Comments on: The one thing I cannot abide http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide For writers, readers, and independent thinkers--book talk for readers and writers, life chats when we need them, writers' motivational articles, secret behind-the-scenes stories from the publishing trenches, and more. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:23:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Lizzie http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1518 Lizzie Sun, 08 Oct 2006 23:23:37 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1518 I was speaking more generally of the hook-up. It took them 7-8 years to finally hook up, and even then it was kind of vague and disappointing, and magically they're like <i>oh yea, surprise, Scully's baby is Mulder's...we didn't tell you that, did we?</i> Now, whenever there's a sexually tense relationship like that on a TV show, a la Josh and Donna on West Wing, my hope is always "oh please don't screw it up like Mulder and Scully." Sometimes it's a total success, and sometimes my reaction is "well, at least it wasn't as bad as Mulder and Scully..." I was speaking more generally of the hook-up. It took them 7-8 years to finally hook up, and even then it was kind of vague and disappointing, and magically they’re like oh yea, surprise, Scully’s baby is Mulder’s…we didn’t tell you that, did we?

Now, whenever there’s a sexually tense relationship like that on a TV show, a la Josh and Donna on West Wing, my hope is always “oh please don’t screw it up like Mulder and Scully.” Sometimes it’s a total success, and sometimes my reaction is “well, at least it wasn’t as bad as Mulder and Scully…”

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1517 robin Sun, 08 Oct 2006 22:12:59 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1517 Lizzie, are we talking about the same hook-up episode? The one where Scully keeps seeing that mysterious woman who leads her to various strange places, and also where Scully reaches some closure with the man she had an affair with back in training? That one? Lizzie, are we talking about the same hook-up episode? The one where Scully keeps seeing that mysterious woman who leads her to various strange places, and also where Scully reaches some closure with the man she had an affair with back in training?

That one?

]]> By: Lizzie http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1515 Lizzie Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:48:57 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1515 Ooh, I could talk X-Files all day. It was my favorite show for years until West Wing came along... Anyway, Bad Blood is my favorite (the vampire one with Luke Wilson). Also loved Small Potatoes from 4th season, with the guy with the tail who could morph into people and morphed into Mulder to try to seduce Scully. Arcadia from season 6, where they pose as a married couple in a gated community. Dreamland 1 and 2 were pretty good, too, because of the Mulder/Michael McKean switch. Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' was great... Obviously I liked the really funny ones. I've seen Bad Blood like two dozen times. SO GOOD! I don't think I ever found any of them too scary, unless you count the one I very first saw when I was 8...1st season, Darkness Falls...scared the crap outta me! I hated the show after David Duchovny left, though. And when they finally hooked up Mulder and Scully, it was the biggest diasppointment of my short life to that point. p.s. I bet you so much the episode you're looking for is on the 5th disc of the pack. Ooh, I could talk X-Files all day. It was my favorite show for years until West Wing came along…

Anyway, Bad Blood is my favorite (the vampire one with Luke Wilson). Also loved Small Potatoes from 4th season, with the guy with the tail who could morph into people and morphed into Mulder to try to seduce Scully.

Arcadia from season 6, where they pose as a married couple in a gated community.

Dreamland 1 and 2 were pretty good, too, because of the Mulder/Michael McKean switch.

Jose Chung’s ‘From Outer Space’ was great…

Obviously I liked the really funny ones. I’ve seen Bad Blood like two dozen times. SO GOOD!

I don’t think I ever found any of them too scary, unless you count the one I very first saw when I was 8…1st season, Darkness Falls…scared the crap outta me!

I hated the show after David Duchovny left, though. And when they finally hooked up Mulder and Scully, it was the biggest diasppointment of my short life to that point.

p.s. I bet you so much the episode you’re looking for is on the 5th disc of the pack.

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1514 robin Sun, 08 Oct 2006 17:50:38 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1514 "Home"--that's it. Grosses me out just to think of it. “Home”–that’s it. Grosses me out just to think of it.

]]> By: Diana http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1512 Diana Sun, 08 Oct 2006 16:33:26 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1512 I think I'd be really hard pressed to pick a favorite X Files episode. But I won't watch HOME (the incestuous backwoods family) or WAR OF THE COCOPHRAGES (the cockroach one) ever again. The scariest ones in my mind were the ones about the serial killer who was after Scully, He liked to cut up redheads. There were two of them, several seasons apart. Really chilling. I think I’d be really hard pressed to pick a favorite X Files episode.

But I won’t watch HOME (the incestuous backwoods family) or WAR OF THE COCOPHRAGES (the cockroach one) ever again.

The scariest ones in my mind were the ones about the serial killer who was after Scully, He liked to cut up redheads. There were two of them, several seasons apart. Really chilling.

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1511 robin Sun, 08 Oct 2006 16:01:08 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1511 Eisha, thanks for reminding me of that Luke Wilson episode. That was hilarious. I'm going to go rent that one today. And Heather, was the Stephen King episode the one with the evil doll? If so, that one was WAY too scary. No surprise, considering the source. Eisha, thanks for reminding me of that Luke Wilson episode. That was hilarious. I’m going to go rent that one today.

And Heather, was the Stephen King episode the one with the evil doll? If so, that one was WAY too scary. No surprise, considering the source.

]]> By: Heather Harper http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1510 Heather Harper Sun, 08 Oct 2006 14:26:21 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1510 Lol. I watched Fight The Future last night. And it was all your fault. ;) Scariest episode? Santa stealing/molesting/murdering little children. Gave me nightmares. Favorite episode? The one written by Stephen King. I thought the episodes written by famous fans were great. But I did not believe the romantic resolution for Mulder/Scully. Near the end everything seemed forced. Because of the Duchovney/Carter/Fox Network saga. Lol. I watched Fight The Future last night. And it was all your fault. ;)

Scariest episode?

Santa stealing/molesting/murdering little children. Gave me nightmares.

Favorite episode?

The one written by Stephen King. I thought the episodes written by famous fans were great.

But I did not believe the romantic resolution for Mulder/Scully. Near the end everything seemed forced. Because of the Duchovney/Carter/Fox Network saga.

]]> By: eisha http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1509 eisha Sun, 08 Oct 2006 13:46:50 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/movies-tv/the-one-thing-i-cannot-abide#comment-1509 Ooh, thank you. I LOVED the X Files, up until it jumped the shark. My favorite episode was the one with Luke Wilson and the vampires, where you saw everything from alternating Scully-and-Mulder points of view. Ooh, thank you. I LOVED the X Files, up until it jumped the shark. My favorite episode was the one with Luke Wilson and the vampires, where you saw everything from alternating Scully-and-Mulder points of view.

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