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I'm probably a bit late on this thread, but I've tried a number of sleep aids over the years, so my experience might be interesting/useful to someone. I found that Gravol was extremely effective and I used it pretty much every night for a period of about six months. However, the hangover effect is brutal; seriously, I

Sigh…just when I thought I had gotten over my Neko Case crush…

Regarding the episode in question (i.e., "Demons"), I thought the noirish setup was pretty compelling, but I didn't like how the episode played out. Even by Mulder's standards, submitting to some mad scientist's experimental memory recovery treatment involving electrical brain stimulation and ketamine injection seems

I can also relate to this, but I'm not sure it's a universal experience. Even when people my own age are reminiscing about our shared experiences ("Hey, remember when we went to that place and that crazy awesome thing happened?!"), I can almost never recall what they're talking about.

1 Murmur
2 Reckoning
3 Automatic for the People
4 Document
5 Fables of the Reconstruction
6 Up
7 Lifes Rich Pageant
8 Chronic Town
9 New Adventures in Hi-Fi
10 Out of Time
11 Green
12 Monster
13 Accelerate
14 Reveal
15 Around the Sun

Up is very underrated. It's definitely one of the best Warner-era albums; I'd rate Automatic and maybe New Adventures ahead of it. But Murmur is still by far my overall favorite.

This is a good one. It's really one of the last genuinely intriguing mythology episodes.

My opinion is exactly the opposite. I thought Dreamland was a tedious rehash of the Small Potatoes "Mulder body switch" story. Dreamland is a pretty saggy two-parter, and it gets kind of maudlin near the end. Small Potatoes is breezier and more fun.

Had a ticket to see them in 2007 but didn't go due to being very, very tired. I regret it now, although I did sleep extremely well that night.

Pendrell was a good character and an excellent audience surrogate. It's too bad they never gave him more to do. However, I don't think I would have bought him and Scully as a couple. Scully was just way out of his league. It's a fun premise for fanfic, but I'm kind of glad it was only an unrequited crush on the show.

Tempus Fugit and Max hardly advance the mythology at all, but the story they relate is compelling. These episodes also look amazing; the set design, cinematography and direction are almost flawless. In particular, the crash site is incredibly well realized. Those scenes look like they come from a big budget disaster

POW/MIA
The POW/MIA issue seems like it should have been rich territory for The X-Files to mine. The uncertain fate of the Vietnam POW/MIAs is sad and haunting, and the conspiracy claims regarding live prisoners seem to come straight out of The X-Files' universe. Despite this, Unrequited is a fairly dull episode. I

Wild at Heart is kind of a Tarantino-esque David Lynch film.

No, Dick can't be dead. Who told you he was dead?

I'm pretty sure Prince died in 1987 and was replaced by a second-rate impersonator.

Yeah, that scene where the head blinked and opened its mouth shocked me badly when I first watched the episode. Great stuff.

That IS a great line. Henriksen's delivery is awesomely deadpan.

I'd love to check out R.E.M., even at this late stage in their career. Such an incredible back catalog to draw on in concert.

Prince
Surprised he hasn't been mentioned yet. Hasn't put out a decent album in 20 years, but he still brings it live.