The Inevitable Downfall Of The X-Files 

First problem with X Files is that it never had an ending plan. The second was the changes and retcons, which started with the mystery of Mulder's sister. They changed like four times until they revealed what actually happened to her. It's a great and well written and acted show for the most part, but they should've ended with five seasons and the movie

The show ran its' course, that is why. It should have finished after the first movie(at most 7 seasons) and then only been a film series.

Started this show recently, into the middle of the season 3 right now and I love it a lot

That theme music is absolutely iconic.

The X Files was the perfect TV show for its time. In the 90s people wanted to believe, and there were numerous bogus documentaries about paranormal phenomenon. Adults were into books talking about the paranormal. Talking about ghosts wasn't a crazy notion in many families. But today, it all seems bogus. The time is gone, it doesn't resonate any more, and we've seen the aliens on X-Files in all shapes and forms, there is no more surprise to be had, no more fear. The show was also at its peak when shot in Vancouver. X-Files never recovered from being a day show filmed in LA, with sunny and hot replacing dark and rainy. It wasn't even the new agents, coz they were pretty good. But it got too big for its own good. And let's not even mention the cigarette smoking man who just refuses to die. This was laughable.

When your premise is a mystery, you need to know how it ends and what the steps are to get to that ending. Classic episodic TV isn't conducive to that because it's either canceled prematurely or it's successful and they stretch it out, leading to fatigue.

Thank you X Files for giving us Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul

They should've revived it as an Animated series. It would've given them so much more latitude and freedom.

went from possible to improbable.

That whole "The X-Files and aliens are really just the government" plot was originally used in S4 and 5.

X files on RPN channel 9 with that iconic theme song is such a treat back in the day.. always giving me goosebumps everytime I hear it on the commercial.. 👻

1-6 and the first movie…I miss those days with my old man watching every Sunday night 9pm…

Some things are just better left alone. The first few seasons of X Files were fantastic back in the day.

Watching this video made me remember The Lone Gunmen, great spinoff of the series.

The X-files went off the rails when they tried to be more than a "monster of the week" show, its like the writers were actively trying NOT to be the X-files after only a few seasons, the actors are very compelling though and you want to watch more even when the stories turn into an exercise for the writers to try and distance themselves from the X-files ! lol. wish they had stayed true to the original feel.

When do you think there will be a remake of the X-files that tries to present the FBI as honest, decent people that are just misunderstood?

Even though the show went off the rails i think even in the moat recent seasons, there were good stand alones in there. Chris Carters handling of the mythology was horrendous though.

We’ll always have seasons 1-9

Seasons 10 & 11 were overall disappointments. Some of it had to do with points mentioned in this video & others had to with trying to condense something with a history & ideas as big as The X-Files into 6 or 10 episodes. It felt rushed & it left me feeling cheated One of the standout episodes that instantly grabbed me from the promo was Season 11's "Familiar." Atmosphere, tone, an iconic "monster" in Mr Chuckle Teeth, it gave all the feels of those early seasons

I'm a huge X-Files fan since I was 12 in 1993 but they stretched it out way too long, with storylines never being concluded or giving the audience vague answers, if they just stuck to the 5 seasons and gave the audience definitive explanations to the mythology episodes it would of wrapped them up better and more clearly.

Yeah I'm about to binge x files while trying to sober up idk but it should work

Conspiracies are no longer fun with nutjobs in Congress

I loved the earlier seasons but once they started doing this alien arc thing, it became convoluted and complex

As much as I loved it and wish it had stuck the landing The X-Files was very much a product of its time. There's no way a reboot could work now. Remember that time Congress actually tried to having hearings about UFOs and everyone was like "What about food prices, though?"

The intro music used to freak me out when I was 5.

An X-Files/Grimm crossover could be brilliant. As for the big alien conspiracy, it was always too convoluted and nonsensical for the audience to really enjoy.

I actually like the majority of the last 2 original seasons of the show (largely because I liked Annabeth Gish as Monica Reyes), though I agree that the show as a whole would have been stronger if they had a long term plan they stuck with. Even the 2 new seasons they brought back in 2015/2018 had a few good episodes, but the new ending there was horrific.

