The X-Files: 6-part mini series

[Megatran]

The X-Files mini series is airing on Channel Ten with the first episode on last night. The second episode is on tonight. It follows on 13 years (or was it 14 years?) from the previous series.

What are people's thoughts?

[UltraMarginal]

I never saw heaps of the original x files, I've been watching the selected episodes over the last few weeks. still a few to go.

we watched the first of the new episodes last night and I thought it was pretty good. clearly a setup episode though, I'm expecting the story to be more involved in coming episodes.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

The first two episodes are solid, not great, but a good re-introduction. I felt, particularly in the first ep, that both Duchovny and Anderson were rather tired (as actors rather than as their characters), although this was somewhat lifted by the second episode.

Having just finished watching the third ep -- which is very, very good by the way! It seems they've gotten back into the groove (in part because it's a fun episode), so hopefully this is sustained to the end of the mini-series.

That said, the Ford product placement is a bit clumsy and intrusive.

[Paulbot]

Only seen the first two, as it's not fast tracked (silly move Ten, X-Files fans will pirate it) and I like it.

But it does seem a bit dated. It feels like the show just contuining on rather than anything radically new or different. Which is a good thing / bad thing. It's giving fans like me who did watch it through to the end "a bit more". But some of the scenes where Mulder or Scully recited exposition felt too old school.

The second episode suggests the series may be insividual stories tying to an overall theme and that's good with me. Will see of that's the case when ep 3 is on Sunday. No spoilers for those watching on TV please!

Was also surprised they didn't update the opening credits at all.

[MEEEGGGAAATTTRRROOONNN!!!]

Was also surprised they didn't update the opening credits at all.

Yeah, the least they could've done was update the character photos to match what they look like now.

[Ultra Mackness]

I used to love X-files back in the day! The first season screened in Australia in 1994 when I was in Year 12. There was only a small group of us who even knew about the show but there would be great discussions the day after any episode. I really enjoyed the second season too, but by the third season it had become mainstream and it seemed like everyone was watching it. The show clearly had more funding, but I kind of lost interest.

I got really pumped when I saw this mini series advertised, and I probably won't get to watch it till it comes out on BR, but a 20 odd year break is what I needed and I'm really looking forward to seeing the whole series in one sitting!

[5FDP]

I was a huge fan back in the day and I'm loving the new series. Can't believe it's already half over though

[Megatran]

Watched Episode 5 last night. How does a guy who blows himself up still has a full set of eyebrows & face that's recognisable whilst everyone else in the building at the time of the blast was on fire from head to toe????

For a brief moment into the episode it was heading down the Californication path.

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For a brief moment into the episode I thought I was watching Californication.

I was getting that vibe as well! Hell! I was getting that vibe from the very first episode! For a moment there, I thought Mulder was going to bend that Russian chick over and give her a probing.

Anyway, episode 4 seemed like a Scully episode with an X-File tacked on just to make it an X-File (as opposed to a plain drama) and episode 5 seemed like an ep that was meant to introduce replacement agents.

The only problem is, the replacement agents had zero charm and could be described as Meathead and Bitchy -- although that has a much better ring to it than Miller and Einstein.

EDIT: Oh yeah, Garry Chalk was on the TV in the background in one of the scenes as a newscaster. Was hoping he'd have a bigger role though, but he didn't.

[5FDP]

I love the X-Files, but if ep 5 is what we have to look forward to if they ever reboot the series, kill it off now. It was absolute sh!t.

Hopefully they end it right.