X-Files

Season 1, Episode 7 “Ghost in the Machine” or “Who You Callin A Smart House?” How does my cat Tybalt respond to this episode? He nestles near my feet, rather than, as in earlier episodes, he got up on pillows and rested his head on my shoulder. Some HAL-style action here. I haven’t seen “2001” […]

The X-Files

Season 1 Episode 5 “Shadows” or “Caspar Your Friendly Dead Boss” Just in the first few minutes, we have Ben Franklin, George Bush, Bill Clinton. Shaping up to be a very federal episode! Apparently the writers were told to have Mulder and Scully help people sometimes, so here someone will leave happy and not dead. […]

The X-Files

Season 1, Episode 5 “Jersey Devil” or “Donald Trump Takes Atlantic City” I think the tagline for this show should be, “There may be a truth, but is that question even worth pursuing?” A rule of this show is: there are no red herrings. Mulder: people are basically animals Scully: I might not be an […]

The X-Files

Season 1, Episode 4 “The Conduit” or my title: “Too Much Television” Gillian Anderson has such beautiful lips. She coulda been a silent movie star. “Men in Black” ripped this off, didn’t they? If you’re the kid in your family always getting blamed for everything, you should call yourself “Weather Balloon.” Though they suffer from […]