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I want to believe! [May. 28th, 2008|01:11 am]
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So I don't know about you guys, but I am CRAZY excited about the new X-Files movie. Back in the day, The X-Files was more than just a show for me, but the plot which my life revolved around. I still get tingles at nine pm on Sunday nights.

So, inspired by that fabulous Harry Potter drawing challenge of last summer (example by the marvelous Matthew Reidsma), I'm going to draw a different X-Files character every week before the movie comes out (July 25th). I'd be oh-so-happy if other ex-Philes wanted to join in on the drawing fun, but I can understand that many are expecting the movie to be a disappointment... All the poo to you, I'm psyched.


Fluky.


Tentative Schedule:

week 1(of May 25): My (or your) Favorite Monster-- (I chose the flukeman, but GAWD there are so many good ones. I might draw two for this entry)
Week 2 (of June 1): My (or your) favorite one-episode character
Week 3 (of June 8): Deep Throat and/or X
Week 4 (of June 15): Krycek, Fowley and Spender (or just one of these office cronies)
Week 5 (of June 22): Doggett and Reyes
Week 6 (of June 29): The Cigarette Smoking Man
Week 7 (of July 6): The Lone Gunmen
Week 8 (of July 13): A.D. Skinner and/or Kirsch
Week 9 FINAL WEEK (of July 20): Mulder and Scully

I know that by bringing up this topic, I am inviting a great deal of personal opinion on who should bear the most ranking in this list. If you spot any grave exclusions, please let me know.
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[User Picture]From: [info]callmesyd
2008-05-28 05:43 am (UTC)

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My boyfriend will attest to the fact that every time I glance at the time and see that it is 10:13 or 11:21, I start to get paranoid.

Flukeman is awesome. See also Tooms, the Small Potatoes guy (it's been yeeeears), and the thing that ate Scully's dog. :D

Man. For Week 4, I may have to draw Pendrell. I miss him and his doofiness. (And I may draw Kirsch rather than Skinner, because Predator was on last night and I spent the whole time going "IT'S THE X-FILES GUY IT'S THE X-FILES GUY" and, as per the norm, annoying my boyfriend.
[User Picture]From: [info]lucylou
2008-05-28 01:45 pm (UTC)

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Ahhh yes why is it always those times when I look at the clock?

Loove Tooms. LOOOOVE Eddie Van Bluhndt (he shares my pain of a misspelled name). And love Big Blue, or whatever weirdo giant mutant alligator totally chomped poor Queequeg.

Pendrell! Yes! I'd almost forgotten about him. What a weedy little wiener.

And I know what you mean about Kirsch. He's all over, and he always seems to be playing Kirsch...
[User Picture]From: [info]pooryorick
2008-05-28 06:24 am (UTC)

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YES YES. What a brilliant idea, I'd love to try do this. Looks like a really solid list you have here.
[User Picture]From: [info]lucylou
2008-05-28 01:45 pm (UTC)

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Thank you! There are so many characters, after so long running, that it was tough to nail down the ranking. Do this! It will be awesome.
[User Picture]From: [info]_ming
2008-05-28 07:21 am (UTC)

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oh man, i'm going to be at my 5 year high school reunion on the 15th, but you better believe i want to draw some krycek!

your fluke is very skerry. <3
[User Picture]From: [info]lucylou
2008-05-28 01:02 pm (UTC)

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It doesn't haaaave to be on the day or even week. You should draw some serious Krycek. Yes you should. What are you doing tomorrow, by the by, as I am going to have to drive down to Manchester and I might go into boston...
[User Picture]From: [info]_ming
2008-05-28 05:12 pm (UTC)

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well, it sounds like i might be having some lunch/dinner/playtime with you, depending. do give me a ring on your cellular telephone later and let me know what's up!

now, to draw fresh young new krycek of the early seasons before he was revealed as a turncoat, or the hardened one-armed killah of 'tunguska' and 'the red and the black,' hrmm...
[User Picture]From: [info]heroprotagonist
2008-05-28 07:31 am (UTC)

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I only watched the X-Files casually growing up, but I snuck into the theatre to see the first movie when it came out and that boosted my interest. I am PUMPED for the new one!
[User Picture]From: [info]lucylou
2008-05-28 01:03 pm (UTC)

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Man, the first movie was great. But so conspiracy-y. This new one is full of weirdo monsters and crap! awesome. I always liked the creature feature ones the best.
[User Picture]From: [info]galsan
2008-05-28 12:41 pm (UTC)

