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The X-Files To Return

Posted by Soulskill on from the more-episodes-are-out-there dept.

An anonymous reader writes: Fox announced today that The X-Files will return with six new episodes. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will both reprise their roles as Mulder and Scully, respectively, and show creator Chris Carter will return as well. Production begins this summer, but air dates are not yet known. The X-Files originally started in 1993 and ran for 9 seasons, spawning two feature films and a short-lived spinoff called The Lone Gunmen. It won 16 Emmy awards and 5 Golden Globe awards before critical reception soured over the last few seasons. Carter said, "I think of it as a 13-year commercial break. The good news is the world has only gotten that much stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories."

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  1. I want to believe... by sconeu · · Score: 5, Funny

    "The money is out there, Scully..."

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  2. Oh good.... by Punchcardz · · Score: 5, Funny

    So this time will it be headed somewhere with an endgame in mind, or will it simply be more filler because the writers have no idea how to make all the threads pay off in the end? I'm not bitter or anything.

    1. Re:Oh good.... by meerling · · Score: 3, Funny

      Yeah, after close to 20 years, they really should have their replacements take up the x-files. As it is, I have my doubts about Sculley being able to still be so dismissive of Mulders weirdo theories, and let's face it, at his age, Mulder just can't jump to conclusions the way he used to.

    2. Re:Oh good.... by ArcadeMan · · Score: 4, Funny

      The best one was, IMHO, War of the Coprophages.

      ---

      Mulder: Bambi also has a theory I've come to acro...
      Scully: Who?
      Mulder: Dr. Berenbaum. Anyway her theory is...
      Scully: Her name is Bambi?
      Mulder: Yeah. Both her parents were naturalists. Her theory is that UFO's are actually nocturnal insect swarms passing through electrical air fields.
      Scully: Her name is Bambi?

      ---

      Mulder: I'm just speculating here, but if extraterrestrial lifeforms do exist...
      Ivanov: Oh, there's no need for speculation, I believe they do.
      Mulder: And assuming that they're more technologically advanced than we are, and if your own ideas about the future of space exploration are correct, then...
      Ivanov: Then the interplanetary explorers of alien civilizations will likely be mechanical in nature. Yes. Anyone who thinks alien visitation will come not in the form of robots, but of living beings with big eyes and gray skin has been brainwashed by too much science-fiction.
      (Mulder looks away, shrugging slightly)

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    3. Re:Oh good.... by bazorg · · Score: 3, Funny

      So Scully will step out of the shower and realise it was just a dream?

  3. the AARP-files by turkeydance · · Score: 4, Funny

    get those aliens off my lawn!

    1. Re:the AARP-files by PolygamousRanchKid+ · · Score: 4, Funny

      get those aliens off my lawn!

      Sorry. Obama granted all of them amnesty, and they won't be deported to their home planet.

      Deal with having aliens on your lawn.

      Try bringing them out some lemonade, and trying to make friends with them . . . ?

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  4. Why by mugetsu37 · · Score: 4, Funny

    David Duchovny why won't you love me?

  5. Re:6 Jose Chung episodes by i+work+on+computers · · Score: 5, Funny

    Jose Chung's I Can't Count

  6. Re:Now, do Firefly by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    But, but, if you still like Firefly, you hate women!

    Didn't you hear, because Adam Baldwin supports gamers, you're not allowed to like Firefly any more.

    Signed, SJWs