cv732_13092.txt

i_PP
think_VB
that_CS
saying_VBG
that_DT
the_DT
x-files_NNS
is_BEZ
one_CD
of_IN
this_DT
summer_NN
's_POS
most_DT
anticipated_JJ
films_NNS
is_BEZ
safe_JJ
._.
for_IN
five_CD
years_NNS
,_,
"_"
the_DT
x-files_NNS
"_"
television_NN
show_VB
has_HVZ
developed_JJ
a_NN
dedicated_VBN
fan_NN
culture_NN
,_,
whose_WP$
rabid_JJ
devotion_NN
to_IN
the_DT
series_NN
rivals_NNS
that_CS
of_IN
"_"
star_NN
trek_???
"_"
fans_NNS
._.
the_DT
premise_NN
of_IN
both_PDT
the_DT
movie_NN
and_CC
the_DT
television_NN
series_NN
is_BEZ
two_CD
fbi_NP
agents_NNS
who_WP
investigate_VB
the_DT
paranormal_JJ
;_;
fox_NN
mulder_NN
(_(
david_NP
duchovny_???
)_(
is_BEZ
the_DT
avid_JJ
believer_NN
whose_WP$
quest_NN
to_IN
find_VB
the_DT
truth_NN
about_IN
extraterrestrial_JJ
life_NN
borders_NNS
on_IN
the_DT
paranoid_JJ
,_,
and_CC
dana_???
scully_JJ
(_(
gillian_NP
anderson_NP
)_)
is_BEZ
the_DT
scientific_JJ
skeptic_JJ
trying_JJ
to_IN
find_NN
a_DT
rational_JJ
explanation_NN
to_IN
mulder_NN
's_POS
flights_NNS
of_IN
fancy_JJ
._.
outlining_VBG
the_DT
plot_NN
of_IN
the_DT
x-files_NNS
movie_NN
is_BEZ
virtually_RB
impossible_JJ
,_,
since_CS
to_IN
be_BE
general_JJ
would_MD
result_VB
in_IN
confusion_NN
,_,
yet_RB
to_IN
be_BE
specific_JJ
would_MD
give_VB
too_RB
much_DT
away_RB
._.
nevertheless_RB
,_,
i_PP
will_MD
try_VB
._.
"_"
the_DT
black_JJ
ooze_???
,_,
"_"
and_CC
extraterrestrial_JJ
,_,
virus-like_JJ
substance_NN
is_BEZ
threatening_VBG
earth_NN
._.
a_DT
"_"
shadow_NN
government_NN
"_"
is_BEZ
aware_JJ
of_IN
this_DT
,_,
but_CC
tries_VBZ
to_TO
cover-up_NN
the_DT
alien_NN
existence_NN
._.
mulder_NN
and_CC
scully_RB
know_VB
"_"
the_DT
truth_NN
is_BEZ
out_RP
there_RB
,_,
"_"
and_CC
so_RB
try_VB
to_IN
expose_VB
both_RB
the_DT
invasion_NN
and_CC
the_DT
cover-up_NN
._.
there_EX
are_BER
three_CD
central_JJ
questions_NNS
i_PP
have_HV
heard_VBN
asked_VBN
about_IN
this_DT
movie_NN
:_:
1_CD
._.
will_MD
those_DT
who_NP
don't_DO
watch_NN
the_DT
series_NN
be_BE
able_JJ
to_TO
understand_VB
the_DT
movie_NN
?_?
yes_UH
._.
isolated_JJ
as_IN
an_DT
individual_JJ
text_NN
,_,
the_DT
x-files_NNS
can_MD
stand_VB
alone_RB
._.
they_PP
have_HV
given_VBN
enough_RB
background_NN
for_IN
anyone_PN
,_,
familiar_JJ
with_IN
the_DT
show_NN
or_CC
not_XNOT
,_,
to_IN
understand_VB
the_DT
movie_NN
._.
although_CS
some_DT
of_IN
the_DT
secondary_JJ
characters_NNS
'_"
histories_NNS
may_MD
confuse_VB
the_DT
uninitiated_JJ
,_,
those_DT
characters_NNS
are_BER
not_XNOT
essential_JJ
to_TO
the_DT
film_NN
._.
