Is there really a need for an X Files reboot? Based on what has been published, it has
been stated that there is an intended X-File revival/reboot to be done in a 6
episode mini series. The reboot starts
Jan. 24th of 2016 and will include David Duchovny’s as Mulder and
Gillian Anderson’s as Scully, Mitch Pileggi and William B. Davis. It will be directed by Chris Carter the show
creator.
I am not sure how I feel about this supposed reboot. Considering how awful the two subsequent
movies were, and seeing as they really didn’t make any money, why it would be
necessary to reboot the series with a 6 episode run. I am a true lover of the original X-Files, however, I must admit
that it really was hit or miss after about the 3rd or 4th
season. After that, the stories and
characters seemed to be all over the place, skipping from the black ooze &
cancer man plot to hybrid humans and Mulder’s missing sister. Then when the two lead actors decided that
they were no longer interested in the show and were replaced with some other
characters, it quickly ran its course.
Taking all of that into consideration, I am not sure that
this reboot really has anything interesting or fresh to offer that has not
already been attempted previously. It
feels like it could just be a retread of what has already been seen and
dismissed. I am sure hard-core fans
will tune-in just to revisit old characters that they have missed and the
general eeriness that the original series possessed. However, I feel that it will probably fall victim to the same
fate as the two movies, which were quickly forgotten. It might be novel to revisit Mulder and Scully for a little
while, which I think is why there is only going to be 6 episodes, but I don’t
think that it will be able to recapture the paranormal intensity that the
original series contained.
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