So as I sit here watching the first five or six seasons of the X-Files, I begin to figure out what is wrong with television.
Most of the time, television shows either make their characters too perfect, or too flawed.
After watching the X-Files, I was struck by the well-crafted balance between Agents Scully and Mulder, a shimmering waltz of insecurities and talents moving together in free form complexity that flits from annoying to amusing to interesting at will. Granted, that sounds pretty fan boy right off the top, but I don't apologize. I don't think X-Files is the best show ever, or even think that those two characters are the most interesting to watch, but at times I find myself wondering how the pairing worked so well.
Beyond the intrinsic conflict between "Spooky" Mulder and Scully the skeptic, the personality flaws of the two become all the more endearing when pushed up against each other and shown as connected to their obvious talents as investigators.
Also, I wanted to punch that show in the dick when they got T-1000 to be the new leading man.
Monday, February 9, 2009
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