sighofannoyance

Why'd they stopped making tv shows as good as x-files?

https://lemmy.world/post/10008770

Why'd they stopped making tv shows as good as x-files? - Lemmy.World

The special efx haven’t gotten more expensive, cameras haven’t risen in price, writers don’t seem to be demanding particular high prices, netflix takes anything that you can pitch without saying the word disney. So what in the world happened? X-files was an amazing show and watching it you are not only entertained but you care about mulder and scully. The show is genuinely a great time. Why did they stop making them like this?

Dec 26, 2023 at 11:42pmWeb
Show threadHubertManneDec 26, 2023
there have been good shows since but ill admit there is a lot of crap to wade through as the various media streams pump out anything they can.
Show threadBjörnDec 26, 2023

Might be that it is hard to make good art.

And even the X Files got bad after about 5 seasons.

Show threadBjörnDec 26, 2023
It’s also not like good stuff has stopped being made. And back then there was also plenty of bad stuff. You just remember the good shows.
Show threadcitrusfaceDec 26, 2023
But they still make good shows? I don’t understand your point? There were plenty of mediocre and bad episodes of xfiles. Are you just talking like low sci-fi? Also how old are you - depending on your age - xfiles may have just played a big role in shaping you, so it will be hard for you to find anything that tops xfiles. Like for example - no game has ever grabbed me as hard as Earthbound - there have been so many good games that have come out, but nothing tops Earthbound for me. So i think it would help if you didn’t compare other shows and media to xfiles and try to find something that makes each of those shows worthwhile in their own way - plus, would you really want another xfiles?
Show threadsighofannoyanceDec 26, 2023
I mean there were great shows besides xfiles like twilight zone for example but that was in the 60s
Show threadNeuromancerDec 27, 2023
Twilight Zone is a show that still holds up well. It covered topics like racism very well. Rod di a great job.
Show threadGranixoDec 27, 2023
The only thing that can top Earthbound is Mother 3 🎮
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Mr. Vicepresident!!

Show threadGranixoDec 26, 2023

Someone is talking about the X-Files!

Show threadGranixoDec 27, 2023

Well, this oughts for a celebration.

Show threadGranixoDec 27, 2023

🎵 Ceeeelebrate good times come on!! 🎵

Show threadDeceptichumDec 27, 2023
I will.
Show threadDavel23Dec 27, 2023
"Calls for". "Oughts for" is not a phrase.
Show threadGranixoDec 27, 2023

Thanks foe the correction.

(English is not my main language).

Show threadGranixoDec 27, 2023

Mr. sighofannoyance this is a lie detector.

I’m gonna make you some questions and you shall answer with honesty.

Have you ever watched any tv show other than “X-Files”?

Show threadGranixoDec 27, 2023

“Yes.”

Show threadsighofannoyanceDec 27, 2023
yes
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Show threadMermaidsGardenDec 27, 2023
Because good is an entirely subjective measure. Ask a 5 year old what the best tv show is and you’ll get a different answer than if you asked a professional critic. There have been loads of shows since X-Files ended that are entertaining and have engaging characters. It’s okay to have a favorite.
Show threadsighofannoyanceDec 27, 2023

Ask a 5 year old what the best tv show is and you’ll get a different answer

I get it everybody has different tastes, that doesn’t mean cooking can be of various levels of quality. Just because you like tamales and i prefer borito doesn’t mean there is good and bad attempts at both. However you would expect the frequency of well made boritos to be more or less constant over time. With the 5 year old at least you know whatever they’ll say is genuinely the best show available to them for their age bracket. A lot of the critics’ opinions just don’t add up.

