View Poll Results: Do you prefer the Freak of the Week episodes or the Alien Conspiracy episodes?
X-Files can do no wrong. It's all good.
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13.75%
Prefer the alien conspiracy
23
28.75%
Prefer the standalone episodes
45
56.25%
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X-files: Freak of the week episodes vs. conspiracy episodes
03-08-05 | 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by chess
HOME!!!
That's the inbreeding episode I was trying to remember! Wicked creepy, and I love the whole Andy Taylor/Barney thing. It's just a couple of episodes into season 4, so I'll get to it this week.
Can't wait for my girlfriend to see it. She get's creeped out fairly easily.
That's the inbreeding episode I was trying to remember! Wicked creepy, and I love the whole Andy Taylor/Barney thing. It's just a couple of episodes into season 4, so I'll get to it this week.
Can't wait for my girlfriend to see it. She get's creeped out fairly easily.
Take care all!!
03-08-05 | 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Tscott
The first four or five seasons I loved the mythology episodes, then it slowly became clear that the writers didn't care about consistency of one episode to the next. It was all about what would be cool for that episode only. Now watching those mythology episodes again even the best ones are tainted by not living up to the promise of their implied arc. This is the main fault of the show and thus I tend to stick to the great freak of the week episodes when I do choose to revisit the show on occasion.
03-08-05 | 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by TheGodfather
I also liked the ep in which a man needs to keep moving after his wife's head burst from what seemed like an anuerism.
Generally, the standalone episodes written by either Darin Morgan or Vince Gilligan are pretty much always good, the rest of the writers (including Chris Carter) are more of a hit-or-miss affair.
I also think that the show's quality started to suffer noticeably after the move to Los Angeles--suddenly almost every other episode seemed to be set in California, ultimately resulting in such bottom of the barrel episodes like "First Person Shooter" or "Fight Club" which is just appaling and has got to be the worst episode of all.
03-08-05 | 05:27 PM
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All this talk makes me want to go back and watch the show from the beginning.
03-08-05 | 07:16 PM
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I was a fanatic of the show in the beginning and as the whole conspiracy thing grew and grew(in what i thought was a convoluted mess) i lost interest in the show.Love the stand alone eps though and still like to catch certain ones from time to time.
03-08-05 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by automator
Was there really ever any doubt how this poll would turn out?
I really remember friends being disappointed when "this weeks episode" wasn't advancing the mythology.
I'm actually just kind of glad I'm not alone on this.
03-08-05 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Ice: Best ep. ever.
Originally Posted by chess
You don't think it was better ten years earlier when it was called "the Thing"?
I do like that episode, but it might be the most blatant ripoff I've ever seen on TV.
I do like that episode, but it might be the most blatant ripoff I've ever seen on TV.
I have to disagree with the almost universal opinion about Home. To me it was simply disgusting for the sake of being disgusting rather than creepy. One of the very worst in my opinion.
(I voted for standalone.)
03-08-05 | 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by movielib
Funny, I saw Ice as a great variation on and homage to The Thing. It was the very first episode I saw and remained my favorite throughout the nine year run. Felicity Huffman's being in it was a big plus. Almost as good was Eve.
I have to disagree with the almost universal opinion about Home. To me it was simply disgusting for the sake of being disgusting rather than creepy. One of the very worst in my opinion.
(I voted for standalone.)
I have to disagree with the almost universal opinion about Home. To me it was simply disgusting for the sake of being disgusting rather than creepy. One of the very worst in my opinion.
(I voted for standalone.)
"Find a man with a clean genetic makeup who doesn't mind being second guessed all the time and start pumping out the little uberscullies."
It's the second episode of the fourth season, and the first episode was a mythology episode. It was sooooo dumb. Bees and icepicks. Sigh.
As far the Ice goes, I remember at some point thinking that it was meant to imply that they were sent to investigate the circumstances of the film...which was a cool thought.
03-09-05 | 12:11 AM
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One episode not mentioned is "Triangle"...not necessarily for the story, but mostly for the way it was shot/edited (there are no shot changes except for commercial breaks until the very end of the episode).
03-09-05 | 08:11 AM
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^^ Ahh yes, Triangle, when they started to pump out gimmick episodes. On one side of the coin, this was was one of the better ones. On the other side of the gimmick coin you have X-cops.
Wasn't Triangle hyped to have Mulder & Scully kiss?
Wasn't Triangle hyped to have Mulder & Scully kiss?
