We think it’s the perfect time to bring The X-Files back.
Here’s how it can happen… You probably already know that.
Hashtags sprung and suddenly #XFiles2015 seemed like a foregone conclusion because thats how the internet works.
Dont let anyone tell you otherwise.
Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully once fought the future.
Its the right time to embrace the past and bringThe X-Filesback to television.
Were living in the age of event television now, where high ratings are at a premium.
At its height,The X-Filesaveraged nearly 20 million viewers.
Back then it couldnt even crack the top ten of TVs most watched shows.
Today, it would safely be in the top three.
All the more reason to invite a sleepy fan base back to live television.
Its a no-brainer move for Fox especially coming off the well-received and highly-rated return of24: Live Another Day.
Lets call what the 2008 film was: A lukewarm Monster-of-the-Week episode.
Thats no way for Mulder and Scully to go out.
Since the story broke, many have expressed excitement.
Somedetractorschose to look through the cynical lens: leave these shows in the past, they had their time.
But what have broadcast networks, Fox more specifically, given us recently in the science-fiction genre?
Thats why they jump the shark way earlier than anyone would like.
But that doesnt mean you have to throw away the premise.
Fox is toying with the idea of doing24without Jack Bauer.
Theres something to the Netflix effect.
Maybe Fox was able to secure inside information on how well those shows have done on streaming sites.
Netflix, Amazon and Hulu are the leaders now.
Heres an idea: Lets relive the 90s and 2000s in a two-hour block.
Jack Bauer (or his successor) with Mulder and Scully.
Thats an event worth tweeting about.
