xfiles-behind-the-scenes:

As anticipated, the miniseries feels like a time capsule. There’s no attempt to incorporate new trends in horror storytelling, such as the sprinting zombies of “28 Days Later” or the torture-traps of “Saw” or “The Cabin in the Woods.” Even the fashion has a nineties vibe. At one point, Mulder talks about looking something up on “the Net.” He and Scully are as dowdy and shambolic as ever.

I, for one, am glad. I would’ve been disappointed if “The X-Files” had returned as a slick, modern reboot. Today, pop culture worships badasses. Everyone cultivates a fashionable, skin-deep vulnerability; underneath, they’re superheroes with jujitsu skills and heads full of put-downs. “The X-Files” pre-dates this trend. Often, Mulder and Scully were confused and powerless; in the end, the bad guys got away, slinking back into the woods (or the Pentagon) to lurk forevermore. In that sense, “The X-Files” was pretty realistic, when you think about it.

A Return to the Nostalgia of “The X-Files”
The New Yorker, January 23, 2016

andersondaily:

USA Today: David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson on Mulder & Scully’s relationship.

xfiles-behind-the-scenes:

“We have a long-standing, deep appreciation and friendship for each other because there is nobody else on the planet that really understands exactly what we went through. If you have that, you don’t really have to act.  You just stand on your mark and look at the other person and allow it to be.”

David Duchovny in SFX Magazine, March 2016

alexskrycek:

♫Have yourself a Merry Little Christmas♫

xfiles-behind-the-scenes:

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance