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X-Files creator hospitalized
Filed under: Celebrities, The X-Files, Reality-Free  The X-Files creator Chris Carter has been hospitalized for exhaustion. This was brought on by "physical exhaustion and an acute sleeping disorder."
The pressure on the man must be enormous. He's working on a new movie Fencewalker and just finished The X-Files: I Want to Believe movie. While reviews of the movie weren't great, it did make $60 million in the worldwide box office (from a $30 million budget). That's not including the inevitable DVD sales (which will probably be strong due to the number of X-Files enthusiasts out there). How much does a movie have to make in order...
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The X-Files: Humbug (or, the episode that scarred me for life) - VIDEOS
Filed under: OpEd, Video, Retro Squad, The X-Files, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free  Do not adjust your web browser. You are now entering the Retro Squad, where we are reviewing past episodes of classic TV shows.
(S02E20) I was never a regular X-Files viewer, so I can't say that I had a favorite episode, or that I really liked or disliked certain plots or narrative directions taken by the show. For the most part, all of the episodes run together in my head -- with the exception of one.
I saw it only...
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My favorite monsters from The X-Files
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, Retro Squad, The X-Files, TV Squad Lists, Reality-Free  Do not adjust your web browser. You are now entering the Retro Squad, where we are reviewing past episodes of classic TV shows.
For the most part The X-Files was an intense character study of two FBI agents struggling with their beliefs in the supernatural, in America and in each other. Sometimes, however, it was just a show about cool monsters. Here are some of my favorites. Eugene Tooms ("Squeeze," "Tooms")
Tooms was so cool and creepy he had to be brought back for another appearance. What I liked best about Tooms was that...
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The X-Files: I Want To Believe has a rough opening
Filed under: The X-Files, Reality-Free  I didn't think going into the weekend that the new X-Files movie (see Cinematical's review) had much of a shot at opening at number one. After the opening that the new Batman enjoyed the previous weekend, it was going to be a tough mountain to climb. That being said, I didn't think number two was an overly ambitious goal. And number three would have been a bit surprising. But number four and $10.2 million? Yikes.
As expected, The Dark Knight once again topped the box office with the biggest second weekend on record. Surprisingly though, Mulder and...
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Short-Lived Shows: The Lone Gunmen - VIDEO
Filed under: TV on DVD, Video, Short-Lived Shows, The X-Files, Reality-Free 
"We tell the stories others refuse to tell." - Richard "Ringo" Langly
Like many of you, I have a growning collection of DVD sets from shows that left the airwaves too soon. If I had to pick just one to have back, it would probably be Firefly, but The Lone Gunmen would certainly be in the conversation. It was a great example of a spin-off done right. After years of service, fighting the good fight, lending a hand to Mulder, the boys finally got...
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The X-Files: Squeeze & Tooms - VIDEO
Filed under: Video, The X-Files, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free  Do not adjust your web browser. You are now entering the Retro Squad, where we are reviewing past episodes of classic TV shows.
(S01E03 & S01E21) We almost take it for granted these days that a DVD set of our favorite shows will be forthcoming. We might not always agree with the scheduling, but it's a pretty safe bet that most everything we watch in the coming season will be arriving on DVD eventually. It wasn't like that back in the wilds of 1993. But things were about to change. I'm not sure if...
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X-Files: Aliens, conspiracy and quotes
Filed under: Retro Squad, The X-Files, Reality-Free The X-Files was a one-of-a-kind, groundbreaking show. It took the typical FBI detective show and spun it, but good. Add some aliens and government conspiracy and you've done one better than a weekly FBI caper.
And the extraterrestrial and supernatural make for some good quotes, starting with the pilot, when Scully refers to Mulder by his nickname from the academy: "Spooky Mulder."
Or how about Mulder's understatement of the millennium: " ... in most of my work, the laws of physics rarely seems to apply."Continue reading...
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Why I'm nervous about the new X-Files movie
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, Watercooler Talk, Retro Squad, The X-Files, Reality-Free  Oh, I'll be there, probably on opening weekend, but something about the new X-Files flick makes me nervous as hell.
Maybe it's the fact that it has been ten years since the last movie, and I wonder if people are still interested in it enough to make it a hit (and push another movie into production). I also worry about the plot, since nothing much has been leaked about what the film is about, other than it involves snow, mysterious happenings, and Billy Connolly bleeding from the eyes. No, the...
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The X-Files: Killswitch
Filed under: OpEd, Retro Squad, The X-Files, Standout Episodes, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free 
Do not adjust your web browser. You are now entering the Retro Squad, where we are reviewing past episodes of classic TV shows.
(S05E11) When I heard that we were going to be doing an X-Files week for Retro Squad the first thing that came to mind was "Killswitch." It has long been my favorite episode of the series. Aside from being a great story, it also serves as a marker for where my interest in the series changed....
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Giveaways reminder: Stargate: Atlantis, X-Files, Fastlane
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, TV on DVD, Stargate, Contests and Giveaways, The X-Files, Reality-Free  If you haven't entered our latest giveaways yet, here's a reminder that two are ending today. You've got until 5PM Eastern today to enter to win:
Stargate: Atlantis - Season Four
The X-Files: Revelations
and until next Monday to enter:
Fastlane - The Complete Series
Just head on over to the post links above, read through the rules, and make the applicable comment there (not here!). We'll notify the winners next week.
Good luck!
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