History YMMV / TheLoneGunmen

-->'''Byers Sr:''' The Cold War's over, John. But with [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell no clear enemy to stockpile against]], [[WarForFunAndProfit the arms market's flat]]. But [[FalseFlagOperation bring down a fully loaded 727 into the middle of New York City]] and you'll find a dozen [[AcceptableTargets tinpot dictators]] all over the world just [[TooDumbToLive clamoring to take responsibility]], and begging to be [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge smart-bombed]].

** The twist at the end of "Like Water for Octane", a satire of [[ConsumerConspiracy free energy conspiracy theories]], predicted some of the controversies that have surrounded electric cars and their environmental impact in the 2020s. [[spoiler:It turns out that the inventor of the water-powered car destroyed it himself when he realized that, by untethering humanity from [[TerminallyDependentSociety dependence on one resource]] without changing the patterns of consumption that were causing that resource to start running out, his invention would simply cause people to start consuming every other resource at a faster rate. In real life, while electric cars don't rely on petroleum to operate, their construction still depends on other exotic minerals like lithium and rare earths, which has led to a mining boom for those minerals and pushback from environmentalists calling for a reduced dependence on cars in general. Also, electrification has led to a revival of the HummerDinger (including the Hummer brand itself) in electric form as drivers no longer have to worry about gas prices, which has caused backlash from public safety advocates due to the danger that extra-large vehicles pose on the road to pedestrians and other drivers.]]

** The twist at the end of "Like Water for Octane", a satire of [[ConsumerConspiracy free energy conspiracy theories]], predicted some of the controversies that have surrounded electric cars and their environmental impact in the 2020s. [[spoiler:It turns out that the inventor of the water-powered car destroyed it himself when he realized that, by untethering humanity from [[TerminallyDependentSociety dependence on one resource]], his invention would simply cause people to start consuming every other resource at a faster rate. In real life, while electric cars don't rely on petroleum to operate, their construction still depends on other exotic minerals like lithium and rare earths, which has led to a mining boom for those minerals and pushback from environmentalists calling for a reduced dependence on cars in general. Also, electrification has led to a revival of the HummerDinger (including the Hummer brand itself) as drivers no longer have to worry about gas prices, which has caused backlash from public safety advocates due to the danger that extra-large vehicles pose on the road to pedestrians and other drivers.]]

* HarsherInHindsight: The pilot episode, which aired March 4th, 2001, involves a rogue government faction trying to remote control a passenger plane to crash into the World Trade Center.

** Then fast forward '''''six months later''''' to September 11th... Needless to say, it probably added fuel to quite a few real-life conspiracy theories.

%%Zero Context Example* FunnyAneurysmMoment (Just watch the pilot.)

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Despite being the spinoff of one of the most popular and well loved tv shows of the 90s, the show is shockingly hard to find. It only a single DVD release that is long out of print, and isn't available on any streaming platform. Even ones that host The X-Files. Not even for purchase or rent on Amazon Prime or YouTube. There are some uploads on YouTube...but we can't officially sanction those.

-->'''Byers Sr:''' The Cold War's over, John. But with [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell no clear enemy to stockpile against]], [[WarForFunAndProfit the arms market's flat]]. But [[FalseFlagOperation bring down a fully loaded 727 into the middle of New York City]] and you'll find a dozen [[AcceptableTargets tinpot dictators]] all over the world just [[TooDumbToLive clamoring to take responsibility]], and [[WhatAnIdiot begging]] to be [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge smart-bombed]].

* SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome: David Duchovny's uncredited cameo in the season finale, and the ensuing conversation between [[DeadpanSnarker Mulder]] and [[BookDumb Jimmy]].

-->'''Byers Sr:''' [[TheGreatPoliticsMessUp The Cold War's over]], John. But with [[WhyWeAreBummedCommunismFell no clear enemy to stockpile against]], [[WarForFunAndProfit the arms market's flat]]. But [[FalseFlagOperation bring down a fully loaded 727 into the middle of New York City]] and you'll find a dozen [[AcceptableTargets tinpot dictators]] all over the world just [[TooDumbToLive clamoring to take responsibility]], and [[WhatAnIdiot begging]] to be [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge smart-bombed]].

* HarsherInHindsight: The pilot episode, which aired March 4th, 2001, involves a rogue government fraction trying to remote control a passenger plane to crash into the World Trade Center.