even more terrible / mostly recap. Even Season 8-9 have some decent monster of the week episodes, even though Mulder is gone. Also, I actually think the second movie is good. Its a long episode unlike the first one which is plot poo poo.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:39 |
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Isn't one of the first episode about big food or the jersey devil?
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:40 |
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GewuerzKahn posted:Isn't one of the first episode about big food or the jersey devil? big food is real
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:40 |
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X Files rules, trying to watch it with a serious face isn't the path to enjoyment though. Lighten up a tad and watch the skies
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:43 |
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GewuerzKahn posted:Isn't one of the first episode about big food or the jersey devil? Ep1 UFO's Ep2 UFO's Ep3 so far it's the creepy guy from the Green Mile crawling in vents I think.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:43 |
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The plot episodes we're good AT THE TIME because you were invested in the larger story. After the fact though, yeah... Unless it's key stuff like cancer man directly...eehh
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:44 |
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Kazak posted:X Files rules, trying to watch it with a serious face isn't the path to enjoyment though. Lighten up a tad and watch the skies Yup. I figured that out pretty quick. That's when I realized it was good a good weed feed.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:45 |
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People are probably going to say skip all of it and only watch the following episodes: Humbug Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose War of the Coprophages Jose Chung's From Outer Space Home Unusual Suspects The Post-Modern Prometheus Bad Blood How the Ghost Stole Christmas Arcadia X-Cops Hollywood A.D. Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:54 |
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theres not nearly enough motw episodes on that list
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 15:56 |
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Its mostly the comedy episodes. But every time x-files comes up in gbs it is people talking about jose chung (which is a good episode though). I like Fallen Angel is season 1 a lot. As it sets the tone for x-files really well.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:01 |
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Which one is the one with the killer fireflies? I remember that one being good. I think it possibly firmly established the sexual tension between Mulder and Scully, too, but I could be wildly off in my remembering that.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:05 |
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The Dregs posted:Yeah, I can see that. I think I retain enough of my slacker teenage self to appreciate the nostalgia though. Seth Green just had a cameo as a dumb, grungy stoner and they nailed the asthetic better than most other shows of the era and way better than when they try to do it now. Good fun. The chupacabra episode is halfway through season 4.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:06 |
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I just remembered this lovely warehouse job I had in the 90's. There was a vote on whether Jillian Anderson or Cameron Diaz was hotter, and one guy on team Diaz got so mad when she lost that he stopped talking to all the Jillian fans for a few weeks.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:06 |
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I never watched it. Is is a serial or can you watch any episode at any time? Is it on Netflix? I kind of crave 90s nostalgia because optimism still existed. That's now lost forever and we're headed quickly toward climate catastrophe.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:07 |
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Mr. X being a unhinged assassin and Krycek being the worlds worst assassin is probably not true to the show but thats how I remember it.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:08 |
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Leon Einstein posted:I never watched it. Is is a serial or can you watch any episode at any time? Is it on Netflix? It has a lot of motw episodes that can be watched whenever. Plot episodes are typically the first and last 2 of a season, until you get near season 7 - 9 which are mostly plot.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:10 |
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Leon Einstein posted:I never watched it. Is is a serial or can you watch any episode at any time? Is it on Netflix? I'm pretty sure I'm watching it on Prime. Hard to tell with this Fire TV sometimes. The menu has 11 seasons.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:12 |
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Big Beef City posted:Which one is the one with the killer fireflies? The fbi leadership knew good and drat well what they were getting into, sending two people out who look like that. Into life threatening situations at that
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Big Beef City posted:Which one is the one with the killer fireflies? Darkness Falls. It was the first episode I saw and it was very scary when I was a kid. As was Squeeze/Tooms, the one with the phallic mushrooms that burst out your throat and the one with the guy who killed you if you stepped on his shadow. Good times.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:24 |
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There were NO gay aliens!! None! Also lol at The Thing rip off episode
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:27 |
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:30 |
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Oh wow it's the guy from Bloodsport who breaks bricks with his head!
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:31 |
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SPACE HOMOS posted:People are probably going to say skip all of it and only watch the following episodes: Actually, don't skip any of them. Consume them all. Life's like a box of chocolates!
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:38 |
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mrs. kiveat! - lightning man
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:43 |
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Hackers film 1995 posted:mrs. kiveat! Giovanni Ribisi's true personality.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:46 |
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SPACE HOMOS posted:Giovanni Ribisi's true personality. MRS KIVEAT!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9mJ82x_l-E
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 16:59 |
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All the episodes and the movies are good OP, you loving gabbagool
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 17:00 |
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Captain Yossarian posted:All the episodes and the movies are good OP, you loving gabbagool Someone else was arguing about that, man. I'm watching them all in order and enjoying them so far. Keep your cheese based insults to yourself, mister.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 17:10 |
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Seasons 2-4 are pretty awesome Darrian Morgan does not write enough for TV.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 17:13 |
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The Dregs posted:It's way dumber than I expected. Mulder makes huge leaps of logic with like 1 little clue, and Scully is supposed to be smart but she refuses to process any thing she sees.
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 17:27 |
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You can skip around but there are so many good episodes that you might as well watch the whole seasons. X Cops is a great, tense episode with a balance of humor and terror, and it's all the way in season 7
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# ? Oct 2, 2019 17:32 |
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on rewatch the standalones mid-series are amazing. and even season 1 has a low budget ambition that's charming. the arching plot climaxes with scully's kidnapping and Krycek's hijinks then gets bad after awhile. and mulder gets really loving emo and annoying to the point I was glad when T1000 showed up and just started shooting poo poo. i watch the christmas ep every year during the holidays
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Another fantastic tense and unsettling episode, Drive, is season 6 and that's where Vince Gilligan was so impressed by Bryan Cranstons acting that he made a mental note to cast him in a later project
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