14 awesomely retro things we noticed while watching the original X-Files
As Fox Mulder and Dana Scully reunite, we look back at The X-Files circa 1993 and uncover some vintage delights...
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Only the most state-of-the-art technology for the FBI...
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For speedily finding basic contact details.
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And the once-iconic blinking blue underscore.
More like this
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For the suspenseful delivery of vital information.
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Because FBI agents don't have iPhones yet.
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Essential crime solving equipment.
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Forget Google maps or a sat nav, this is the only way to find that crucial crime scene.
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And the quickest way to see your surveillance shots.
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For, erm, all those tapes that need playing.
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Which talks, controls lights and then inevitably turns to murder. (Imagine what Mulder would have thought of Siri?)
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It might just look like a blue square of plastic, but that floppy, hidden behind wallpaper, solved an entire case.
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Must-wear for every professional twenty-something.
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Wise beyond his young years, eh?
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For clubbers bored of dancing. We're not even convinced was a thing in the 90s...
The X-Files is on tonight at 9:00pm on Channel 5. Series 1 - 9 are available on Amazon Prime.