TankieTanuki [he/him] to chat • edit-23 months agoMy friend's 19 year-old niece named Dana had never heard of Dana Scully. The X-Files is now a dated cultural reference 😭message-squaremessage-square61 fedilinkarrow-up195file-text
arrow-up195message-squareMy friend's 19 year-old niece named Dana had never heard of Dana Scully. The X-Files is now a dated cultural reference 😭TankieTanuki [he/him] to chat • edit-23 months agomessage-square61 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareOgdenTO [he/him]hexbear10·3 months agoI would even argue that the X-Files was a direct result of Twin Peaks. David Duchovny just couldn't get enough. link
minus-squareFrank [he/him, he/him]hexbear7·3 months agoAfaik it was. Twin peaks proved that a show could have a season long plot and people would not only watch it, but it'd be wildly popular. X-files was the first show to take the example twin peaks set and run with it. link
minus-squareimogen_underscore [it/its, she/her]hexbear7·3 months agoevery show made after twin peaks for like 20+ years was a direct result of twin peaks link
I would even argue that the X-Files was a direct result of Twin Peaks. David Duchovny just couldn't get enough.
Afaik it was. Twin peaks proved that a show could have a season long plot and people would not only watch it, but it'd be wildly popular. X-files was the first show to take the example twin peaks set and run with it.
every show made after twin peaks for like 20+ years was a direct result of twin peaks