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Who Will Mulder's Replacement Be?
Cliff Martin writes: "zap2it.com has a story mentioning that there are several candidates for Mulder's replacement. Mulder will only be appearing in 11 episodes in season eight." OK, normally I wouldn't mention something like this, but one of the names on their list of folks who've tried out for the part is... Bruce Campbell? I don't envy Carter these days: no matter what he does, the fans are gonna be pissed. Personally I'm happy that there's gonna at least be another season of the show!
(Unfortunately, whatever they were doing behind the scenes, that managed to break the "back to headlines" link badly.)
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Prior to this story, the most frequently mentioned candidate was Chris Noth, formerly of Law & Order, and recently "Mr. Big" (guess why) on Sex and the City. This Yahoo article incorporates both the new and old rumors.
(In an exclusive interview, Noth replied that he was looking forward to starring in a series without a preposition in its name.)
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My personal vote is for the Trinity woman. Jeanine Turner (you know, O'connel from Northern Exposure) is out of work too, she could probably do a good job.
The sex appeal would go through the roof. She can't be Mulder she'll have to be her own chracter and have her own thing going but she could be more willing to believe than Scully and have some sort of groovy geek thing going. Maybe she's a computer hacker type.
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He'll be out of a job soon. He already knows a little bit about the FBI.
Bruce Campbell, isn't he the master thief on "Xena, Warrior Princess"? If so, maybe he could get Lucy Lawless to replace Scully. Each episode would end in a large sword fight.
Hm, I thought I recalled hearing something about Al knowing Emo through some random event- living near eachother was what came to mind (I know they didn't grow up together, as you mentioned.) Apperantly I just had the crack pipe set to "stun" when I was posting. . .
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Hey, you're on to something, Andre Brauer would make a cool replacement for Mulder. I forget which season it was Campbell appeared on H:LOTS, but I've seen it 2 or 3 times. Ah, almost forgot IMDB is full of this information.. and here you are
More importantly it would only take the great Bruce Campbell a matter of minutes to score with Scully. Did Mulder ever get around to it? Replace Mulder with a real man.
Of course they'd have to change the name to the X11R6.4 Files, but it's a minor thing.
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A show featuring The Lone Gunmen (as the geeks are called) - Byers, Langly and Frohike - is already in the works for next season. Yahoo!!! See the IMDB for quick confirmation on this. Its already filming.
All that needs to be done is to bring all the main secondary characters up a notch and they'd cover enough of any story line you'd care to mention.
Maybe Scully could just be partnered with a different person each week, like Murphy Brown's secretary ;)
Whatever happened to that spinoff they were thinking about that had the computer guys in it? Of course, they'll fill it with all sorts of nonsense crap and us true nerds will be laughing our asses off all the way through the show... It'll be like "Hackers" with lots of "graphical hacking in 3D worlds".
They should just come out with "Tron" the series.
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the aliens are all good (the goodie two shoes option),
the Aliens are all bad (the paranoia option)?
Or something like out of babylon five where you are careful about what you ask for because the answers surpass all your dreams and nightmares. (surprise option)
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Yeah, as a 'misunderstood' demon that wanted a non-demon child, but had to keep killing his own little behorned demon-babies.
What a great partner for Mulder!
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Just let the thing die already. We're already on the downhill side. Reunite Mulder with his sister and have the aliens take them away or something, let Scully have her baby, and kill off any of the remaining cartel that CKB was part of. Cripes, talk about beating a dead horse...
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He is the best character on the show and he needs to step up as the lead. He can either stay a quasi-bad guy (which I think would be great), or become a full on good guy (which would be a more traditional tv show). Since Gillian Anderson also wants to leave, team Krycek with Diana Fowley and you have a great show. I love Bruce Campbell as much as anyone, but I just think he's too goofy to be a lead on X Files.
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RMS, Linus Torvalds, Maddog Hall, Alan Cox, Bruce Perens and Eric Raymond should all do guest appearances.
