by Rick Norwood
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It has been a long time since I've seen a really good television program. Remember when TV was really
good? There were fewer commercials then, but more important, the writers were willing to take some
chances. For Star Trek, the last sure-fire four-star experience was the conclusion of
Deep Space Nine. Remember? For The X-Files it was "Two Fathers/One Sons." Both
were more than two years ago. Now The X-Files has ended. But the cliff-hanger for
Enterprise was pretty good. Maybe there is hope. (Where did I hear those words?) Meanwhile,
you can still watch great television on DVD. The fifth season of X-Files, the second season of
Next Generation, the first season of Sherlock Holmes, and now Dark Shadows
is on DVD -- well, to enjoy Dark Shadows, you had to have been there. Unless you're
a Dark Shadows fan already, you probably never will be.
What to watch this Summer? Set the video recorder to record Jeremiah (Showtime Fridays at 10:45), grab a good book (I recommend Tamsin by Peter Beagle), and head for the beach. Here are episode guides to the last season of The X-Files and the first season of Enterprise.
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The X-Files, Season Nine -- Episode Guide | ||
Nothing Important Happened Today (I) (***) by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz
Nothing Important Happened Today (I) (***) by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz
Daemonicus, (**) by Frank Spotnitz
4-D (***) by Steven Maeda
Lord of the Flies (**) by Thomas Schnaus
Trust No 1 (***) by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz
John Doe (**) by Vince Gulligan
Hellbound (**) by David Amann
Provenance (**) by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz
Providence (**) by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz
Audrey Pauley (**) by Steven Maeda
Underneath (**) by John Shiban
Improbable (*) by Chris Carter
Scary Monsters (**) by Thomas Schnauz
Jump the Shark (***) by Vince Gilligan, Frank Spotnitz, and John Shiban
William (***) by Chris Carter, story by David Duchovny, Frank Spotnitz, and Chris Carter
Release (***) by David Amann
Sunshine Days (***) by Vince Gilligan
The Truth I (***) by Chris Carter
The Truth II (***) by Chris Carter
Next: The X-Files II, the Movie.
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Rick Norwood is a mathematician and writer whose small press publishing house, Manuscript Press, has published books by Hal Clement, R.A. Lafferty, and Hal Foster. He is also the editor of Comics Revue Monthly, which publishes such classic comic strips as Flash Gordon, Sky Masters, Modesty Blaise, Tarzan, Odd Bodkins, Casey Ruggles, The Phantom, Gasoline Alley, Krazy Kat, Alley Oop, Little Orphan Annie, Barnaby, Buz Sawyer, and Steve Canyon. |
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