X-Files

best tv show bar-none. For the writers, production crew, and actors to create such an amazing show each and every week is nothing short of amazing. I need to buy up the other seasons, only have 1-2. There is nothing on tv now that even comes close to this.

Normally don't care for science fiction. However I could get into the plot line of this. Good writing and conspiracy laden atmosphere.

I used to love the x files. My favourite show ever.

I think you had to be a fan of science fiction to really enjoy this show, and I've always been a huge science fiction fan dating back to teenage years. So I loved it. It was like a combination (but a modern version) of "Twilight Zone," "The Outer Limits," "The Invaders," and "The Prisoner." Could have been my favorite TV show at the time. I still like to catch the reruns to see if it's an episode I missed.

I agree with others that it was at its best with Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson). It started to decline when Duchovny .more or less disappeared during the last two seasons, but even then I continued to like it.

I had no idea that this show won so much acclaim until I just now checked out the Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_X-Files. It says there:

"The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning American cult science fiction television series, created by Chris Carter, which first aired in 1993 and ended in 2002. The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans . . . became pop culture touchstones in the 1990s. Seen as a defining series of its era, The X-Files tapped into public mistrust of governments and large institutions, and embraced conspiracy theories and spirituality, as it centered on efforts to uncover the existence of extraterrestrial life."

And who says liberals can't have "mistrust of governments and large institutions." It says it right there, in black and white, and I agree. It's just that liberals mistrust it most when government is in the hands of the GOP. Ah, I shouldn't do that, should I. Just raises the hackles of the wingnuts. But politics seeps into everything, and it sure did in this show.

A show that was so uber-cool for a time that to criticize it was to lose social currency in some circles. I didn't think it was nearly as cool as everyone else- but three stars for Gillian. . .90's sexy incarnate. . .

Growing up my parents and brother would watch this show after the Simpsons. I could not stand it. when I was visiting my aunt, uncle, and two cousins in Texas with my brother I was forced to go see the first movie. I did not want to go. The movie was awful. I do not get why this show was so popular.

X-Files is one of the greatest science-fiction dramas ever on television. (Especially considering it is not a sci-fi series set in space). It started out as a kind of monster of the week thing, but before long there was a long and complicated plot-line developing. My only disappointment is that the series didn't end with the release of the first X-Files movie, (which wrapped up most of the storyline but still didn't cover everything).

This was definately a good show but wasn't great. It got kind of boring after a while as well.

the best

It was a well written, acted, and produced show. Just couldn't buy into the subject matter.

How stupid can you get!

Great sci-fi show.

I have friends who thought this was the greatest show ever...I really never got into it but watched a few episodes and liked the characters and the chemistry...just wasn
t my thing.

Started well, and made a drastic and terrible down hill drop in quality.

I am a big fan of scifi but I could never get into to this show. It was slow and boring, with lack luster acting.

One is hard-pressed to doubt that "The X-Files" rejuvenated science fiction on mainstream television. This series was one of the early hits for the then relatively new Fox, a time when the network was taking more chances. Certainly fans of the genre are rather loyal, but it was the conceptual writing, acting and intelligent humor (especially the latter) that made the show a hit for the general audience in my opinion. David Duchovny (Fox Mulder) anchored and drove the show; however, the casting key from my perspective was Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully), as she was attractive but not overly so (making her more of a smart girl next door). As for the individual episodes, most fans probably preferred the running storylines, but my preference was the standalone episodes that generally interjected more dark humor (sometime to the point of a black comedy). Anyway, if "The X-Files" isn't a five star 90's television series, I don't know what would be.

Come on, people- this show is a load of nonsense! I can't believe so many people are taken in by this crap. There is absolutely no evidence behind any of the claims made by this program. As the man once said, there's a sucker born every minute.

i still would like to know how scully got pregnant

My all time favorite show!!

Every head must bow, every tongue must confess -- this show is the greatest in the history of television.

The X-Files was a briliant and ground breaking show. Nowadays you have so many copycats with shows that have male and female leads that try and capture that elusive chemistry that Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny always had. Bones springs to mind. Mulder and Scully were a great team and The X-Files wasn't X-Files without either one of them. That is why when Mulder left and Dogget came in the show went downhill. That is also why season 9, without either of them in lead roles, seemed like a completely different (and bad) show.

