The X-Files Body Count returns in two weeks

I wrote what I thought would be the last entry in this blog at the start of 2010, after watching The X-Files: I Want to Believe and tallying up the final body count. In the time since that post, I got a new job, got laid off from that job, started another job, and got married. It's amazing what can happen in six years, right?

The traffic to this site has been fairly modest, as may be expected for a niche topic on a TV show that ended nearly 14 years ago, but it's been mentioned in some interesting places. It was cited on the X-Files Reddit page, and Popular Mechanics gave it a shout-out as well.

But enough about me. Anyone visiting this site has no doubt heard that The X-Files is returning with its original cast for a miniseries. In the United States, the first of six episodes will air in two weeks, on January 24.

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And yes, I'll plan on updating this blog for the six episodes set to air. When I originally watched these episodes, I employed the simple strategy of having the episode run in one window and keeping a tally and summary going in another window. This time around, I'll probably just start up the episode, open up my laptop, and go to town in a similar way. I'm not sure how easy it will be to access screenshots, so those may have to be added a day or two after the original post.

Among the characters who have been slated to return are the Cigarette-Smoking Man and The Lone Gunmen. Perhaps I'll need to update the UNDEAD'D category, or maybe they'll just show up in visions like the finale.

Yes, I'm still a hopeless nerd six years later. But at least I have a wife who appreciates that now.

The Body Count in the News!

This summer, while searching for websites to link this site to, I came across X-Files News. It seems like the show went off the air before the Internet became the massive powerhouse it is today, so fan sites are few and far between now. This one is quite impressive, keeping tabs on the actors and directors and various references to the show.

When I asked to be linked on their site, I was pleasantly surprised when editor-in-chief Avi Quijada asked if I would do an interview. She's been understandably busy with work and moving between countries and whatnot, so between the interview and now I've advanced from the first introduction of the black oil (and the deadliest episode of the series) to the end of the episodes. But the interview has appeared, and is available here.

The X-Files: I Want to Believe is ready to go, but right now I'm planning to check it out on Friday, since I intend to check out Sherlock Holmes with a friend tonight and ring in 2010 on Thursday. Stick around after that post for a final wrap-up!

Site Update: Expect Slowdowns

This site is getting steady if very low traffic, and three followers have showed up so far. Can't really expect too much in the way of followers on a site dedicated to a TV show that started 16 years ago and has been off the air for a little more than seven years. I thought I'd give a little bit of an update on the future of the site for those who are following, though.

First off, I did an interview some time back for XFN, or X-Files News (link is available at right). This is pretty much the premier site for information on what's going on with the actors associated with the show and upcoming events and such, and it seems to be a main congregating point for X-Philes who still care enough about the show to seek out sites about it. The interview hasn't run yet, but the person who did it wrote me to let me know that it should be coming up at some point. I'll post a link whenever that happens.

Also...

"This is a great show..."

The payments I make toward my TV access actually have meaning again! Fall is here, and the shows I currently watch have either started or will be doing so soon. That's going to take up 10 hours per week, more or less, which is going to be combined with a full-time job, socializing with friends, sleep, reading, work on other blogs, etc. I'll probably still be able to check out a few episodes per week, though.

In the meantime, my Netflix subscription is very nearly running out, but the first X-Files movie is set to arrive tomorrow. I'll check it out and do a post then, and start going to town on the last four seasons after that.