Television

Jeff Lerner said:
I never watched X Files. Thinking about watching it with my kids (13, 10, 8). Would be interested to hear what other parents think.
Click to expand...
Not a parent but I started watching it when I was 11 or 12 I think the older two would probably be okay with it though it can get very scary. The 8 year old could watch some of the lighter episodes (it probably depends on the kid though).
 
Indymisanthrope said:
That series premiered when I was 9. I watched it because my older brother was 15 and I wanted to watch whatever he watched. My thoughts are:
1) Not sure it'll hold up against expectations for broader story arcs across seasons like you get in most prestige TV today.
2) There are a lot of episodes of that series that are genuinely gruesome/scary/dark. For example, the Tooms episode from early in the series made a particular impression on me when I was young, but S4E2 is very disturbing at any age. That one is probably the most infamous example.
3) Monster of the week stuff is fun to varying degrees but the overall mythology never amounts to anything. It's all nonsense and Carter never had any plan for where he wanted any of it to go. If that's the stuff that interests you, you will end up baffled and disappointed.
Click to expand...
The larger mythology is non-sense but I imagine if you go into it with that expectation it could be much more easily enjoyed.

Also, I don’t know if the conspiracy theory stuff aged well being we now like in the age of anti-vaxx, 5-G, 9/11 Truther, Pizzagate, Q Anon, etc…
Gavaxeman said:
The x files was really good for it’s time ..held it together really well until Duchovny started diving in and out ..
Click to expand...
Yeah, I only ever regularly watched the first 5 or 6 seasons then my interest began to wane. I don’t think I ever even watched any of the post Duchovny episodes.
 
I started the X-Files a couple months ago, but other things got in the way. Still planning to watch it all. So far it’s fun mostly, but already a couple of episodes are better than others (which I expected).
 
Indymisanthrope said:
This is it, I think. The X-Files is born out of a lot of NWO / Area 51 / Oliver Stone's JFK / Coast to Coast with Art Bell conspiracy theory culture that came about in the 90s as technology was just on the cusp of becoming more broadly democratized and people were generally becoming more savvy about who is pulling the levers of power in society beyond what Tom Brokaw and Dan Rather had to say every evening.

I'm not sure how impressive/spooky some of this stuff will be to a kid holding an iPad almost 30 years later. That's not me saying it won't be -- I'm genuinely not sure.
Click to expand...
I used to love listening to Art Bell. That was some crazy programming. I don’t know how he kept it together during some of his interviews.
 
Chiming in on the X Files discussion, my kids love scary creature feature stuff. I think it's half genetic (wife and I are both fans) and half FNAF/Poppy's Playtime/Other jumpscare games they see on youtube. My son watched on and off when we re-watched a few years back, but I think he was too young at the time (6-7) for it to really hold his attention, Teens and preteens would probably have a lot of fun, and that was around the age I first saw it myself. I think I was 10-11 but can't remember.
 
Finally got around to watching the last episode of Better Call Saul. Already knew the Brian Cranston/Paul Aaron cameo was coming up, but....that Paul Aaron cameo was rough.

I could buy the older Odenkirk, Banks, and Esposito playing younger versions of themselves throughout the series because they were already older when BB started so they don't look terribly older playing the younger versions in the series.

Brian Cranston looked older reprising his role but not distractingly so, but Paul Aaron just looked way older and it made it difficult to buy-in. Still...good episode, just my thoughts on that cameo.
 
Big Diaper Energy said:
Finally got around to watching the last episode of Better Call Saul. Already knew the Brian Cranston/Paul Aaron cameo was coming up, but....that Paul Aaron cameo was rough.

I could buy the older Odenkirk, Banks, and Esposito playing younger versions of themselves throughout the series because they were already older when BB started so they don't look terribly older playing the younger versions in the series.

Brian Cranston looked older reprising his role but not distractingly so, but Paul Aaron just looked way older and it made it difficult to buy-in. Still...good episode, just my thoughts on that cameo.
Click to expand...
Yeah, I noticed that too. it was around his eyes.
 
Finished Paper Girls season 1 last night. Pretty good overall. Episodes 6 and 7 were SO GOOD. This cast is spot-fucking-on.

I struggle a bit with the shortness of this season. 8 eps is more expected of a mini-series, and it would be a huge shame if Amazon doesn't commit to some degree of closure with the way it leaves things. It's clear they didn't want to risk too much from a budgetary standpoint on this. The early rationing of overt sci-fi elements makes this feel like a test. Season 2 would really have to dial that up. That said, I think the team did a good job reconciling that visual stinginess with the deeper focus on individual characters than we got in the comics.

Really hope we get a commitment to season 2. Anything less would be cruelty.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top