this_DT
is_BEZ
a_DT
major_JJ
problem_NN
:_:
they_PP
trot_NN
out_RP
token_NN
secondary_JJ
characters_NNS
from_IN
the_DT
series_NN
out_RP
for_IN
an_DT
appearance_NN
and_CC
then_RB
disappear_VB
just_RB
as_IN
quickly_RB
._.
why_WRB
bring_VB
superintendent_NN
skinner_NN
into_IN
the_DT
picture_NN
in_IN
the_DT
first_OD
place_NN
,_,
and_CC
then_RB
have_HV
him_PP
sat_VBN
silently_RB
on_IN
an_DT
fbi_NP
internal_JJ
affairs_NNS
committee_NN
?_?
why_WRB
bring_VB
in_IN
"_"
the_DT
lone_JJ
gunmen_NNS
,_,
"_"
three_CD
computer_NN
geek_???
conspiracy_NN
theorists_NNS
,_,
for_IN
an_DT
even_RB
briefer_VB
appearance_NN
?_?
these_DT
characters_NNS
are_BER
recurrent_JJ
on_IN
the_DT
series_NN
,_,
and_CC
their_PP$
appearance_NN
in_IN
the_DT
film_NN
was_BEDZ
met_VBN
with_IN
whoops_NNS
from_IN
the_DT
audience_NN
(_(
suggesting_VBG
their_PP$
popularity_NN
among_IN
fans_NNS
-_-
actually_RB
most_DT
of_IN
the_DT
audience_NN
could_MD
pass_VB
for_IN
"_"
the_DT
lone_JJ
gunmen_NNS
"_"
)_)
._.
still_RB
,_,
then_RB
they_PP
vanish_VB
just_RB
as_IN
quickly_RB
._.
2_CD
._.
the_DT
television_NN
show_VB
never_RB
gives_VBZ
us_PP
any_DT
answers_NNS
._.
will_MD
the_DT
movie_NN
actually_RB
explain_VB
some_DT
things_NNS
?_?
yes_UH
._.
in_IN
the_DT
x-files_NNS
we_PP
get_VB
a_DT
fairly_RB
complete_JJ
history_NN
of_IN
"_"
the_DT
black_JJ
ooze_???
,_,
"_"
what_WDT
it_PP
is_BEZ
and_CC
what_WDT
it_PP
wants_VBZ
._.
we_PP
finally_RB
get_VB
some_DT
understanding_NN
of_IN
the_DT
motivations_NNS
behind_IN
the_DT
"_"
shadow_NN
government_NN
._.
"_"
there_EX
are_BER
even_RB
some_DT
subtle_JJ
tie-ins_NNS
with_IN
contemporary_JJ
ufo-ology_NN
,_,
including_IN
the_DT
"_"
greys_NNS
"_"
and_CC
the_DT
roswell_NP
crash_NN
of_IN
1947_CD
._.
3_CD
._.
is_BEZ
the_DT
movie_NN
any_DT
good_JJ
?_?
no_DT
._.
the_DT
x-files_NNS
is_BEZ
a_DT
dreadful_JJ
movie_NN
and_CC
shows_VBZ
some_DT
fundamental_JJ
problems_NNS
with_IN
writer_NN
/_SYM
creator_NN
chris_NP
carter_NP
's_POS
talents_NNS
and_CC
the_DT
relationship_NN
between_IN
cinema_NN
and_CC
television_NN
._.
first_OD
off_IN
,_,
the_DT
screenplay_NN
by_IN
series_NN
creator_NN
chris_NP
carter_NP
is_BEZ
sloppy_JJ
and_CC
cliched_JJ
._.
after_IN
approximately_RB
forty-five_CD
minutes_NNS
(_(
the_DT
length_NN
of_IN
a_DT
television_NN
episode_NN
minus_IN
the_DT
commercials_NNS
)_)
,_,
the_DT
pace_NN
drops_NNS
to_IN
a_DT
snail_NN
's_POS
crawl_VB
._.
