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"Scully..." "Mulder..." A New TV Spot for THE X FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE Hits the Tubes!

First by ZsAsZz	Jul 1st, 2008 10:28:53 PM
but who cares?
Where is pigphart? by jimmy rabbitte	Jul 1st, 2008 10:31:05 PM
the TB needs to be made official.
Is it neccesary to say "From the creator of The X-Files"... by Nasty In The Pasty	Jul 1st, 2008 10:34:21 PM
...in the trailer for an X-FILES MOVIE? That's like saying "From the creator of X-Men...X-Men 2!"
I certainly want to believe by slone13	Jul 1st, 2008 10:35:38 PM
Can't wait.
July 25th? by shagg187	Jul 1st, 2008 10:36:00 PM
Oh wow... I didn't know its coming this month! :/
"motion picture even of the summer" by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 1st, 2008 10:37:29 PM
FUUUUUCCCKKKK NO. I'm still gonna check it out, for nostalgia. It's gonna be a busy 3 weeks coming up soon.
Was that Skinner's voice at the end? by fort9er	Jul 1st, 2008 10:38:30 PM

Sure you could watch this TV spot... by Johnno	Jul 1st, 2008 10:39:36 PM
Or you could check out Domino's Dark Knight trailer, which I would deem to be excellently 非常に奇妙な!
that sounded like skinner by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 1st, 2008 10:40:13 PM
I didn't know he was in this, what about The T-1000? goes to IMDB
One Positive About THE DARK KNIGHT Hype... by mrbeaks	Jul 1st, 2008 10:56:27 PM
... is that we've been too caught up in it to dig deeper on X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE. There's an outside chance that we'll walk into this fucker knowing next to nothing. That's rare nowadays.
continuity? by FalconJones	Jul 1st, 2008 11:00:36 PM
werent both mulder and scully on the run as fugitives at the end of the series? how can they be back in the FBI working on an x-file? is this film set earlier in the continuity?
who cares by darthnoodle	Jul 1st, 2008 11:01:14 PM
x-files was always incredibly boring, convoluted, and hammy. i was glad when it jumped the shark. i saw the movie and i was glad it sucked so bad they didn't turn it into a franchise. i will be glad when this movie bombs and goes away. only the diehards are going to see this, and frankly, the world would be better if a black hole opened in every theatre opening night and sucked all the fans into a space time continuum where all the x-files questions were answered and the resounding response was "lame".
DON'T STOP BELIEVING! EVEN THOUGH NOBODY CARES! by LaserPants	Jul 1st, 2008 11:02:16 PM
SING IT STEVE PERRY, SING IT!!!
M&S were on the lam in the last episode... by Nasty In The Pasty	Jul 1st, 2008 11:06:00 PM
...but earlier trailers showed that Amanda Peet's FBI character has brought Mulder back into the fold to help crack this new "spooky" case, and he drags Scully along with him ("I'm done with chasing monsters in the dark"). And yeah, that sounds like Mitch "Skinner" Pileggi at the end. Hope he shows up, as it appeared he was going to get iced by "Supah Soljahs" in the last ep. And where the hell are Doggett and Reyes?
free pass by Project424	Jul 1st, 2008 11:07:16 PM
I love me some X-Files. I quit watching the show around when the first movie came out, so it never got sour for me...
And I say to myself, it's so... by Nasty In The Pasty	Jul 1st, 2008 11:14:00 PM
...wonderful, WOOOOOOOOOONDERFUL...
Have a question for Chris Carter? by pacino33	Jul 1st, 2008 11:14:03 PM
On Wednesday, July 2 at 10pm ET/7 pm PT. MOVIE GEEKS UNITED!, the most popular movie-themed podcast show on the internet and iTunes, will air a special interview with 'X Files' creator and director CHRIS CARTER. You can access the show live or anytime on replay by visiting: www.blogtalkradio.com/moviegee ksunited The show is offering a chance for fans to ask questions of Mr. Carter. Please forward all questions to moviegeeksunited@yahoo.com. Make sure to include your name and location. The deadline for questions is Tuesday, July 1 at noon. Hope everyone enjoys the show! PLEASE HELP US SPREAD THE WORD!
"Moulder"'s sister was explained in season seven by Nasty In The Pasty	Jul 1st, 2008 11:19:51 PM
Some people hated it, but I kinda thought it was touching.
Even season eight was pretty good by Nasty In The Pasty	Jul 1st, 2008 11:28:09 PM
Robert Patrick deserves props. Season nine had a few decent eps ("Daemonicus", "4D", "Aubrey Pauley"), but overall it should have ended with M&S kissing over baby William at the end of eight, although the reappearance of CSM at the end of the final episode was pretty awesome...
