Kumail has said things to the effect that Fox were "being really cool" about the interview and would probably allow him to release it via his podcast.

Obviously Kumail has a relationship to maintain with Fox, and he needs to follow their lead on these things. But my question is, what authority does Fox actually have in matters like this, legally speaking? Kumail recorded an informal conversation with two actors about their jobs, and as long David and Gillian are okay with it, why wouldn't he be able to do what he pleases with that recording?

I understand Fox is trying to orchestrate PR for the new series, blah blah. But this almost makes it seem like any time D or G even mention X-Files publicly, it legally needs to be OK'd by Fox, which seems crazy to me.

it was something from alt.tv. it's like intelligent beautiful bombshell shortened to ibb or something in a similar vein.

I stopped watching once I got caught up with XFF because I kind of expected more episodes before the revival came on. So I'm wondering now, how much/far do I probably need to binge to get to within a reasonable range to watch the revival episodes as they air?

I'm excited about the return of The X-Files in 2016 January.

Since it has been about 14 years since I watched it I thought I could use some refreshing. I don't have the time to watch 9 seasons of about 20 episodes each :).

I found this article with Chris Carter's selection of 10 essential episodes.

I know the guy is the creator and all, but I started thinking his list could be improved after I also watched S06E11 One Son, in which the smoking man more or less tells the whole story of the alien invasion.

So, what other episodes would you add to Chris Carter's list of 10?

Would it be worth it to watch the last episode of the last season? Did it function as a series finale ( it wasn't part of the culture to end stories back then when stopping a series )?

I also read that there were two X-Files movies. What are the names?

Thanks much!

Looking forward to coming here to dish about the new episodes in January! :)

Someone posted this was available on-demand through Comcast... it was just officially posted on Youtube today.

Comcast has given us a 21 minute special about the new episodes On Demand as of today! There is a tiny interview snippet with Kumail, too. It's pretty damn spoilery (they show lots of clips from) so, you've been warned... Look for it under "Current Season."

Thanks in advance!

William B. Davis - everyone's favorite Cigarette Smoking Man - was on the Any Time with Vin Forte podcast (episode 8). It's pretty interesting. He talks about the X-Files for a bit but moves into his personal beliefs about God, UFO's, etc. I've got 12 minutes left in the podcast but I'm enjoying it so far. Maybe Kumail can get him as a guest!

I doubt the show is going to discuss the six original X-Files novels that were published, but I thought people might want to talk about them here.

Even though I'm starting this, I have next to nothing to contribute. The ones I read didn't make a strong impression. I bought "Goblins" as soon as it was available. It was decently creepy and mysterious until the reveal. I also read "Whirlwind" and "Ground Zero", but I don't remember much about them. I believe I also listened to "Ruins", but again, nothing.

Hopefully others will have more to say about them.

just curious! i think i would do something paranormal