Im happy its coming back and seeing that its filmed again makes it so much sweeter.Used to be able to point out and know were most of the stuff was being shot.
I just started watching the original series. Although I like it, it does feel a little Twilight Zoney to me. I'm okay with that, but so far nothing mind blowing yet. I like the episodes..I just watched "Eve", but does the style change a lot after the first season?
As far as favorite episodes, I think X-Cops is right up there for me. Sure it was a response to the entire Blair Witch hype at the time, but I thought it was very good. Odd that it was followed up with one of the worst episodes- First Person Shooter.
I think season 7 gets a bit of a bad rap. It was a step up from season 6 imo and bit of a return to form with the monsters of the week.
Generally speaking, I didn't dislike the story arc, but probably preferred the monsters of the week variety. Either way, seasons 1-5 were gold.
The best series to me are the ones that are one offs but have a back ground story or mystery in the back. You can full episodes without addressing and only occasionally add detail to the back story. When the back story becomes the main plot things fall apart. Lots of shows end up this way but it still sucks if you ask me. This was X-Files to me. Great when the conspiracy was just a minor plot point week to week but went down hill once the conspiracy had to be solved.
Vince Gilligan, the writer of the episode, wanted Bryan Cranston to play the antagonist because he felt he would humanize the role.[6] “We needed a guy who could be scary and kind of loathsome but at the same time had a deep, resounding humanity," he later said.[7] In an interview with The New York Times, Gilligan stated, "We had this villain, and we needed the audience to feel bad for him when he died. Bryan alone was the only actor who could do that, who could pull off that trick. And it is a trick. I have no idea how he does it.”[6] Rick Millikan, the casting director for The X-Files noted that Cranston was nearly not chosen for this episode. Initially, the part of Crump had been assigned to a different actor, but Cranston came prepared to audition for the part. Although the character had already been cast, Millikan allowed him to audition and was very pleased with his performance and chose him for the part instead.[4]
Cranston's work on this episode later impacted his career; Gilligan cast him in the series Breaking Bad, but AMC executives were initially unsure of this decision as they were familiar only with Cranston's work on the sitcom Malcolm in the Middle. They were convinced after viewing his performance in "Drive".[7]Gilligan, a fan of country musician Junior Brown, cast Brown as Virgil Nokes, the farmer who Mulder and Scully investigate at the beginning of the episode. Brown was flown in at the request and personal expense of Gilligan,[3] and would later perform a song on the trailer for the Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul.[8]
Would be more interested in Carter finishing Millenium
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Has anyone watched it yet? They released the first three episodes to critics and the consensus seems to be the first episode is bad but it gets much better.
Straya doesn't get this for another 6 days though. Poor decisions like this are why Oz has the highest per capita illegal downloads in the world.
Why would they schedule the premiere right after the football? It never, ever ends on time. Now, I have to sit through this post game garbage too? I want Mulder!
