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by Magnus Wooldridge (Scoop BBS: +47 5174 8535)
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X-FILES INTERNET EPISODE SURVEY
Conducted by Charmaine Lazaro (clazaro@julian.uwo.ca) and Charles
McGrew (mcgrew@info.rutgers.edu), here are the results of a survey
conducted through the alt.tv.x-files newsgroup of episodes of The
X-Files (first season.)
Respondants were asked to rate each episode from 1-4 (4 begin
superlative, 1 being not-so-hot). What follows is an analysis of the
results.
X-Files Episode Survey
Rating Scheme:
Spectacular (*WOW*) = 4
Very Good (A good satisfied feeling = 3
Fair (OK but had some holes) = 2
Mediocre (Would rather not watch again) = 1
Didn't see or Abstaining = 0
('0' Votes not averaged)
Total number of Ballots received: 116
In Production Order
Episode Number Sum of Average Number of
Title Votes Votes Vote '4' votes Author(s) Director
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The X-Files 94 316 3.36 39 CC RM
Deep Throat 89 305 3.43 48 CC RM
Squeeze 95 338 3.56 57 GM & JW HL
Conduit 91 272 2.99 23 AG & HG DS
The Jersey Devil 95 231 2.43 7 CC JN
Shadows 102 279 2.74 16 GM & JW MK
Ghost in the Machine 102 203 1.99 6 AG & HG JF
Ice 108 373 3.45 60 GM & JW DN
Space 106 182 1.72 3 CC WG
Fallen Angel 98 320 3.27 38 AG & HG LS
Eve 107 360 3.36 57 KB & CB FG
Fire 111 335 3.02 25 CC LS
Beyond the Sea 112 394 3.52 72 GM & JW DN
Gender Bender 106 308 2.91 25 LB & PB RB
Lazarus 99 271 2.74 9 AG & HG DN
Young at Heart 88 232 2.64 8 SK & CC ML
E.B.E. 90 310 3.44 54 GM & JW WG
Miracle Man 101 261 2.58 11 HG & CC ML
Shapes 94 220 2.34 8 MO DN
Darkness Falls 100 301 3.01 30 CC JN
Tooms 93 335 3.60 62 GM & JW DN
Born Again 97 245 2.53 7 AG & HG JF
Roland 100 286 2.86 19 CR DN
The Erlenmeyer Flask 102 381 3.74 78 CC RG
By Voted Rating
Episode Number Sum of Average Number of
Title Votes Votes Vote '4' votes Author(s) Director
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The Erlenmeyer Flask 102 381 3.74 78 CC RG
Tooms 93 335 3.60 62 GM & JW DN
Squeeze 95 338 3.56 57 GM & JW HL
Beyond the Sea 112 394 3.52 72 GM & JW DN
Ice 108 373 3.45 60 GM & JW DN
E.B.E. 90 310 3.44 54 GM & JW WG
Deep Throat 89 305 3.43 48 CC RM
Eve 107 360 3.36 57 KB & CB FG
The X-Files 94 316 3.36 39 CC RM
Fallen Angel 98 320 3.27 38 AG & HG LS
Fire 111 335 3.02 25 CC LS
Darkness Falls 100 301 3.01 30 CC JN
Conduit 91 272 2.99 23 AG & HG DS
Gender Bender 106 308 2.91 25 LB & PB RB
Roland 100 286 2.86 19 CR DN
Lazarus 99 271 2.74 9 AG & HG DN
Shadows 102 279 2.74 16 GM & JW MK
Young at Heart 88 232 2.64 8 SK & CC ML
Miracle Man 101 261 2.58 11 HG & CC ML
Born Again 97 245 2.53 7 AG & HG JF
The Jersey Devil 95 231 2.43 7 CC JN
Shapes 94 220 2.34 8 MO DN
Ghost in the Machine 102 203 1.99 6 AG & HG JF
Space 106 182 1.72 3 CC WG
Writers Table:
CC -> Chris Carter
GM & JW -> Glen Morgan & James Wong
AG & HG -> Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon
KB & CB -> Kenneth Biller & Chris Brancato
LB & RB -> Larry Barber & Paul Barber
SK & CC -> Scott Kaufer & Chris Carter
HG & CC -> Howard Gordon & Chris Carter
MO -> Marilyn Osborn
CR -> Chris Ruppenthal
Directors Table:
RM -> Robert Mandel
DS -> Daniel Sackheim
HL -> Harry Longstreet
JN -> Joe Napolitano
MK -> Michael Katleman
JF -> Jerrold Freedman
DN -> David Nutter
WG -> William Graham
LS -> Larry Shaw
FG -> Fred Gerber
RB -> Rob Bowman
ML -> Michael Lange
RG -> Robert W. Goodwin
Highest Rated Show is
``The Erlenmeyer Flask''(Chris Carter/Robert W. Goodwin), with 3.74
Lowest Rated Show is
``Space''(Chris Carter/William Graham), with 1.72
Total Show Average is 2.97
Shows rated above 3.5:
Squeeze (Glen Morgan & James Wong/Harry Longstreet)
Beyond the Sea (Glen Morgan & James Wong/David Nutter)
Tooms (Glen Morgan & James Wong/David Nutter)
The Erlenmeyer Flask (Chris Carter/Robert W. Goodwin)
Total number of these 'super-spectacular' shows: 4
Show 'slugging percentage' is 0.167
Shows rated above 3:
The X-Files (Chris Carter/Robert Mandel)
Deep Throat (Chris Carter/Daniel Sackheim)
Squeeze (Glen Morgan & James Wong/Harry Longstreet)
Ice (Glen Morgan & James Wong/David Nutter)
Fallen Angel (Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon/Larry Shaw)
Eve (Kenneth Biller & Chris Brancato/Fred Gerber)
Fire (Chris Carter/Larry Shaw)
Beyond the Sea (Glen Morgan & James Wong/David Nutter)
E.B.E. (Glen Morgan & James Wong/William Graham)
Darkness Falls (Chris Carter/Joe Napolitano)
Tooms (Glen Morgan & James Wong/David Nutter)
The Erlenmeyer Flask (Chris Carter/Robert W. Goodwin)
Total number of these 'spectacular' shows: 12
out of 24. Show 'batting average' is 0.500
There were a total of 762 `4' votes out of 2380 votes,
for a percentage of 32.02
Writing Team Ratings
Team Name Episodes Written Average Rating
Chris Carter 7 2.96
Glen Morgan & James Wong 6 3.39
Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon 5 2.70
Kenneth Biller & Chris Brancato 1 3.36
Larry Barber & Paul Barber 1 2.91
Scott Kaufer & Chris Carter 1 2.64
Howard Gordon & Chris Carter 1 2.58
Marilyn Osborn 1 2.34
Chris Ruppenthal 1 2.86
Director Ratings
Director Episodes Directed Average Rating
Robert Mandel 1 3.36
Daniel Sackheim 2 3.21
Harry Longstreet 1 3.56
Joe Napolitano 2 2.72
Michael Katleman 1 2.74
Jerrold Freedman 2 2.26
David Nutter 6 3.09
William Graham 2 2.58
Larry Shaw 2 3.14
Fred Gerber 1 3.36
Rob Bowman 1 2.91
Michael Lange 2 2.61
Robert W. Goodwin 1 3.74