A: At the very beginning, a very good place to start

I can't exactly remember the first time I ever watched "The X-Files". I know I watched it on Fridays when I was in high school (when my mother would let me) and there are some episodes (mostly from that first season) that I remember quite well. I remember watching it on Sundays when I was in college, my roommate and I wrapped in blankets in the dark on either end of our garage-sale couch. You have to remember those first few seasons were creepier and scarier than subsequent seasons.

I am writing this while watching the finale of the 6th season...a finale I remember quite well, a finale that didn't tie in with the wonderfully, lighthearted episodes that makes this season my favorite season. This finale devastated me. Frankly, I think it did many people as it added another layer to the alien myth, put Mulder is some strange, unexplained danger and gave me at least 3 more reasons to really want to punch Diana Fowley in the gut.

With a new series in the works and my head full of this show and the memories it evokes I look forward to spending the next month talking about my love/obsession with Agents Mulder and Scully, AD Skinner and the various monsters, myths, aliens and conspiracies that really are much of the background noise of my favorite decade.

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Note: I'm only talking about things that interest me or that I remember being integral to the show and its characters. If there's something you think I should comment on or talk about feel free to comment below.