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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!
Of course they'd have to change the name to the X11R6.4 Files, but it's a minor thing.
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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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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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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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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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