By now, we've all heard that the X-Files is coming back for a bunch of new episodes. And while everyone is intrigued to see whether David Duchovny will look as sexy without his floppy '90s hair and high-waisted business suits, not everyone is excited about the reboot itself. We've already told you the specific reasons this show probably won't work anymore, but there are even deeper issues at play here, namely that the show belongs in a completely different era. And not just because smoking is no longer allowed in federal buildings, so these days the Cigarette Smoking Man would at best be able to get away with vaping.

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He is known by the ominous scent of his homemade raspberry-cinnamon e-juice.

See, while the X-Files is great for '90s-era nostalgia, it and shows like it just plain don't work when you set them in the present day. It was a show born within a completely different societal era. You only need to hop on Netflix and watch a few old episodes, perhaps while sipping Crystal Pepsi and sucking on a Push Pop, to see that...