scully is the rationalist, the doctor. >> a lot of folks who enjoyed the x files who didn't otherwise watch tv might have been drawn to the show by its, for lack of a better way to put it, its stick it to the man ethos. 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 hard core computer users, so you could have message boards and usenet groups. everyone wanted to talk about the black oil and the bees and mulder's sister and what the cigarette smoking man was up to. people were so nuts for this show. >> it's just pure science fiction. that's probably what i like