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New Podcast! The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #92 (Alone/Essence)

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Darren

I’m thrilled to be a part of The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch, a daily snippet podcast rewatching the entirety of The X-Files between now and the launch of the new season. It is something of a spin-off of The X-Cast, a great X-Files podcast run by the charming Tony Black. Tony has assembled a fantastic array of guests and hosts to go through The X-Files episode-by-episodes. With the new season announced to be starting in early January, Tony’s doing two episodes of the podcast per day, so buckle up. We’re in the home stretch.

I’m popping in for the penultimate episode of the eighth season, drawing the curtains down on the eighth season by discussing Alone and Essence with the wonderful and insightful Chris Knowles.

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New Podcast! The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #91 (Empedocles/Vienen)

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Darren

Indeed, reteaming with Tony Black, we’re in the home stretch of the home stretch. Empedocles and Vienen are both episodes about the future of the X-files, about Mulder passing the baton to Doggett and both characters making peace with where their lives have taken them. They are also both very good episodes on their own terms.

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New Podcast! The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #90 (DeadAlive/Three Words)

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Darren

I’m back on the podcast for the home stretch of the eighth season, the third act of the season-long drama that reunites Mulder and Scully as both contemplate their futures within the X-files unit. This time, I’m discussing Mulder’s return in DeadAlive and his struggle adapting to the eighth season in Three Words, teaming with the great Baz Greenland.

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57. Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens (#244)

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Darren

Hosted by Andrew Quinn and Darren Mooney, this week joined by special guest Grace Duffy, The 250 is a (mostly) weekly trip through some of the best (and worst) movies ever made, as voted for by Internet Movie Database Users. New episodes are released every second Saturday at 6pm GMT, with the occasional bonus episode between them.

This time, J.J. Abram’s Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens.

A long time ago in a galaxy far away, the First Order and the Rebellion struggle for control of the cosmos. Against this backdrop, three unlikely heroes ascend, embarking upon a mythic journey that will reveal dark secrets and promise new hope.

At time of recording, it was ranked the 244th best movie of all time on the Internet Movie Database.

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New Podcast! The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #84 (Patience/Roadrunners)

Posted on December 17, 2017 by Darren

The eight season of The X-Files had a two-part season premiere, so why shouldn’t the eighth season of The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch? Reteaming with the wonderful and gracious Tony Black, I’m taking a look at the third and fourth episodes of the eighth season, Patience and Roadrunners. One of them is very efficient and very well-made, while one of them is a genuine late-X-Files masterpiece.

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New Podcast! The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #83 (Within/Without)

Posted on December 16, 2017 by Darren

You’ll be seeing a lot of me in these final two seasons. I’ve made no secret of my deep abiding love for the eighth season of the show. So I was thrilled to get to discuss the season premier with Tony Black himself, the two-part Within and Without. The eighth season might just be my second-favourite season of the show, and it was a thrill to get to talk so much about it.

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New Podcast! The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #82 (Je Souhaite/Requiem)

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Darren

My final appearance of the somewhat uneven seventh season reteams me with the fantastic Sarah Blair. We’re discussing the last two episodes of the seventh season, and the last two episodes of the show’s original cast configuration, Je Souhaite and Requiem. Two episodes that could in their own way have served as finales for The X-Files.

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New Podcast! The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #80 (all things/Brand X)

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Darren

For the eightieth episode of the podwatch, I’m joining Tanya Hernandez to discuss two unique episodes of the series. all things is famously the first (and so far only) episode of The X-Files to be written and directed by Gillian Anderson, while Brand X features a very different cigarette-smoking man.

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New Podcast! The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #77 (Closure/X-Cops)

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Darren

My second appearance of the troubled seventh season teams me up with the fantastic Baz Greenland once again, for the first time since way back in the first season. In terms of the end of the Duchovny era of The X-Files, this is a compelling two-fer. Closure effectively wraps up what has been Mulder’s character arc dating back to the earliest days of the show. X-Cops is just great, with Vince Gilligan finally being allowed to make that crossover with Cops that he had been pitching for years. Give it a listen. What-else-cha gonna do?

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New Podcast! The X-Cast X-Files Podwatch – Episode #75 (Orison/The Amazing Maleeni)

Posted on December 10, 2017 by Darren

My first appearance of the somewhat uneven seventh season teams me up with the wonderful Clara Cook once again. We’re discussing two rather distinct episodes of the season, Orison and The Amazing Maleeni. Two very different episodes, both in terms of tone and in terms of quality. Enjoy!