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Honestly, this isn't the first time I've watched the trailer. But this time I'm really really going to pay attention (And run it in slow-mo probably as well). These are my own personal initial thoughts and opinions. Keep in mind that my internal dialog usually runs in sarcastic mode. No offense to the trailer because I really do love it.

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I'm glad this preview "has been approved for all audiences" (You know, my virgin eyes and all).

Snow.

Snow.

Snow.

Dark.

Scary shadow.

Billy Connelly is a good choice for the voice-over and I think he'd probably be a better narrator for this live blog as well.

Ooo doggies.

Blonde lady I've never seen.

Light that looks like a UFO, but probably isn't, right?

FOX blah blah.

The necessary X-Files unmarked helicopter, probably fresh from terrorizing people in cornfields.

Capitol building in the background, so we're in D.C. Probably at the FBI's fictional helipad.

First time we've heard Amanda Peet's character speaking right? Maybe not. I can't remember now.

Not popular at the FBI. Sounds familiar.

Mulder and Scully and not Skinner (crushing some people's dreams). It's Xzibit on the newest episode of "Pimp My 'Copter"!

"Scully?"

"Mulder?"

I'm glad we all still know who we are. (Is it me, or does that sound like a first time meeting? People are going to hate me for saying that.)

Du du duuuuuu! Our heroes! Not looking happy.

The FBI search line at night. I wonder if this trailer is an accurate representation of the amount of FBI searching there's going to be.

Psychic priests. Interesting.

Movie title in promo. I know we've heard it in all of them. I'm still not sure if I like it or not.

Mulder in the snow. Mmmm I could work with that.

I like that we're getting a little idea of the plot here. Not much of course, but we can see where each player is fitting in - the crazy FBI person, the crazy psychic priest getting visions of the crimes, them pulling Mulder back in, who in turn pulls Scully back in. Oh, and Xzibit. Not sure if he'll be the skeptic to Peet's believer or not.

GOD. Uh oh. Trouble in Scully-Mulder land. Things never go good for them when the Big Guy gets brought up.

Scully has a point, as usual.

Snow.

Mulder looking at the sky. Aliens? God? Who knows.

Images from the teaser trailer (Scully. Girl being dragged).

Scully not looking happy again.

The bloody eyes are definitely creepy. I have a feeling I'm really going to like Billy Connelly in this.

Music picking up now.

JULY 25th!!

More darkness and shadows.

Something big and scary.

Action, running.

A definitely pissed Scully. Folks, this could be a rough relationship ride for our heroes.

Running.

Running. (Scully may be done chasing, but it seems others are not.)

Flashlight!

Same FBI search line with helicopter.

Ooo were there horsies in that shot? Dogs and copters and horsies! Oh my.

"It's here."

More flashlights.

More running. I am tired just from having to write about so much running.

Mulder needs Scully. Tell a Phile something she doesn't know.

You all were right, they were totally holding hands in that promo pic of them on the stairs! Good call.

Weird medical test scenes. And for some reason when I freeze that frame with the big needle I think the woman holding it might be Scully, but no certainty on that. (BTW, gross! That needle is hugemongous!)

Oh, that elusive Truth.

Xzibit looks like he just found Gwyneth Paltrow's head in that red box.

Anyone else think half submersed guy looks like Langley? Anyone?

"It's here!"

Mulder's confused.

Ice.

Snow.

Running.

Wait, is that Mulder being dragged now! Scully better be saving his ass this time.

"It's here!"

Ahh!! Creepy big-eared bald guy! (Also, not Skinner.)

Hmm. I think it's here. What about you?

Ice and some running, for a change.

I think that guy falling in the snow is Mulder.

Ice girl.

Kiss her!!!

Sigh.....the sound that makes my heart sing.

"Ahh I know what you're watching!" says my mom from the other room.

Way to ruin the moment mom.

End scene.


After thoughts: I am really loving this trailer. It gives you a sense of the plot without giving too much away. It looks exciting and creepy and cold. I went to see "30 Days of Night" when it came out and I was freezing cold through that whole movie mainly because it was set in the Arctic. I think that's a sign of a movie that did something right. It drew me in. I expect this movie to be the same and hopefully even better because it's Mulder and Scully.

I'd like to get some non-Phile perspectives on this trailer once it hits the big screen, but to me I think it could peak interest in non-fans. What do you think?

Other thoughts on the trailer? Things I missed? Leave it in the comments.

TV has ruined my life. Ok, that's an overstatement. Let me rephrase. TV has ruined my relationship expectations in the real world. It wasn't Disney and their happily-ever-after princesses or movies like "Dirty Dancing" and "Titanic" (bad example maybe) that created an idealized picture of a relationship in my head that will be hard to replicate. No, it was TV and its character relationships that have more than two hours to build and resolve. They grow and change over time like real couples would, except with perfect dialog and hair. We as the viewers become invested in these will they/won't they, McDreamy/McSteamy, Ross/Rachel relationships and find ourselves longing for something similar. However, in TV "will they?" always leads to "they will, and it's great", McDreamy vs. McSteamy is a non issue since they're both hot, and Ross and Rachel will always end up together. How can the real world compete?

I, myself was first ruined at a young and tender age - 13 to be exact. It was 1994, the year I began to watch The X-Files. Thus, it was also the year I added the word "platonic" to my vocabulary and began cutting pictures of David Duchovny out of magazines (no boy bands on this girl's wall). In The X-Files, Agent Mulder was often times moody, obsessed, self-centered and certifiably insane, but when it came to Scully he was usually at his best. Whether it was the tender touches of support he gave her that never begged to be anything else, the verbal sparring/innuendo between them that was usually more heated than most people's foreplay, or his travels to the literal end of the earth to save her, Mulder was someone to be admired.

And more than Mulder on his own, it was the two of them together that made the relationship admirable and desirable. It started as equals, partners, friends, and it just kept building. Yes, it's unrealistic in the way it portrayed two attractive people who obviously have feelings for each other waiting 7 years to act on them. However, it is playing out a deep emotional bond that we all would like to have with someone. It's what we try to find by going on awkward dates, hanging out in crowded bars, and signing up for Match.com. We are looking for the person that is our better half, respects us and loves us beyond anything else. Is it too much to ask for that person just be assigned to spy on us and debunk our work, showing up one day in our office and changing our lives forever? Yea, that's what I thought.

And don't even get me started on "Bones" and the Booth/Brennan relationship. They're like a less dysfunctional Mulder and Scully, if Mulder and Scully had fun and didn't avoid talking about emotionally charged subjects. I guess I must have a thing for tall, dark FBI agents too, because David Boreanaz makes my mouth water as Special Agent Booth. Especially when his character says things like this (explaining why meaningless sex is crappy sex):

"Here we are. All of us are basically alone, separate creatures just circling each other. All searching for that slightest hint of a real connection. Some look in the wrong places. Some, they just give up hope because in their mind they're thinking 'Oh, there's nobody out there for me.' But all of us, we keep trying over, and over again. Why? Because every once in a while, two people meet. And there's that spark. And yes Bones, he's handsome. And she's beautiful. And maybe that's all they see at first...But making love? Making. Love. That's when two people become one."

Seriously, who is this guy and where can I find one?

So, like I said, I'm ruined for life. It's hard for anyone to compare to the relationships I've grown up watching, and, honeslty, it's not exactly fair for me to have such expectations. I guess I'll just have to wait to find my own unique life-defining relationship and maybe, just maybe, we can give those TV couples a run for their money.

Interested parties may apply below.