the doctor. - a lot of folks who enjoyed "the x-files" who otherwise didn't watch tv might've been drawn to the show by its--for lack of a better way to put it-- its stick-it-to-the-man ethos that said, "don't trust the government, "don't trust big business, don't trust anybody but yourself and your friends and family," i guess. it's a message that's somewhat dark and cynical, but was kind of a breath of fresh air in the early '90s. - the '90s was a time of conspiracies, and the internet was starting to spread beyond just, like, hard-core computer users. so you could have message boards and usenet newsgroups, and everybody wanted to talk about the black oil and the bees and mulder's sister and what the cigarette smoking man was up to. and i would go to alt.tv.the-x-files and people were so nuts for this show. - it's just pure science fiction, and that's probably what i like most about it.