'huge, queer and tawdry' but 'much admired by the public'

I never saw the X-Files/Millennium crossover, and would think that it would do violence to the premise of both shows, but Millennium itself was pretty good (caveat: based on about half a season, which I saw at the time of transmission). Supernatural serial killer horror before that was a cliche, with Henriksen in a very string central role. But no, as far as I could tell, different Frank Black - though coincidentally that one's Best Of is currently in my CD player.