not_XNOT
long_RB
after_IN
that_DT
point_NN
,_,
when_CS
carter_NP
attempts_NNS
to_IN
answer_NN
some_DT
questions_NNS
we_PP
have_HV
had_HVN
about_IN
the_DT
series_NN
,_,
we_PP
wish_VB
he_PP
had_HVD
not_XNOT
._.
the_DT
explanations_NNS
are_BER
so_RB
trite_JJ
and_CC
ridiculous_JJ
that_CS
one_CD
would_MD
have_HV
preferred_VBN
it_PP
had_HVD
carter_NP
not_XNOT
explained_VBD
quite_RB
so_RB
much_DT
._.
i_PP
am_BEM
willing_JJ
to_IN
suspend_VB
my_PP$
disbelief_NN
a_DT
fair_JJ
bit_NN
,_,
but_CC
the_DT
absurdity_NN
carter_NP
wants_VBZ
me_PP
to_TO
swallow_VB
was_BEDZ
just_RB
too_RB
much_DT
._.
breaking_VBG
the_DT
suspension_NN
of_IN
disbelief_NN
destroys_VBZ
the_DT
movie_NN
-_-
and_CC
listening_VBG
to_IN
other_JJ
fans_NNS
leave_VB
the_DT
cinema_NN
,_,
maybe_RB
the_DT
series_NN
too_RB
._.
the_DT
explanations_NNS
are_BER
not_XNOT
only_RB
absurd_JJ
,_,
they_PP
are_BER
tired_JJ
and_CC
unoriginal_JJ
._.
the_DT
extraterrestrials_NNS
breed_VB
and_CC
gestate_VB
like_IN
those_DT
from_IN
the_DT
alien_NN
series_NN
,_,
and_CC
their_PP$
craft_NN
looks_VBZ
like_IN
a_DT
leftover_NN
set_NN
piece_NN
from_IN
independence_NN
day_NN
._.
note_NN
that_DT
the_DT
alien_NN
movies_NNS
,_,
id4_???
,_,
and_CC
the_DT
x-files_NNS
are_BER
all_PDT
from_IN
20thcentury_NN
fox_NN
-_-
a_DT
studio_NN
that_CS
is_BEZ
beginning_NN
to_IN
cannibalize_JJ
itself_PPX
i_CD
think_NN
._.
the_DT
x-files_NNS
is_BEZ
noteworthy_JJ
for_IN
being_BEG
the_DT
only_RB
movie_NN
based_VBN
on_IN
a_DT
television_NN
series_NN
to_IN
be_BE
produced_VBD
while_CS
the_DT
series_NN
was_BEDZ
still_RB
running_VBG
._.
in_IN
comparing_VBG
the_DT
movie_NN
and_CC
television_NN
series_NN
certain_JJ
aspects_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
respective_JJ
media_NN
emerge_VB
._.
the_DT
avoidance_NN
of_IN
the_DT
series_NN
to_IN
answer_NN
the_DT
questions_NNS
it_PP
raised_VBD
annoyed_JJ
and_CC
frustrated_VBN
many_DT
people_NN
._.
however_RB
,_,
i_PP
rather_RB
liked_VBD
that_DT
about_IN
the_DT
series_NN
._.
television_NN
allows_VBZ
you_PP
to_TO
impose_VB
as_IN
much_DT
,_,
or_CC
as_CS
little_DT
,_,
meaning_NN
on_IN
a_DT
show_NN
as_IN
you_PP
want_VB
._.
it_PP
is_BEZ
the_DT
proverbial_JJ
"_"
blank_JJ
screen_NN
"_"
which_WDT
we_PP
project_VB
our_PP$
minds_NNS
on_IN
._.
meaning_NN
on_IN
television_NN
is_BEZ
open_JJ
and_CC
ambiguous_JJ
;_;
it_PP
is_BEZ
the_DT
nature_NN
of_IN
the_DT
medium_NN
._.
cinema_NN
,_,
on_IN
the_DT
other_JJ
hand_NN
,_,
is_BEZ
the_DT
opposite_JJ
._.
it_PP
projects_NNS
onto_IN
us_NP
the_DT
filmmakers_NNS
mind_NN
._.
