Batmannerism
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Hi folks,
During its run I persevered with the X-files and, despite being frustrated with how slowly the overall story developed, came to love some of the monster of the week episodes ( "Tooms" "Pusher" ,"Kitsunegari" ,"Detour" and "Je Souhaite" and "musings of a cigarette smoking man" )being my favourites.
However, there were plenty of times that the crawling pace put me off, and failed to sit through an entire episode - while I was mildly interested to know how things turned out, it wasn't sufficient to maintain my attention.
Fringe was a different story. for those who remember it, it was the JJ Abrams' 21s century version of the X-files. While I admit there are some places where Fringe lost its way, the pace was quicker and the characters a lot more engaging. Watching Fringe each week was a ritual for me - and I was very sad that it ended, somewhat prematurely, I felt.
The greatest Fringe standalone, IMO, "White Tulip" is better than any of the standalone X-files episodes.
And the mythological elements of Fringe (particularly the Observer) kept me engaged far more than the shadowy conspirators and alien weirdoes of the X-Files.
Fringe had an amazing dynamic between the 3 leads and the supporting cast.
I found them a much more engaging bunch than Mulder and Scully - and John Noble's mad-scientist turn was criminally neglected by the Emmys, he could go from sympathetic, helpless old man to egomaniacal sociopath in a very short span.
However, this is just my view - and maybe it's just that I have a short attention span. How do other people think that the two shows stack up ?
Which do you prefer, and why ?
I feel like X-Files has claimed a much wider niche in the general consciousness, but Fringe has a "cult" status with its diehard fans ( e.g. I'm friends with September, on Facebook).
What does everyone else think ?
During its run I persevered with the X-files and, despite being frustrated with how slowly the overall story developed, came to love some of the monster of the week episodes ( "Tooms" "Pusher" ,"Kitsunegari" ,"Detour" and "Je Souhaite" and "musings of a cigarette smoking man" )being my favourites.
However, there were plenty of times that the crawling pace put me off, and failed to sit through an entire episode - while I was mildly interested to know how things turned out, it wasn't sufficient to maintain my attention.
Fringe was a different story. for those who remember it, it was the JJ Abrams' 21s century version of the X-files. While I admit there are some places where Fringe lost its way, the pace was quicker and the characters a lot more engaging. Watching Fringe each week was a ritual for me - and I was very sad that it ended, somewhat prematurely, I felt.
The greatest Fringe standalone, IMO, "White Tulip" is better than any of the standalone X-files episodes.
And the mythological elements of Fringe (particularly the Observer) kept me engaged far more than the shadowy conspirators and alien weirdoes of the X-Files.
Fringe had an amazing dynamic between the 3 leads and the supporting cast.
I found them a much more engaging bunch than Mulder and Scully - and John Noble's mad-scientist turn was criminally neglected by the Emmys, he could go from sympathetic, helpless old man to egomaniacal sociopath in a very short span.
However, this is just my view - and maybe it's just that I have a short attention span. How do other people think that the two shows stack up ?
Which do you prefer, and why ?
I feel like X-Files has claimed a much wider niche in the general consciousness, but Fringe has a "cult" status with its diehard fans ( e.g. I'm friends with September, on Facebook).
What does everyone else think ?