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I thought the FBI would be happy to get rid of him. Why would they replace him?
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Since the end of the series pretty strongly implied that Cooper had been taken over, wouldn't that require the *evil* Cooper to show up in the XFiles?
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(Not that that wouldn't be entertaining
I think that Mulder's replacement should be Kyle MacLaughlin in drag.
Hey, it worked for the second season of Twin Peaks!
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Who should replace Mulder?
Man, I'd like to see Campbell take out an alien or two with his boom-stick.
For what it's worth, during college some friends and I used to run an online magazine. We interviewed Bruce... he's a pretty cool cat. Check it out if you want.
The most innovative casting, IMO, would be to bring the FBI's next-most-wacky Special Agent in...Dale Cooper from "Twin Peaks". Think about it. Kyle MacLachlan has plenty of experience with delivering strange dialog - even backwards. "Twin Peaks" has a devoted group of viewers with experience in keeping track of a convoluted plot lasting a season or more. There is already a lot of overlap between the two audiences.
It makes sense. The agency allowed Cooper near complete autonomy, and he would follow his instincts no matter where they lead, even if they lead into a shadow world. There's nothing in the X-Files world that could phase Cooper.
They used to do all sorts of cross-overs of characters from one show onto another back in the 1960s. Combine the mythos of the two shows.
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I vote for Craig Charles who plays Lister on 'Red Dwarf'.
Bruce has a lot of experiance with the supernatural and wierd, so I feel that he is uniquely qualified for the job. I mean really, can the cigarette smoking man stand up to a guy who travelled back into time with only a big old car, a chainsaw, shotgun, chemistry books and stuff to battle the undead? And made it back? And was on Xena, and was a cowboy? Only Jim Carey would be better IMHO.
LISTER: What do you believe in, then? Do you believe in God?
RIMMER: God? Certainly not! What a preposterous thought! I believe in aliens, Lister.
LISTER: Oh, right, fine. Something sensible at last.
RIMMER: Aliens, Lister, with technology so far in advance of our own we can't even begin to imagine.
LISTER: Well, that's not difficult. Mankind hasn't even got the technology to create a toupee that doesn't get big laughs.
Naw... this reply isn't about your post (althought it is about X-Files)... let's skip to the end. The .sig, specifically:
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*Excellent* short story. *Great* Science Fiction. Now, why won't they put stuff like that back on the air? Not "scary stuff", but speculative or brain-twisting concepts presented in a fast moving story.
X-Files at its top form had some stories like this, but both it and Star Trek (another series that does some great SF) suffer a bit from the limitation that they have to keep the same characters rather intact. (Incidently, in an odd way, the Simpsons also do shows like this, especially the Halloween specials).
It seems that after awhile, the writers get attached to the cast and turn good series into "soap operas". I don't care whether or not Mulder and Scully have kissed, I don't care where Janeway let Tuvok touch her... I'd read usenet if I want that -- just gimmie an entertaining show, dammit!
I'd love to see Bruce Campbell in there, btw, and it *is* common industry practice to drop rumors and see what the reaction on the street is. Bruce seems to be a shoo-in if that is the case. Every SF website is covering "Bruce Campbell replacing Mulder", not "Four guys screen test for Mulder".
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Not to mention most people have already been polluted by stupid 20/20 episodes about rotating earth axes and shows like "Unsolved Mysteries"... and quite a few believe in these alien abductions.
No, I'd be a whole lot more amenable to this show if there weren't already a whole bunch of people who believe in this stuff.
Scully: Agent Arnie, give me a hand here. This UFO landing gear is crushing my legs!
Agent Arnie: Ya. Here ya go. Oomph! [grunts]
Scully: Thanks Agent Arnie. Any sign of the baddies?
Agent Arnie: No, they've disappeared once again. [sighs] Like they always do just before they pan into the camera, ya know. [winks at camera]
Scully: Drats! I knew we should've taken a picture or two. The truth is out there!
