The Detroit Free Press has this summery of Stephen King's EW article:
Entertainment Weekly contributing writer and best-selling author Stephen King came up with 10 top shows. But one, "The X-Files," hasn't had a new episode in more than a decade. King explained that choice: American TV networks are irrelevant and the show's main characters Mulder ( David Duchovny) and Scully (Grand Rapids-raised Gillian Anderson) are "as fresh as ever."
King also loved Danish series "Borgen," AMC's "Breaking Bad" and FX's "Sons of Anarchy." He also was "particularly charmed" by teen actress Maisie Williams, who plays Arya Stark on HBO's epic adventure series, "Game of Thrones."
X Files has to be like one of the last great shows of an age that has to be the closest the 80 to late nineties have to an entertainment renaissance.
ReplyDeleteThough I always thought the stand alone stories were more entertaining the the overall series arch for whatever reason. Oh well.
BTW Rocky Wood has a detailed examination of King's Files contribution that's even better than the televised episode.
ChrisC
At its best, "The X-Files" was pretty doggone grand entertainment. The serial storylines never quite pay off as well as they might have, but there are still great episodes all the way through to the last season.
ReplyDeleteThat's not 10 shows...
ReplyDeleteyou have to buy EW to get the 10 shows.
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