Best Television Show Tournament round 2c: The X-Files (15) vs Batman: The Animated Series (50)

[Chris]

The X-Files
Plot: Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.
Genres: Science fiction, Supernatural fiction, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Created by: Chris Carter
Starring: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish, Mitch Pileggi
On-air: September 10, 1993 –May 19, 2002 (original series) January 24, 2016 – March 21, 2018 (revival)


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Batman: The Animated Series
Plot: The Dark Knight battles crime in Gotham City with occasional help from Robin and Batgirl.
Genres: Action-adventure, Crime, Pulp noir, Superhero
Created by: Eric Radomski, Bruce W. Timm
Voices of: Kevin Conroy, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Loren Lester, Bob Hastings
Robert Costanzo, Mark Hamill, Arleen Sorkin
On-air: September 5, 1992 – January 16, 1999​

 

[Y2Jayne]

BTAS but that was tough.

 

[Dubb]

Ugh why. Why do you do these things to me. This is going to require some thought.

 

[Keith]

Had a feeling this was coming Its an easy call for me because I grew up on X-Files and didn't grow up on BTAS (which I've been watching for the first time recently). X-Files will always be a big part of my TV viewing experience and remains inconic and ahead of its time.

 

[Dubb]

Finally settled on X-Files. Won't be mad at BTAS winning if it holds as it's a great show and probably the epitome of superhero tv shows. But X-Files was the first/start of my love of paranormal/scifi/overarching mystery TV shows.