I never watched the original X-Files. It was a little before my time, but my mom was really into it. I started watching the 10th season with her, and I do not like it. I have seen one or two episodes of the original and it does not even compare. It's weird, and creepy, and not in a fun way. There's to much blood and deformities and it's overall cringe worthy. I only watched the first two episodes, and the first was ok I guess- my parents were not thrilled with Gillian Anderson's appearance or performance but they say she pulled it back together in the second episode-but the second was horrible. I had to look away from the screen at least 5 times because it was just too weird. Also, the drama with Mulder and Scully's son was totally confusing. We couldn't decide what was real and what wasn't. Also, the episodes I've seen, haven't been solved, which really annoys me. They just move and don't mention it again. I've deemed this show unacceptable and have stopped watching it. My mom though, seems to really like it and has continued to watch it without me. I guess it depends on how much weirdness you can stomach-It's usually not a problem for me, I watched Scream Queens and was perfectly fine, it was just strange here-and how invested you are as a fan.
photo from: http://movieweb.com/x-files-2016-featurette-re-opened/
photo from: http://movieweb.com/x-files-2016-featurette-re-opened/