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The Lone Gunmen Are Dead

Posted by chrisd on from the and-I-feel-fine dept.

Mike Perry (And many,many others) writes: "In an astounding move after the cancellation of the show, Chris Carter killed off the Lone Gunmen in tonight's episode of the X-Files. After a short introduction that re-introduced the group as trying to save "a world that isn't too kind to idealists," the episode progressed until the Gunmen realized their destiny with Langley's quotes about Joey Ramone, and then Byer's quote "We never gave up, and we never will. In the end, if that's all they can say about us, it'll do." The episode then built to an ending where the Gunmen group gave their lives to thwart a bio-terrorist financed by a business tycoon.I don't know about you guys, but back in the prime of the X-Files, these guys were as close a role model as I could find on television as a kid. I was deeply disappointed with the cancellation of the show (sure the pilot sucked, but the next few episodes were good). I feel glad that these characters were allowed to retire with dignity before the end of the show." CD: Oops, sorry about the spoiler, when I scheduled the post I miscalculated the timing. I know, I'm evil. I promise I won't ruin the next 4 episodes or however many they have left.

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  1. Re:Just so you don't do this again.. by Wintersmute · · Score: 5, Funny

    slashdot's entire cultural coverge is pretty weak and needs an overhaul

    Am I the only one who thinks that cultural coverage for nerds is like visual arts coverage for the blind?

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  2. Re:Hello, SPOILER warning? by BreakWindows · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have all the released movies but I was waiting until all the remaining episodes were filmed before watching them. But why bother now.

    They made sequels to that movie? Man, I imagine they must have gone downhill after that first one...probably filled with furry muppets or something.

    And to all the people complaining: come on, it's only television. If you find yourself complaining that someone spoiled the ending to your favorite TV show, AND that show is the XFiles, AND the spoilage was that the geeky subversives with whom you identify were killed: You really need to (re)evaluate your life. Put down the game comtroller, move out of your parent's basement and cut the mullet. That *whoosh* you hear is life passing you by.

  3. I'm really very sorry. by chrisd · · Score: 5, Funny
    It honestly wasn't intentional. It wasn't a time zone thing, I just haven't watched x-files in such a long time (the whole alien tease thing they did was too annoying for me) so I didn't think about when the story would hit on the west coast. My bad.

    Anyhow, it's 9pm on the west coast so no real point in changing titles (something we are loathe to do), and well, a big apology to everyone who cares, and a big overall apology to people further along the dateline who we probably regularly ruin shows for. (But it is just TV, after all)

    chrisd

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  4. Not a spoiler. It's your own damn fault. by Henry+V+.009 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is not a spoiler. It's your own damn fault for reading it. Don't you know that the great slashdot blackout is going on?

  5. wait a minute... by telstar · · Score: 5, Funny

    I though the internet took three more hours to reach the west coast too!

  6. Geez, I'm old... Oh... my arthritis... by tommck · · Score: 5, Funny
    I don't know about you guys, but back in the prime of the X-Files, these guys were as close a role model as I could find on television as a kid.

    COULD I FEEL ANY FUCKING OLDER RIGHT NOW?

    When you were a kid!?!?!

    Jesus, I need a beer.

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