So Coogler's X-Files reboot has officially wrapped filming, and it's confirmed he's going with entirely new characters (Himesh Patel and Danielle Deadwyler) rather than recasting or centering Mulder and Scully.

Honestly? I think that's the right move. Coogler will do the franchise justice, but Mulder and Scully are so iconic that recasting them would feel wrong. Building something new feels more like respect for what came before than trying to replicate lightning in a bottle.

But I know that's not a universal take. Curious how everyone here feels, are you glad they're not touching the original duo, or do you feel like it's not really X-Files without them?

In order to garner the approval, the European Commission said:

• Paramount agreed to divest its stake in a film distribution joint venture with United International Pictures in Europe,
• It would not enter into any film distribution deal with Universal for the next 10 years in Europe.

Paramount’s stock rose 3% in midday trading.

The EU’s approval marks a major regulatory milestone for the $110 billion proposed merger.

The deal earlier won approval from the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice. Various other global jurisdictions have also signed off on the deal.

However, in the U.S., a lawsuit brought forward by a group of state attorneys general last week has become a potential holdup in this deal moving forward.

I would call this show “OK”, at least so far. I really like the lead actors both Anya Taylor-Joy and Timothy Olyphant, I basically tuned in specifically for them.

At 2 episodes in it's basically a chase show with joy being chased around a casino then joy being chased around the city then joy being chased around the desert etcetera. Lots of chasing going on.

The setup is just very basic, there is nothing intriguing or remarkable about any of the plot aspects or any of the characters. It just feels like it's recycled family crime drama from about 10 different shows. The whole thing feels incredibly average. I may or may not continue to watch not sure.

I wish they had kept Miss Parker a charismatic baddie longer. The minute the show decided to turn her into a ally, it's when I lost a bit of interest because I enjoyed how Miss Parker was this cool, morally ambiguous character chasing after Jarod

I was searching around Netflix as I often do looking for a short (6-8 episodes) show to kill some time during the rainy days. I had no idea what this show was about when I ran across it except for the little blurb that Netlix provides. I am so glad I found it becuase I am thoroughly enjoying this. Jude Law anad Jason Bateman are excellent and it really is a good story. What did you folks think?

> Lee will play Detective Franklin, and Mani will portray Lucy. No character details were revealed.

1. Have the finale episode be half resolution, half epilogue

2. Have the penultimate episode be the resolution of the main plot, and then have the final episode be the epilogue