I had watched The X-Files since it premiered here in the UK and from the first episode I was hooked by its fantastic storylines, special effects, and the acting talents of David Duchovny (Fox Mulder) and Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully). The chemistry between their characters was pure electric and, at least for me, drove the show on. The continuing story of government conspiracies and colonisation was interesting but, on occasions, not very clear and stayed that way right until the end questions were answered in series finale "The Truth" but just led to more questions. The first three seasons were pure gold in their story telling. And then came Season 4.
James Wong and Glen Morgan were my heroes of the 4th year with their 'recycling' of actors from their VERY poor and, thankfully, short lived series - Space: Above and Beyond. Their 4th season stories weren't up to the standard of the first three seasons. A prime example of this is `Never Again' guest starring wooden actor Rodney Rowland and his talking tattoo voiced by Silence of the Lambs actress Jodie Foster (waste of her talent). But, to be fair, I REALLY enjoyed "Musings Of A Cigarette-Smoking Man" which was well written, well directed, and well acted.
Season 7 should have been the end but they ended it on a cliff-hanger with Mulder abducted and Scully pregnant and promising to find him. I didn't really want to watch Season 8 knowing that Mulder would be missing and being replaced by Terminator 2's Robert Patrick as John Doggett. Why the production staff insisted that Patrick/Doggett wasn't a replacement is a mystery to me because he was and failed. I think it was Duchovny's absence from the series that lost the ratings. Now I have nothing against Robert Patrick, in fact I think he's a great actor, but I just couldn't take to him at all in Season 8.
Throughout S8 I resented the fact that it was him at Anderson/Scully's side rather than Duchovny/Mulder and missed the aforementioned chemistry. I think after 7 Seasons of Mulder and Scully I just couldn't get used to Scully and Doggett. But by Season 9 I had warmed up to him because he was now partnered with Annabeth Gish as Monica Reyes who was a great breath of fresh air. I would have rather have had Gish/Reyes partnered with Anderson/Scully in Season 8.
I reckon I could have watched The X-Files if it had continued past it's 9th Season with Doggett and Reyes as the 'Next Generation' of X-Files investigators. We had hints of what Patrick and Gish would have been like carrying the show on their own without Duchovny and Anderson and I think they would have pulled it off.
A great series and certainly ground breaking in terms of storytelling and special effects back in its early days which helped pave the way for series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. I thank Chris Carter for creating this series and managing to keep it going for 9 years. I thank David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, & Annabeth Gish for bringing their characters to life and I am looking forward to the second X-Files movie. There will NEVER be a series like this again. A well deserved 10 out of 10.
The Truth Is Out There.
James Wong and Glen Morgan were my heroes of the 4th year with their 'recycling' of actors from their VERY poor and, thankfully, short lived series - Space: Above and Beyond. Their 4th season stories weren't up to the standard of the first three seasons. A prime example of this is `Never Again' guest starring wooden actor Rodney Rowland and his talking tattoo voiced by Silence of the Lambs actress Jodie Foster (waste of her talent). But, to be fair, I REALLY enjoyed "Musings Of A Cigarette-Smoking Man" which was well written, well directed, and well acted.
Season 7 should have been the end but they ended it on a cliff-hanger with Mulder abducted and Scully pregnant and promising to find him. I didn't really want to watch Season 8 knowing that Mulder would be missing and being replaced by Terminator 2's Robert Patrick as John Doggett. Why the production staff insisted that Patrick/Doggett wasn't a replacement is a mystery to me because he was and failed. I think it was Duchovny's absence from the series that lost the ratings. Now I have nothing against Robert Patrick, in fact I think he's a great actor, but I just couldn't take to him at all in Season 8.
Throughout S8 I resented the fact that it was him at Anderson/Scully's side rather than Duchovny/Mulder and missed the aforementioned chemistry. I think after 7 Seasons of Mulder and Scully I just couldn't get used to Scully and Doggett. But by Season 9 I had warmed up to him because he was now partnered with Annabeth Gish as Monica Reyes who was a great breath of fresh air. I would have rather have had Gish/Reyes partnered with Anderson/Scully in Season 8.
I reckon I could have watched The X-Files if it had continued past it's 9th Season with Doggett and Reyes as the 'Next Generation' of X-Files investigators. We had hints of what Patrick and Gish would have been like carrying the show on their own without Duchovny and Anderson and I think they would have pulled it off.
A great series and certainly ground breaking in terms of storytelling and special effects back in its early days which helped pave the way for series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. I thank Chris Carter for creating this series and managing to keep it going for 9 years. I thank David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, & Annabeth Gish for bringing their characters to life and I am looking forward to the second X-Files movie. There will NEVER be a series like this again. A well deserved 10 out of 10.
The Truth Is Out There.
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