sameasy0urs said: I think I'm confused…It's not going to deal with aliens or any of the mysteries they've spent decades building up? Why in the heck would any fan want to see it?

Speaking as a fan, our motivation to keep watching was almost exclusively to figure out the "big story" they kept alluding to. It certainly wasn't for any character development. Personally, I don't think Mulder and Scully are really that interesting if they aren't hunting down some conspiracy!

Then again, Carter did say they were going to comical lengths to keep the story a secret, so it's possible he's only joking…

Speak for yourself. I am a long time fan of the series (since season 1) and it was Mulder and Scully that always had me coming back for more. I was interested in their quest for the truth but more in a symbolic sense. The alien conspiracy storyline became overdrawn and ridiculous in the end. I am just happy to see a straight story of Mulder and Scully investigating the paranormal again (which was just as big a part of the X-Files as the alien conspiracy stuff) something they really did not do since the 7th season.

sameasy0urs said: I'm still standing by my statement that Mulder and Scully were not the reasons we kept tuning in…but you've got a point, all of my favorite episodes were stand-alones. I've just got this concept in my head that an X-Files movie after this long needs to be epic and I guess I can't really see some random storyline justifying all of the hype (or effort, for that matter). It seems like going in this direction makes the movie seem like just another episode of the show…albeit slightly longer.

=D>I totally agree that the movie really needs to be epic, and I completely expect it to be. I have been anticipating a new movie for quite some time and I was beginning to expect it never would happen.

I am, however, very interested in what's been happening with the Mulder/Scully relationship. Although I was one of the many that wanted to two to become a couple, I knew that it would most likely destroy the show [as it does in every series] – the big reason the shows do so well is because of the sexual tension; why this isn't learned is beyond me. However, personally I thought the way the Mulder/Scully relationship was handled was pretty well – behind/between scenes/shows – which left it up to imagination and the possibility that it never really happened in the entirety. Anyway…I'm rambling on – stop her before she writes a book!:-@

Bottomline… I'm stoked for the movie, and very interested to see what Chris and Frank have come up with. I'm sure it'll be a worthwhile trip to the theater.

bradbrevet said: Couldn't agree more.

Same here.

Although they didn't deny that an alien invasion movie could be a possibility (which I'd love to see, especially if it was big big big). My feeling is they're making this movie more accessible for nonfans by having it be a standalone story. If it draws big audiences, then they can jump back in with a mythology story for the 3rd movie, in the hope that the people who weren't fans before the 2nd movie will come along for the 3rd movie.

And I also have no idea why reporters and filmmakers kept bring up Saw. I never saw–and still don't–a connection between X-Files and torture porn.

sameasy0urs said: I've just got this concept in my head that an X-Files movie after this long needs to be epic and I guess I can't really see some random storyline justifying all of the hype (or effort, for that matter).

Couldn't agree more.

davidfrank said: but to me the vibe is definitely leaning towards one of horror instead.

That's what I got from your interviews. The talk of Saw confused the shit out of me. Obviously, I have said many times in articles already, I am not well versed in The X-Files, but I did enjoy the movie and the conspiracy of keeping the aliens under wraps is interesting to me, but that conspiracy needs to come out in the open.

I did read on one X-Files fan site they thought the show was always a love story between Mulder and Scully, but it seems to me that became a late issue in the series, which often happens to shows when they go on too long. By this I mean they drop what the show is about and turn to love drama, which is what sitcoms tend to do… Friends anyone?

I like the title if it's an alien film, which is what I want, but if it turns out to be werewolves and a Mulder/Scully wedding I am going to be a bit disappointed. As will, I think, anyone not well versed in the show. That's the main reason I don't think the Mulder/Scully romance will be touched on at all. Just a guess though.

sameasy0urs said:
Then again, Carter did say they were going to comical lengths to keep the story a secret, so it's possible he's only joking…

I assure you after spending a day on the set, the filmmakers are definitely avoiding the mythology. And I have to disagree with you on that being a the main point for fans. I was a fan of the show until it went to crap, and I always found the stand-alone episodes to be much more entertaining and the mythology to be a complete bog. I was kind of hoping the film would go with the tone of the extra quirky episodes, which were alway the strongest…but to me the vibe is definitely leaning towards one of horror instead.

Speaking as a fan, our motivation to keep watching was almost exclusively to figure out the "big story" they kept alluding to. It certainly wasn't for any character development. Personally, I don't think Mulder and Scully are really that interesting if they aren't hunting down some conspiracy!

Then again, Carter did say they were going to comical lengths to keep the story a secret, so it's possible he's only joking…