▲ 306 ▼ I miss The X Files (lemmy.dbzer0.com) submitted 4 months ago by Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/whitepeopletwitter@sh.itjust.works 11 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] makary@ferment.site 11 points 4 months ago (6 children) @Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com It could also be Fringe TBH @village604@adultswim.fan permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] ech@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago (4 children) Fringe was great when it was a mystery-of-the-week series. I lost all interest when it went into...whatever it was trying for in the last few seasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 9 points 4 months ago Same with the X-files, IMO permalink fedilink source parent [–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) Like all Bad Robot productions. Mystery boxes are only interesting if you keep the lid on. That's why it's a really shortsighted writing style. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Eh, if you have a really good idea for mystery, and a really good plan for taking the lid off, it's actually very satisfying. If you didn't actually put anything in the mystery box then yeah keep the lid on; you can get by like that. But if there's actually something in there, and you have an exit strategy planned, it's basically peak media. permalink fedilink source parent [–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Ah, but who controls the lid???!!?? The government, and aliens. Ah, but who is the guy in the place with the spooky music who knows about aliens???!??? Government dad. Ah, but who is government mum???!!!!?? ... etc. Matrioshka mystery boxes get dull after a while. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 12 points 4 months ago* Yeah you're not wrong. Walter off in the corner doing acid. Broyles accidentally eats it again. Astrid/Astrisk staring in babysitter. Observer walks by. Peter says "Fuck this I'm going home" and Olivia asking which one resulting in him staring at her longer. God I miss that show. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ech@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago (4 children) Fringe was great when it was a mystery-of-the-week series. I lost all interest when it went into...whatever it was trying for in the last few seasons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] village604@adultswim.fan 9 points 4 months ago Same with the X-files, IMO permalink fedilink source parent [–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) Like all Bad Robot productions. Mystery boxes are only interesting if you keep the lid on. That's why it's a really shortsighted writing style. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Eh, if you have a really good idea for mystery, and a really good plan for taking the lid off, it's actually very satisfying. If you didn't actually put anything in the mystery box then yeah keep the lid on; you can get by like that. But if there's actually something in there, and you have an exit strategy planned, it's basically peak media. permalink fedilink source parent [–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Ah, but who controls the lid???!!?? The government, and aliens. Ah, but who is the guy in the place with the spooky music who knows about aliens???!??? Government dad. Ah, but who is government mum???!!!!?? ... etc. Matrioshka mystery boxes get dull after a while. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 9 points 4 months ago Same with the X-files, IMO permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chuckleslord@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) Like all Bad Robot productions. Mystery boxes are only interesting if you keep the lid on. That's why it's a really shortsighted writing style. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Eh, if you have a really good idea for mystery, and a really good plan for taking the lid off, it's actually very satisfying. If you didn't actually put anything in the mystery box then yeah keep the lid on; you can get by like that. But if there's actually something in there, and you have an exit strategy planned, it's basically peak media. permalink fedilink source parent [–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Ah, but who controls the lid???!!?? The government, and aliens. Ah, but who is the guy in the place with the spooky music who knows about aliens???!??? Government dad. Ah, but who is government mum???!!!!?? ... etc. Matrioshka mystery boxes get dull after a while. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Eh, if you have a really good idea for mystery, and a really good plan for taking the lid off, it's actually very satisfying. If you didn't actually put anything in the mystery box then yeah keep the lid on; you can get by like that. But if there's actually something in there, and you have an exit strategy planned, it's basically peak media. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] teslekova@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago Ah, but who controls the lid???!!?? The government, and aliens. Ah, but who is the guy in the place with the spooky music who knows about aliens???!??? Government dad. Ah, but who is government mum???!!!!?? ... etc. Matrioshka mystery boxes get dull after a while. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Stamets@lemmy.dbzer0.com [S] 12 points 4 months ago* Yeah you're not wrong. Walter off in the corner doing acid. Broyles accidentally eats it again. Astrid/Astrisk staring in babysitter. Observer walks by. Peter says "Fuck this I'm going home" and Olivia asking which one resulting in him staring at her longer. God I miss that show. permalink fedilink source parent
