I never read the comics. I always thought the show was good though. For some reason I don't remember any of the Phoenix series or any other major story arcs. But I do remember a little of Apocalypse and one where they time traveled. I even remember the one where Jubilee joined and a stand alone Christmas episode. My favorite was Rogue and Gambit back then.
i put up mini summaries of season one here.
will add the rest if they are required.
I get to watch it every night. Here in england they show it on fox kids every night at 11 and at the weekends its on for an hour at 1 in the afternoon. X evo is also on everyday on toonami at 7am, 3pm and 7:30pm everyday. The original has been shown on fox kids for years so i've seen every episode at least 2 or 3 times. I love it but it's getting boring now.