MindFood: Where Have All The Government Conspiracies Gone?

I recently began re-watching The X-Files (Dear Netflix Watch Instantly, I love you) and, beyond the severe nostalgia for the mid '90s that it has given me, I can't help but notice how much this simple TV show represents a recently deceased era. No, not one of good sci-fi on TV (the genre may struggle on the small screen these days, but there are good shows to be found), but of how exhilarating a good government conspiracy can be. The best thing about The X-Files, at least in its early seasons, is that series creator Chris Carter didn't give the show a finite, central mystery that demanded prompt unraveling. The episodes don't end with incremental plot revelations or viewer-baiting cliff hangers. Carter merely provided an

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