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

sighofannoyance@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 19 points –

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?

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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

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.

I've also only watched a few episodes, but I hated every single character. Does that get better?

I don't have Netflix anymore, but there are some good cartoons on it. I can't recommend Kipo enough.

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.

A lot of people didn't like season 1 of the Expanse (I enjoyed it) and said it got much better after that. I will say the Amazon seasons aren't too great either as it looked and felt more like a low-budget soap opera.

Better Call Saul and Breaking Bad were both made by Vince Gilligan who worked on X-Files as well so they're a good choice assuming you're one of the few who haven't already seen them.