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icepixieLike I said last weekend, I so didn't need to discover that Netflix is currently streaming every single episode of The X-Files. I haven't exactly been watching them nonstop, but I've probably watched a few more than is really good for my productivity.
Mostly I've been watching the humorous ones, like "Humbug," "Rain King," "Jose Chung," etc. (For some reason I really disliked "Jose Chung" when it first aired. Perhaps at 12, I was not sophisticated enough to appreciate POV-reliant stories?) I always forget how quirky--and hilarious--Moose & Squirrel are. Especially Scully! Scully is funny as hell. I think I especially love her "You rebel!" when Mulder rips the page out of the FBI bound periodical in "The Unnatural."
Plus, watching episodes from various seasons all at once makes it really bleeding obvious how close M&S grew throughout the series. I thought Scully in "War of the Coprophages"* was adorable, with her little "No trouble, Mulder *adorable smile*," over the phone when he called her with the nine millionth update on the case. You could practically hear the "Especially not for you. Call me any time! Hint, hint!" she was obviously thinking right there. Awww, so flirty and cute. And then by the sixth season they totally have this settled, old-married-couple vibe going on (and not just in "Arcadia"). Despite the fact that CC couldn't plot his way out of a paper bag (I will NEVER get over the "beams of starlight" thing), he had a deft hand with character development. So did GA and DD.
I went on a screencap search recently (and found the cap for my icon--hee!). I found other things, too, some of them more horrifying than fluke monsters or detachable conjoined twins. I know there were unforgivable hair and fashion disasters for both of them, especially Scully, because early 90s businesswear was a cruel mistress,** but I didn't think it was possible to make Mulder look quite this bad. The hair would be awful enough on its own. Add in that ugly tie and the pastel stripes on the shirt, and just...wow.
* "Her name is Bambi?"
** Although I totally dig the flannel many of the guest stars seemed to wear when they still filmed up in Vancouver. My personal fashion concept as a teenager could pretty much be summed up in "flannel shirts and high-waisted baggy jeans," so it has sentimental value.
Mostly I've been watching the humorous ones, like "Humbug," "Rain King," "Jose Chung," etc. (For some reason I really disliked "Jose Chung" when it first aired. Perhaps at 12, I was not sophisticated enough to appreciate POV-reliant stories?) I always forget how quirky--and hilarious--Moose & Squirrel are. Especially Scully! Scully is funny as hell. I think I especially love her "You rebel!" when Mulder rips the page out of the FBI bound periodical in "The Unnatural."
Plus, watching episodes from various seasons all at once makes it really bleeding obvious how close M&S grew throughout the series. I thought Scully in "War of the Coprophages"* was adorable, with her little "No trouble, Mulder *adorable smile*," over the phone when he called her with the nine millionth update on the case. You could practically hear the "Especially not for you. Call me any time! Hint, hint!" she was obviously thinking right there. Awww, so flirty and cute. And then by the sixth season they totally have this settled, old-married-couple vibe going on (and not just in "Arcadia"). Despite the fact that CC couldn't plot his way out of a paper bag (I will NEVER get over the "beams of starlight" thing), he had a deft hand with character development. So did GA and DD.
I went on a screencap search recently (and found the cap for my icon--hee!). I found other things, too, some of them more horrifying than fluke monsters or detachable conjoined twins. I know there were unforgivable hair and fashion disasters for both of them, especially Scully, because early 90s businesswear was a cruel mistress,** but I didn't think it was possible to make Mulder look quite this bad. The hair would be awful enough on its own. Add in that ugly tie and the pastel stripes on the shirt, and just...wow.
* "Her name is Bambi?"
** Although I totally dig the flannel many of the guest stars seemed to wear when they still filmed up in Vancouver. My personal fashion concept as a teenager could pretty much be summed up in "flannel shirts and high-waisted baggy jeans," so it has sentimental value.
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Date: 2010-04-22 02:09 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2010-04-22 03:02 am (UTC)Word. I totally had an unhealthy affinity for flannel - I literally had a different colored one for every day of the week (and the t-shirts to match that I wore underneath) and then some. In fact, to this day I still haven't ever given up my flannel obsession - I still have an oversize black and white one that I wear on a regular basis (as obvious from this (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2139428&id=56015228#!/photo.php?pid=34553265&id=56015228) picture from two years ago. And this (http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2139428&id=56015228#!/photo.php?pid=33451953&op=6&o=global&view=global&subj=56015228&id=185006153) one. And those are just the ones I found super quick on Facebook.
