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The X-Files S10 |OT| The Truth Is Still Out There - Mondays 8/7c

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xtrasauce said:
Wasn't Millenium bad under Chris Carter's tutelage? I keep hearing that the Morgan/Wong season 2 was amazing, and that Carter ruined things when he took back the reins for season 3...
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Yeah, it's mostly a boring miserable show apart from the second season which is amazing, better than any season of the x files amazing.
 
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The quality just went up a few notches in Episode 2. Wonderful episode. I hope we get to meet William.

I'm sensing an Allie character. If this season turns out half as good as that, we're in for a treat.

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xtrasauce said:
Wasn't Millenium bad under Chris Carter's tutelage? I keep hearing that the Morgan/Wong season 2 was amazing, and that Carter ruined things when he took back the reins for season 3...
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I'm confused by all these comments. There were only two seasons of Millennium. A decent first one and the amazing second season.
 
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So, what was the deal with the black oil anyways? Was is just some kind of intelligent virus which infected the Greys and split them in two factions or was it their "life force"? After all it did gestate a Grey inside the people it infected.

It might make sense if the Greys were struggling among themselves because of the black oil but all the invasion thing was just made up.
 
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I still have Ice, The Post Modern Prometheus, Small Potatoes (Bruce Campbell!) & Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man left to watch from Space's marathon.

Of course, I've seen them all before (and multiple times for some), but it's been a while.
 
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HOLY SHIT....
Darin Morgan is writing the next episode...:O IVe been going ham on netflix and rewathing the series...man i reall forgot just how good this show was. Im doing a mythos run through the whole series with some of the best MotW thrown in... the first 4 seasons are fucking amazing.....
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been rewatching early episodes, it just illustrates how awful Duchovny was. Good lord.
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what really after wathcing the first ep in the mini series he was waaaaaaaay better back then and cared about the role... his lost it a little bit i think... the first ep this season was phoned in something awful ... even Gillian was better back then.. her voice sounds werid now..
 
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neoism said:
HOLY SHIT....
Darin Morgan is writing the next episode...:O IVe been going ham on netflix and rewathing the series...man i reall forgot just how good this show was. Im doing a mythos run through the whole series with some of the best MotW thrown in... the first 4 seasons are fucking amazing.....
what really after wathcing the first ep in the mini series he was waaaaaaaay better back then and cared about the role... his lost it a little bit i think... the first ep this season was phoned in something awful ... even Gillian was better back then.. her voice sounds werid now..
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Fighting that English accent
 
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xtrasauce said:
Wasn't Millenium bad under Chris Carter's tutelage? I keep hearing that the Morgan/Wong season 2 was amazing, and that Carter ruined things when he took back the reins for season 3...
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Yeah. ;( Season 2 is one of my favorite seasons of any show I've ever watched. Best season finale as well.

dead souls said:
I'm confused by all these comments. There were only two seasons of Millennium. A decent first one and the amazing second season.
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There were 3 seasons.
 
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Ayt said:
I feel bad for people skipping MOTW episodes. What are you doing?
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most are sheeeit but yeah some are the best in the series.. funny though i love Carter's mythos eps but he really misses when he writes a WoTW ep....
like dam Syzygy has to be one of the worst eps ever.... why was Fox and Scully so mean to each other in that ep... smh....really wished Darin Morgan wrote a lot ore episodes....
 
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neoism said:
most are sheeeit but yeah some are the best in the series.. funny though i love Carter's mythos eps but he really misses when he writes a WoTW ep....
like dam Syzygy has to be one of the worst eps ever.... why was Fox and Scully so mean to each other in that ep... smh....really wished Darin Morgan wrote a lot ore episodes....
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Scully and Mulders exchanges were the only good part of that episode.

If you don't agree, fine.whatever.
 
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Due to the reviews, I went into this with really low expectations and that usually works out well for me. Holy fuck, the first episode was terrible. It felt like a parody.
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yeah it was fucking awful .. It summed up everything that's wrong with the mythology episodes in a single hour

I don't even know if I want to watch more but that sexy scully gif is promising

Motw is the only chance for them to be creative
 
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OCDChewie said:
I still have Ice, The Post Modern Prometheus, Small Potatoes (Bruce Campbell!) & Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man left to watch from Space's marathon.

Of course, I've seen them all before (and multiple times for some), but it's been a while.
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More I think about it, the more I think this might be my fav. episode in the entire series...so good.
 
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xtrasauce said:
Wasn't Millenium bad under Chris Carter's tutelage? I keep hearing that the Morgan/Wong season 2 was amazing, and that Carter ruined things when he took back the reins for season 3...
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Yes, season 1 while good was more about showing promise, season 2 paid off big time and then season 3 took a giant steam shart all over the previous season
 
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Watched Triangle tonight. Better than I remembered. That long Scully scene in the middle of the episode is my favourite. Gillian is fantastic.
 