we_PP
can_MD
,_,
in_IN
some_DT
films_NNS
,_,
fill_VB
the_DT
textual_JJ
gaps_NNS
ourselves_PPX
,_,
but_CC
that_CS
almost_RB
never_RB
happens_VBZ
in_IN
an_DT
american_JJ
film_NN
._.
meaning_NN
,_,
in_IN
cinema_NN
,_,
needs_NNS
to_IN
be_BE
self-contained_JJ
and_CC
determined_JJ
._.
so_RB
,_,
when_CS
the_DT
x-files_NNS
made_VBN
that_CS
jump_NN
from_IN
small_JJ
to_IN
big_JJ
screen_NN
,_,
carter_NP
needed_VBD
to_IN
take_VB
into_IN
consideration_NN
the_DT
differences_NNS
in_IN
the_DT
medium_NN
as_IN
well_RB
._.
he_PP
did_DOD
not_XNOT
._.
by_IN
making_VBG
explicit_JJ
,_,
what_WDT
the_DT
television_NN
show_VB
left_JJ
implicit_JJ
,_,
carter_NP
reveals_VBZ
the_DT
limits_NNS
of_IN
his_PP$
creativity_NN
and_CC
skill_NN
._.
when_CS
they_PP
say_VB
that_CS
"_"
fans_NNS
"_"
make_VB
a_DT
tv_NN
show_VB
,_,
it_PP
is_BEZ
not_XNOT
far_RB
from_IN
the_DT
truth_NN
._.
on_IN
television_NN
,_,
fan_NN
culture_NN
must_MD
impose_VB
its_PP$
meanings_NNS
on_IN
the_DT
text_NN
because_CS
there_EX
is_BEZ
nothing_PN
there_RB
._.
how_WRB
true_JJ
that_CS
is_BEZ
when_CS
we_PP
see_VB
the_DT
"_"
explicit_JJ
"_"
x-files_NNS
-_-
there_EX
is_BEZ
nothing_PN
there_RB
._.
the_DT
following_JJ
was_BEDZ
printed_VBN
in_IN
the_DT
st_NP
._.
john_NP
's_POS
express_NN
,_,
st_NP
._.
john_NP
's_POS
,_,
newfoundland_NP
,_,
canada_NP
._.
all_PDT
views_NNS
are_BER
the_DT
authors_NNS
,_,
but_CC
copyright_NN
is_BEZ
held_VBN
by_IN
robinson-blackmore_WRB
,_,
1998_CD
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
movie_NN
review_NN
by_IN
mikel_NP
j_NN
._.
koven_NP
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
i_CD
think_VB
that_DT
saying_VBG
that_DT
the_DT
x-files_NNS
is_BEZ
one_CD
of_IN
this_DT
summer_NN
's_POS
most_DT
anticipated_JJ
films_NNS
is_BEZ
safe_JJ
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
for_CS
five_CD
years_NNS
,_,
"_"
the_DT
x-files_NNS
"_"
television_NN
show_VB
has_HVZ
developed_JJ
a_NN
dedicated_VBN
fan_NN
culture_NN
,_,
whose_WP$
rabid_JJ
devotion_NN
to_IN
the_DT
series_NN
rivals_NNS
that_CS
of_IN
"_"
star_NN
trek_???
"_"
fans_NNS
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
the_DT
premise_NN
of_IN
both_PDT
the_DT
movie_NN
and_CC
the_DT
television_NN
series_NN
is_BEZ
two_CD
fbi_NP
agents_NNS
who_WP
investigate_VB
the_DT
paranormal_JJ
;_;
fox_NN
mulder_NN
(_(
david_NP
duchovny_???
)_(
is_BEZ
the_DT
avid_JJ
believer_NN
whose_WP$
quest_NN
to_IN
find_VB
the_DT
truth_NN
about_IN
extraterrestrial_JJ
life_NN
borders_NNS
on_IN
the_DT
paranoid_JJ
,_,
and_CC
dana_???
scully_JJ
(_(
gillian_NP
anderson_NP
)_)
is_BEZ
the_DT
scientific_JJ
skeptic_JJ
trying_JJ
to_IN
find_NN
a_DT
rational_JJ
explanation_NN
to_IN
mulder_NN
's_POS
flights_NNS
of_IN
fancy_JJ
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
outlining_VBG
the_DT
plot_NN
of_IN
the_DT
x-files_NNS
movie_NN
is_BEZ
virtually_RB
impossible_JJ
,_,
since_CS
to_IN
be_BE
general_JJ
would_MD
result_VB
in_IN
confusion_NN
,_,
yet_RB
to_IN
be_BE
specific_JJ
would_MD
give_VB
too_RB
much_DT
away_RB
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
nevertheless_RB
,_,
i_PP
will_MD
try_VB
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
"_"
the_DT
black_JJ
ooze_???
