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At Den of Geek: "A Return to Millennium?"

Over at Den of Geek, scholar and writer Matt Allair has penned an article about the campaign to resurrect Chris Carter's Millennium (1996-1999), and, in general, the efforts of series fans.

Here's a snippet:

"Could the commercial success of The X-Files revival prompt a decision to revive Millennium in a limited run? Carter was repeatedly questioned on whether there was a possibility of reviving his beloved cult series during press for The X-Files and maintained that interest was there.

"I can tell you, there is a constant drumbeat to bring back Millennium, and I'm just always so taken back by that..."

Check out the entire article, here.

At The X-Files Lexicon: "The New Associate"

As X-Philes eagerly wait for episode three of the series revival -- "Mulder and Scully Meet the Were-Monster" by Darin Morgan -- they can pass the time till Monday night with a new interview from Matt Allair at The X-Files Lexicon.

This time out, Allair profiles a new face behind-the-scenes: revival producer Garfield Whitman.

Here's a snippet, and the url (http://www.x-fileslexicon.com/exclusive/whitman.html )

"I'm the associate producer or co-producer on post-production. The production manager typically is on the production side, so it's a slightly different term, but the post producer, that person's responsibility is to shepherd everything after camera films, so that's the budget, the schedule, editorial, the editors, the editorial machines, the sound, VFX, color timing the moving of media between all of the departments for what we call "turnover," which is essentially turning over media so each department can begin their work. You turn over to sound, you turn over to your on-line facility, visual effects, color. It's a lot of fun when you get everybody working together..."

Read more at The X -Files Lexicon.

At The X-Files Lexicon Blog: Why We Believe

Matt Allair, blogger and X-Files scholar who recently interviewed Homeland show-runner Howard Gordon for Den of Geek, has a new post up at The X-Files Lexicon Blog, titled "Why We Believe."

He writes:

“At the beginning of America’s involvement in World War II, Hollywood produced a series of news reels titled “Why We Fight” to contextualize its importance. I have taken the same liberty while mulling over why this new revival, with six new episodes to start airing in January, is so important, and the ways that fans have demonstrated a faith that mirrors Fox Mulder’s faith.”

The whole piece is worth reading, and comes at a juncture that is no doubt one of the most crucial cross-roads for The X-Files franchise.  I hope we're headed for some great days, and a resurgence of the series.

When I'm not writing, I teach college communications courses, and all my students (most of them born in 1997, 1998, or 1999...) raise their hands with recognition when I ask them about The X-Files. 

They love it, and discovered it on Netflix (which is weird to think about, at least for a 45 year old like me...).  The series has undergone a journey similiar, in some ways, to what happened to Star Trek in syndication  A new generation has found it outside of original run (and years later...), and unlike my generation with syndication, these folks had the entire episode catalog at their finger-tips to explore at their own pace and desire.  So I think the audience is there, and primed for a return of X-Files storytelling.
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Anyway, food for thought as we move into yet another new era. I can't wait till the revival begins in January (and you can bet I'll be blogging every episode as it airs.)