I'm interested in your opinions.

My wife and I are watching X-files again. I decided to see what other things Chris Carter wrote and was laughing my butt off when I found out he had a hand in writing 3 adult X-files parodies. Unfortunately they are hard to track down on the internet surprisingly. I'm not surprised that there are parodies but the fact Carter was involved in just hilarious to me.

Scully : please explain to me the scientific nature of the whammy

Such a great line

We all know that Bad Blood and Clyde Bruckman's are some of the best episodes, but what are the worst? Personally, The Field Where I Died and "3" are some of my least favorite, but what are yours and why?

How does that work?

x-files tramp stamp done by @ petra.pokes on instagram in seguin texas. this show means everything to me, it got me through one of the darkest times of my life. now it’s tramp stamped forever 🛸🖤

May seem like a nit-picky post, but did anybody notice during season 8(or 9. I forget exactly) that footsteps were exceedingly loud?

Like I vaguely remember a scene in a hospital, and someone is talking to Doggett, and then you hear absurdly loud footsteps to harken the arrival of Scully to the scene.

I doubt it's a foley artist thing, but somebody in sound really felt that footsteps should almost be louder than dialogue

Very cool ep imo. Pretty nasty "dreams" kinda spooky ep

1. “The Tooth Fairy Files” Plot: Mulder and Scully investigate a series of mysterious incidents involving children’s teeth disappearing overnight, even when hidden in secure places. It turns out there’s a real tooth fairy, but it’s actually a tiny, carnivorous creature with a thirst for calcium. Mulder insists on trapping it, while Scully tries to rationalize the whole thing as an elaborate prank by older siblings. 2. “Suburban Sasquatch” Plot: Reports of a Bigfoot sighting in a quiet suburban neighborhood send Mulder and Scully undercover in matching khakis to investigate. But instead of a classic Bigfoot, they find a creature with a taste for backyard barbecues and lawn decorations, causing minor property damage but avoiding any actual harm. Mulder theorizes it might be a cousin of Bigfoot, while Scully suspects a local prankster. 3. “The Cursed Remote” Plot: A family claims their TV remote control is haunted, changing channels to disturbing shows and even rewinding live events in real life. Mulder believes it could be some kind of alien technology that affects time perception, while Scully insists it’s simply a neighbor’s remote interfering with the signal—until the remote rewinds a moment in her own life. 4. “Attack of the Possessed Pigeons” Plot: A city is terrorized by a flock of aggressive pigeons that seem to be targeting only government officials. Mulder believes they’re being controlled by a mysterious force bent on taking down authority, while Scully suspects a rabies outbreak among the birds. Things get bizarre when the pigeons start leaving cryptic messages in the form of feather patterns. 5. “The Haunted Emoji” Plot: After a young woman mysteriously disappears, her friends report receiving text messages with a single emoji that seems to change over time. Mulder thinks the emoji is a conduit for a ghost’s unfinished business, while Scully argues it’s a prank app. But when the emoji starts appearing on their phones, things get personal. 6. “Doppelganger Daycare” Plot: Parents in a small town report that their children act strangely every day after returning from a local daycare, as if they’re entirely different kids. Mulder suspects aliens are swapping the children with look-alike extraterrestrials for observation, while Scully insists it’s just a phase. But as they dig deeper, they discover an underground cloning lab under the daycare. 7. “The Moldy Files” Plot: Mulder and Scully are called to investigate an abandoned office building where the walls appear to be “bleeding” a strange mold. The mold is sentient, reacting to movements and appearing to communicate with Mulder. Scully believes it’s a rare fungi species, while Mulder thinks it’s a form of alien life trying to warn them about something… or trap them. 8. “The Fashion Poltergeist” Plot: A series of strange accidents happen in a high-end department store, where mannequins seem to move on their own, and customers claim they’re being watched. Mulder suspects the mannequins are possessed by spirits of past employees who met tragic ends, while Scully attributes it to high-tech security systems malfunctioning. Things escalate when a mannequin makes a phone call to Mulder’s cell. 9. “The Snowman Cometh” Plot: After a winter storm, townsfolk start seeing a mysterious snowman appearing outside people’s homes, even when there’s no fresh snow to make it. Each time it appears, strange accidents occur nearby. Mulder suspects it’s a supernatural guardian or something darker, while Scully investigates pranksters with a grudge. When they find a heart made of ice inside the snowman, both agents are spooked. 10. “Phantom Flatulence” Plot: Mulder and Scully investigate a small town where citizens report foul smells that appear suddenly and mysteriously, following people and seeming to “speak” through patterns of scent. Mulder theorizes it’s an alien life form communicating via gases, while Scully suspects it’s just a side effect of methane pockets in the area. But as they delve deeper, they realize it’s a gas-based entity trying to convey a warning. 11. “The Haunted Hairpiece” Plot: A wealthy businessman’s prized toupee is rumored to have a life of its own, moving and even “biting” people. Mulder suggests the hairpiece might be cursed or composed of alien fibers, while Scully thinks it’s a setup by disgruntled former employees. But when the toupee jumps from one person to another during an interview, both agents are shaken. 12. “The Sock Bandit” Plot: Mulder and Scully investigate a string of bizarre sock thefts that have left an entire town without matching pairs. Mulder believes the socks are being taken by a small, sock-loving cryptid, while Scully blames raccoons. The case takes a surreal twist when Mulder finds the missing socks in a strange formation in the woods, almost like a message.

