X-Men: The (fan fic) Series

ComicBookMovie reports that so far there are no concrete plans for a third X-Files movies and hints at the possibility of a rebooted series ala Star Trek because X-Files is a big brand name and “it’s a huge asset in their libraries so I can’t imagine they would let it sit  languishing forever”.

A rebooted X-Files tv series would be tricky as not only do you have a major fan base, but X-Files changed the shape of television and was a hit no one was expecting.

I mention this because before there was X-Men: The (fan fic) Series, I wrote a treatment for X-Files: Believe, a new tv series for the X-Files. This one never made it into full fledge scripts like X-Men because, well, this was like 2001 and I didn’t know about FF.net, Blogs, etc.

Anyway, my idea, which I still like, starts out revisiting the episode Conduit from the first season. Local Feds from that region go out to investigate a possible kidnapping but, in reference to that episode, they chalk it up to rebellious teenage girl syndrome. Before they leave, they get a note on their car written on the back of one of Mulder’s old business cards asking them to meet someone.

They decide what the heck, remembering that Mulder was ‘that crazy FBI agent’ and maybe it would make the trip worth it, entertainment wise. They end up meeting the boy from Conduit (grown up) and he explains about the aliens, etc. The two agents head back to the regional HQ and the lead character asks if they can investigate further, that perhaps this kid is projecting the ‘alien’ story to coverup in his mind something much more traumatic. This is the only way the kid can deal with reality.

They are given the go ahead and investigate and much like the original episode itself it’s left open as to whether or not it was rebellion or the girl was actually kidnapped. In the course of the investigation, the main character loses time and suddenly doesn’t really know what to make of the events. At the end of the pilot episode someone asks him ‘Do you really think you were abducted by aliens?’ to which he replies, ‘I don’t know what to believe.’

This sets the tone for the first season, the lead character is basically turning into a ‘Mulder-like’ character. He starts to see the possibility of the extraordinary in cases where things just aren’t adding up. He wants to believe that he’s not going crazy but at the same time his eyes are open to a whole new world.

The audience is left to wonder if there is indeed supernatural/alien events occurring or is the character going ‘crazy’ as everyone believes Mulder did. Add some legitimate conspiracy by the government, a partner who is supportive but skeptical, call backs to classic episodes, and you have the original series with enough twists to make it interesting.

Perhaps his this Fan Fic series takes off I’ll look into writing the X-Files fan fic series…