The X-Files to be continued in comic books.

[The Romulan Republic]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/2 ... 67981.html

"The X-Files" is getting the comic book treatment from IDW. The comic series picks up where second "The X-Files" film left off.

According to IDW, they're submitting everything for the new series that's launching in June 2013 to Fox and Chris Carter's Ten Thirteen production company for approval. IDW has also been in contact with "The X-Files" producer Frank Spotnitz, who might get involved with the comic series if schedules permit.

A creative team has yet to be announced. No word on whether the comic book will be an official continuation of the TV series a la "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" at Dark Horse comics.

“Few shows have captured the zeitgeist and fans’ imaginations like 'The X-Files,' and fewer shows still have left people hungry for more in the way this one did," Chris Ryall, chief creative officer and editor in chief at IDW, said in a statement. "Our new series will be picking up where the second film left off, which will hopefully be as exciting for fans to read as it is for us to develop."

Talk of a third "The X-Files" film has been bubbling for some time. In August 2012, David Duchovny said he'd be up for reuniting with Gillian Anderson for another feature.

"I would love to do another film, or more," Duchovny told Collider. "I think we're all game for it." Everybody might be game ... but the studio might not be. "I'm kind of perplexed that Fox isn't more [enthusiastic] ... You've got an actual action franchise that's your own ... Why not make a homegrown franchise that is excellent, and that has proven to be excellent and interesting? I don't get it, but that's not my business."

As for the possibility of an "X-Files" reboot, Spotnitz told Den of Geek in December 2012, "I wouldn’t be surprised at all ... I mean, I don’t think I would have anything to do with it but you know, for better or for worse, these things are titles of big corporations, like 'Star Trek' belongs to Paramount and 'The X-Files' belongs to Twentieth Century Fox and it’s a huge asset in their libraries so I can’t imagine they would let it sit languishing forever ... Anything could happen. I just hope that if they do it, they do it well, that’s my only request."

I hardly ever buy comics, but I'm going to get this. The X-Files is still one of my favourite shows. I would rather have another film, but this is better than nothing.

[Alkaloid]

Huh. I always got the impression from the last season and the movie that Scully and Mulder had more or less given up on investigating things or trying to stop the invasion and were just going to try and live out the rest of their lives more or less in peace and let it all happen around them. I think I'll leave it unless I hear it actually has a really satisfying conclusion, much as I loved the shows early run.

[The Romulan Republic]

I'm not sure that's a good ending. And that ending would be gone thanks to the second film.

Speaking of the second film, while it wasn't really bad, its not a good ending. There should have been a new film to conclude the alien invasion plot.

Here's a link to another article with a long interview of the comic's writer:

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page ... e&id=44020

Last month, IDW Publishing announced its plans for an ongoing series based on "The X-Files," one of the biggest sci-fi televisions eries of all time, airing for 9 seasons and inspiring two feature-length films starring David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as paranormal investigators working for the FBI.

Today at Emerald City Comic Con, IDW announced writer Joe Harris and artist Michael Walsh as the creative team responsible for the further adventures of agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. Beyond that, Harris told CBR News that original "X-Files" creator Chris Carter is executive producing the new title -- subtitled "Season 10" -- saying Carter is "personally reading outlines and scripts, providing feedback and suggestions."

Harris, who recently launched "Great Pacific," a creator-owned series released through Image Comics, spoke exclusively with Comic Book Resources about "X-Files: Season 10," teasing the title's debut story arcs, revealing the status of Scully and Mulder's relationship as the series opens and more.

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I like the artwork, except that Mulder and Scully look too young.

[The Romulan Republic]

Regarding Mulder and Scully's attitude in the second film, Scully does seem to want to stay out of it. Mulder was pretty quick to jump back into things though, and it damaged his relationship with Scully. It doesn't seem like Mulder is ever going to retire for very long.

Edit: of course, that's a simplified analysis of the second film. Its been quite a while since I watched it, and I'm not sure exactly what Mulder and Scully's attitude was at the end of it. But regardless, they came out of retirement before, so I don't see why they can't do it again.

[FaxModem1]

Meh, the X-Files is done. It was a product of the 90s, and the attitudes of that time don't really work in this time. Unless they can justify it rather well, it'll just come off as a rather weird comic with weird sensibilities.

[The Romulan Republic]

There is no major part of the show that is exclusive to the 90's. Government conspiracies are still a big deal (drones and Wikileaks come up in the interview). Their's still a lot of interest in paranormal phenomena. And the romantic relationship between Mulder and Scully is something that will probably always have appeal (as they say, sex sells).

[Soontir C'boath]

It has no part anymore because Ancient Aliens on the History Channel has taken over its bit.

[The Romulan Republic]

There's still a place for The X-Files.

You could say, as FaxModem1 did, that "It was a product of the 90s...". You could also say Star Trek is a product of the 60's, and you'd be right.

