I want to believe this will be a good reboot.
At this point, Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and the Fox network are all on board to bring The X-Files back to television. But after going off the air 12 years ago, fans (specifically us) have a lot of feelings about reviving the once-great sci-fi series. Is it actually a bad idea — or is it the best idea? Let's dig in.
Pro: Mulder and Scully's chemistry.
Have you seen TV now? It’s a lot more naked and humpier than it was 12 years ago. Can you even imagine what it would be like to finally see Mulder and Scully do it (I’m talking penis and vagina, folks)? I literally just blacked out.
Plus, the best part of that series — and life, really — was their insane chemistry on screen. Don’t you miss it? I miss it. Let’s hold hands and sweat about it. —Erin LaRosa
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Con: Literally nothing.
Their chemistry is, simply, everything. — E.L.
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Pro: When it was creepy, The X-Files was one of TV's best.
The most memorable X-Files episodes are the ones that unnerved you and got under your skin. Iconic episodes like “Home” with inbred killers, “Irresistible” with a fingernail- and hair-collecting serial killer, and “Field Trip” with suffocatingly poisonous mushrooms have fueled nightmares for over two decades. Now, with the popularity of horror in television (American Horror Story and Hannibal), The X-Files is primed to take this new era of scares to the next level. —Ira Madison III
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