Well, I'm excited by Bob of the Shire	Jul 1st, 2008 11:32:42 PM

I'm excited by Tony Is A Little Boy	Jul 1st, 2008 11:36:05 PM
Not Dark Knight-level excited, but I did just pee a little bit.
Can we stop overselling TDK? by kolchak	Jul 1st, 2008 11:51:15 PM
It's not the second coming. The first one wasn't anything special either. Good, but not spectacular.
The mythology was good for 5 years by hank henshaw	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:05:21 AM
It was what made the show stand out, the reason why many remember it, and why other tv shows try to emulate it. After the 1st movie it became incoherent and pointless. Thankfully this movie will have nothing to do with it.
Stand-alones Blow by Ky-El	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:18:32 AM
Why does every critic keep saying they liked stand-alones better? You want stand-alones watch CSI or any medical/law show on crap TV. We've waited years to get some closure from the extremely open ended, not at all conclusive finale and they give us a stand-alone movie? Call me bored. Mythology episodes of any show are always better that stand-alone (cough)filler (cough) episodes.
nasty by theBigWasted	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:43:22 AM
well, x-men wasn't from the creator of the x-men...so yeah, there's a difference.
Mitch Pileggi is listed in the IMDB credit list. by Pixelsmack	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:46:41 AM
So yes, he's in it. But it seems only those "three" from the show are in this one. Unless there's some uncredited surprises.
The Lord's work, pigphart by shran	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:25:35 AM
Thanks for telling it. I liked the X files. This will be cool. Better than that Sex in the City bilirubin. Why the hell did they make a movie out of that gaseous and unrelatable drivel? Except SJP..She is worthy of receiving my blessing. If ya' know what I mean.
Forget The Dark Knight and Indiana Jones by zooch	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:30:55 AM
The motion picture of the summer is based on the tv show that ended 6 years ago.
CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS IT LOOKS AMAZING!! by calraigh	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:33:12 AM
I can't wait for this film!!!It looks so incredible and if I hear another bloody holier-than-thou review for TDK I'm gonna cut somebody. I'm out. ROLL ON JULY 25TH!!!
Bad_Wolf by shran	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:46:24 AM
I believe you have that wrong. If I'm to understand correctly, pigphart is on the receiving end.
I used to be a HUGH X-Files fan but.. by Aethyrr	Jul 2nd, 2008 01:50:03 AM
..calling this one the biggest event of the summer, or whatever.. I mean, come on!
the phenomenom that started it all??? by bacci40	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:24:54 AM
fucking hardly...that goes to the prisoner, twin peaks and dr who...and i want scully to sit on my face
What Have You Done!?! by AD_Skinner	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:05:32 AM
I hear Mitch Pileggi, don't fuck this up CC!
Glad to hear Skinners back by DC Films	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:41:29 AM
But it does look a little underwelming. And the line "everyone's giving up, but i'm not.' is more than clished for Mulder. However, i was a big fan of the series and enjoyed the last movie, so my fingers are crossed for it. And yes, Mr Beaks, the less hype the better.
Billy Connely by SUPERJIM	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:57:44 AM
Is he known in America?
The next chapter? by V'Shael	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:01:14 AM
Surely the FINAL chapter. I can't see them ever going back to this.
V'Shael by DC Films	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:05:35 AM
If this makes it's money back, i see them going straight back to it.
From The Creator of The Lone by tomdolan04	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:08:47 AM
Gunmen...LOL
Unfortunately by optimus122	Jul 2nd, 2008 04:58:35 AM
All the trailers have been pretty underwhelming...hopefully its just because they want to keep the plot as secret as possible. TDK is going to shit all over this movie though. Still , I loved the X-Files and will be there on opening night.
Will also see it. by mrfan	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:17:15 AM
Enjoyed the show. Loved the chemistry between Scully and Mulder. Great show. Hope the movie is good.
S1-5 were the best. Hopefully this movie has that feel/tone by Yeti	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:20:43 AM
S6-7 not so much and I stoped watching partway through 8. I want to believe!
BRING BACK Victor Tooms!!!! by Conans Sword	Jul 2nd, 2008 05:44:16 AM
he was cool. was into the show during the early seasons but the later eps where blehh. cant seem to get excited over this right now. ill rent it at some stage
there were some great epsiodes of the x files by Mr_X	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:01:05 AM
howver ultimately if you turn off halfway through a series out of sheer frsutration it aint good. i have no idea what happened in that series. i really should pick up the dvds.. or better still get them on bit torrent!
Niiice by henrydalton	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:15:30 AM
http://www.joblo.com/newsimage s1/dark-knight-viral.jpg
Stand Alones were filler? by Bouncy X	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:10:08 AM
i know it seems like the myhology was all encompassing (man i probably mispelled that) but in reality there were maybe 6 or 7 episodes (if that) a season dedicated to the mythology. dont get me wrong, i've always preferred the mythology too but to call stand alones filler is a little extreme considering they made it easily 80-90% of the series.