But when did being made in a different time stop a franchise?

Edited.

[Grumman]

There is no major part of the show that is exclusive to the 90's. Government conspiracies are still a big deal (drones and Wikileaks come up in the interview). Their's still a lot of interest in paranormal phenomena.

But not necessarily together. Today's conspiracy theories are more about the government hiding mundane embarrassments than anything paranormal. You could add another layer to these, like saying that Obama's really an alien changeling, or that the WMDs were just an excuse to capture a spaceship that crashed in Iraq, but I'm not sure how well that would play.

[The Romulan Republic]

Having Obama be an alien could be a good spoof of the Birthers, but I'm afraid some of those loons would actually believe it.

Edit: actually, I might have seen that idea before somewhere.

[mr friendly guy]

You guys need to update yourself on the Reptillian alien conspiracies. There are people who believe various important people including Obama are really Reptillians.

No I am not making this shit up. Time magazine reported this was one of the most "believed" conspiracies. Just search Reptillians in youtube to watch their "evidence" or search David Icke.

So in conclusion, there still might be a place for alien conspiracies in today's world.

Edit - just search Obama and Reptillian in google and see how many hits turn up. Answer, quite a lot.

[Havok]

I don't know why they don't just do a new TV show. Sci-fi is all the rage it seems now and what, 20 something years later, would the X-Files have just disappeared?

There is all sorts of creepy shit that still needs to be investigated without a giant alien conspiracy plot behind it. Some of the best episode were the ones that had nothing to do with the main plot and actually over the years, I have found that it is those episodes, the "mythology" episodes or whatever you call them, have become the most tedious to watch.

If they could come up with a new dynamic for the leads that isn't a complete rip of Scully and Mulder and a clever way for the X-Files to be reopened, I think people would watch it.

[Stark]

I think you mean 'ALL the best episodes'.

[Havok]

But not necessarily together. Today's conspiracy theories are more about the government hiding mundane embarrassments than anything paranormal.

Dude, seriously, that is your hook right there.
The smart new agent of say the CIA instead of the FBI, that secretly confiscated the X-Files or whatever, is just wondering why the hell all these mundane things are happening that are completely consuming the public's consciousness, oops holy shit the government is doing them all on purpose to distract from what is REALLY going on!
It's classic misdirection and slight of hand on a nationally televised, blogged, facebooked, iphoned scale. Perfect and now you just seamlessly set your 90's show smack dab in the 2010s.

[Havok]

I think you mean 'ALL the best episodes'.

Pretty fucking close. There are some cool alien episodes that don't tie into the "core" episodes IIRC.

[Flagg]

I think you mean 'ALL the best episodes'.

Pretty fucking close. There are some cool alien episodes that don't tie into the "core" episodes IIRC.

Most of those are in season 1, though.

[Stark]

If there are aliens in it but no bounty hunters, slime, or OMG CLONING, the episode can still be good.

It was pretty alarming rewatching the show and realising all the really interesting eps I remembered were first two seasons though.

[Flagg]

There were some gems up until Duchovney left the show. Then it was crap. All crap.

[Stark]

Yeah there were good eps up to S5, but the ones I remembered 'the one with the whatevers, the one in the spooky whereever' etc, were all really early. I guess I stopped watching pretty early on.

But man, cloning. CLONING! Hot 90s issue! Chris Carter LOVE DEM CLONES.

[Darksider]

So, for someone who occasionally watched the X-files back in the day, but didn't really follow it, which seasons would you guys recommend watching? Most people tell me something similar to what Havok said, that the show really went downhill when Mulder left and it became "all consipracy, all the time."

Also, is it just me, or does it seem like every "dead" sci-fi franchise is getting some sort or continuation in print media. Stargate is getting books now that the DTVs are dead in the water, and Buffy and Firefly both have comics.

[The Romulan Republic]

I think those complaints about season eight and season nine aren't fair (it wasn't all conspiracy and I liked Agent Dogget), but as I recall my favourite seasons were season one, season two, season five, and season seven. So I'll recommend those ones.

[Stark]

Nerds like rehashes. What can I say.

And the first three seasons are ok, and it starts going down after that. The bad episodes are always there, but they become more central and more awful later. But the charm of the show is it's amazing 90s view of government workers, which is as far away as possible from the gleaming towers containing zany and likeable death squads of infallibility that feature in modern law enforcement fantasies.

[Flagg]

It's interesting and telling that the end of X-Files and the "hate and fear the gumint" was right during the post 9/11 "the guvmint is infallible!" and during the rise of 24.

[Stark]

Some episodes go beyond referencing the shitty motels and rental cars right up to being sent to stupid team building seminars and having expenses refused. Like actually working for govt and not team of supermodels with holograms defeat evil mans. :V

[Havok]

Hahaha that episode was great.