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The Lone Gunmen Are Dead
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.
Thank you for ruining the episode for us on the west cost!
Don't bother, it sucks. The only reason to watch that show anymore is Gillian Anderson, and she's only in the last 2 minutes or so.
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Not because of the cheesy way they killed them off, but because I had taken it for granted that these three goofballs would always be there.
It was kinda nice in the part where they had to cover up for their lack of equipment, blaming it on upgrades and giving them all away to charity, when for real they had spent it all on finding Yves.
Jimmy also made a nice comeback from the Lone Gunmen era. Man, I really really wished Mulder was back for this episode. He had a real bond with these guys. And I believe with Lone Gunmen gone, and with the curtains coming down next month, one of the most hated/loved series is leaving us all.
Rapid Nirvana
Course, I stopped giving a shit about 4 seasons ago.
Not to mention the Rest of the World. Down Under the new season of the X-files hasn't even started yet.
How Many times has cancer man been killed?
Remeber, this is the x-files were talking about. a person on this show, is not dead until you see a body, in peiceis on the ground.
and even then its not garunteed that they are dead
I'm very very serious: I was so fucking shocked by what I saw, it didn't even occur to me to submit it to slashdot. I stopped watching X-Files last season, but I saw on an ad that the Lone Gunman were featured in this ep so I stayed to watch...
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If you're upset about spoilers, don't be. Knowing what happens isn't going to blunt it when you see it happens
I hate Chris Carter. I hope the feds catch him typing "ALLAH BOMB PRESIDENT" to someone on Instant Messenger.
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Nice spoilage warning. Of course, the title says it all. In the four coming episodes how bout a simple, "X-Files: Four more to go" or something like that. Even with a spoilage warning, the title gives it a way without reading what you do not want to.
It's not even an issue of timing with respect to the West Coast. Given the geek predilection for spoiler avoidance, spoilers for TV/movies should _always_ be "Read More"d.
> 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.
So, basically what you're saying is that, because you don't care about the X-Files, you didn't care enough to NOT post a SPOILER thread on the night the episode was out?
> Anyhow, it's 9pm on the west coast so no real point in changing titles
Yeah, except for the people who are just starting to watch it, and the people in Alaska, and Hawaii, and everywhere else in the world that doesn't run on east coast time.
> 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)
Yeah, and Slashdot is just a big, overrated and overgrown news site.
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chrid fucked up. Then chrisd apologized. If I had made this mistake and a zillion people jumped down my throat I would feel like shit and I bet chrisd does. Leave the guy alone.
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Ok, I'm gonna burn some karma on this one but I'm really angry at the /. editors for letting such a spoiler on the frontpage without even a warning.
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Yes, this message is redundant, so moderate me down but I just had to say it.
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nice spoiler for those of use who time-shift.
and your lame ass apology just somehow makes
it worse.
... for the spoiler.
I *was* going to watch this episode, which a friend had taped for me. So much for that.
Seriously, think twice about posting something like this - period.
And your attitude pretty much confirms everything he said...
Well perhaps if you spent a little more time in the real world and less time staring at a monitor...
The fact is this is NOT news. It's been known for at LEAST 2 months that they were killed off.
So you've known for two months that they'd be killed off, and you learned this by spending time in the real world instead of staring at a monitor?
What I want to know is, what kind of fire alarm system drops two airtight walls around the person pulling the fire alarm? Did they have a problem with kids pulling the alarm and decided to setup a mantrap so it'd hold them until the police came? What if the building was on fire and collapsed around them?
first things first, i apologise for being so harsh in my original post (for some reason i cant log in, which is frustrating, but this is paganritual here) ... i think the fact that i killed the last half hour at work responding to this meant that i had time to include more insults than was required. im sure i could have got my point across with being so immature.
at any rate, i think i have read one too many 'this is what you should be doing' posts and i just cracked. this insistence on telling others how to live their lives starts to grate very quickly, and i think that because it so often comes with an assumed description of the stereotypical 'nerd' or 'geek', or whatever term you choose, makes it all the more irritating.
i couldnt care less about the x-files anymore. i hardly watch any tv at all. i dont even live in america, so none of this was relevant to me anyway. but i can appreciate the frustration in looking forward to seeing something (yes, even a television show) and then being told what happens before you even get to see it. to chime in with 'its just a tv show, why dont you go out and get a life' is such a nothing comment its a wonder you bother posting it in the first place.