Any other ideas?

Could any of these actually work as X-Files episodes? If so, which ones would you watch? Personally, I'd watch number six.

One thing that always amuses me, when I go back and rewatch shows from the '90s and early '00s, is how often actors overlap from one series to another. When I watched NYPD Blue a couple of years ago, it seemed like an X-Files alum would show up in just about every episode - sometimes a shared guest star, sometimes a recurring character on one show. Sometimes, a recurring character on both shows. Some random examples that come to mind:

Daniel Benzali (recurring role on Blue as a mob lawyer, Colonel Wharton in Fresh Bones)
Justine Micelli (starring role as Adrian Lesniak on Blue, Ariel in Kaddish)
James Handy (recurring role as Fancy's racist superior, Detective Cross in 2Shy)
Brian Thompson (guest role on Blue, Alien Bounty Hunter on The X-Files)
Nicholas Lea (recurring role on Blue as Jill's ex-husband, Krycek on X-Files)
Steven Williams (guest role on Blue as a narc squad detective, Mr. X)
Brian Markinson (amazing guest role as a child molester in Blue, Gary in Folie a Deux)
Giovanni Ribisi (recurring role as Andy's son's dumbass friend in Blue, Darin in DPO)
James Pickens (recurring role as Fancy's mentor on Blue, Kersh on X-Files)
Peter Boyle (recurring role as Andy's AA sponsor on Blue, Clyde Bruckman on X-Files)
John Finn (recurring role as a crooked cop on Blue, Kritschgau on X-FIles)
Lucy Liu (guest role as a murder suspect in Blue, Kim in Hell Money)

I'm sure there are a million other examples, since these were long-runners mining the same talent pools. Any other shows where you enjoyed spotting a large number of X-Files alums?

Okay, here’s my theory. This is based on what we learn about the Cigarette Smoking Man in the revival series. To refresh memories, we basically learned that the Smoking Man rigged the entire conspiracy, and only faked the idea that aliens were coming to take over the planet. From what we learned, it seems he even had the entire Syndicate fooled!

I was this thinking about where this leaves certain things that were revealed way back in season 5. This is where my theory comes into play. Let me explain…

At the beginning of season five, the syndicate tries assassinating the smoking man. They fail, and drive him into hiding. What happens next is that the faceless alien rebels arrive and begin to destroy the project. The syndicate sees them as a huge threat. My theory is that the smoking man concocted the faceless rebels for the sole purpose of destroying and getting revenge on the syndicate for trying to kill him!

The following season smoking man is brought back out of hiding, but the faceless rebels continue to attack. In fact, they wipe out the entire syndicate - except for the smoking man! So it’s clear that the smoking man now saw his friends as such a threat to him that he had to get rid of them. From that point on, CSM would control the project on his own!

Incidentally, we never saw the faceless rebels again after this. Their purpose had been fulfilled.

What do you think?

We had a blast with our boy for his first Halloween, we had to do it while we still get to pick the theme!

Who I’ve gotten hooked on XFiles.

Hey guys! I'm looking for the unproduced X-Files script titled "The Nephilim" and written by Tim Minear.

According to different sources and Wikipedia, "Tim Minear pitched an idea for an episode that involved a convicted criminal who happened to be an atheist. While in prison, he would have heard the voice of God, commanding him to kill a truly evil man, and then he would have suddenly found himself mystically transferred out of the prison. Although the police would be after him, only Mulder would believe he was working for the greater good. Minear noted that "I pitched it and I was going to do it, eventually, until we found ourselves at a point in the year where we needed a script really fast". Executive producer Frank Spotnitz suggested to Minear that the "convicted atheist" should actually be Robert Modell from the third season episode "Pusher". The script was completely re-written, and became "Kitsunegari".

I'm looking for the draft version of this script originally titled "The Nephilim."

I would be very grateful if you can share this script. In exchange, I can share the X-Files draft scripts I have:

"Molly" by Stephen King (with missing pages that aren't online)

"Crampton" by Thomas Ligotti & Brandon Trenz

"Cronus" by Jose Molina

"Flight 180" by Jeffrey Reddick

"Orison (Original Draft)" by Chip Johannessen (lots of changes from the filmed episode)

"Episode #10X07" by Gabe Rotter & Brad Follmer

Thanks in advance! :)