Posted by Chiusano at hiper2-d182.stk.cwnet.com on February 21, 2000 at 12:24:13:
In Reply to: Speaking of the Files... posted by little worm on February 21, 2000 at 12:13:45:
: Any comments on the Lone Gunmen (Mulders computer geek buds) spinoff that's allegedly in the works? Every X-Files episode they've been in has been fun...think it'll work out on a weekly basis?
Well, not that you were asking me, but no, I don't think it'll work. Don't get me wrong, I love the Gunmen more than anyone, but a weekly series revolving around them is not a good idea. It's been made fairly clear over the years that their assisting of Mulder is the only real action they get in their lives. They just sit around all day in their little geek lair and delve into various conspiracy theories they receive in their inbox. It's telling that the two episodes that they have headlined both revolved around the same storyline. These guys don't have adventures. They don't get out. What would they be doing week in and week out? Going out and solving conspiracies? In their last episode, they were so inept at trying to save the day that they had to call in Scully for help.
I'll certainly check it out, but I don't see much of a series here.
And I'm off-topic now, so I must be wary of the fire-breathing hellcat that is Smalls.
Chiusano