Is this the end of the X-Files?

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Permalink Reply by Edward on August 27, 2008 at 7:30am

I believe my question has been answered here. Their will never be an end to The X-Files.

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Permalink Reply by *Adriannie* on August 28, 2008 at 9:33pm

Yes Ed I don't think there will be difinitive end to the XFiles. As long as we all continue to explore our world and the human condition, the search for the truth and meaning will never end.

As for literally, I don't think we'll ever see another XF series on TV. I think the movies will live on tho. Hating to be cynical but... in this climate of remakes/sequels and it-was-something-else-and-now-its-a-movie, I think we WILL see TXF again on the big screenagain. 1)It has an audience - a ww fanbase that's loyal and interested, 2)it's profitable - due to us the fans and 3)there seems to be a lack of willingness to try something new - there just aren't any new ideas at the movies anymore. They'll be back. Get your sleeping bags and hot coffe a-ready for the midnight premiere.

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Permalink Reply by Edward on August 28, 2008 at 9:50pm

Annie,

I know what you mean. How many times can they remake Batman?

The X-Files is robust enough that I think they could continue well into the foreseeable future. I also think that other writers should be involved, no disrespect intended here. Over the nine seasons there were a number of writers that mixed it up. That was great.

Regards,
Ed

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Permalink Reply by Mya on August 28, 2008 at 10:28pm

You know, I wasn't even going to touch this with a ten foot pole, but then you went and called the creators/writers of the X-Files lazy, so I'm a little suspect of the crack you've been smoking.
Who exactly do you think was working 18-20 hour days for 10 bloody years on this show, Allan? You?
Feel like writing a feature film yourself? Wanna make your own one hour dramatic series? Go pitch one. Can't? Yeah, I didn't think so, it's hard work.


Allan said:

If this is the last its because of diminished returns and public interest. 1998 ($83,892,374)--->2008 ($20,504,740). Those numbers are just from yahoo right now. Would the studio risk another at that rate? A lot of people I talked to were fans of the series before, but then I heard them say they don't care anymore after seeing the previews. 3rd rate actors like Xhibit and Amanda Peet? What? In the trailer you could not tell what the story was about also! One friend just never got around to seeing it and this is a person who owned the original x-files video game on PSone, which I don't even have, so you can see the problem! Its not bad timing, the public doesn't care care for the trailer and what it promised. It looked depressing compared to fight the future, especially with no aliens or monster to fight.
Compared to other movies this decade, the quality of the story and dialogue was a little below. If you compare it to the writing on good episodes of x-files, or other science fiction of the past it emulates, then it kind of sucked. If you were expecting aliens or a final resolution to the story, then you are hating yourself for waiting this many years, and hating the creators for that implied promise.... But, my point is that they managed to drive a stake down the middle of the remaining fans. There were the semi-hardcore people that loved the paranormal, monster, & alien stories, and then there were the mentally unstable M&S obsessives...you can guess which group was satisfied. I know for a fact that the monster & alien fans are still around because the scifi channel is still going strong....you just have to give them a real reason to see the movie, and there wasn't one at all unfortunately.

Is this the end of the X-files?? I don't know. I just hope they rip it away from the creators next time, because I think they are so lazy!! Give the story to someone that can write a real ending to the series!! M&S are so dead right now. Their relationship was like watching decaying mummies fall onto eachother on the floor.

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