Hollywood A.D. ~ 05/03/00

"It's... Aramaic!" ~ Brother Maynard, from Monty Python's Holy Grail

It's obvious that David Duchovny has never seen that movie, and it is also 
obvious that he's a one hit wonder. "The Unnatural" was good, but this... 
this sucked.

The plot was weak and inveigled. It couldn't decide if it wanted to be 
serious, funny, or in between, and it lacked a concrete direction. The acting 
seemed forced and unnatural. The dialog, while good at times, seemed like it 
was trying to be funny, and not letting the jokes and one-liners come 
naturally. 

Overall, I found the whole thing to be an eccentrically written sophomore 
attempt at writing an episode for one of the former greatest television shows 
ever to grace the air waves. Not only that, but I found it all completely 
unbelievable. Even though the show itself is (or was) at times unbelievable, 
the acting and characters at least had a shred of actual humanity and dignity.

And shame. They had lots of shame.

No more.

Thank you, Mr. Duchovny. Now we know our show has gone to Hell. 

Rating: 0 lounge chairs out of 5

P.S.-- This was almost as bad as "First Person Shooter". Now, THAT'S tragedy.