----------------------------Original message---------------------------- 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 [log in to unmask]