Indeed. Am I the only one who hears those ponderous Chris Carter voice-overs and thinks of Charlie Brown's teacher? Waah-wahhh-woonhhh…

That might be the one instance where theft would have been forgiveable.

Hollywood AD is sort of Skinner-centric. You get to see him in a bubble bath, at least. And then there's that one in Season 4 where he tries to bargain with CSM for a cure for Scully's cancer. And, more importantly, you find out the answer to the "boxers or briefs" question.

No love for Clash of the Titans?
I'm kind of surprised that none of you are geeking out on the fact that Lord Kinbote was supposed to be a tribute to Ray Harryhausen.

Indeed - well done, Todd. You nailed it. Forget the gore, the occult weirdness, the scary stuff - what really brought us back to the show, week after week, was this examination of the search for an end to our desperate, growing alienation from one another. Right on.

Yeah, jumping ahead here, but I want to say, regarding X-Files 2: Electric Boogaloo, I thought the one thing they got right in a sea of nonsense was the Mulder/Scully relationship. I felt like it made sense that after six years of hacking out some weird piecemeal existence in the fringes of society, and having gone…

Melisskateers - a particularly die-hard segment of X-Philia who loved Scully's new-agey sister Melissa to a disturbing degree. Their passion was only inflamed by her assassination. Last I heard, they all retired to a Vancouver commune around Season Five, where they read battered copies of Crystal Magick by day and…

Wow, I remember that - wasn't there a name for the Pendrell geeks? Pendrellites? Something comparable to the Melisskateers.

Agreed - Hell Money isn't THAT bad. It isn't that great, either. Fight Club is pretty damn awful though, considering the potential for humor, Space is dog's bollocks, but forgivable - the idea wasn't that bad, they just didn't have the budget to go anywhere with it. The award for most downright awful X-Files…

Ugh, First Person Shooter. Of all the things The X-Files asks me to believe, I cannot believe that Mulder would think that a chrome-plated motocross outfit is cool. And I think the codpiece is Chris Carter's revenge for the Duchovny lawsuit.

Yeah, Pusher's definitely in my Top Five. The first time I saw that shot where Mulder turns around and we see Modell through his headset camera, I jumped outta my skin. As many times as I've seen it, I still kinda do.

Agreed on Grotesque - Mulder is a guy who spends his spare time writing articles for Omni. Of all the weird shit he's dealt with, from Tooms to Krycek to that serial killer who goes after his old boss in Violent Crimes, clay gargoyles are gonna get under his skin? Never bought it.

Duchovny's first story contribution was on Colony, the first half of a great pair of mytharc eps (the second being Endgame.) I've never been a fan of the "magic negro" narrative in general, but Duchovny did prove to be pretty agile with the comedy in Hollywood AD (although - the zombie tango - seriously?) and with…

You want amusing? Her sons' names are Oscar and Felix.

I seem to remember fans liking this episode…maybe it was just the particular message boards I frequented, but it seemed like even the hardcore Shippers were able to laugh at themselves a little. I'm surprised this episode didn't rate higher here.

I remember thinking the same thing about Millennium. All signs pointed to it being my favorite new show - the main character was even named after the lead singer of my favorite band - but when I actually watched it, I just felt, "Christ, this is bleak." Never could get into it, but I'm willing to reconsider, now…

the "problem" with Good Guys…
is that it doesn't go far enough. The big signifiers (the moustache and the muscle car) of 70s cop show nostalgia are broad and easy to hit - just ask the Beastie Boys. If this show is going to gain a cult following, it needs to wallow in the mire of 70s procedural cheese. I'm talking…

Not to mention how Mulder spends his time off in "3."

Socially maladjusted, bitter little fruitcake.