Agent Arnie: Wait, I haf an idea. BTW, why do ya always say that?
Scully: Say what? What's your idea Agent Arnie?
Agent Arnie: Ya know, that "truth is out there" crap. Anyway, look: these aliens are always looking for da perfect human, right? Well it's me! Why don't they operate on me?! IT'S ME YOU WANT! COME AND GET *ME*!!!
Scully: Hey, calm down. We're not alone here, you know. [Alien ship hovers over Agent Arnie's head and begins to tractor beam him in.]
Agent Arnie: Aaaarrrghhh!!!
Agent Arnie: Aaaaarrrrrggh!
Agent Arnie: Arrrrrrgggggggh!!!
Scully: Agent Arnie stop arrrging like that!
Agent Arnie: I can't help it. I always do that. Throw me those weapons by your feet!
Scully: [mutters] Hey!--where'd all these come from? [Best boy grip is seen scurrying out of the scene.] [Scully throws a sack containing a grenade launcher, 2 large guns and a hunting knife up to Agent Arnie.] You get them Agent Arnie! You teach them good once and for all. The truth is out there!
Agent Arnie: [Catches the satchel of weaponry] Stop saying that!
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Laff, sounds like the Simpson's writers should get in on this one...
Oh, wait. That's right. You're all (uneducated) high school students with no knowledge of modern science or scepticism.
I'll see your rant, and raise you a big cheesy chunk of real life.
I have a friend. A smart person, with a graduate degree, who loves the show. Once, I mentioned to her that I never got into the X-Files, and she talked for about a half hour about it was so wonderful and that I 'wasn't being fair'.
After she had wound down a bit, I was able to speak; 'OK, fine' I said 'I'll give it another try. You do have to admit that some people take the show a little too seriously...it's a STORY, fiction, entertainment, nothing more. That's what I find to be the biggest turn off.'
To that, she dedicated the next hour to how 'wrong I was' and that that 'much of it is based on fact' or only names and minor plot changes were made.
Yow! Another graduate degree wasted!
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When the X-Files moved its production location from beautiful Vancouver, BC, Canada to the smoggy, crappy, cultural wasteland known as Los Angeles, the show took a huge dive in popularity. Coincidence? I think not. The X-Files used to be one of the few shows that was different from the others. It had a sense of originality to it. And now, it's just another piece of crap from L.A. Bring more shows to Canada, away from the U.S., and television programming will be better for all. Those are my 3 Canadian cents. (CA$0.03 == US$0.02)
Hey, I checked it a few minutes ago, and it WAS there!
Lately I found the x-files boring, i mean... they never discover the whole truth, they never really get anywhere in the "big" conspiracy.. its just... boring! I like the non-conspiracy episodes better personally...
although mulder is funny...
Why bother even replacing Mulder? Anyone who has watched the show from the beginning isn't gonna watch some "other" guy trying to take his place... the whole show is Mulder and Scully... not some new guy and Scully... They should make this the last season... at least they'd go out with some class...
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I don't think I could stomach a series with The Lone Gunmen.
They are fake geeks, spouting off some half-baked lines that sound just real enough to fool the average Joe into thinking they are the real deal.
X-Files' problem is that the show is built around the mystery surrounding the conspiracy. That's the best part of the show, but also it's biggest problem: it is in the studio's best interest to keep the show going (thus, make relatively few relevant episodes to the real story), but the fans want to see more of the "real" episodes.
You end up with a show that has two distinct sides: "conspiracy" episodes, and the "x-file" episodes. I find the x-file episodes boring, because 1) they don't matter in the long-run, and 2) they are frequently silly/inane (witness that rediclous FPS episode, or the sad, sad, sad end-of-last-season episode involving Scully and Mulder being the subject of a Tea Leoni and Gary Shandling movie). There are a few exceptions (I think this season's baseball-loving alien was one of the show's best ever) but all in all, the conspiracy episodes are the only ones worth watching. Too bad those only air during sweeps, and then only a total of 4 or 5 this year.
