War in Orbit

Readers who are less than impressed with the current X-Files continue to add their voices to the chorus.

Thanks for your article. It's nice to know I'm not alone in wondering what is wrong with my favorite show.

I put part of the blame on the actors. Duchovny seems to be "phoning in" his lines -- I think that Mulder has lost some of the paranoid edge that made him such an interesting character.

Anderson's Scully seems downright unhappy all the time. Professionalism doesn't mean a perpetual scowl; she won me with her smile.

I think that some of the problem lies with the story concept, though. I don't really care whether Scully and Mulder get together or not; but I'd like to have a nod to the human characteristic of needing someone to love.

Mulder gets his girlfriends and interested ladies; but have you ever noticed that whenever Scully finds someone, Mulder pulls a gun out?

Six years of platonism is too much. Either let them get together, or let them both find someone else. Hey, there's an idea; then you could expand the concept to an ensemble show, and the fates of Duchovny and Anderson wouldn't affect the X-Files story idea so much.

The mythology is confusing, and I get the idea sometimes that Carter et al just get a weird idea and work it in -- i.e., the black oil.

But that keeps it interesting. I would like to know if the younger Spender is dead, or what happened to Gibson Praise, or so forth -- in other words, finish something, anything!!!

Thank you for letting me blow off steam. I look forward to your next article.

I have been watching the show a long time now, and I'm getting bored with the new monsters and so on and so on.

I want to see better, updated versions of the older episodes. I want to be scared and thrilled, and I think many loyal fans of the show feel that too. It's a demand that deserves to be met.

We're still getting letters from satisfied fans, though:

I have been a fan of the X-Files for a couple of years now. I feel that even though their ratings have fallen a little, the X-Files is still one of the most intriguing shows I have ever seen.

Their alien conspiracies, mythology, dark comedy, and even some romantic episodes have kept the loyal X-Files fans watching. Whether or not there's going to be a season 8, I still look forward to every Sunday.

I wouldn't mind if David D. and Gillian A. wanted season 7 to be the last one, because I would rather watch them giving out their best last performances than weaker ones if they were bribed to continue in season 8.

Either way, I just feel that the X-Files have improved more over the years than failed and that it is the best show I have ever seen.

Fight the Future,