Hm.  Are you *quite* sure it was a rip-off, rather than, say... a
 tribute?  Besides, the episode was written by William Gibson, the man
 who *created* the cyberpunk genre with his break-through novel,
 _Neuromancer_.  If anything, BGC owes the very aspects that you claim
 X-Files "ripped off" -- if not its very existance -- to that man.  So
 chill out, dude.

I recieved so many respnses along these lines that I've decided to respond to
them en masse rather than individually.

First of all, I AM aware that this episode was a repeat. I just missed the
earlier one, that's all.

Secondly, I was UNaware that Mr. Gibson was the one who wrote this. I have
nothing but respect for his work. Therefore, I withdraw my critiscisms about
machine/human bonding and downloading ones brain into a computer. I do not,
however, apologize for them.

Thirdly, I still believe my views have merit. The whole particle-beam
satellite thing is definitly NOT standard cyberpunk fare, and I intend to
stand by that. Furthermore, the female guest star (Esther) is still VERY close
to Priss IMHO, the standard cyberpunk charcahter template notwithstanding.

-Mercutio
"A plague 'a both your houses!"