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So I watched the first episode last night finally.

Did they seriously just retcon the entire series with this? I'm not sure how I feel about it as it's kind of within bounds of the premise of the series, but still. I want my damn aliens.
 
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Kaladin said:
So I watched the first episode last night finally.

Did they seriously just retcon the entire series with this? I'm not sure how I feel about it as it's kind of within bounds of the premise of the series, but still. I want my damn aliens.
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I hope not. They used the whole "It's the government' in Season 5. It seems more like mis-direction especially when the Alex Jones character tries to link 9/11 to it.
 
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Kaladin said:
So I watched the first episode last night finally.

Did they seriously just retcon the entire series with this? I'm not sure how I feel about it as it's kind of within bounds of the premise of the series, but still. I want my damn aliens.
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Well, there are aliens, they just never planned to invade. It does clash with some of the previous mythology though.

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I hope not. They used the whole "It's the government' in Season 5. It seems more like mis-direction especially when the Alex Jones character tries to link 9/11 to it.
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I think some of it will stick as the focus of the series is definitely meant to be more about paranoia now in relation to the government. Of course the original mythology did that well enough anyway.

Fact: We won't get all the answers we are looking for.
 
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DoctorWho said:
Well, there are aliens, they just never planned to invade. It does clash with some of the previous mythology though.
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I may be a bit muddy, but wasn't some of the previous mythology that aliens collaborated with the government to keep what they were doing secret?
 
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The X-Files - Breaks Worldwide Ratings Record:

FOX PREMIERE OF THE X-FILES BREAKS WORLDWIDE RATINGS RECORDS WITH MORE THAN 50 MILLION VIEWERS IN FIRST THREE DAYS

With Global Day & Date Roll-Out on Fox in the U.S. and Fox Channels in 80 Countries, Two-Night Special Event Becomes One of the Most Successful Series Premieres on Television. All-New Episode Airs Tonight on FOX at 8:00pm ET/PT

The latest mind-bending chapter of THE X-FILES captured the attention of tens of millions of viewers around the world with its record-setting, two-night return to FOX last week. Premiering within 24 hours on FOX in the U.S. and 80 countries internationally, Chris Carter’s iconic series delivered more than 50 million viewers, and set new ratings records in multiple markets.

At time of issue, U.S. performance data included national L+3 data, while international data was limited to the available L+SD data from 20 measured markets. This means ratings will continue to increase as time-shifted viewing rolls up to +7 viewing around the world.

International Highlights:

Across 6 measured FOX channel markets in Latin America, the first 2 episodes’ average outperformed the FY16 prime-time benchmark by 68%, and matched or surpassed the season six premiere of ratings’ juggernaut THE WALKING DEAD in several countries including Argentina (+4%), Chile (+87%), Colombia (+23%) and Mexico (+9%) in the A18-49HM demo.
In the same 6 markets, the live premiere reached more than 1.6 Million Total Viewers, with an average audience of almost 1 Million viewers.

In Argentina, THE X-FILES broke a 3-year national record in the A18-49HM demo, delivering a 3.71 rating during the opening episode and ranking #1 amongst A18-49HM during both episodes.

Across 11 European FOX markets, the episode 1 live premiere of THE X-FILES was seen by over 2.5 million Total Viewers, with an average audience of 1.7 million viewers.

In the same markets, the average of the first 2 episodes outperformed the European FY15 prime-time benchmark by four-fold.

New rating records were set across FOX channels in Europe, including FOX Finland (ep.1), FOX Serbia (ep.1) and FOX Poland (ep.2), where the show appeared as the most watched episode ever on the FOX channel. In Italy and The Netherlands, THE X-FILES ranked as one of the most successful premieres in FOX history.

In Canada THE X-FILES debuted as the most watched series premiere of the 2015-2016 season with 2.4 million viewers on Sunday January 24th. Episode 1 delivered the largest audience of any episodes of THE X-FILES on record in Canada.
U.S. Highlights:

The premiere delivered an impressive 20.3 million Total Viewers (Live+3), a 25% increase in Total Viewers vs Live+SD (16.2 million viewers) and surpassing the original series’ most-watched season (19.8 mil average in Season 5)

THE X-FILES’ Sunday premiere drew an average audience of 1.1 million in three days of streaming on Hulu and FOXNOW – bringing the show’s Live 3 multi-platform premiere audience to 21.4 million.

The premiere had a strong 7.8 rating with A18-49 – growing by +27% vs Live+SD (6.2), and marking television’s third-highest premiere this season in L3, behind only THE WALKING DEAD and EMPIRE, and this season’s #1 series debut overall.
THE X-FILES’ Monday premiere ranks among the top 10 broadcast and cable premieres overall this season in Adults 18-49, Men 18-49 and Adults 25-54.

