The X-Files: Re-Opened

I really enjoyed the old x-files (till some point, when it started to be kind of repetitive).

When i saw the promos i was really hyped and was thinking to myself "man, they're finally going to end what it was started and blow every viewers mind"

Damn, i was totally wrong.

The first episode got me, and i was like "yeah, cool, seems like we're back in action", little did i know what was to come.

Then, i don't know what happened, it turned out really bad and sad, it looks like Mulder and Scully are tired all the time, seems like they're not even trying. After watching episode 5 i was "really? what the hell? They must've changed the directors, this is bs". They aren't even trying anymore, the episodes stories are BAD, very BAD, has no science or mystery, it seems like it was written by a 12 YO!!

"oh man ouhhohh, lets take some shrooms ehhhhehhh, totally going to work out, genius ehhhh"

• Being a little more serious now, do not expect outstanding performances or episodes with hard work on it. The only thing outstanding here is the series name "X-Files".

Some of the more negative reviews seem to be written by those who take their TV very seriously. I thought the return was a great mix of weird, scary, funny, mysterious, apocalyptic and crazy. Come to think of it, that's what I liked about the original series, too. So now the characters are older, did we expect them to be 20-somethings? It's not the 90s anymore, so the impending doom of the millennium has been and gone. Now the darkness is different. It's bigger. The new young characters are perfectly in tone with the whole charisma of the series: ultra-serious, naive, smart, unintentionally funny (thanks to the writers and actors, it doesn't seem labored), sometimes out-of-control, etc. People wanting to see the original series should buy the DVDs. Me, I'm older too, and I like the new series. I hope it sticks around, and that people can lighten up a bit on the hard-core expectations that it stick to what it "should" be. Thankfully, though, the subtle, self-mocking humor that has always been a part of the series hasn't gone anywhere.

I agree with the person who wondered what the heck is wrong with Fox's scheduling, though. It made no sense at all, unless they were trying to kill the series before it started.

Had high expectations from X-Files. Religiously followed the previous editions, but the new one made a decent start but turned horrible by the third episode.

Episode two was kinda OK not great but just OK.

Third episode was a total drag and I was contemplating leaving it in middle but kept thinking that this is X-files and it will become better but I was wrong...

I wish I had turned it off in between.

Acting was not great either what happened to these people. Looks like they have changed writers.

Really disappointed..:-(

So, at first while you're watching you think: «Ok! It is because they need to pay attention of wide audience». But there no any real scary or intriguing moments!

David and Gillian are brilliant actors! Chris Carter is phenomenal screenwriter

But, really! Bring back Steven Spielberg to stage and you will get hundreds million- dollars-success!

Finally, «I want to believe» you will fix this issue in next seasons!

Today is 7 points instead of 1 point (for 9 awesome previous seasons) ...

I am not sure what is going on with broadcast network programmers but I think some are out to kill the sci-fi genre. Over the years I have been shocked by networks, like Fox, where new programming was offered after sporting events. Many times new programs were placed after GOLF (anyone remember hearing "now joining the regularly scheduled programming already in progress"?). Anyone wishing to investigate network shenanigans further should begin by visiting the "FireFly" article at Wikipedia (Fox killed the series claiming low ratings but the series went on break sale records at Amazon). Okay so when I noticed that episode-1 of "X-Files: Re-Opened" would air just after the AFC-NFC playoffs, I recorded everything from 7 PM to midnight. I was previously a fan of the original X-files as well as "The Lone Gunmen" so watched the first episode of Re-Opened expecting to be disappointed. I was wrong. This episode was everything I wanted to see in the previous series "and more". Now here's the kicker: I appear to be the only person in North America who watched episode-1 because no one I know was able to watch it or record it. The situation in Canada is a tiny bit different since episode-1 was shown 5 days later on Friday night on the SPACE channel. If you are able to do so, try to catch up by watching episode-1 online.