I was a huge X-Files fan but then I went off it for a bit for the reasons you guys mention. But then one week I watched every episode in order right up to whatver episode was the current one at the time and then got back into it. For me, the whole Mulder missing and the T-100 replacing him actually worked and I really enjoyed it. If you can, I recommens watching every episode on DVD in order over a period of a year or so, maybe one episode every couple of days. There are of course a few dud episodes but all in all, I think you will be satisfied.