Best tv show

The episodes of original series were focused and simple. The rebooted series lacked the fine-tuned focus and became sloppy with uninteresting plot arcs.

Ugh I loved the xfiles. Everything about it but my favorite was the chemistry but keeping it platonic

Well, it went down in season 7. But it was again good in season 8 and 9. And after that with second movie it went down for good. Season 10 was bad but season 11 was even worse. No more monsters of the week, only some poor cases like one where Mulder took some drug... On those last two seasons only one monster od the week case. It was in season 10. And it was only OK. No more allien stories. Like it was all lie. What happened with supersoldiers alliens? Like they newer existed. Cigaret smoking man is like god. He died at the end of season 9 (yes, he died and we all saw that) and resurrected till season 10. So stupid. How to kill him? They had to stop this show with season 9 and all would be good.

The UFO/Where's my sister stuff never went ANYWHERE lol. Lost interest. Even the stand alone weird cases, the hallmark of the show, got lazy.

I tried watching season 10. It was bad. Couldn't finish the season

They just didn't know when to simply just leave it be.

I for the most part loved this show as a kid/pre-teen. Though the Squeeze episode still to this day is freaky.

I liked multiple standalone episodes, though: Were-Monster and The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat particularly.

The curse of appealing to a modern audience didnt start in 2016 X-FILES is the best example

Inside Job feels kinda like an 'X-files' cartoon spin off. I'm down for an X-files one, but would we get the main Duo or new characters?

"It didn't have a real reason for existing, other than to make money" Wow, I didn't even realize that X Files was by Disney and part of Marvel Phase 4!

And Twin Peaks ?

What a shame. It could have been great Should’ve brought back, the lone gunmen

it was a 24 episodes per season, full hour per ep. of course it was going to jump the shark and fox was going to try and milk it as much as possible. The revival was an insult btw.

i hated Mulder and Scully as a couple, course i hate when any platonic couple get turned into a romantic couple

I was promised a link in the description but no link delivered... not cool

Calling the first episode of the reboot "My Struggle"? Dang, bad move. So glad I moved past this crap.

I was done after they basically just erased the events from the season 10 finale with the Spartan virus, and pretended it never happened for real. Terrible writing, it felt insulting as a viewer.

I've never watched The X-Files, but I want to start watching it. Where should I stop, and is it worth watching?

If you want a better ending than my struggle 4, read the continuation book called perihelion

I liked Robert Patrick

Loved Simpsons crossover

CAN WE HAVE FIREFLY BACK

The reboot looked like a bad episode of Friends 😅

Coincidence Just watching series 3 right now!

Watching this video made me realize how much I love this show. But I can't watch it

2 years of begging to get back TOO TALL DESK

The 2008 film did not need to be a feature film.

It went wrong when it becomes only about aliens

I am hyped for the Coogler remake. And if I recall from the original report Chris Carter is fully on board and really likes his idea for it and Vince Gilligan had said he was going to direct some and have a producer role. Point is. Hyped.

X files motion pictures were crap. And last seasons were hectic

Should’ve just made a third movie.

They keep flogging these ideas to death.

Can't help but picture The Simpsons episode 😅

It still can be great. Individual episodes can still be awesome and even scary. They just need to stop screwing up the alien conspiracy by changing it and its nature. Its become nonsensical enough as it is. Dont make it worse. I mean, WTF happened to the Super Soldier nonsense?? What happened to Doggett??

I hate season 11 so much...

Another reboot? seriusly...?

should have been 7 seasons

5:30 Yes.

Glad i didn't watch the shows after the late 90s. I guess the new shows wee garbage

Found Samantha time to stop

Supernatural vibes

It was on too long for its own good.

Millennium is better 😏

Coogler's won't be anything special, just a black cast..

X files always was mid. Change my mind.

Seasons 10-11 were crap. The retconned the entire conspiracy and were very overt with the leftard politics.

FURST

FIRST ??? haha