,_,
"_"
and_CC
extraterrestrial_JJ
,_,
virus-like_JJ
substance_NN
is_BEZ
threatening_VBG
earth_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
a_DT
"_"
shadow_NN
government_NN
"_"
is_BEZ
aware_JJ
of_IN
this_DT
,_,
but_CC
tries_VBZ
to_TO
cover-up_NN
the_DT
alien_NN
existence_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
mulder_DT
and_CC
scully_RB
know_VB
"_"
the_DT
truth_NN
is_BEZ
out_RP
there_RB
,_,
"_"
and_CC
so_RB
try_VB
to_IN
expose_VB
both_RB
the_DT
invasion_NN
and_CC
the_DT
cover-up_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
there_EX
are_BER
three_CD
central_JJ
questions_NNS
i_PP
have_HV
heard_VBN
asked_VBN
about_IN
this_DT
movie_NN
:_:
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
1_CD
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
will_MD
those_DT
who_NP
don't_DO
watch_NN
the_DT
series_NN
be_BE
able_JJ
to_TO
understand_VB
the_DT
movie_NN
?_?
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
yes_UH
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
isolated_JJ
as_IN
an_DT
individual_JJ
text_NN
,_,
the_DT
x-files_NNS
can_MD
stand_VB
alone_RB
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
they_PP
have_HV
given_VBN
enough_RB
background_NN
for_IN
anyone_PN
,_,
familiar_JJ
with_IN
the_DT
show_NN
or_CC
not_XNOT
,_,
to_IN
understand_VB
the_DT
movie_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
although_CS
some_DT
of_IN
the_DT
secondary_JJ
characters_NNS
'_"
histories_NNS
may_MD
confuse_VB
the_DT
uninitiated_JJ
,_,
those_DT
characters_NNS
are_BER
not_XNOT
essential_JJ
to_TO
the_DT
film_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
this_DT
is_BEZ
a_DT
major_JJ
problem_NN
:_:
they_PP
trot_NN
out_RP
token_NN
secondary_JJ
characters_NNS
from_IN
the_DT
series_NN
out_RP
for_IN
an_DT
appearance_NN
and_CC
then_RB
disappear_VB
just_RB
as_IN
quickly_RB
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
why_WRB
bring_VB
superintendent_NN
skinner_NN
into_IN
the_DT
picture_NN
in_IN
the_DT
first_OD
place_NN
,_,
and_CC
then_RB
have_HV
him_PP
sat_VBN
silently_RB
on_IN
an_DT
fbi_NP
internal_JJ
affairs_NNS
committee_NN
?_?
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
why_WRB
bring_VB
in_IN
"_"
the_DT
lone_JJ
gunmen_NNS
,_,
"_"
three_CD
computer_NN
geek_???
conspiracy_NN
theorists_NNS
,_,
for_IN
an_DT
even_RB
briefer_VB
appearance_NN
?_?
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
these_DT
characters_NNS
are_BER
recurrent_JJ
on_IN
the_DT
series_NN
,_,
and_CC
their_PP$
appearance_NN
in_IN
the_DT
film_NN
was_BEDZ
met_VBN
with_IN
whoops_NNS
from_IN
the_DT
audience_NN
(_(
suggesting_VBG
their_PP$
popularity_NN
among_IN
fans_NNS
-_-
actually_RB
most_DT
of_IN
the_DT
audience_NN
could_MD
pass_VB
for_IN
"_"
the_DT
lone_JJ
gunmen_NNS
"_"
)_)
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
still_JJ
,_,
then_RB
they_PP
vanish_VB
just_RB
as_IN
quickly_RB
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
2_CD
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
the_DT
television_NN
show_VB
never_RB
gives_VBZ
us_PP
any_DT
answers_NNS
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
will_MD
the_DT
movie_NN
actually_RB
explain_VB
some_DT
things_NNS
?_?
