THE REASONER REMINDS- X FILES SEASONS 4, 5 AND 6

Why? Why does Reasoner review these X Files sets? I list my reasons below. But by way of getting you to read further let me say that for my money fandom (for want of a better phrase) moves way too fast these days. We forget about the great things to make more room for the merely adequate. Name a science fiction or horror based show that has had better characters and throughline or was as satisfying. Good luck. The X Files is anything but dispensible for fans interested in maintaining a mental foothold in where TV sci-fi horror has been and where it's headed

1. I wonder if the X Files tagline may have confused fans and Chris Carter equally. I always thought “The Truth is Out There” wasn't a promise to reveal the answer to life the universe and everything but a reminder that we are each responsible for our own search. And our own individual reaction to The I Want To Believe poster above Mulder's desk (of which I have a magnificent professionally backed repro) puts us all on one side or the other of the big questions. In other words you either think life has absolute meaning worth searching for or you don't. That's why the X Files is still worth watching. It's simply a reminder not to give up even when your favorite show's creator does.

2. Seasons 4, 5 and 6 saw many of the series best episodes and introduced a bunch of unforgettable characters. Lone Gunmen anyone? Smoking Man?

3. Is any one else with me or did Scully get hotter as the show went on? Or was that Fox? Er' was Fox the girl. I don't like calling a guy Fox even if he does have full pouting lips.

4. Do I need to remind everyone that these new sets (minus only the extras discs from their initial release) are to be had for less than $40 a piece?