Fox confirms X-Files reboot talks; Anderson & Duchovny may reprise roles

[malachi.martini]

Every Easter Egg in The X-Files Were-Monster Episode

More than most, the latest episode of The X-Files ("Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster," written and directed by Darin Morgan) is filled to the brim with Easter eggs, callback characters, and other assorted references. We've attempted to gather as many of these as possible; fellow Philes, call out any we missed in the comments.

The two paint-huffing stoners (Tyler Labine and Nicole Parker Smith) in the teaser sequence previously appeared in a pair of season-three X-Files episodes: "War of the Coprophages" (also written by Morgan) and "Quagmire" (which Morgan did an uncredited rewrite on). "Do you ever think life is so amazing," one of them asks, "that maybe we shouldn't waste it by getting high all the time?" And more paint-huffing ensues. It's nice to see that, much like Mulder and Scully, time hasn't changed the two of them that much.

Mulder and pencils. Usually he throws them into the ceiling (the first episode where that happened was the killer-doll episode "Chinga," from season five, co-written by Stephen King). Here, Mulder throws his No. 2s like darts at the ever-present "I Want to Believe" one-sheet. "Mulder," says Scully, "what are you doing to my poster?" Glad she had a replacement after Mulder kicked and ripped another one in the season-ten premiere.

How Mulder dies. In their initial survey of the murder scene, Mulder remarks about how one of the victims might have taken a midnight stroll in the nude and been attacked by a wolf, a lion, and a bear all at the same time. "That's how I'd like to go out," says Mulder, clearly forgetting that in the Darin Morganâ€"penned season-three episode "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose," the title character played by Peter Boyle (a semi-psychic who can predict how people are going to die) said the agent's life would end as a result of "autoerotic asphyxiation." Typical Mulder â€" always forgetting the important stuff.

How Scully dies. Speaking of "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose," that was also the episode in which the Boyle character predicted Scully's demise: "How do I die?" she asks. Bruckman responds, with a gentle grin, "You don't." Hence Scully's "You forget … I'm immortal" quip to Mulder in this episode.

Porta Potties. The agents first come across Guy Mann (Rhys Darby) in a Porta Potty, which I like to think is a reference to a scene in the classic season-two episode "The Host" in which the sewage-dwelling Flukeman hides in a similar cartable toilet. And the guy who played the Flukeman? Darin Morgan, of course.

Guy Mann's human wardrobe is the same as Darren McGavin's character from the 1970s TV series Kolchak: The Night Stalker, which Chris Carter cites as a primary influence on The X-Files.

Alex Diakun. The peeping-tom motel owner is played by Canadian character actor Alex Diakun, who appeared in three prior Morgan-scripted X-Files episodes ("Humbug," "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose," and "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'"), as well as in Morgan's season-two Millennium episode "Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me." He also shows up in another Millennium installment, the Chris Carterâ€"penned "Lamentation," from season one. And he's the head-transplanting lead physician in the second X-Files movie, I Want to Believe (2008).

The red Speedo. When the motel owner peeps into Mulder's room, he sees the agent sleeping in the infamous red Speedo from the season-two mythology episode, "Duane Barry," which set so many viewer mouths to “drool.”

The graveyard sequence is especially dense with references. Mulder approaches, and lovingly touches, a tombstone engraved with the name of the late Kim Manners, the director who helmed the most X-Files episodes (52 in total), from his season-two debut ("Die Hand Die Verletzt") to the season-nine series finale ("The Truth"). The epigraph on the stone, "Let’s kick it in the ass," was a frequent Manners saying.

Jack Hardy. The tombstone Guy Mann is standing in front of is for the late Jack Hardy, an assistant director on two Chris Carter series â€" Millennium and The Lone Gunmen. He held the same position on the second X-Files movie, I Want to Believe. Julie Ng, who is working on the behind-the-scenes features for the season-ten X-Files Blu-ray, told me that Hardy was an especially beloved member of the Vancouver film community.

Mulder’s ringtone. After Mulder drinks himself into a stupor in the graveyard, he's woken up by his ringtone â€" the X-Files theme song, composed by Mark Snow.

