Trust no one (in the first episode)

Part of the problem is the show's producers -- probably quite rightly, given it's been more than a decade since the series disappeared, not all that mysteriously, from [Fox Mulder]'s schedule in 2002 after nine seasons and 202 episodes -- clearly felt the need to provide new viewers w...

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Published inWinnipeg free press
Main Author Brad Oswald / Watching TV
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Winnipeg, Man FP Canadian Newspapers Limited Partnership 21.01.2016
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Summary:Part of the problem is the show's producers -- probably quite rightly, given it's been more than a decade since the series disappeared, not all that mysteriously, from [Fox Mulder]'s schedule in 2002 after nine seasons and 202 episodes -- clearly felt the need to provide new viewers with an explanation of just exactly what the heck The X-Files is all about. The first hour is weighted heavily with talk, often in the form of voiced-over narration by Mulder (David Duchovny) that outlines who he is, why he's driven to pursue "the truth," and what the FBI's X-Files unit was intended to investigate. The second half of two-part premire, Founder's Mutation, revisits the notion of unauthorized government-sponsored genetic research (with predictably horrific consequences), and the third new episode, Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-monster, is a yarn that's reminiscent of The X-Files goofiest monster-of-the-week misadventures.
ISSN:0828-1785