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"The X Files" The Post-Modern Prometheus (1997)
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30 November 1997
(Season 5, Episode 5)
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A letter to Mulder from a woman who has become twice pregnant through strange circumstances, brings the agents to her small town...
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(Episode Complete credited cast) | David Duchovny | ... | Fox Mulder |
 | Gillian Anderson | ... | Dana Scully |
 | John O'Hurley | ... | Dr. Pollidori |
 | Pattie Tierce | ... | Shaineh Berkowitz |
| Stewart Gale | ... | Izzy Berkowitz |
| Chris Giacoletti | ... | Booger |
 | Chris Owens | ... | Mutato |
| Dana Grahame | ... | Reporter |
| Jean-Yves Hammel | ... | Goat Boy |
| Tracey Bell | ... | Cher |
| Lloyd Berry | ... | Old Man Pollidori |
 | Miriam Smith | ... | Elizabeth Pollidori |
 | Xantha Radley | ... | Waitress |
 | C. Ernst Harth | ... | Huge Man |
 | Jerry Springer | ... | Himself |
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Argentina:60 min
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An ad lib by David Duchovny was cut from the final version. After the waitress at J.J.'s County Dinner dumps coffee in his lap, he complains: "Why'd you go and do that for? Now my crotch is going to be up all night!".
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Dana Scully:
Why are you humoring them Mulder?
Fox Mulder: I'm not humoring them, Scully. This is a very serious crime.
Dana Scully: So is perjury. So is calling out F.B.I. agents under false pretenses.
Fox Mulder: For the purpose of what?
Dana Scully: Isn't it obvious? I think what we're seeing here is an example of a culture for whom daytime talk shows and tabloid headlines have become a reality against which they measure their lives. A culture so obsessed by the media and a chance for self-dramatization that they'll do anything in order to gain a spotlight.
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Fox Mulder: I'm not humoring them, Scully. This is a very serious crime.
Dana Scully: So is perjury. So is calling out F.B.I. agents under false pretenses.
Fox Mulder: For the purpose of what?
Dana Scully: Isn't it obvious? I think what we're seeing here is an example of a culture for whom daytime talk shows and tabloid headlines have become a reality against which they measure their lives. A culture so obsessed by the media and a chance for self-dramatization that they'll do anything in order to gain a spotlight.
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References "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991)
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Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves
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The Post-Modern Prometheus is a charming little episode. With the comic book story framing and shooting in black and white, it lends a very fairy tale quality to it. This episode is not meant to be taken seriously, and if you do, you'll miss the boat. Chris Carter actually wanted Roseanne as Shaineh Berkowitz and Cher as herself in this episode, but they were both unavailable. The actress replacing Roseanne was born for the part. And, of course, John O'Hurley is enjoyable as the mad scientist. Jerry Springer brings a nice white trash-feel to the episode as well. The boys who played Izzy and his friends were non-actors, just locals. The chicken lady reporter is also well acted. Talk about casting luck. The carnival music was good, bringing an other-worldly feel to the episode. The effect of the lightning flashes was cliché, corny, and ...perfect. I love the scene where Izzy's mom is confronting him, then Scully bends her head into the frame, then Mulder does also. Very funny. While watching Post-Modern Prometheus, don't worry about the real world implications of it. It's a harmless fairy tale, that makes for good escapist fun.