GOD DAMNIT by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:22:10 AM
Every time I see that fucking retarded title Freddie Mercury comes blaring on my Hi-Fi in my head. God knows God knows I want to break free
It looks like the end of the Summer season is... by rbatty024	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:31:19 AM
going to be better than the beginning. Hellboy II, The Dark Knight, and the X-Files. Damn! July movies are going to make a ton of money.
They shot it in British Columbia... by Royston Lodge	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:34:56 AM
... so at least that aspect shows they're going back to the seasons 1-5 paradigm.
I was a HUGE X-Files fan... by fanboy71	Jul 2nd, 2008 07:40:06 AM
and my butt was in the chair for every episode, all the way to the last.... but I'll be damned if I can remember the mythology now, or even how it ended. BUT I will be in line opening weekend for this.
Skinner's voice by mandalore_77	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:51:42 AM
IMDB has Mitch Pileggi listed as Walter Skinner in the cast ...
Looks promising... by Jonah Echo	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:53:23 AM
If this movie is even half as good as it needs to be, it might end up being a surprise smaller hit on the heels of Dark Knight. Honestly, even big amazing movies seem to only have one BIG weekend these days, especially in a summer where big tentpole flicks are coming out, 2 at a time on any given weekend. So, there might be space in the wake of Dark Knight for X-Files. It probably doesnt need to make a ton of money either to break even, and if it gets good reviews coupled with a decent box office, and the eventual good dvd sales(even if it isnt great)I can totally see them making another. I think the reason you are seeing this so late after the original series is because they are testing the water for me. I just hope it's a good story. The real bit of concern is that you have 3 really geekly, potentially awesome properties coming out within 3 weeks of each other, and all of them need to be successful for any future installments. Though I hate to admit it, I fear more for Hellboy 2's safety than either TDK or XF2. And yes, I think HB2 will be brilliant as a movie, but that doesn't always equate at the box office. As for the guy talking about "from the creators of XFiles" being like "the makers of X1 and X2", that has already happened this summer, when The Mummy 3 trailers announced with astonishment and pride "from the producers of the mummy and the mummy returns."
yea, big wierd typos up there.. by Jonah Echo	Jul 2nd, 2008 08:55:03 AM
meant to say "testing the waters for more. Me should have been the start of the new sentence. Stupid.
Billy Connely by ArcadianDS	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:04:21 AM
is known in america as the guy who took over the teaching role for the guy who used to be a DJ on WKRP in that show that for all intents and purposes, was a rewrite of Welcome Back Cotter. Thats about it. But he makes a good point about Toblerone chocolates. You Tube it.
ArcadianDS by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:08:31 AM
NOOOOOOO....he's known as the guy with all the guns from Boondock Saints. I do enjoy his stand up though, he's a lot funnier then Craig Fergeson. While Craig seems like a nice enough guy, and has that typical Scotish humor I don't think it works well with a late night show. I think Billy Connely would be funnier. Still can't believe he did Fido.
X Files Movie by Kryptic Verse	Jul 2nd, 2008 09:39:03 AM
Massive big up to Chris Carter and the team for giving us some more xfiles shernanagans !
Sound like a great movie but these guys need to by CrichtonAstronut	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:05:14 AM
sart hocking this shit. I mean ihis is like the secod trailer fr this movie the other being in the theater. Are they tryinbg to keep this shit secret. I'vegot kno doubt the movie will be awesome but they need to start advertising this.
Motion picture event of the summer my ass by batzilla	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:08:37 AM
LOL! That would belong to THE DARK KNIGHT! And who gives a SHIT about this X Files nonsense? The X Files is sooooooo over with. If you're going to dig up a movie based on a tv show that has been forgotten about then those dumb fucks should have done a Twin Peaks movie! With David Lynch directing/writing.Although nobody would go to see it either. This X Files movie is gonna FLOP! X Files ... pffft. I will rent it though : )
When did Ice Cube by Series7	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:20:28 AM
Give his career to Xzibit?
The MOTW episodes were "filler"? by Nasty In The Pasty	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:39:07 AM
The "conspiracy" episodes only totalled about 60 episodes out of TWO-HUNDRED. If anything, the conspiracy shit was just to keep people watching during sweeps periods. I'll take "Home", "Humbug", "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" and "Squeeze/Tooms" over all of that black oil shit. They spent two hours tryong to explain the mythology in the final ep, and it was STILL incoherent (the Syndicate guys are dead, right? So, WHO'S RUNNING THE SUPAH SOLJAH PROGRAM?!). I'm THRILLED that the new movie will be a good, creepy one-off story. If it's successful enough to spawn another movie, THEN they can get bacl to the conspiracy shit, but for now, just gimme Mulder & Scully creeping around with flashlights, and I'll be happy.
