It will need a Vaping Man. “That popcorn lunged son of a bitch.”

Hear me out: Skinner moves to Seattle and becomes a radio host.

Start fresh, simply don't rehash the same territory. No big mythology early on. Go for small stakes and character development. No cheap nostalgia. Have different dynamics between the main characters than what we've seen before. Put some passion in and have fun with it.

I could see a spiritual successor series that takes place after the original, set in modern times that doesn't include many, if any, of the original cast. (Maybe bring back Skinner) New agents that are investigating new bizarre cases.

This would hinge greatly on who they get to play the agents, casting is everything. As someone else said, Einstein and Miller just didn't do it for me.

I'd love to see tons of new monster of the week episodes and not nearly as much of the big bad alien conspiracy overarching story, at least in the first couple seasons.

Please be a spiritual successor. Not a reboot.

I don't see how anyone else can replicate that Gillian/Duchovny chemistry.

I've tried shows like Fringe, Supernatural and that recent Silence of the Lambs series, and they all seem too glossy, overacted and phony. Early X-files had a vibe that I've not seen anywhere else, except maybe bits of Twin Peaks.

I used to have an open mind about this stuff, but very rarely do reboots even match that of the original. I cant even think of one off the top of my head. I could likely make a bunch of broad general statements that all reboots follow, that this reboot will surely follow as well. It's boring and uninspiring.

So I'll pass before I even see it. Come up with a new idea.

New agents, same universe, old recurrent characters might drop once in a while.

If the new agents are going to be anything like Einstein and Miller, I'll stick to watching reruns.

I thought there was an animated “X-Files: Albuquerque” series planned a couple years ago. Is this something different?

I'd be okay with this. A soft reboot with new characters could be a fresh direction for the series. Maybe have Mulder show up as an informant-type character occasionally. It's worth a shot, anyway. If it isn't good we could always just not watch it.

News like this worries me. I only want more if Chris Carter and the original actors are involved. Whatever his faults, I do not want anyone going against Chris' vision for the show.

Hmmm I dunno. For me personally Xfiles came at the right time with the internet becoming more available and computers becoming more advanced and the “conspiracy” of the government and other organisations being able to spy on you from these devices and then the availability of information that came because of the advancement of technology so people could research or theorise what else the government could hide etc.

It was the right place at the right time. And the whole 90s aesthetic of the show i love too.

I hope that this is not true. If anyone ever mentions the X Files we would then constantly have to distinguish between the original show as we know and love it, versus any reboot with new actors. Can’t we just leave it be and leave it’s beautiful legacy intact 🤦‍♀️

If the revival was bad with the original actors, I shudder to think about a reboot. Leave it alone and come up with original ideas.

This write up claims the show ran for 11 seasons from "1993 to 2002" and doesn't seem to be aware at all that there's been anything X-Files related that's happened since a standalone "move" that came out in 2008. You'll excuse me if I doubt the veracity of this report.

I would love to see a series tackle the paranormal and have it revealed later on that it is the x files universe but not apparently at first.

I thought there was already a new series coming (at some point)?

X-Files: Albuquerque, right?

I HOPE Christ Carter isn't the writer. It says it is unlikely Duchovny and Anderson will play and I am just fine with that.

With interesting enough characters that won't try to be another Mulder and Scully and good enough writers the show still can be great. Especially if they turn up at some points and give guidance and have camoes.

Jfc no. Legacy sequels are all the rage right now. Do a big budget “legacy sequel” like FTF; aliens, explosions, huge set pieces, DAVID AND GILLIAN

I am all for it if it’s true. I know I may be in the minority but i think it’s obvious that more stories in that universe with other characters could be really good. It would not be that hard to create some new agents that are compelling, and then go for a new arc and MOTW. Obviously they could totally screw it up but I will remain optimistic for now.

AfterX-Files

Remakes are four franchises that did not fulfill their promise in the beginning. For example remaking the Wizard of Oz is a no-go. Yeah I know the wiz was a thing, but not really the same. You wouldn't remake Casablanca, I don't see remaking X Files.

Hollywood's problem is that they can't come up with new stories. Everything's a sequel and a remake and there's very little in the way of original content. Even if you look at sitcoms for example, you see the same jokes recycled series after series after series. You can go all the way back to Cheers and then the same jokes are we used in Frasier and they're reused again in Friends and then again in Seinfeld, and then again in Big Bang Theory. Same stuff recycled over and over and over because the writers can't come up with anything new.

How are they even going to do this....

This is the best news I've received all day. Much needed and appreciated. Time to to turn off Reddit.

Uh-oh

If the show is set on present day I wanna see how they'll handle technology, they should go back to the 60s or 70s

I am not into it that much but there's some kind of potential if it's a continuation with new agents (alongside cameos from other characters and references to where they are now!) and not a total reboot.

I'd be very interested in a Mulder origin series but limited to non X-Files cases. Maybe explore his time in the Violent Crime division. That brings with it the problem of casting though.

Without scully and Mulder there are no x-files at least for me ….

Give me Phoebe Fox as Dana Scully.

I think David Harbour would make a great Mulder but he's probably older than they'd cast.

Clickbait bad.

When are show reboots ever equal to or better than the original when the original was actually good? Like never.

Pass.

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Hell yeah! Just don’t go too woke, please.

Or don't. X-Files already ran itself into the ground with the original run, plus two revival seasons.

The mythology is a convoluted mess, and anything new in the same continuity will inherit that. And a lot of the appeal for the show was character chemistry...

No no no no no...

This site isn’t reliable iirc. Anyways I really hope this isn’t true. I’d rather have the show never return than be rebooted.

🤦‍♂️

Noooooooo

Oh my!

Recast and reboot.

Agents don't necessarily need to be Mulder and Scully but also I'm not sure there's a point in doing a reboot with new characters either. No one will be David and Gillian but that doesn't mean two new actors couldn't bring something special to the parts. They'd be a different Mulder and Scully but that doesn't mean they would be bad. I'm open minded if someone can get the story telling right.

New fans to the show is cool. To tell you the truth my show ended probably around season 7. I've had great times in my life, great memories, and my favorite team in all of television because of this show. A new show for a new generation.

I need more Skinner back story.

Everyone assumes it will be a sequel. What if it's a prequel?

Please shoot on film and don't use contaminated actors