The X-Files
- First Released: September 10, 1993
- Created By: Chris Carter
- Network: Fox
- Starring: Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny
- Spinoffs: Millennium, The Lone Gunmen
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The Zombie Classic With The X-Files Star, Stream Without Netflix
Six years before sci-fi fans got their first look at Mitch Pileggi as Walter Skinner in the hit series The …
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The X-Files Episode With Two Huge Stars Before Anyone Knew Who They Were
You can find a lot of stars who appeared in The X-Files long before they became household names. Ryan Reynolds, …
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The Perfect Streaming Sci-Fi Series For Fans Of The X-Files Isn’t On Netflix
After watching the entire run of The X-Files, from the original series to the revival, and one movie (we don’t …
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The X-Files Theory That Debunks Entire Series Premise
Few series have captivated audiences quite like The X-Files, which became a cornerstone of television in the 90s. Created by …
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The X-Files Became A Victim Of Its Own Success By Episode 3
It didn’t take long for The X-Files to become a pop culture sensation largely because the first season had all …
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The X-Files Creator Was Threatened By The FBI Because He Knew Too Much
When The X-Files debuted in 1993 with the tagline, “the truth is out there,” it became an instant hit. Millions …
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The Best Gillian Anderson Series Role Isn’t In The X-Files, Stream On Netflix Now
Sex Education is one of the best series to stream right now. It’s real, it’s raw, it’s funny, and it’s… …
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The X-Files Crew Hated Their Best Season 1 Episode
The X-Files had several great season 1 episodes, but the best one was arguably “Squeeze.” This was the episode that …
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The Bizarre Inspiration Behind The Scariest X-Files Monster
One of the things that make The X-Files relatively unique among genre shows is that it hit the ground running …
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The Hilarious Reason Gillian Anderson Kept Falling Down On The X-Files Set
Special effects were a major part of The X-Files, from the nauseating Fluke Man to the black oil, but the …
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The X-Files Cost Gillian Anderson A Major Movie Role For The Dumbest Reason
Gillian Anderson became a world-famous star and a household name thanks to her role on The X-Files as FBI Agent …
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Controversial 90s Series With An X-Files Star Could Never Be Made Today
The entertainment landscape of the 90s was a bold time of experimentation, with some shows, like The Real World, establishing …
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The Best X-Files Episode Stars The World’s Most Beloved Game Show Host
Between Fall 1995 and the following summer, Season 3 of The X-Files unfolded and delivered some of the best stories …
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The Unsung Hero Who Made The X-Files A Success
Pop quiz, X-Philes: who do you think did the most to make The X-Files a success? Common answers to this …
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The X-Files Couldn’t Avoid Falling Into One TV Trope Trap
Early on in The X-Files, creator Chris Carter wanted to establish how independent Agent Dana Scully really was. In the …
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How The X-Files Simplest Special Effect Became Insanely Complex
The X-Files is a show that had some very complex special effects over the years for scenes including everything from …
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The X-Files Secretly Takes Place In An Alternate Universe
For the most part, The X-Files presents itself as taking place in our own world. That’s a large part of …
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The Short-Lived X-Files Spinoff Erased From The Internet Is Impossible To Watch Today
X-Files fans who want to stream the alien-hunting adventures of Mulder and Scully can do so easily enough…after all, the …
X-Files Iconic Theme Is A Complete Accident
While names like Jurassic Park and Star Wars composer John Williams and Dune and Interstellar’s Hans Zimmer may be the …
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The X-Files Episode With A Special Warning For No Good Reason
If you go back and re-watch the X-Files pilot, you’ll notice a special warning that appears before the episode: “The …
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X-Files Creator Fought Hard To Avoid Giving Fans What They Wanted
One of the things that has kept the X-Files fandom alive from the beginning has been audiences hoping to see …
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The X-Files Best Villain Showed Up First As A Monster Victim
Ask any The X-Files fan where they know Nicholas Lea from, and they won’t take long to answer. The Canadian …
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The Small Stage Direction That Makes The X-Files A Classic
The X-Files debuted over 30 years ago, and since then, it’s understandable that there have been massive leaps forward in …
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The X-Files Episode That Proves It’s In Same Universe As Law & Order
The X-Files and Law & Order part of the same narrative? It may seem ridiculous, but an episode of the …
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The Best Jaw-Dropping Sci-Fi TV Cliffhangers
These hurt.
The X-Files Creator Reignites Finale Controversy Over Scully
It is often very difficult for a series to pick up years after its original end to capture the same …
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Studio Ghibli Beats Every Other Anime Studio At One Crucial Piece Of Production
For the most part, I am on the subbed side when it comes to the subbed or dubbed argument with …
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The ’90s Sci-Fi Mystery Series Completely Gone From Pop Culture
It seems impossible that Chris Carter, the creator of The X-Files, had another sci-fi series in 1999 that has disappeared …
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The True Crime Mystery Series Netflix Revived Still Creeps Us Out
When Unsolved Mysteries released in 1987, the series aired on NBC and was hosted by Robert Stack. The series documents …
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The X-Files Reboot Can’t Work Because Conspiracy Theories Aren’t Fun Anymore
Now that The X-Files reboot has officially been announced, many fans of the original series are overjoyed at the thought …
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