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
yes_UH
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
in_CD
the_DT
x-files_NNS
we_PP
get_VB
a_DT
fairly_RB
complete_JJ
history_NN
of_IN
"_"
the_DT
black_JJ
ooze_???
,_,
"_"
what_WDT
it_PP
is_BEZ
and_CC
what_WDT
it_PP
wants_VBZ
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
we_PP
finally_RB
get_VB
some_DT
understanding_NN
of_IN
the_DT
motivations_NNS
behind_IN
the_DT
"_"
shadow_NN
government_NN
._.
"_"
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
there_EX
are_BER
even_RB
some_DT
subtle_JJ
tie-ins_NNS
with_IN
contemporary_JJ
ufo-ology_NN
,_,
including_IN
the_DT
"_"
greys_NNS
"_"
and_CC
the_DT
roswell_NP
crash_NN
of_IN
1947_CD
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
3_CD
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
is_BEZ
the_DT
movie_NN
any_DT
good_JJ
?_?
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
no_DT
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
the_DT
x-files_NNS
is_BEZ
a_DT
dreadful_JJ
movie_NN
and_CC
shows_VBZ
some_DT
fundamental_JJ
problems_NNS
with_IN
writer_NN
/_SYM
creator_NN
chris_NP
carter_NP
's_POS
talents_NNS
and_CC
the_DT
relationship_NN
between_IN
cinema_NN
and_CC
television_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
first_OD
off_IN
,_,
the_DT
screenplay_NN
by_IN
series_NN
creator_NN
chris_NP
carter_NP
is_BEZ
sloppy_JJ
and_CC
cliched_JJ
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
after_CS
approximately_RB
forty-five_CD
minutes_NNS
(_(
the_DT
length_NN
of_IN
a_DT
television_NN
episode_NN
minus_IN
the_DT
commercials_NNS
)_)
,_,
the_DT
pace_NN
drops_NNS
to_IN
a_DT
snail_NN
's_POS
crawl_VB
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
not_XNOT
long_JJ
after_IN
that_DT
point_NN
,_,
when_CS
carter_NP
attempts_NNS
to_IN
answer_NN
some_DT
questions_NNS
we_PP
have_HV
had_HVN
about_IN
the_DT
series_NN
,_,
we_PP
wish_VB
he_PP
had_HVD
not_XNOT
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
the_DT
explanations_NNS
are_BER
so_RB
trite_JJ
and_CC
ridiculous_JJ
that_CS
one_CD
would_MD
have_HV
preferred_VBN
it_PP
had_HVD
carter_NP
not_XNOT
explained_VBD
quite_RB
so_RB
much_DT
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
i_CD
am_BE
willing_JJ
to_TO
suspend_VB
my_PP$
disbelief_NN
a_DT
fair_JJ
bit_NN
,_,
but_CC
the_DT
absurdity_NN
carter_NP
wants_VBZ
me_PP
to_TO
swallow_VB
was_BEDZ
just_RB
too_RB
much_DT
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
breaking_NN
the_DT
suspension_NN
of_IN
disbelief_NN
destroys_VBZ
the_DT
movie_NN
-_-
and_CC
listening_VBG
to_IN
other_JJ
fans_NNS
leave_VB
the_DT
cinema_NN
,_,
maybe_RB
the_DT
series_NN
too_RB
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
the_DT
explanations_NNS
are_BER
not_XNOT
only_RB
absurd_JJ
,_,
they_PP
are_BER
tired_JJ
and_CC
unoriginal_JJ
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
the_DT
extraterrestrials_NNS
breed_VB
and_CC
gestate_VB
like_IN
those_DT
from_IN
the_DT
alien_NN
series_NN
,_,
and_CC
their_PP$
craft_NN
looks_VBZ
like_IN
a_DT
leftover_NN
set_NN
piece_NN
from_IN
independence_NN
day_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
note_NN
that_RB
the_DT
alien_NN
movies_NNS
,_,
id4_???
