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Martin Jukovsky writes:

>I was very disappointed in the 1/13 episode of X-Files.  The series is

>supposed to be about investigating occurrences of the paranormal and

>supernatural.  This episode was nothing but an inept ripoff of Silence of the

>Lambs.  Complete with woman in peril.  Is this the new direction for the show?

 >Freaks, stalkers, and all sorts of sleazy what-have-you?  I was doubly pissed

>because I allow my 10-year-old daughter to watch the show, since she likes

>science fiction and supernatural horror.  I wouldn't let her see Silence of

>the Lambs (an excellent adult film), so I was distressed that she had been

>drawn into watching this episode.

 

I haven't seen that episode of X-Files, but this post brings up a larger issue

-- as I understand it,  X-Files is not designed to be a show for children.

This doesn't mean that it has to be off-limits to kids, but when you're talking

about a show for adults I don't think it's fair to say an episode is poor

because its subject isn't suitable for your child.

 

That said, it sounds like that episode was pretty lame.

 

Molly Olsen

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