The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
07-27-18, 12:43 PM
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The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
The X-Files - The Complete Season 11 (Fox)
$19.98 SRP DVD; $29.99 SRP Blu-ray
EXTRAS: Gag Reel, Conversation on the Fox Lot, The Scully Effect, Green Production, Commentary on "Kitten", Commentary on "My Struggle IV"; BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE EXTRAS: Solve for X: Constructing Season 11, Implanted Memories: 25 Years of The X-Files
-----The next chapter of The X-Files is a thrilling 10-episode installment of the classic, mind-bending series. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson return as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, investigating unsolved cases rife with government conspiracies, unexplainable mysteries, and alien cover-ups. Mulder and Scully's pursuit of the truth continues with a search for their long-lost son, William. But they aren't the only ones looking for him; dark forces gather, and the very fate of the world could be at stake. One thing is certain: secrets will be revealed...and the truth may finally be within reach.
$19.98 SRP DVD; $29.99 SRP Blu-ray
EXTRAS: Gag Reel, Conversation on the Fox Lot, The Scully Effect, Green Production, Commentary on "Kitten", Commentary on "My Struggle IV"; BLU-RAY EXCLUSIVE EXTRAS: Solve for X: Constructing Season 11, Implanted Memories: 25 Years of The X-Files
-----The next chapter of The X-Files is a thrilling 10-episode installment of the classic, mind-bending series. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson return as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, investigating unsolved cases rife with government conspiracies, unexplainable mysteries, and alien cover-ups. Mulder and Scully's pursuit of the truth continues with a search for their long-lost son, William. But they aren't the only ones looking for him; dark forces gather, and the very fate of the world could be at stake. One thing is certain: secrets will be revealed...and the truth may finally be within reach.
For all of you to complete your X-Files collections.
Currently $26.99 at Amazon.
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07-27-18, 08:22 PM
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Re: The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
Without spoiling anything with details, does this show at least get a satisfying conclusion? I'm only on S7.
07-27-18, 11:49 PM
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07-28-18, 09:21 AM
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Re: The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
07-28-18, 09:24 PM
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Re: The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
That said, there are still enjoyable episodes throughout the series. Season 11, for example, had in my opinion two pretty great ones. Unfortunately, the season was 10 episodes long and most of the rest were awful, especially the mythology eps.
Enjoy it for what it is. Just don't hold out any hope for satisfying narrative closure, because Carter will never provide it.
Last edited by Josh Z; 07-28-18 at 09:29 PM.
07-28-18, 10:00 PM
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Re: The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
Yea, I started to notice the main plot was fizzing out after the movie. Seems like they are running out of story.
07-28-18, 10:02 PM
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Re: The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
Bottom line in these final 2 seasons:
Procedural episodes: Mostly good.
Serialized episodes: Bad to Horrible.
Procedural episodes: Mostly good.
Serialized episodes: Bad to Horrible.
07-30-18, 10:27 AM
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Re: The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
Not only that, but Carter wanted to end the show after Season 7 and the network kept throwing money at him to extend it. He really struggled to find excuses to do that, especially when the main cast stopped being happy working on the show anymore. You'll understand what I mean when you get to Season 8.
07-30-18, 11:45 AM
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Re: The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
Without getting into any plot spoilers, the thing to understand is that Chris Carter does not actually have any clear idea of what he wants the "mythology" arc of the series to be. Or at least, he stopped having a clear idea of that somewhere after Season 5 and the first movie. Since that point, he's just been making it up as he goes along, constantly contradicting and blatantly ret-conning himself.
That said, there are still enjoyable episodes throughout the series. Season 11, for example, had in my opinion two pretty great ones. Unfortunately, the season was 10 episodes long and most of the rest were awful, especially the mythology eps.
Enjoy it for what it is. Just don't hold out any hope for satisfying narrative closure, because Carter will never provide it.
That said, there are still enjoyable episodes throughout the series. Season 11, for example, had in my opinion two pretty great ones. Unfortunately, the season was 10 episodes long and most of the rest were awful, especially the mythology eps.
Enjoy it for what it is. Just don't hold out any hope for satisfying narrative closure, because Carter will never provide it.
I gave up on Season 11 as I believe eps 1 or 2 (not sure I even bothered with episode 2, or maybe I got up to the mid point or more of the season, as you can tell from this post I did not consider what I watched memorable) are as far as I got and I just shrugged my shoulders and moved on to watching other stuff.
07-30-18, 11:54 AM
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Re: The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
I gave up on Season 11 as I believe eps 1 or 2 (not sure I even bothered with episode 2, or maybe I got up to the mid point or more of the season, as you can tell from this post I did not consider what I watched memorable) are as far as I got and I just shrugged my shoulders and moved on to watching other stuff.
07-30-18, 12:10 PM
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Re: The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
Thanks Josh!...will watch both eps soon and technically I have never missed an episode of The X-Files (I even watched the odd and not very exciting second X-Files movie on cable a while back) so I will just let the other eps in the season run in the background while I play Tap Titans 2 on my iPad (that way I keep my streak of having seen every episode intact).
07-30-18, 02:20 PM
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Re: The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
Not only that, but Carter wanted to end the show after Season 7 and the network kept throwing money at him to extend it. He really struggled to find excuses to do that, especially when the main cast stopped being happy working on the show anymore. You'll understand what I mean when you get to Season 8.
And then, depending on what Fox, DD, and GA wanted to do, Carter should have done each subsequent season with its own new conspiracy arc that would be closed out by the season finale. That way they would still get to do conspiracy arcs, and since it would be done year-by-year, each season could be the final one that supplied closure.
07-30-18, 04:28 PM
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Re: The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
And then, depending on what Fox, DD, and GA wanted to do, Carter should have done each subsequent season with its own new conspiracy arc that would be closed out by the season finale. That way they would still get to do conspiracy arcs, and since it would be done year-by-year, each season could be the final one that supplied closure.
Spoiler:
That's a clear sign of desperation.
The X Files really calls out for a reboot with fresh talent at the helm.
08-09-18, 12:38 PM
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Re: The X-Files -- The Complete Season 11 (Final season) -- 9/18/18
The first and last episode of season 11 were absolute shit - couple of the worst Files episodes ever. The rest were actually good to great.