Daggoo! Finally, we need to talk about Daggoo, the cute canine Guy Mann adopts and Scully later sneaks out of the animal shelter. This continues Morgan's trend of referencing Herman Melville's time-honored Moby-Dick. In the novel, Daggoo is one of the harpooneers on the Pequod, the ship captained by the tyrannical Ahab. In one of the Morgan-ghostwritten scenes for season three's "Quagmire," Scully likens Mulder to Ahab, and compares the agent's quixotic quest to Ahab's obsessive search for the great white whale. It's also in that episode that Scully's pet Pomeranian, Queequeg, who is introduced in "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose," is eaten by an alligator. Queequeg is another character in Moby-Dick â€" a harpooneer on the Pequod and good friend to the novel's narrator, Ishmael. And as we found out in the season-one episode "Beyond the Sea" (co-written by Morgan's brother Glen), Scully was often referred to as "Starbuck" by her father â€" Starbuck being the Pequod's chief mate. No surprise Scully feels an immediate connection to Daggoo beyond his sheer adorableness.

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[trostol]

What a great episode tonight! So many funny moments and the homage to Kolchak made it even better.

how awesome would a crossover at one point have been

[Sean92008]

Will be streaming it tomorrow!

Really pleased with how the first two went.  Where's Vince Gilligan though, was he on tonight's credits???  He's my friend of a friend that I intend to pursue with two spec. scripts.

[SciFiAuthor]

Will be streaming it tomorrow!

Really pleased with how the first two went.  Where's Vince Gilligan though, was he on tonight's credits???  He's my friend of a friend that I intend to pursue with two spec. scripts.

As far as I'm aware he's not involved in this incarnation. Tonight's was written by Darin Morgan, who also wrote "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" and a few other classics. He hit it out of the ballpark with tonight's script.

[Evil Twin Of Zen]

i never cared much for the X-Files. got boring half way through the first season. the monster of the week eps or the dry hump ufo searching eps. yawn. 

[malachi.martini]

Rhys Darby played a werewolf in What We Do In The Shadows.



Also, Fox Mulder, lol.

[Sean92008]

As far as I'm aware he's not involved in this incarnation. Tonight's was written by Darin Morgan, who also wrote "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" and a few other classics. He hit it out of the ballpark with tonight's script.

I hadn't seen Wong's name either...  :-(

Can't wait to see it!!!

[SciFiAuthor]

I hadn't seen Wong's name either...  :-(

Can't wait to see it!!!

Wong's there, he wrote the second episode.

[Étouffée]

That was such a fun episode.  It's like a happy dream having X-Files back! Darin Morgan wrote my first favorite comedy episode, Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space', and now he's written my second, Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster (bumping Humbug to third spot). 

[popple]

Dude.... did that really happen?

[KMKMKM]

such an awesome episode.  Also one of my favorites ever, easily.

[popple]

https://twitter.com/itsSHANGELA/status/694372433629835264
#ParanormalDate

[ItsOver]

https://twitter.com/itsSHANGELA/status/694372433629835264
#ParanormalDate

"Thank yeeewww!"

[Showroom Dummy]

Just watched it
It was BRILLIANT  very funny     will be a classic  loved the tributes

[jazmunda]

Did anyone else get the impression that Mulder was channeling a lot of us when questioning his belief in all things paranormal from the 90s?

[ItsOver]

Did anyone else get the impression that Mulder was channeling a lot of us when questioning his belief in all things paranormal from the 90s?

Mulder was really just expressing his "Oh, shit.  Art quit again."

[Value Of Pi]

https://twitter.com/itsSHANGELA/status/694372433629835264
#ParanormalDate

So, about this tranny hooker...Does the actor they hire have to be a tranny or can she be a woman? That is, would this be an issue for the LGBT community, even though it is perfectly legal to hire a woman?

And BTW, what is the nature of this actor person, if anyone knows?

EDIT:
Okay, I see. He/she is the real deal. The question remains, what if they just hired a woman?

