The X-Files...what have I gotten myself into?

DWSTXS · May 14, 2008

Until 3 weeks ago, I'd never watched (not even 1 minute) of the X-Files.

So, I finally decided that I'd try out an episode. I didn't want to watch them out of order, and I knew that if I liked it, I'd want to watch more, so I went to the store and bought Season 1 on DVD.

Now, 2 weeks later, I'm hooked, and I've already watched all of season 1, bought season 2 and watched every one of those, and now I'm halfway through season 3.

I just checked on Wikipedia, and I counted and see that I have 142 more episodes still left to watch, AND a movie, and by the time I finish all those, the new movie will be out!

Wow! This will easily take me through the entire summer to watch them all.

Plus, the past 2 nights, i was dreaming about Mulder and Scully.

LOL. What have I done to myself?

The question I have is this.

Do you enjoy the 'Monster of the Week' episodes, or do you enjoy the Alien's are here and integrating with us storyline better?

Personally, I could do without the monster of the week episodes.

alleycat · May 14, 2008

If you start quoting Mulder and Scully like they're real people, that's when you'll know you've gone too far. Don't laugh; back when the show was on, I think there were a few people who thought the show proved there were aliens among us (and not just illegal ones).

ChaosTitan · May 14, 2008

I preferred the standalone, monster of the week episodes over the alien arcs. Two of my favorite episodes (the haunted house at Christmas Eve ep and the time-loop bank robbery ep) are standalones.

Then again, the show lost me somewhere around season six.

Shadow_Ferret · May 14, 2008

Out of curiosity, are those episode DVDs available in 5.1?

DWSTXS · May 14, 2008

Shadow_Ferret said:
Out of curiosity, are those episode DVDs available in 5.1?

I'm not sure. I think they are, but I'll check when I get home tonight.

mikeland · May 14, 2008

I was definitely a mythology watcher. The monster eps were clever enough to keep me tuned in, but it was the bigger story that kept me interested.

And i am one of those who was bitterly disappointed by how the whole thing petered out at the end without much of a satisfying resolution. I didn't need everything explained. But by the end, I didn't feel like the folks involved knew what they were doing or what they wanted to say. And that annoyed me since I'd spent a lot of time watching the show trusting that it was going somewhere.

But I'll probably still see the movie this summer. I understand it's a monster movie without much mythology.

Perks · May 14, 2008

It's only my favorite television show of all time. The first three seasons were the best, with brilliance scattered throughout its long demise.

It'll crawl in your head for a while. We'll see you on the other side.

chartreuse · May 14, 2008

DWSTXS said:
The question I have is this.

Do you enjoy the 'Monster of the Week' episodes, or do you enjoy the Alien's are here and integrating with us storyline better?

Personally, I could do without the monster of the week episodes.

I agree. Some of them were fun, but I far preferred the ones that focused on the overall mythology of the show.

Perks · May 14, 2008

I preferred the Monster-of-the-Week eps.

underthecity · May 14, 2008

I, too, preferred the monster of the week episodes. There were a lot of great ones. I think my favorites might be the freakshow with some kind of being that inhabited people (the tattooed guy at the end: "Must have been something I ate." It was that episode.)

The vampires at the trailer park episode where they switched POVs from Mulder to Sculley was a standout episode.

Stephen King even wrote one, but I can't remember what it was.

I never got into the overall story arc and didn't care for all that conspiracy stuff with the shady characters and the CSM and Well Manicured Man and all that. (But that one that centered around CSM was a great one, I will admit. Through the course of the episode, he wrote a short story and submitted it to a mens magazine, and they accepted it. At the end, he was disappointed that they changed it somehow.)

But when I stopped watching was after Mulder left. I just did not like Robert Patrick, especially after he started "believing."

allen

ChaosTitan · May 14, 2008

underthecity said:
But when I stopped watching was after Mulder left. I just did not like Robert Patrick, especially after he started "believing."

allen

I liked RP as John Doggett. I just couldn't stand the chick they partnered him with. Something about her has always annoyed me.

Sheryl Nantus · May 14, 2008

trust me - you're in for a great ride.

I credit the X-Files with helping me find my husband and for giving me over 200 stories of fanfiction to help me beat out my writing skills.

I envy you....

(yes, they're all up on ff.net. and more. sad, ain't it?)

bethany · May 14, 2008

I loved season 4-5 the best. There were several really good episodes in those seasons. But I watched them all...

Hollan · May 14, 2008

Season 1-5 are the best. I love the alien mythos eps. But my faves are all monster of the week eps. Jose Chang's From Outer Space and the vampire trailer park one are my personal favorites.

bethany · May 14, 2008

I used to use the vampire trailor park one with my class for different POV. That's the one with Luke Wilson, right?

ChimeraCreative · May 14, 2008

I love the X-Files, and I've always preferred the Monster-of-the-week episodes. Although, I must profess a deep love for any Lone Gunmen appearances. There are a couple episodes featuring them, which are a lot of fun. And the short lived Lone Gunmen spin-off. You'll have to find time to watch those as well, DWSTXS. ^_^

-An

kristie911 · May 14, 2008

I liked parts of the on-going story but the monster of the week were my favorite part of the show. The vampires in the trailer park, the moss monster thing in the woods, ah, they were all good. I can't wait for the X-Files movie this summer. I miss Mulder...oh, and Scully too, of course!

BTW...IIRC, Stephen King wrote the one about the evil doll that (I think) the fisherman found and gave his daughter. It was creepy as hell.

Lyra Jean · May 14, 2008

"Matches are bad. Let's play.....with the Hammer!"

I loved how they showed the relationship between Mulder and Scully.

"I'm talking this entymologist. She says roaches are pretty harmless."
"She?"
"Bambi, says she keeps the house a secret because of the fear people have of roaches."
"Her name is Bambi? All right Mulder I'm coming down there."

Yeah we know she didn't have any interest in the case. Right that conversation is paraphrased. I don't have every episode memorized. Yet.

I love the Haunted House Christmas Eve episode. What did they get each other? You know when Mulder comes over to her apartment and they exchange gifts.

My favorite episode is where they go undercover in the gated community in California.
"Face it Scully you just want to play house."

An X-File video. I didn't make it.

underthecity · May 15, 2008

rosemerry said:
My favorite episode is where they go undercover in the gated community in California.

Isn't that the one where something underground is "controlling" the community with a very rigid set of rules?

(Mulder digging in the front yard)

"What are you doing?"

"I'm putting in a pool!"

Bartholomew · May 15, 2008

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Lyra Jean · May 15, 2008

underthecity said:
Isn't that the one where something underground is "controlling" the community with a very rigid set of rules?

(Mulder digging in the front yard)

"What are you doing?"

"I'm putting in a pool!"

Yeah. But I think it was a reflecting pond. "There's nothing in the rules that says I can't have a reflecting pond."

There names were hilarious. "It's Petri, like the dish."

Sarpedon · May 15, 2008

Come..Join Us...Don't Be Afraid...

DWSTXS · May 15, 2008

I am finishing Season 3 tonight and will start on Season 4 this weekend.

damn. I have no life. (everyone has probably guessed that by now)

JimmyB27 · May 15, 2008

The big story arc was why I stopped watching the X-Files. I'm not that big a TV fan, and I hate the idea of *having* to drop everything to watch the next episode or lose track of what's going on. I also don't watch Lost or Heroes for the same reason.

Sheryl Nantus · May 15, 2008

"Woman, get me a sandwich!"

ooh... and the look she gave him.

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