03-09-05 | 08:53 AM
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^^ Ahh yes, Triangle, when they started to pump out gimmick episodes. On one side of the coin, this was was one of the better ones. On the other side of the gimmick coin you have X-cops.
Wasn't Triangle hyped to have Mulder & Scully kiss?
Wasn't Triangle hyped to have Mulder & Scully kiss?
03-09-05 | 09:10 AM
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Originally Posted by wendersfan
Yes, that was the big tease for that episode. It was also broadcast in 16:9 (I think the only episode of The X-Files shot/aired in that ratio).
03-09-05 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by automator
Was there really ever any doubt how this poll would turn out?
I was a huge "X-Phile" during its run and my initial attraction to the show was due to the monster-of-the-week episodes. I loved 'em! But I remember reading the X-files boards throughout its run and most people liked the mythology episodes much more. They seemed to view the MOTW eps as momentum killers. I still like the monster eps much better, especially since the later seasons spiraled out of control (as has been mentioned before).
So anyway - count me surprised. Maybe the people on this board were more casual viewers?
03-09-05 | 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ivantod
Tithonus - Scully investigates the case of a man who has a knack for finding death scenes to photograph. Contains one of the most chilling dialogue exchanges in the whole show run (spoilerized for those who haven't seen it):
Spoiler:
Clyde Bruckman and Humbug are my favorites along with some of the other one-offs here. The mytharc is ruined for me by the path the show took in the final seasons. Something like that is dependent on the outcome. This is why Lost is such a big risk. I love it and I love that the questions are unanswered, but if the show turns lame in the end it'll kill the whole concept. At least with the X-Files there are countless good stand-alones to watch. (And don't get me started on the finale of the Prisoner.)
03-09-05 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Gil Jawetz
Do they repeat that dialog? Because it's originally from Clyde Bruckman.
Spoiler:
Just wanted to comment on something else that somebody said about "Triangle" being the start of gimmicky episodes. I wouldn't go that far, but it's true that at the beginning of season 6, "Triangle" and a couple of episodes that follow (such as the infamous "Dreamland" in two parts, no less, and "Ghosts that Stole Christmass") indeed are very silly and gimmicky so one can easily get that kind of impression. I do like "Triangle" from a technical execution standpoint, but as a story it's almost a complete bust. There is almost no story there at all, in fact; the whole episode revolves around audio-visual gimmicks and that's all it is.
03-09-05 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by wendersfan
Yes, that was the big tease for that episode. It was also broadcast in 16:9 (I think the only episode of The X-Files shot/aired in that ratio).
03-09-05 | 07:41 PM
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I prefered the alien conspiracy episodes, but was dissappointed that it was never resolved.
The monster episodes and what not were sometimes great, and sometimes too cheesy, but I liked them for the most part.
The monster episodes and what not were sometimes great, and sometimes too cheesy, but I liked them for the most part.
03-09-05 | 07:58 PM
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Actually, seasons 5-9 were all shot in 16:9, but this episode is the only one that aired in 16:9 for SD viewers as well and still airs in 16:9 in syndication.
03-09-05 | 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
Wasn't Triangle hyped to have Mulder & Scully kiss?
Originally Posted by wendersfan
Yes, that was the big tease for that episode. It was also broadcast in 16:9 (I think the only episode of The X-Files shot/aired in that ratio).
I agree with an earlier post that said the MOW eps were a hit or miss thing. But to proclaim "Ice" as the best ever? Personally, "Kill Switch" was my fave (as else already mentioned). It is almost a precursor to The Matrix (who can forget Scully "knowing kung fu"
). The Gibson story, the action, the characters all in peak mode.
03-10-05 | 07:39 AM
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After all this talk I had to pop one in last night. Watched the Erlenmyer Flask. Season 1 finale.
I had been re-watching all the MOTW eps because my wife enjoyed them. I thought I would start the Myth-arc with her with this episode.
I had been re-watching all the MOTW eps because my wife enjoyed them. I thought I would start the Myth-arc with her with this episode.
03-10-05 | 08:44 AM
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I Prefer the standalone episodes.
'Ice' was the first episode I ever watched during X-File's original run, it's still one of my favorite episodes. I only own the first season on DVD...I'm hoping for a price drop before I pick up the remaining seasons.
'Ice' was the first episode I ever watched during X-File's original run, it's still one of my favorite episodes. I only own the first season on DVD...I'm hoping for a price drop before I pick up the remaining seasons.
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