,_,
and_CC
the_DT
x-files_NNS
are_BER
all_PDT
from_IN
20thcentury_NN
fox_NN
-_-
a_DT
studio_NN
that_CS
is_BEZ
beginning_NN
to_IN
cannibalize_JJ
itself_PPX
i_CD
think_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
the_DT
x-files_NNS
is_BEZ
noteworthy_JJ
for_IN
being_BEG
the_DT
only_RB
movie_NN
based_VBN
on_IN
a_DT
television_NN
series_NN
to_IN
be_BE
produced_VBD
while_CS
the_DT
series_NN
was_BEDZ
still_RB
running_VBG
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
in_CD
comparing_VBG
the_DT
movie_NN
and_CC
television_NN
series_NN
certain_JJ
aspects_NNS
of_IN
the_DT
respective_JJ
media_NN
emerge_VB
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
the_DT
avoidance_NN
of_IN
the_DT
series_NN
to_IN
answer_NN
the_DT
questions_NNS
it_PP
raised_VBD
annoyed_JJ
and_CC
frustrated_VBN
many_DT
people_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
however_RB
,_,
i_PP
rather_RB
liked_VBD
that_DT
about_IN
the_DT
series_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
television_NN
allows_VBZ
you_PP
to_TO
impose_VB
as_IN
much_DT
,_,
or_CC
as_CS
little_DT
,_,
meaning_NN
on_IN
a_DT
show_NN
as_IN
you_PP
want_VB
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
it_NN
is_BEZ
the_DT
proverbial_JJ
"_"
blank_JJ
screen_NN
"_"
which_WDT
we_PP
project_VB
our_PP$
minds_NNS
on_IN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
meaning_NN
on_IN
television_NN
is_BEZ
open_JJ
and_CC
ambiguous_JJ
;_;
it_PP
is_BEZ
the_DT
nature_NN
of_IN
the_DT
medium_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
cinema_NN
,_,
on_IN
the_DT
other_JJ
hand_NN
,_,
is_BEZ
the_DT
opposite_JJ
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
it_NN
projects_NNS
onto_IN
us_NP
the_DT
filmmakers_NNS
mind_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
we_PP
can_MD
,_,
in_IN
some_DT
films_NNS
,_,
fill_VB
the_DT
textual_JJ
gaps_NNS
ourselves_PPX
,_,
but_CC
that_CS
almost_RB
never_RB
happens_VBZ
in_IN
an_DT
american_JJ
film_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
meaning_NN
,_,
in_IN
cinema_NN
,_,
needs_NNS
to_IN
be_BE
self-contained_JJ
and_CC
determined_JJ
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
so_CS
,_,
when_CS
the_DT
x-files_NNS
made_VBN
that_CS
jump_NN
from_IN
small_JJ
to_IN
big_JJ
screen_NN
,_,
carter_NP
needed_VBD
to_IN
take_VB
into_IN
consideration_NN
the_DT
differences_NNS
in_IN
the_DT
medium_NN
as_IN
well_RB
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
he_PP
did_DOD
not_XNOT
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
by_IN
making_VBG
explicit_JJ
,_,
what_WDT
the_DT
television_NN
show_VB
left_JJ
implicit_JJ
,_,
carter_NP
reveals_VBZ
the_DT
limits_NNS
of_IN
his_PP$
creativity_NN
and_CC
skill_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
when_CS
they_PP
say_VB
that_CS
"_"
fans_NNS
"_"
make_VB
a_DT
tv_NN
show_VB
,_,
it_PP
is_BEZ
not_XNOT
far_RB
from_IN
the_DT
truth_NN
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
on_IN
television_NN
,_,
fan_NN
culture_NN
must_MD
impose_VB
its_PP$
meanings_NNS
on_IN
the_DT
text_NN
because_CS
there_EX
is_BEZ
nothing_PN
there_RB
._.
&_???
nbsp_???
;_;
how_WRB
true_RB
that_DT
is_BEZ
when_CS
we_PP
see_VB
the_DT
"_"
explicit_JJ
"_"
x-files_NNS
-_-
there_EX
is_BEZ
nothing_PN
there_RB
._.