With the possible exception of Buffy, no TV show has offered monster-of-the-week episodes this brilliant. ![]() It’s absolutely compelling, and holds up even though that zeitgeist has long since passed. From the smoke-filled FBI offices to Mulder’s meetings with shady government operatives, it’s incredibly gripping stuff, helped by superb performances from Duchovny and the supporting cast, including Jerry Hardin’s charming Deep Throat and Steven William’s glowering Mr X. Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan is arguably MVP, but Howard Gordon, John Shiban, James Wong, Glen Morgan and Darin Morgan all created superb hours of television, while Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz steered the ship through its increasingly complicated and inevitably daft overall mythology.Īlthough fans will tell you that the mythology had gone to pot long before the finale rolled around, it’s great to go back and be reminded of just how good it is at the start. One of the pleasures of rewatching is being reminded of the incredible writing talent involved. Even the worst seasons have something to offer. First of all, because the restoration looks stunning (although we kind of agree with the quibble that looking too crisp does occasionally hurt the show’s murky atmosphere), but mostly because during its best seasons the show was absolutely essential. Now, it’s available in beautiful high definition in Fox’s Blu-ray box set, which comes with a little space for the new revival series.īut do you really need to shell out for a new box set? The short answer is yes. It gave us two of sci-fi’s biggest icons in the form of wry believer Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and sceptical badass Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), and provided its viewers with endless nightmares and conspiracy theory fuel. It had a huge impact on the shape of the genre landscape, a supernatural procedural that inspired Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Supernatural, Fringe, Sleepy Hollow and a million other shows that no one remembers. ![]() ![]() You don’t need us to tell you how important The X-Files was.
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