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Sep 12, 2023 · Yet each of his scripts is a show-defining (or redefining) classic. More than creator Chris Carter, more than Morgan’s prolific brother Glen, more than future Breaking Bad honcho Vince Gilligan,...
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- A.A. Dowd
- The Episodes Alter The X-Files' Structure
- The Truth Is Out There, and It's Disappointing
- They Understand The X-Files Pop Culture Legacy Better Than Most
The most memorable of Morgan's episodes all seem to have one thing in common: they contribute to an unexpected legacy of strange bald men, like Peter Boyle, Charles Nelson Riley, Allan Zinyk (the guy who shouts œRoswell! Roswell!), and most recently, Brian Huskey and Stuart Margolin, as Reggie and Dr. They, respectively. But, more importantly, the...
Morgan's episodes frequently change the refrain of œI want to believe to œI know. They present the truth not as some indefinable endpoint doggedly pursued by the show's two leads, but as something far more tangible and, ultimately, disappointingly absurd. The best of Morgan's work walks a fine line between challenging the structural formality of ...
œThe Truth Is Out There and œI Want to Believe are as instantly recognizable pieces of The X-Filesas Mark Snow's eerie theme music. They are elements that have come to have a life of their own in the pop culture lexicon. Over the past 25 years, Chris Carter's TV series has gone from Friday-night supernatural procedural to pop culture sensation, c...
- Kevin Yeoman
Nov 23, 2020 · Now though, almost three years removed from season 11, many would argue that The X-Files revival years were a mistake, and that the franchise would've been better off left alone. We disagree, as even with its myriad flaws, the revival still ended up worthy of its existence.
Jan 2, 2018 · Written and directed by the famously gifted but elusive Darin Morgan, “The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat” is, unsurprisingly, by far the best episode of the new season, which debuts...
The show’s groundbreaking comedy writer Darin Morgan returns for a biting exploration of what it means to be human. And no, he says, Scully isn’t actually immortal.
Jan 29, 2016 · On Monday, February 1, X-Files fans will get to see something they haven’t seen in almost 20 years: a new episode written by Darin Morgan. Yes, the mad genius behind fan favorites “Humbug ...
Sep 10, 2023 · One-of-a-kind writer Darin Morgan 's last episode of the X-Files revival is an updated take on his last episode of the original series, "Jose Chung's From Outer Space." Like "Jose Chung,"...
