In case you didn't pick up on the BOLD PRINT, I'm a big fan. I watched it throughout the 90s, and tried to keep up during college, though I think I missed a lot. My sister Mandy would make tapes for me, and I'd watch them alone in my apartment and freak myself out. Truth be told, not much has changed - I still watch them alone, waiting for James to get home, and freak myself out. I'm okay until I have to turn the lights out and walk through the house... that's when I become convinced that Tooms, the human liver-eater, is squeezing through our air grates, or that the half-man, half-tapeworm creature that lives in the sewer is actually IN our basement. Last night, for example, I had just killed a giant, man-eating roach that was scurrying along the floor in the office, and what episode do you think came on only 20 minutes after that? That's right - people-eating cockroaches. I made it through about 5 minutes of that one.
I suppose that for anyone who hasn't watched The X-Files, this all sounds incredibly bizarre and messed-up, and it is! But it's just so classic at the same time. It has the perfect blend of horror, comedy, cheesiness, conspiracy, and did I mention David Duchovny???
Yes, well, I don't want to get all girlie here, but yeah, he's pretty grand. And very funny, too. I find myself laughing a lot at all his bawdy humor (most of which I seem to have missed 15 years ago), and naturally enjoying the friction/attraction between Mulder and Scully. There's just something about Mulder...
I seem to be experiencing something of a character crush here. You know, when you read a story, or watch a movie, and you get all goopy over the dreamy hero? I even Googled him! But not in a creepy way, mind you. Just looking at some pictures...
So anyway, if you want to give yourself a treat, watch it. There are something like 200 episodes, so you'll have plenty of time to get immersed in the story, and to spook yourself silly!
PS - And if you still can't get enough of David, then I highly recommend Return to Me, Evolution, and the movie X-Files: Fight the Future, 3 family favorites.
Happy watching! :)