Expect to see Mulder during each of the major sweeps seasons this year, and the rest of the season to just suck.
It will be sad to see the X Files die this, the most horrible of deaths.
Bruce's best X-files line:
Hey Scully!
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Bruce's best strategy:
Uttering the words "Klatuu Berata Nictu" to stop the smoking man dead in his tracks.
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I want frank Black, so the series turn to Milenium,
which is much better.
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Bruce Campbell has a lot going for him though. His acting style easily matches the eloquence that the X-Files scripts have long been known for.
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Wah!
The reason L&O has survived so many casting changes is because L&O isn't about the characters at all. I find this very refreshing in a TV lineup filled with sitcoms and other drivel.
Every L&O ep is completely about the case, we see only what the cops and lawyers see on the job. They do a little character development to keep it from turning into a documentary, but the story is what drives the show, not any particular character.
If the X-Files could abstract away from the central characters a little more and focus on the cases, it might be possible for the show to continue post-Mulder-and-Scully. Honestly I find the Mulder-angst-fixation eps to be the most boring of the lot, I'll be happy to see him less.
I'm Agent Campbell... and this is my BOOM STICK. Now whhhooo wants some.. Huh? Who wants some? You want some Smoking Man? Huh?
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I can't imagine how cool Bruce Campbell would be in the role, but he would be a breath of fresh air. As evidenced by shows like Law and Order, replacing a central character with a new one with a different personality is usually more interesting than trying to replace the character with someone similar.
Bruce Campbell has been on the X-Files before, and has even played a tightly wound detective on Homicide: Life on the Street, and his experience in the 'horror' genre would make him perfect, the only loss being his trademark sense of humour, which is snotty and loud, unlike Mulder who is more restrained.
I should be honest, I'm a huge Campbell fan, and I loved Army of Darkness, but I don't think I'm being biased, Bruce could save the X-Files, and maybe rekindle the sense of wonder it used to have. Don't get me wrong, it was a great show, but too many 'dream' and unresolved plotlines doesn't make for satisfying viewing. I think a little "sugar" from Bruce Campbell would be a great thing.
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Let's see... X-Files, and X-Men...
How about Patrick Stewart?
"I've never seen anything like this..." or whatever his quote was, would be good here.
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Or does he go to the loony bin?
Or does he get abducted and dis-appear into the great beyond?
Or what?
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My vote goes to Emo Philips, freaky comedian best known for playing the shop teacher in UHF who cuts off his own thumb with a table saw.
My vote does NOT go to Wilson-Philips, heavyset cheesegirl band...
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Mulder who? What are you talking about? Dammit Slashdot, be more specific! You expect everybody to know what you're talking about at all times? That's like when you say "Kernel 2.2.16 Released" or "Gnome 1.2 Released." Kernel who? What gnome? Who shot who in the what now? All of this talk about Red Hats and Gimps is confusing me.
Sorry, long day at work...
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Amusing use of the referrer property by zap2it.com: if and only if you clicked on this story from Slashdot, you get the final line, "In a related story, Natalie Portman got hot grits poured on her by rabid slashdot fans."
(Unfortunately, whatever they were doing behind the scenes, that managed to break the "back to headlines" link badly.)
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How about a spin-off with that bunch of geeks that appear occasionally? The few times I've caught the show and they were on, I found them much more entertaining than the stars.
I think Fabio is P E R F E C T for the part!
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My vote goes to Emo Philips, freaky comedian best known for playing the shop teacher in UHF who cuts off his own thumb with a table saw.
LOL! That guy was hilarious. So was the entire movie. But seriously... if I was a comedian and I was best known for a part in UHF, I'd go find another job. Not many people seem to have ever heard of UHF (that's what they get for releasing it the same summer as some ridiculously huge movie, like E.T. or something.)
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