I'll see it. Not before TDK but I'll see it. But seriously by CrichtonAstronut	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:57:38 AM
guys. It pays to advertise.
On July 25th... by JackBauer24	Jul 2nd, 2008 12:24:21 PM
..The Motion Picture Event of the Summer... will be revealed! Yes, in the UK it will.
Can't say I'm looking forward to this by bravogolfhotel	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:10:22 PM
I was a tremendous fan during my teen years, but I find the series has not aged at all well; the direction and cinematography were of a very high standard for TV of the time, sure, but the stories are generally pat and unsatisfying. There's only so many times you can get away with the bold downbeat ending where the monster gets away or the conspiracy can't be proven before it ceases to be bold. Also, received wisdom is that the standalone episodes were the better ones, but with notable exceptions, it was pretty much the same tropes over and over again: Scientists Find Something Nasty, Serial Killer With Special Abilities, Small Town With Hideous Secret... Anyway, considering the way the show went out in a blaze of apathy six years ago, I'm a little surprised that anyone is looking forward to this (let alone Beaks, whom I depend upon to have higher standards than I do).
While everyone is still sucking The Dark Knight's cock... by slone13	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:27:20 PM
...it will be refreshing to see something else in the theatres. X-Files will do nicely.
I gots to get my files on. by nukethefridge	Jul 2nd, 2008 02:50:16 PM
I gots to get my files on.
S9 by DefyThis	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:51:09 PM
For those on about Season 9 - one episode there probably ranks as one of the best eps of all time - "John Doe." Too bad so few were interested at that point. Robert Patrick actually did a great job in a difficult situation; the fan base just didn't want to see Mulder go (but given how badly Duchovney phoned in seasons 7 and 8, I don't see why - Season 7 things were the X-Files comedy hour with genies, Will Sasso, the COPS spoof X-COPS, and William Gibson butchering his own genre in F.P.S.). My disdain for season seven and Duchovney's ego-tripping aside, I'll be there opening weekend.
Wait a Minute by Jack Shepherd	Jul 2nd, 2008 03:58:27 PM
Is the new X-Files movie going to have a stand-alone story? Haven't heard that A THOUSAND times.
The Super Soldier Program by hank henshaw	Jul 2nd, 2008 06:39:37 PM
The most contrived and ill-conceived chapter of the conspiracy was originally ran by the aliens. The, very stupid, plan was to abduct humans, return them dead and wait several months for them to come back to live as unstoppable killing machines (with one weakness, kryptoni... er, magnetite). It later seemed that it wasn't the aliens running the supersoldier program, but the supersoldiers themselves. Or the supersoldiers were aliens too, just not the gray shape-shifting aliens. I don't really know. I don't think the writers even know what was all that about, or cared. Harvesting humans and repopulation via black oil was a more straightforward plan, I think... stupid aliens.
I'd only see this if... by Chief Joseph	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:28:12 PM
If they just made a sequel to the first X-Files movie and ignored everything that came after it. Wouldn't that be great? You could have the Lone Gunmen, CSM, etc. again.
I hear you Fireproof, the Lone Gunmen are missed by v3d	Jul 2nd, 2008 10:39:00 PM
I always enjoyed the inclusion of the Lone Gunmen. In a way they were like fan surrogates. Geeks and nerds who never entered the field but knew everything (and more) about the X-files. The series was cancelled prematurely and many episodes were actually more entertaining then the final episodes of the X-files. I hope the Lone Gunmen characters get at least some small nod of recognition in this movie.
Yeah, killing off the Gunmen was downright MEAN by Nasty In The Pasty	Jul 2nd, 2008 11:01:50 PM
Just because a show is ending does NOT make it okay to just start killing off supporting characters willy-nilly! There's another reason seasons eight and nine didn't appeal to a lot of fans...no more cool villains! Krycek appears at the end of eight just to get gunned down, and CSM didn't reappear (after getting thrown down a flight of stairs at the end of season 7) until the very last ep (GREAT send-off, though). A conspiracy is only as good as the "face" that's put on it, and CSM was the Darth Vader of the X-Files. Kind of why the Star Wars prequels didn't match the OT...after Darth Maul was killed off at the end of Phantom Menace, you had NO CENTRAL VILLAIN. It was just a bunch of nebulous conspiracys that kids could NEVER follow.
Good stuff! by sugarbess	Jul 3rd, 2008 07:36:14 AM
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too soon? by TheBaxter	Jul 7th, 2008 02:44:44 PM
are you seriously saying that the x-files went away "too soon"? if anything, it didn't go away soon enough. it was a great show when it was great, but it lasted 2 or 3 seasons too long and blew the chance to wrap up its mythology in anything resembling a satisfying manner.

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