IWTB
| Synonyms: | I Want to Believe, XF2, X-Files Movie 2 |
| See also: | FTF, List of X-Files Acronyms and Terminology |
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IWTB is the abbreviation for "I Want To Believe" and an ambiguous term used in the X-Files fandom which usually used to refer or tagging to the second X-Files feature film from 2008 of the same name.
It's scarcer used to refer to the print on Mulder's poster in the basement office which is used as comment to express somebody wants something to be true/happen.
The X-Files: I Want To Believe (movie)
The announcement of the production of the second feature film 2007 lead to the second wave in the X-Files fandom, where lot of old fans re-discovered their love for the franchise as well as many new fans joined the fandom.
An increase in Fanfiction could be observed as well as in Fanvids where vidder created "unofficial" trailer for the second film[1].
Example Fanworks
FanArt
In FanArt, the Forehead Sex scene at the end of the movie is featured in lot of works, as well as takes on the movie's poster design that many fans found to be lackluster.
- A collection of Featured IWTB FanArt on deviant Art
- IWTB ....aftermath.. by nashKar on DeviantArt
- IWTB Scully byDSmilagro
- X-Files Regenerawhat by FleurBleueArt
- The X Files: I Want to Believe by ArtLucie
- I can feel you thinking by LostSessions
Fanvids
- Mulder and Scully [I want to believe ] by jessicanicol
- The X-Files: I Want to Believe - "Existentialism On Prom Night" by RetroCaretaker53
Fanfiction
- Pic Fic Fan Fiction Archive - features stories inspired by the movie as well as season 10 and 11
- works tagged with Movie: The X-Files: I Want to Believe (2008) on Ao3
- tagged as Post-Movie: The X-Files: I Want To Believe (2008) on Ao3 (Post-ep)
- works that contain "iwtb" on Liminal
Filk
- I want to believe by Jazan Wild, after Wild meeting Frank Spotnitz at the San Diego Comic Con, the artist wrote the song in hope to generate buzz for the second movie
Meta
- It's Not Alive: X-Files, "I Want To Believe" by PlaidAdder (2015)
- Chillpak Hollywood Hour #424: A visual reading of The X-Files - I Want To Believe (part 1, Jul 6, 2015) Podcast
- Chillpak Hollywood Hour #425: A visual reading of The X-Files - I Want To Believe (part 2, Jun 29, 2015)