Chris Carter
- Birthdate: October 13, 1956
- Birthplace: Bellflower, California
- Known For: The X-Files, Millennium, The Lone Gunmen
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The X-Files Episode That Would Get The Show Canceled Today
If it aired today, the Season 5 The X-Files episode “The Post-Modern Prometheus,” would not only get the series cancelled, …
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The Simpsons X-Files Crossover Episode Still Holds Up To This Day
1997 saw The Simpsons and The X-Files both at the top of their game, and if you’re of a certain …
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The X-Files Tried To Reboot Scully In Season 1
One of the reasons fans are dreading the inevitable X-Files reboot is that it’s difficult to imagine anyone else playing …
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The X-Files Episode Nearly Canceled Due To A Famous Horror Movie
Over the years, The X-Files had some fairly notorious episodes, including Season 4’s “Home,” an episode that aired with a …
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How The X-Files Accidentally Pushed Mulder And Scully’s Romance
Younger fans may not realize how much of The X-Files’ early success was due to a growing community of online …
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The X-Files Gives Mulder A Key Fear Straight From Series Creator
In The X-Files, we know that Agent Mulder’s chief trauma comes from the abduction of his sister by aliens when …
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Fan-Favorite X-Files Episode Connected To Quentin Tarantino
Sadly, we never got an X-Files episode directed by Quentin Tarantino, though the acclaimed director came very close to directing …
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X-Files Star Injured During Series Most Dangerous Episode
The X-Files was a show where the main characters, Mulder and Scully, were always in danger, but audiences watching at home …
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The X-Files Secret Sherlock Holmes Episode
While it seems to have cooled down recently, it wasn’t that long ago that the world seemed to be experiencing …
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The X-Files Is Better When The Unexplained Isn’t The Point
Sometimes David Duchovny’s Fox Mulder seems so obsessed with unexplained phenomena on The X-Files that you’re not really sure how …
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Why The X-Files Creator Hated His Most Ambitious Early Episode
Chris Carter has many reasons to be proud of The X-Files—after all, the show went on to become a major …
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The Early X-Files Episode That Sealed Beloved Character’s Fate
Part of why fans kept tuning into The X-Files was the specter of dread hanging over our favorite characters. It …
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The X-Files Episode Nearly Shut Down By College Students
These days, if you hear about college students shutting down the production of a TV show, it would be fair …
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The X-Files Worst Episode Inspired By Fake News
X-Files fans are often divided over the worst episode of the entire series, especially when the revival of the show …
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The Amazing X-Files Episode That Happened Because Show’s Creator Messed Up
Early in Season 6 of The X-Files came one of the show’s most interesting episodes. “Triangle” finds FBI Special Agent …
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The X-Files Knock-Off With Major Star Trek Star Is Impossible To Watch Today
The X-Files was a ground-breaking series that proved a dark, conspiracy-fueled series could be a success on broadcast television, which …
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The X-Files Fans And Creators All Agree On The Show’s First Great Episode
Once The X-Files hit its stride, this spooky show became an early example of appointment television. The first season was …
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Terrible X-Files Episode Actually Predicted The Future
When it comes to episodes of the hit series, “Ghost in the Machine” is one of the more forgettable episodes …
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The X-Files Gives Dark Nod To Infamous Serial Killer In Season 1
Throughout the course of The X-Files, the show gave us many fictional serial killers, including memorable monsters like Eugene Tooms …
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The X-Files Episode That Only Happened Because Breaking Bad Creator Was Stonewalled
Considering we now know Vince Gilligan as the man behind the hit shows Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul, it …
The X-Files Episode With Two Stars Before Their Signature Roles
Season 3 of The X-Files saw a lot of appearances by actors who would later become much bigger stars. In …
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The X-Files Episode Featuring Controversial Indiana Jones Star
Of all the stars who made one of their earliest screen appearances on The X-Files, perhaps the most controversial actor …
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The X-Files Star Who Gave Their Children Nightmares By Showing The Best Episode
When Gillian Anderson decided it was time to show her kids The X-Files, she chose her personal favorite episode–the hilarious …
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The X-Files Episode That Killed A Marvel Hero Before The Opening Credits
The third season of The X-Files is one of the show’s strongest, and it’s during this season that Ryan Reynolds …
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The X-Files Nearly Became All About Ghosts
Even audiences who have never seen The X-Files know that the show is all about aliens and monsters, but even …
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Historic X-Files Episode Features Oscar-Winner With Hardly Any Lines
The X-Files managed to help a lot of future stars get their starts, but one in particular would go on …
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The X-Files Stars Agree On The Worst Episode
Every single series, no matter how good it may be, has a few bad episodes, but it’s often that the …
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Forgotten X-Files Episode Is Secretly A Critique Of Western Civilization
An open secret among fans of The X-Files is that the “monster of the week” episodes tend to be more …
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The Early X-Files Story Inspired By David Lynch
One of the hallmarks of most X-Files episodes is that Mulder and Scully eventually uncover the real reason for something …
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The Secret X-Files Code That Disappointed Fans
Once The X-Files really took off, creator Chris Carter could reliably count on fans to analyze almost every detail of …
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