From: charlotte_sometimes@mail.com   
      
   WGRG3@webtv.net wrote:   
   >  ]4:42pm (PDT+17) From:   
   > ] charlotte_sometimes@mail.com (Angelica)   
   >   
   > ]I don't think the ratings were the biggest   
   > ] problem, do you? I suspect it had more to do   
   > ] with the violent decline in quality the show   
   > ] suffered from S7 onwards.   
   >   
   > I think the main reason for the decline in the ratings during season 8   
   > and 9 was because DD was not there. The quality of the shows were still   
   > good, but since DD (Mulder) was not there to put it all in perspective   
   > the ratings went down   
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   S7 is not a total loss, but you can clearly see the wheels falling off   
   the wagon. I don't blame him one bit for opting out, I wish I'd had as   
   much courage as a viewer.   
      
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