By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Sooner or later, every major property receives a prequel. Star Wars had a second trilogy, The Godfather Part II was made half sequel/half prequel, and even Breaking Bad has Better Call Saul. It was just a matter of time before The X-Files would explore the origins … [Read more...]
TV Review: The X-Files Ep. 6, “My Struggle II”
February 23, 2016 By Leave a Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) If there is one thing The X-Files perfected during its original run, is definitely the art of the cliffhanger season finale… and I’m glad that the series is continuing that tradition. The event series started off somewhat weak, but ended strong. One of the … [Read more...]
The X-Files Creator Hints At More Seasons
February 22, 2016 By Leave a Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The X-Files has been a huge success for 20th Century Fox, and has impressed me that they could capture the magic of the original series in just six episodes. The biggest issue I have with the series is that there aren't more episodes, but according to series … [Read more...]
TV Review: The X-Files Episode 5, Babylon
February 16, 2016 By Leave a Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The X-Files reunion tour has been an interesting ride. Returning the series to its television roots was a fantastic idea and despite a few hiccups here and there, I've been impressed by how strong the event series has been. With the fifth episode of the series, … [Read more...]
TV Review: The X-Files Ep. 4, Home Again
February 9, 2016 By Leave a Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The X-Files revival had a bit of a rocky start with its first two episodes, but it's been a solid steady climb. "My Struggle" tried to cram in a two-hour premiere into 44 minutes of television forcing it to shed any character development while the second episode, … [Read more...]
TV Review: The X-Files Ep. 3, Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster
February 4, 2016 By 1 Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The first two episodes of The X-Files revival were uneven, with some hints of the old series we loved. I had definite issues with both of them, even though I found it nice to have both David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson sharing the screen yet again. My … [Read more...]
TV Review: The X-Files — Episodes 1 & 2
January 26, 2016 By 5 Comments
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) I wanted to review both of these episodes together, rather than separately, because The X-Files have always been a two-sided coin. You have the mythology episodes, and you have the stand-alone 'monster-of-the-week' episodes. With "My Struggle", we're … [Read more...]
The X-Files: Extended Featurette Released
December 30, 2015 By 1 Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) I'm still catching up on The X-Files past episodes before the event series returns the franchise to TV in less than a month. While I'm doing that, Fox Television has gone ahead and released a 21-minute video to whet all our appetites for the return of agents … [Read more...]
New X-Files Poster Answers Questions About Smoking Man
November 12, 2015 By Leave a Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Fox Television is milking the nostalgia for the upcoming The X-Files revival series for all that it's worth. It's great to see the characters again doing what they do best in the past few teasers: trying to solve the unsolvable. There have also been some posters … [Read more...]
Is There An X-Files Spinoff In The Works?
November 3, 2015 By 1 Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) When Robbie Amell and Lauren Ambrose were cast as FBI agents in the upcoming X-Files event series, bells went off in my head. We all know that X-Files is one of the biggest Fox properties of all time, and that's the reason we're getting a new, albeit extremely … [Read more...]
New X-Files Trailer Highlights Standalone Episodes
October 28, 2015 By 1 Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The X-Files built an interesting mythology based on government conspiracies and alien abductions, but a good two-thirds of the series was made up of monster-of-the-week standalone episodes. When the revival of the Fox television show was announced with a limited … [Read more...]
Trust No One: The X-Files’ New Promo & Poster!
October 20, 2015 By 1 Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) I really wish studios would have waited two days after the Star Wars: The Force Awakens full trailer to release any new previews, because it will all pale in comparison. Well, it looks like promotion stops for no one, and we've got some new stuff today, namely … [Read more...]
Annabeth Gish Returns to The X-Files; Are The IDW Comic Books Still Canon?
August 14, 2015 By 1 Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) It's been rumored for a while now but according to one report, Annabeth Gish is set to reprise her role as FBI agent Monica Reyes in a single episode of The X-Files revival. THR had the story. Reyes was a reoccurring character in season 8 and promoted to … [Read more...]
The X-Files New Teaser, Plus The Lone Gunmen Return
July 24, 2015 By Leave a Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Just a week ago, Fox gave us our first peek at the upcoming The X-Files revival series premiering in January 2016. It was a quick 15 second promo but showed a surprising amount of classic The X-Files iconography and now they've followed that up with a second … [Read more...]
The X-Files Casts Robbie Amell & Lauren Ambrose
July 21, 2015 By 3 Comments
Advertisers Bet The X-Files Will Be Ratings Smash Hit By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) As filming progresses on the upcoming The X-Files revival event series (I really wish there was something easier I could call it), we're starting to hear more and more about what to expect. We're also … [Read more...]
First Look: The X-Files Teaser
July 17, 2015 By 1 Comment
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) How is it that the revival of a series I felt lost steam over its final four seasons, and premiered a film I didn't even bother watching, is somehow one of the most anticipated things I'm looking forward to? Fox just released a brief 15-second teaser for The … [Read more...]