[Sean92008]

Liked it...  Didn't think it cracked the top funniest but the allusions were special.  I am big on tributes like that.  I also liked the line where Scully claimed the poster as her own.

I loved the genie episode, Jose Chung and Bruckman's Final.  Those are my top 3.  I liked the one where Mulder was dragged by the RV going in circles too.  The drugged pizza episode.

 

[Sean92008]

So, about this tranny hooker...Does the actor they hire have to be a tranny or can she be a woman? That is, would this be an issue for the LGBT community, even though it is perfectly legal to hire a woman?

And BTW, what is the nature of this actor person, if anyone knows?

EDIT:
Okay, I see. He/she is the real deal. The question remains, what if they just hired a woman?

By the way, I loved that scene with her...  Whoever hashtagged "paranormaldate" +1

[area51drone]

People have been saying they have been binge watching recently. I have been re-watching episodes since it went off the air. Everyone has their likes, but this show, even when some episodes didn't measure to other episodes, they were still good.

It was a great show.    S10 E01 was not good.  E02 was better, but still a little forced.  E03 is a bit better than 2, but again something is just not quite right.   I really wish Gillian Anderson would gain a little weight, it would be such a better look for her.  I think she botoxes her forehead too, which looks odd.   Both her and David Douchovney's voices are just absolutely shot. When he chased that monster around the semi truck, it was hard to watch, he's so stiff.   Some of the dialog is still pretty forced, and it's also too nostalgic in its own right - these characters wouldn't be all surprised that there was some monster, by now they would be expecting it.   

I think they should have brought the x-files back as an independent investigation thing where they use their FBI ties to their advantage rather than they work for the FBI.   They could have played off the Lone Gunmen and the story would be more believable given how the show ended in season 9.   Mulder could have had his own youtube channel or something to support his endeavors, and they could have used fake updates on youtube as a tie in to the show for promotion purposes.    I'm sure this is part of why I can't stand that first episode.. just no way they'd be back in their old jobs doing the same thing.

[area51drone]

Dude smiles with Falkie and looks depressed to be taking a picture with this chick.

[MrHippie]

Another one of my favorite episodes also. I am not an X-Phile but Darin Morgan wrote this episode and "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' ". He is the brother of Glen Morgan who was a writer and important voice on the X-Files and a show runner on the spinoff Millennium. Darin Morgan also wrote for  Millennium including one featuring Peter Boyle called "Somehow, Satan Got Behind Me" . And another for Millennium that Ive always remembered "Jose Chung's 'Doomsday Defense'" taking on  Scientology that featured Frank Black going into a karate pose and punching a guy in the nuts.
All of this work was so unique and funny and entertaining that I am hoping that some of that spirit will return to us.

                                                       

[ItsOver]

I'm going to miss tuning into this on Monday nights.  Hey, Fox.  Wake-up and get cranking on some more episodes.

[popple]

**SPOILER ALERT**

The X-Files Season Finale trailer

OMGGGGGGGGGGG THAT ENDING  SCENE

[trostol]

was this one set in Philly did they say?

[trostol]

hmm..preview for the next episode...interesting

[PB the Deplorable]

i never cared much for the X-Files. got boring half way through the first season. the monster of the week eps or the dry hump ufo searching eps. yawn. 

Pretty much, although I lasted a few seasons longer.

Watched the first episode this year and it was fine.  Stopped watching the second episode half way through, and the third after about 5 minutes.  I'm done .  I guess it isn't for everyone.

[Hank]

was this one set in Philly did they say?

I believe the opening had "West Philadelphia" lettered across the screen.

[trostol]

I believe the opening had "West Philadelphia" lettered across the screen.

yeah i missed that lol

though ..West Philly and Bucks County as mentioned later i think..arent close..neither is Pennsbury that was mentioned lol

[nbirnes]

yeah i missed that lol

though ..West Philly and Bucks County as mentioned later i think..arent close..neither is Pennsbury that was mentioned lol

Those are all pretty near to each other -- a gentle hour's drive at most. My kids were in the Pennsbury school district.