01. Scully.
02. As well as being thought provoking, The X-Files scares the crap out of you.
03. The show's creator isn't called Roddenberry.
04. There are no warp coils to breach.
05. The X-Files uniforms let you put on a little weight (or get pregnant, eh Scully?) without anyone having to notice.
06. At no point does anyone have to say "Klingon" without sniggering.
07. Tooms.
08. At no point does anyone have to say "No. 1" without sniggering.
09. It gave paranoia a slogan: "Trust no one".
10. It teaches us that smoking, messing about with occult and in-breeding are bad for us.
11. The X-Files doesn't try to make a science out of what's blatantly impossible.
12. At no point does anyone have to say "Captain's log" without sniggering.
13. When Scully and Mulder get in real trouble they have to do more than just detach the saucer section to get out of it.
14. Seeing outlandish things happen in ordinary places is fun.
15. Chris Carter is still alive.

From HOME CINEMA CHOICE magazine.

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