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YES.
[User Picture]From: [info]lucylou
2008-05-28 01:46 pm (UTC)

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cerulean blue, cerulean blue-- you should totally do this drawing challenge...
[User Picture]From: [info]galsan
2008-05-28 01:49 pm (UTC)

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Oh X-Files, I miss you! Perhaps I shall!
[User Picture]From: [info]destroyerzooey
2008-05-28 12:56 pm (UTC)

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Man, that's a lot of weeks. I don't remember any of the monsters well, but I might pop in for a few of the interesting character weeks.
[User Picture]From: [info]lucylou
2008-05-28 01:00 pm (UTC)

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Awesome! Yes.
Man, the monsters I remember with too much clarity. Times tables escape me, but I can remember that ketchup and dirt monster from "Arcadia," and the crazy psychic surgeon guy from "Milagro," and, oh jeez, that crazy slutty vampire woman from "Bad Blood."
[User Picture]From: [info]alexkrycek42
2008-05-28 01:17 pm (UTC)

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Woooooooo! Great idea! I'd love to take part! If you cant tell from my username, I was a huge "phile" back in the day :-D I am tentatively excited for the movie as well, and toooooootally plan to cosplay for the premiere night :-D

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[User Picture]From: [info]lucylou
2008-05-28 01:26 pm (UTC)

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As who, as who?
I think, having been awed by Scully at a young age, and deeply impacted by her as a fellow reddish-haired ladytype, I will always be in a perpetual state of dressing up like her, whenever I wear anything nice. As a result, I'm tempted to dress up like another character, come opening night. Maybe GIbson Praise-- he is very similar to Mortimer in many ways...
[User Picture]From: [info]alexkrycek42
2008-05-28 04:47 pm (UTC)

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Ooo Gibson would be great, and you are very right! Perhaps just get a flesh colored shower cap, if they make such a thing?

I dressed up as Mulder for like 3 Halloweens in a row, so I was thinking of changing it up and being Scully this time around, and letting my friend be like an FTM Mulder XD We'll also have a CSM with us.

If you go as Gibson, take pics!! :-D
[User Picture]From: [info]crapjournal
2008-05-28 01:31 pm (UTC)

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I still think about this guy! When I have to go the bathroom. Sometimes, at night. I saw that episode when I was very young.
[User Picture]From: [info]lucylou
2008-05-28 01:41 pm (UTC)

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I know what you mean-- I saw "home" pretty young, and it FREAKED ME OUT about things under the bed, pigs, and the entire south in general.
A couple summers ago there were rumors of flukeworms in the lake in chicago, where I like to swim when it's hot. It got me thinking about how the flukeman was made, and whether I could get bitten by a flukeworm while I was swimming and turn into one.
[User Picture]From: [info]into_the_beams
2008-05-29 01:44 am (UTC)

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Oh man, I'm totally taking part in this. I've been going completely insane from wanting to see the movie. I plan on dressing up as Scully (yet again...) for it :)
[User Picture]From: [info]gravitysrhino
2008-05-29 02:09 am (UTC)

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[User Picture]From: [info]gatsby11rel
2008-05-29 10:34 am (UTC)

This counts for week 1, right?

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Never Again
Not REEEEALLY a monster, but one of my favorite antagonists. I may also have to do more than one for this week....
[User Picture]From: [info]lucylou
2008-05-29 12:18 pm (UTC)

Re: This counts for week 1, right?

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Ahh! She was totally a monster! Oh man, "Small Potatoes" was suuuuuch a good episode. I always felt conflicted at they didn't animate her on his arm-- on the pos: Animated tattoo? Awesome. For the neg: it woulda probably been that cheapo weird-ass animation they would use every once in a blue moon, like when M and S would dissolve into a puddle of goo in "Field Trip" and it would look like something outta that old show, "Reboot."
This is great!
[User Picture]From: [info]gatsby11rel
2008-05-29 07:02 pm (UTC)

Re: This counts for week 1, right?

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Mmm, Field Trip was a great one. How would you even draw that? Small Potatoes was the Bruce Campbell demon one no? No Wait that was the babies with tails one. Which one was the one with Bruce Campbell? I guess I could just look it up.... Thank you internet for making asking superfluous. I think we will soon reach a point where questions are a novelty like paper mail, and sock garters.
[User Picture]From: [info]gatsby11rel
2008-05-29 09:16 pm (UTC)

Re: This counts for week 1, right?

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Ronnie Strickland

Ok that's 2. Someone else should draw Sheriff Luke Wilson!
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