The X-Files reboot: Hopeful or already doomed?
Fox announced that multiple key members of the hit 90s show 鈥� stars Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi and creator Chris Carter鈥攚ill join forces .
The show ran for nine seasons and produced two movies, the second of which in 2008, six years after the series ended. Perhaps there is enough interest to give it another paranormal life.
The sci-fi drama will make a six-episode comeback, enough to test the waters and determine the show鈥檚 true fan following. The show's limited episodes are also necessary to 聽鈥撀燗nderson currently appears in the BBC鈥檚 鈥淭he Fall鈥� and NBC鈥檚 鈥淗annibal.鈥� Duchovny also mentioned their age as a factor.
鈥淲e鈥檙e all old, we don鈥檛 have the energy for a full season,鈥� he joked聽.
Production will start this summer, and the air date has not been announced. Carter, the series creator, said that he sees no reason to view the series as re-starting; if anything, the last decade has just provided more material.
鈥淚 think of it as a 13-year commercial break,鈥� Carter . 鈥淭he good news is the world has only gotten that much stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories.鈥�
Fox Television Group chairmen and CEOs Dana Walden and Gary Newman, who were both on board when the show launched more than 20 years ago, said the reboot is a reunion of sorts. The show had 鈥� and continues to have 鈥� a large fan base as Fox鈥檚 highest-rated show of all time. In its peak between the fourth and sixth seasons, . The chairmen are excited to see what happens this time around, and how fans will respond.
鈥楾he X-Files鈥� was not only a seminal show for both the studio and the network, it was a worldwide phenomenon that shaped pop culture 鈥� yet remained a true gem for the legions of fans who embraced it from the beginning. Few shows on television have drawn such dedicated fans as 鈥楾he X-Files鈥�, and we鈥檙e ecstatic to give them the next thrilling chapter of Mulder and Scully they鈥檝e been waiting for.
Shortly after the announcement, Twitter exploded with excited fans. Some are over the moon, and others are skeptical about whether or not the reboot will truly capture the classic series.
