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2016-05-06 21:10:35 Post No. 69181929
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2016-05-06 21:10:35
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The X-Files is one of the most overrated series in the history of television. I agree that it is good, hell at times it's actually great but most of the time it's really bad.
The first 2 seasons have not aged well, I don't mean this in the sense that the technology is dated but most of these episodes would not probably be allowed to air if it were the current day. (While I think any season 1 Twin Peaks episode could air today and would still hold up.) Most first and second season episodes of X-Files are dry and humorless with the occasional Mulderism. Mark Snows music is also really obnoxious.
There are some good episodes in the first two season, yeah, but the bad ones are some of the worst I've seen in T.V. Episodes like "Space" and "Young at Heart" are completely pointless and painful to watch. Even great episodes like "Squeeze" and "Ice" feel pretty slow.
One thing I will give the first two seasons is that the myth arc episodes are pretty good. They are still kinda pointless and slow but at least things happen in them and they have and interesting and mysterious atmosphere.
The 10th season was mediocre. The comedy episode was okay though.
I guess the thing I just dislike most about X-Files is Chris Carter. He cannot write. He's an okay director,, but his writing is confusing, jumbled, pretentious and very boring. Whenever he writes an episode you can know for sure that it will be terrible. The only episodes he wrote that were good were good because of reasons other than the writing.
Also he wrote the second X-Files movie which is the worst movie of all time.
The only episodes worth checking out of this show are the ones penned by Vince Gilligan and Darin Morgan