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Date: 2010-04-22 04:30 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-22 04:32 am (UTC)I need to watch "Monday" again. I think the last time I saw it was when it first aired. (How is it that that was more than ten years ago? And that was season six? AAAAAAHHHH.)
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Date: 2010-04-22 04:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-22 07:20 am (UTC)I will not defile Winona with a Windows dual-boot! But seriously, it's not worth the hassle and sluggishness. I'm changing subscriptions in a couple weeks anyway, and losing my streaming capabilities altogether, so it's not like it matters. (Helloooo, $4.99 plan!)
I need to watch "Monday" again.
Yes you do!
I think the last time I saw it was when it first aired.
I kept thinking, "Wow, I haven't seen this since the 8th grade. I MISSED SO MUCH MEANING BACK THEN!" Oh, liberal arts education! How I continue to find useless uses for you!
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Date: 2010-04-22 07:59 am (UTC)Oh, show: You broke my heart, and yet, I do miss you on occasion. Also, I still want to be Scully when I grow up.
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Date: 2010-04-22 10:21 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-22 08:20 pm (UTC)(Helloooo, $4.99 plan!)
Mmmm, cheapness.
I kept thinking, "Wow, I haven't seen this since the 8th grade. I MISSED SO MUCH MEANING BACK THEN!" Oh, liberal arts education! How I continue to find useless uses for you!
The best part of majoring in English: catching all the interesting bits writers who also majored in English put in their TV episodes.
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Date: 2010-04-22 08:22 pm (UTC)I'm assuming. You can only access it if you have a DVD-rental plan from them. Maybe there's a German equivalent around?
Your post made me suddenly want to watch a few of the humorous X-Files episodes again (I ADORED José Chung!!!), but I'm not invested enough to invest money in the DVD sets.
Yeah, sadly, it's not streaming on sites like Hulu (which I guess is also US-only, right?).
Oh, show: You broke my heart, and yet, I do miss you on occasion.
I miss the stand-alone episodes. The mytharc can die in a fire, far as I'm concerned.
Also, I still want to be Scully when I grow up.
YES. 'Cause Scully is amazing.
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Date: 2010-04-22 08:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-04-22 09:13 pm (UTC)But! Linux! All of the social stigma of a Mac, and none of the price tag! : D
Mmmm, cheapness.
Yeah, I feel kinda dumb for overpaying all this time, since I only average about two movies a month anyway. Curse your wily marketing, Netflix!
The best part of majoring in English: catching all the interesting bits writers who also majored in English put in their TV episodes.
Ah, the secret code of "nerdery FTW!"
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Date: 2010-04-24 01:50 am (UTC)Ah, the secret code of "nerdery FTW!"
It's like an Easter egg hunt for nerds!
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Date: 2010-04-25 02:28 am (UTC)It's two a month, one at a time, no streaming. At first I thought that wouldn't be enough, but... I often leave dvds lying around for a week or two before I have time to watch them anyway, so I think it'll turn out well.
I usually manage to average 6-8.
Daaaaang. Do you have the two-out-at-a-time deal? Even at my busiest times with one-at-a-time unlimited, I couldn't manage a turnaround faster than 5 a month.
but I think having those DVDs to look forward to might have kept me sane.
Yeah, I thought about canceling altogether, because I don't neeeed movies, but... it's awfully good for the mental health.
It's like an Easter egg hunt for nerds!
Eggs with deliciously symbolic filling!
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Date: 2010-04-25 03:08 pm (UTC)No, I have the one-at-a-time deal. If I watch them the day they arrive, I can manage two a week, which--unless a federal holiday interferes--works out to eight a month. Keep in mind that I have no social life, so it's pretty much grad school, teaching, and this...
Yeah, I thought about canceling altogether, because I don't neeeed movies, but... it's awfully good for the mental health.
Better 'n Prozac!
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Date: 2010-04-25 03:19 pm (UTC)I admire your dedication to entertainment!
Better 'n Prozac!
Unless you foolishly rent Primer, and then spend the rest of Friday night holding your head and whimpering in confusion. You know, hypothetically...
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Date: 2010-04-25 11:10 pm (UTC)*wikipedias* ...Yeah, I think I'll skip that one.
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Date: 2010-04-26 02:37 am (UTC)