War of the Coprophages by Sarah Stegall Copyright © 1996 by Sarah Stegall Writer: Darin Morgan Director: Kim Manners Much has been made of the idea of “The X-Files” as “the first interactive TV series” (pace Babylon 5 fans), with viewers’ reactions being made public on the Internet with an immediacy and visibility new to Hollywood. In turn, Chris Carter has admitted in interviews to not only reading the ‘Net but catering to it somewhat, with both direct and indirect references insinuating themselves into episodes. What no one seems to question is whether this is A Good Thing. Television has…
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The X-Files: “2SHY”
High Fat, Low Fiber by Sarah Stegall copyright 1995 by Sarah Stegall Writer: John Shiban Director : David Nutter Ever since the Internet became the buzzword du jour, the media have focused their myopic sights on two features of it to the exclusion of all else: hackers and cybersex. Almost every story about the Internet contains, by reflex, some reference to computer break-ins, predators who hang out in chat rooms, or child pornography. Veiled and not so veiled warnings about the dangers of this new technology abound. And despite the fact that surveys show the overwhelming majority of Netizens to…