Show threadSkavauDec 27, 2023
Do you actually like serialised content? Most TV is now serialised, as opposed to being episodic like X-Files.
Show threadsighofannoyanceDec 27, 2023
I am not sure, I guess I’ll find out soon enough …from what you said it’s the only show in town…
Show threadSkavauDec 27, 2023
Network TV still does police and medical shows that have a 'monster/crime of the week' style, but it's rare now.
Show threadVery_Bad_JanetDec 27, 2023

OP, have you watched:

  • Doctor Who
  • Black Mirror
Show threadGranixoDec 27, 2023
I’ll add another one, “Dark”.
Show threadpelotronDec 27, 2023

OMG, Dark! I pride myself on being the one that found and introduced this show to all my friends, who now all agree that it is the best time travel story ever told.

Now the question is, captions or dubs? Most people who watched it are hardline Captionists, but my wife hates reading dialogue so we watched with dubs. I think they did a great job with them.

Show threadGranixoDec 28, 2023

Caption definetly.

There are very few pieces of media where the dub is equal if not better than the original language.

Show threadGranixoDec 27, 2023

I’ve never watched the X-Files, but the crossover episode with the Simpsons is one of my favorites.

Since you seems to be a big fan, i’m gonna ask.

Does Mulder always show people a photo of him weaeing a speedo?

Show threadsighofannoyanceDec 27, 2023
only in the early seasons
Show threadGranixoDec 27, 2023
hahaha
Show threadMario_Dies.wavDec 27, 2023
I’m middle-aged, and Xfiles was great, but some of the best shows I’ve seen have been in the last decade
Show threadsighofannoyanceDec 27, 2023

some of the best shows have been in the last decade

like what do you recommend?

Show threadMario_Dies.wavDec 27, 2023

For example, Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul are two series I could watch on repeat. Absolutely solid.

First few seasons of Orange is the New Black (really ran out of steam after that imo)

Now, sci-fi specifically … it’s been a while since I’ve seen a good one. Some people I know really, really like The Expanse, though for me it just didn’t connect. Black Mirror is hit and miss, but when it hits, it’s amazing (the stinker episodes are real stinkers though).

I mean … Game of Thrones. Just not the finale lol

Show threadsighofannoyanceDec 27, 2023
I tried Breaking Bad - hated it. I never gave Better Call Saul a chance as there is nothing that seemed promising about it. I guess I could watch an episode of Better Call Saul, I just don’t see this being a good idea. Now I can’t hate it because I never watched, it once I watch an entire episode, I have a hunch I won’t remain so indifferent… :/
Show threadMario_Dies.wavDec 27, 2023

It might not be your thing, and that’s okay.

Like I said, I’m surrounded by people who love The Expanse, yet it just isn’t my thing.

Show threadsighofannoyanceDec 27, 2023
yeah it’s the worst when you hate something and society insists it’s the best thing since sliced bread…
Show thread0x4E4FDec 27, 2023
Ok then… can you explain (in detail prferably) what got you hooked oh X-Files, the things you live about the show?
Show threadsighofannoyanceDec 27, 2023

edit2: I hate HATE HATE game of thrones with a passion, I gave it a shot twice! (2x) What’s worse is the entirety of society gaslighting you into it not being an awful show.

Admit got is no-where near as good a time as x-files. I just watched a humanoid leech escaping through a system of sewers. I witnessed alien abductions. Intrigue within the fbi. Secret allies, even more secret conspirators and classified government units on even more classified government missions.

got is like a bad off brand xenia warrior princess…

Show threadMario_Dies.wavDec 27, 2023

Things like good an awful are subjective, so yeah. Sometimes I feel like a lot of people insist something is good based on their own connection to the media, but nothing is really objectively good or bad.

People warned me against playing Final Fantasy 15, the critics trashed it, yet it’s one of my favorite games in the franchise.

Show threadsighofannoyanceDec 27, 2023

what’s so great about final fantasy 15?

why in the world are there 15 games in that series???!??

Show threadMario_Dies.wavDec 27, 2023

There are 16 actually, and that’s only including the mainline games.

Each game is standalone, but shares certain attributes. Think similar to the Legend of Zelda series.

