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"The X Files" The Post-Modern Prometheus (1997)


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35 out of 36 people found the following review useful:
A Post-Modern Episode, 11 October 2006
8/10
Author: Muldernsanta from Washington Terrace, Utah

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.

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10 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
A classic episode, 22 April 2008
Author: AdnanZ

My feelings on this episode tend to fluctuate quite a bit. At one point I thought it was brilliant in parts but not anything special as a whole. Upon this most recent viewing I found that I not only loved this episode, but that I really, really loved it, and would count it among my favorites.

The visuals aren't good just because they are in black and white, the episode just looks brilliant in general. Chris Carter had only directed two episodes prior to this, but his work is the work of a professional and pays homage beautifully to the classic Universal monster movies.

The story is unique and fun, as well. You have to love John O'Hurley as a 'mad scientist'. The plot twists and turns and in the end it's just a great feel-good episode.

10/10

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10 out of 10 people found the following review useful:
a masterpiece---& an EMMY snub, 27 March 2006
Author: Twins65 from Lindenhurst, IL

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I recently re-watched this Chris Carter' (the "creator", not the wide-receiver) directed masterful homage to "Frankenstein" with his commentary on, and it is an all-time TV classic. I'd already seen it two or three times in it's original form, and it was fun to watch it again with the back-story.

I'm not going to give too much away, but if you've seen any of the "Frankenstein" movies in any form produced in the last seventy-five years, you'll know what's coming.

Watch for the eccentric "chicken-lady" reporter, the lady with the eyes way too far apart, and of course "J. Peterman" delivering his lines as only he can. And when the "Mutato" gets front row seats at the Cher show, cutting loose with overheard fists to the sky, you'll feel better about mankind than you have in weeks.

Carter claims the Emmy review board questioned his "substance-intake" after viewing this one, but I'm going to question theirs for denying him whatever award in which he was nominated for this episode.

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16 out of 23 people found the following review useful:
Cher is a moron..., 16 November 2007
9/10
Author: Sanpaco13 from Sandy, UT, United States

This is one of the better Chris Carter episodes. After this one it seems like he tries to recreate it. The main things I love about this episode are the scenes with the monster dancing to cher, all the animal people, and the mad scientist. The casting is very interesting on this episode. Originally Chris wanted to have Rosanne Bar play the mom and Cher play herself. Can't remember why Rosanne couldn't be in it but I watched some of the Season 9 Special Features discs recently and on one disc there is a guest star retrospective documentary where they talk to a number of the guest stars. Interestingly they interview Cher even though she declined appearing in the episode of "The Post-Modern Prometheus" and she basically says that she didn't do it because she thought the script seemed corny and she wasn't thrilled about playing herself rather than acting but after she saw it she regretted it and wishes she had done it. That's what you get I say. You don't turn down an opportunity to be on the X-Files unless you are a total moron. Anyway the other interesting thing about casting is how many extras they have in this episode playing the animal people. I would love to be on an episode of X-Files. Anyway, I like this episode and I give it 9/10.

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'The Post-Modern Prometheus' had it all for me, 6 December 2009
10/10
Author: SleepTight666 from Netherlands

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This might just be my favorite episode. It is truly hard to pick one, but if I had to, it would probably be this one.

'The Post-Modern Prometheus' had it all for me. It was a lot of fun to watch, it brought a smile upon my face time after time. Despite it having one of the most freaky 'monsters', it is a tragic story that reminds me of 'The Elephant Man'. A heavily deformed human being that is mistreated by others because of his deformities, but once the people get to know him, they realize that he has a great spirit and has feelings just like anybody else.

That final scene where everyone is gathered around to see this 'monster' might be my favorite scene of the X-Files. The hilarity behind it is that most of the village people's fathers are animals. There's a pig, a goat, a chicken etc. But at the same time, it is an incredibly touching piece of writing.

This is also the only episode that is black and white. It fits the look and the atmosphere of the episode, as does the comic book style of directing.

The episode ends with Mulder and Scully taking the great mutato to a concert of his biggest idol, Cher. That was really icing the cake.

What an episode.

FIVE Stars

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