To date, THE X-FILES two premiere episodes have garnered an additional audience of more than 3 million from streaming on Hulu and FOX NOW.

FOX has long been the world’s most widely distributed premiere entertainment destination, known for groundbreaking, trend setting and critically acclaimed programming beloved by audiences in the U.S. and abroad. The day & date TV launch model is a staple of the FOX programming and marketing strategy for its viral, high-profile series. FOX is available as a linear channel and non-linear offering in over 340 million homes across the U.S. and virtually all international TV markets.

Internationally, THE X-FILES premiered as part of a two-night special or a double-bill across all licensed territories within the international FOX portfolio, including markets such as Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina in Latin America; Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia in South East Asia; Bulgaria, Finland, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain and Turkey in Europe and pan-regionally in sub-Saharan Africa.

Upcoming premieres in the UK, Germany, France, Australia and India are expected to add millions more viewers above the running worldwide total.

Note: “HM” in demographics = High/Medium income.
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http://www.spoilertv.com/2016/02/the-x-files-breaks-worldwide-ratings.html

Very nice! I hope we get more episodes!
 
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Kaladin said:
I may be a bit muddy, but wasn't some of the previous mythology that aliens collaborated with the government to keep what they were doing secret?
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Sort of, they cut a deal with the Syndicate to help roll out what they needed for colonization and in return the aliens would spare them. The humans were involved in the preparing of the alien virus to be spread via bees.

I haven't watched most of the mythology episodes myself in about 10 years. Need to do a mythology run on the blu-rays soon.

Kevin said:
The X-Files - Breaks Worldwide Ratings Record:



Source:

http://www.spoilertv.com/2016/02/the-x-files-breaks-worldwide-ratings.html

Very nice! I hope we get more episodes!
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Even with that lackluster first episode this has been a best case scenario ratings wise. At least so far.
 
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DoctorWho said:
Sort of, they cut a deal with the Syndicate to help roll out what they needed for colonization and in return the aliens would spare them. The humans were involved in the preparing of the alien virus to be spread via bees.

I haven't watched most of the mythology episodes myself in about 10 years. Need to do a mythology run on the blu-rays soon.
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A yes. I remember now. Even if it isn't a retcon, Mulder does some serious mental gymnastics in that premier to come to the conclusion he does after everything.
 
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DoctorWho said:
Sort of, they cut a deal with the Syndicate to help roll out what they needed for colonization and in return the aliens would spare them. The humans were involved in the preparing of the alien virus to be spread via bees.

I haven't watched most of the mythology episodes myself in about 10 years. Need to do a mythology run on the blu-rays soon.
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Is there a good site out there anywhere that has the episodes listed by MotW or mythology or such...would make things a lot easier when doing a mythology run per se, which I want to do as well.
 
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Kaladin said:
A yes. I remember now. Even if it isn't a retcon, Mulder does some serious mental gymnastics in that premier to come to the conclusion he does after everything.
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It's what gets him back in the game though. In the finale "The Truth" the reveal of the invasion date, December 21st 2012, knocks his quest for the truth on its ass and while he seemed to be determined to try and stay motivated its clear now that he eventually fell into depression.

The discovery that the invasion was bullshit and that the real truth is still out there reinvigorates his quest and fits with the reopening of The X-Files. They do need to sort out how the new revelation works with what we previously knew about the mythology though. Aliens still need to be an integral part of the narrative as well.

Jerm411 said:
Is there a good site out there anywhere that has the episodes listed by MotW or mythology or such...would make things a lot easier when doing a mythology run per se, which I want to do as well.
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http://x-files.wikia.com/wiki/Mythology

I will help you out even though you're a Royals fan.
 
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DoctorWho said:
It's what gets him back in the game though. In the finale "The Truth" the reveal of the invasion date, December 21st 2012, knocks his quest for the truth on its ass and while he seemed to be determined to try and stay motivated its clear now that he eventually fell into depression.

The discovery that the invasion was bullshit and that the real truth is still out there reinvigorates his quest and fits with the reopening of The X-Files. They do need to sort out how the new revelation works with what we previously knew about the mythology though. Aliens still need to be an integral part of the narrative as well.
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True. The doctor from the opening that we see Mulder meeting with, was he a part of the previous show or even the later movie? I don't remember him but he mentions meeting Mulder 10 years prior at least.
 
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I doubt Duchovny and Anderson signed on for a potential Season 11 so they are going to be demanding big money if the ratings hold up throughout the rest of the season.
 
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DoctorWho said:
I doubt Duchovny and Anderson signed on for a potential Season 11 so they are going to be demanding big money if the ratings hold up throughout the rest of the season.
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It's big money they should get. It can be difficult reviving characters this long dead. Same with Mitch Pileggi and William B. Davis.
 
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