For me, 15 was just a great escape. I often call it my “bro roadtrip simulator” because it’s a lot of driving around an open world and getting to know the characters.

The last segment was rushed in development, and it shows, but for me it works because by the time I enter that segment, it’s because I’m ready to be done.

I’ve played through it 3 times.

Show threadGranixoDec 27, 2023

Did you just compare Final Fantasy and Zelda??

I’m sorry but i just can’t stand the lack of imagination Zelda has gotten after Majora’s Mask (which i absolutley love 🖤)

Show threadMario_Dies.wavDec 27, 2023

I didn’t intend it to be a direct comparison. It’s just that both are similar in that the games tend to be standalone experiences rather than sequential. They share certain characters, themes, and archetypes, but you can pick up any game and play it on its own.

In spite of my username, I actually haven’t played LoZ since Wind Waker, though I did enjoy that one a lot

Show threadGranixoDec 27, 2023

I get it, sorry if i was a bit rash.

But what really pisses me off about current Zelda is the incredible amount of missed oportunities it has.

Like, why can’t we customize Link? (And if we can’t, why don’t they give him an actual dialog?)

Why can’t we have mainstream titles with playable characters other than Link?

It’s those kinds of things that prevents me from giving Skyward Sword and everything that came after a proper chance.

I love ALL Classic Zelda (yes, even Zelda 2 and the CD-i games for all the wrong reasons xD)

Not only the gameplay was fun, but you could see the developers really gave their best considering the limitations of their time.

Windwaker and Twilight Princess are… odd special cases.

The 2000s was a experimental era, and let’s be honest, Nintendo shot themselves in the leg by limiting the Gamecube to 1.4GB size discs.

But once the Wii arrived there really was no reason to keep on the same “silent yet uncustomizable” main character trope.

I like videogames when they are fun, yes.

But showing a good, creative design is also a big part of the inmersion for me.

And that seems to be the last thing on the list for Modern Zelda.

People will say that Breath of the Wild had beautiful graphics and was wonderful design.

And to a point, they’re right.

But when i see Windwaker, Skyward Sword and Breath of the Wild side to side i can’t avoid to think that they feel a bit… same-y.

I’m not saying i want a realistic Zelda, but again, i would either a customizable, path branching Zelda game, OR a Zelda game where Link has something other than button inputs on the script.

Show threadSkavauDec 27, 2023

got is like a bad off brand xenia warrior princess…

It has nothing in common with Xena other than being in the fantasy genre.

You may not like GOT, but that doesn't make it awful.

Show threadsighofannoyanceDec 27, 2023
You are right, my dislike of GOT in no way makes it an awful show
Show threadFuglyDuckDec 27, 2023
It also relies on a great deal of tits to sell itself.
Show threadSkavauDec 27, 2023
It still transcended that.
Show threadFuglyDuckDec 27, 2023
You’re right there was also a ton of dicks.
Show threadsighofannoyanceDec 27, 2023

The Expanse

Funny, this is another one of those shows I hated after watching an episode.

maybe it’s me. maybe I should move on to maybe comics or cartoons or something idk anymore

Show threadMario_Dies.wavDec 27, 2023
I don’t have Netflix anymore, but there are some good cartoons on it. I can’t recommend Kipo enough.
Show threaddatavoidDec 27, 2023

The expanse starts with very little background in my opinion, they barely give you enough info to figure out what is going on.

I’d recommend trying to stick out a few more episodes if you like sci fi, it gets really good.

Show threadTelexDec 27, 2023
I’ve also only watched a few episodes, but I hated every single character. Does that get better?
Show threadEm AdespotonDec 27, 2023

The Expanse spent the first three episodes setting things up; it got much better after that, although eventually it stopped being as good to me; kind of like Battlestar Galactica in the day.

Give The Expanse another try; it does truly get good before it gets derivative in later seasons.