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Originally Posted by trackercowe
Well according to most lists created by "reliable" sources regarding these matters you'd be quite wrong in your assessment of it not making it out of the first round.
Empire had it ranked as the 9th all-time television show: http://www.empireonline.com/50greate...fault.asp?tv=9
This ranking by Complex magazine had it ranked as the 17th best drama http://www.complexmag.ca/pop-culture...me/the-x-files
Then TV Guide ranked it as the 37th best show of all time in countdown which was actually released a couple years before the show actually ended. http://www.cbsnews.com/2100-207_162-507388.html Sure there are 36 shows ranked higer than it, but not many of those shows made this survey (Seinfeld, The Simpsons, Sopranos, Friends, and Frasier all being ranked higher).
It also won and was nominated for a ton of Emmy's for a type of show that usually wouldn't receive Emmy nods (especially during the mid 90's). While you may not like it, it most definitely is not out of whack for it to be here. Game of Thrones will likely pass it in due time, but it beat Futurama last round which isn't really an upset. |
I do like X-Files and watched all the episodes while it was on and then went to the movie after. I don't think it is a bad show just not nearly as good as many other shows that are already out and that it beat.
No problem with it beating Futurama but even with only 3 seasons Game of Thrones is much, much better and that should have been a shutout win.