Saturday, 27 April 2013

A-Z Challenge: X: X Files

What I learned about writing from watching TV has been my theme. I have to say it has been really fun thinking of some shows I have loved and picking a main part of them to talk about.

X only has one contender: X FILES.

A will they won’t they relationship? Tick. Aliens? Tick. Overall mystery? Tick. Main Characters whose outlook is different? Tick.

What I love about X Files – among many things – are the episodes which take an idea and run with it. The bank which explodes over and over. The bodyswap episode. The man who has good luck but causes bad. The genie who grants wishes.

The X Files took an idea which would be the whole premise of another series, and ran with it in 44 minutes. And you know what? They always did it a lot better than those shows. They thought through the premise for each episode. They weren’t lazy with the get out clause to fix things.

Excellent show.

Quotes:I’m Dana Scully. I’ve been assigned to work with you.

AHHH and so it begins!
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9 comments:

  1. Sheena-kay Graham27 April 2013 at 12:31

    X-Files was definitely the best choice. I loved that show. Another really good X show is Xena: Warrior Princess.

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  2. Suzi27 April 2013 at 14:26

    I never did watch the X Files. It's one of those shows that looked interesting, but never got around to seeing it.

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  3. Alex J. Cavanaugh27 April 2013 at 16:52

    I was a big fan of the show back in the day.

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  4. Julie Flanders27 April 2013 at 21:03

    I loved the X-Files. Lots of great memories of that show. :)

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  5. Unknown28 April 2013 at 16:11

    It was an awesome show, wasn't it? And I've seen each of the episodes you mentioned. (I spend far too much time watching TV. lol) I think "Fringe" carried on X-Files grand tradition well.
    Congrats on doing so well with the A-Z Challenge! :-)

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  6. VikLit28 April 2013 at 17:03

    Sheena-kay - you know I never saw Xena but maybe I should put it on my to watch list!

    Suzi - it was a good watch!

    Alex - me too!

    Julie - it was soooo good.

    Lexa ha well I spend too much time watching TV As well, I have done a whole alphabet on it! ;)

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  7. Rebeccah Giltrow29 April 2013 at 09:32

    I could never watch the X Files when I was younger. I love the idea of the all supernatural things, but it would have given me nightmares :/ Even now, I can't watch things like that :(

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  8. VikLit29 April 2013 at 22:21

    Rebeccah - some of the X Files eps were scary! :)

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  9. Bethie7 May 2013 at 04:55

    X-Files is one of those I still watch over and over again. I want to believe.

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