This show could get really great, then really bad- it varied from episode to episode. I disliked the ones where they wouldn't get off the conspiracy topic- it was way too confusing and long- winded. My favorite episodes were the lighthearted ones like "Bad Blood" and the pilot. Full of mystery and questions about the universe, this show is still my favorite.

lol horrible lol omg im on the floor cant i rate this lower this is worst the the joke 2 men walk in to a bar and fell

I don't like sci-fi at all! This is better than Star Trek though.

mulder is somebody you wished was your uncle

This was a great show, until Mulder left and was replaced by Dogget.

The theme song alone warrants a 10, this show rocked.

It went too long but worth the effort. It jumped the shark after the syndicate was destroyed.

I had to watch this for several weeks i a row before I really got intrested in it. This show has the same problem as StarGate, it's complicated and unless you are a regular viewer you won't understand it. These 2 fbi agents are like me in that their job is pretty much their whole live.

Never got into this, though I tried. I think the subject matter was rather weak, coudn't buy into it and then it couldn't hold my interest at all.

Great series sorry to see you leave

i am probably one of the very few who hated it.

Started strong, but went down hill in a hurry after the third season.

Like many shows that run five or more years the X-Files, which at times was pretty good, suffered a slow and painful (for the viewers) death. I did not watch the show when it was current because I am not a fan of space alien oriented programs but in recent months one of Ted Turner's stations began airing it in (I think) chronological order. Although there was frequently the underlying theme of aliens, many of the programs dealt with other unusual subjects. In my opinion there were some very good shows which I enjoyed but as time went on I guess the creative juices began drying up and the stories became less interesting. Additional characters were brought in and even though they eventually developed better chemistry than when first introduced, it was never able to recapture it's original luster. When it was good it was very good, occasionally even excellent, but when it was bad, it was horrible. It's too bad that they didn't know when to quit because it could have been a great show but instead it was brought down to a mediocre level. In my opinion that was a shame because it deserved a better fate.

There are ups and downs as far as individuals episodes go, but the series overall, is the best thing that has ever aired on TV

The first few episodes were the best, then they started focusing solely on aliens. Waste of time!

Love Skinner. Love Doggett. Miss this show SO MUCH.

I remember the first episode I saw was called Darkness Falls, about a group of lumberjacks that had chopped down ancient trees and released a storm of glowing small green bugs that fed on people at night. Incredibly, incredibly creepy. Every episode was like that - an individual episode that worked on its own, and part of a larger story. The interaction between Mulder and Scully was fantastic, and the episodes were so well written - this was really groundbreaking TV, and certainly deserves its high placement on this list.

one of the best shows ever made. even when it was bad (read: 2001-2 season) it was good.

I used to like it a long time ago. It got very bad at the end when David Duchovny left.

one of the best shows on television at the time! great writing, great acting. A nice sunday night treat. Nothing even close now...

X-Files was a really fascinating show and I enjoyed watching it. I was not a huge fan of the show but it was one of the better shows of the 90's.

wasent one of my favorite shows for sure.

The creative mind of Chris Carter made this show a fun ride. I honestly didn't start watching until its 4th or 5th season, but immediately became hooked.

Although lacking that certain something to make it as good as Star Trek and its spinoffs, the X-Files had a great cast and some truly enjoyable episodes. The overriding plot elements were sometimes good, but also sometimes annoying. The show, although mostly serious, had a quirky sense of humor about it.

i found it boring

The shiw was good in the beginning but lost my interest when it moved filming to Los Angeles and Duchovny was less involved. The premise started out based around Mulder. Mulder and Scully together were perfect and when others joined it lost most of its magic for me.

MULDER PLUS SCULLY PLUS SCARY MONSTER OR EVIL CIGERETTE SMOKING MAN EQUALS CONSPIRACY. I LOVED THIS SHOW SO MUCH I STILL HAVE POSTERS UP. I CAN'T BEAR TO LET GO. EXCELLENT TV VIEWING!

it jumped the shark!

A show that future generations will understand why we loved it so much.