‘X-Files’ Creator Chris Carter Gave Ryan Coogler His Blessing for Series Reboot: ‘He’s Got Some Good Ideas’

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• Knasen@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I’m all for it but Chris hit the nail with his statement and I think it’s hard to beat or repeat:

  People ask the reasons for its success and the answer I give to them is David and Gillian. If it weren’t for that relationship, and the actors who portrayed Mulder and Scully, the show would not have been the hit it became.

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  • ZeroCool@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Yep, I mean there’s a reason you never see anyone chomping at the bit to obsessively discuss the Doggett/Reyes era. Robert Patrick and Annabeth Gish are both fine actors but they Mulder and Scully. Fox and Chris Carter tried to see if they could pull a “Law & Order/ER” cast change without losing their audience and it just didn’t work. Why? Because it turns out the show wasn’t actually bigger than Mulder and Scully.

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  • YungOnions@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I mean, I still think there is a scope for spin offs. X Files but based in Japan or India or somewhere else other than America. It would be interesting to see how cultural, governmental and societal differences influence Sci-fi conspiracy stories. If you can’t replicate David and Gillians chemistry then try a different spin altogether.

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    • paraphrand@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Interesting take. That could also pull it out of the classic conspiracy theory territory canon too. That could be interesting culturally.

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• realcaseyrollins@narwhal.city ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  At least a reboot would be better than another revival.

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• VanHalbgott@lemmus.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  The guy behind Black Panther is doing it?

  Oh no…

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