Plot; An FBI agent is teamed with another agent whose assignment is to cover cases outside of normal parameters.
A show that should absolutely have been in my wheelhouse in the 90s (I was 19 when it debuted), yet I think I've only seen one or maybe two episodes of The X-Files. Being the pop culture archaeologist that I am, I'm aware of the basics and the iconography of it. I was long overdue to give it a shot when I came across S1 on DVD at Walmart for $10 and decided to see if I too believed.
Pilot episode is standard length, yet it quickly lays its track, setting up the premise and the characters with great efficiency. By the 1/4 mark it feels like an established series. Stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson inhabit their roles from the get go and have a strong chemistry right out of the gate. Duchovny's Mulder is a mix of dry and sardonic and yet boyishly enthusiastic about his mission. Anderson's Scully could easily get overshadowed as the logical skeptic, but she and Mulder share an almost Kirk/Spock relationship... but with sexual tension.
This first episode is pretty standard stuff story-wise, but as with most such endeavors it's all in the execution, and here The X-Files delivers an effectively creepy 48 minutes.
A show that should absolutely have been in my wheelhouse in the 90s (I was 19 when it debuted), yet I think I've only seen one or maybe two episodes of The X-Files. Being the pop culture archaeologist that I am, I'm aware of the basics and the iconography of it. I was long overdue to give it a shot when I came across S1 on DVD at Walmart for $10 and decided to see if I too believed.
Pilot episode is standard length, yet it quickly lays its track, setting up the premise and the characters with great efficiency. By the 1/4 mark it feels like an established series. Stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson inhabit their roles from the get go and have a strong chemistry right out of the gate. Duchovny's Mulder is a mix of dry and sardonic and yet boyishly enthusiastic about his mission. Anderson's Scully could easily get overshadowed as the logical skeptic, but she and Mulder share an almost Kirk/Spock relationship... but with sexual tension.
This first episode is pretty standard stuff story-wise, but as with most such endeavors it's all in the execution, and here The X-Files delivers an effectively creepy 48 minutes.