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 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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Star Trek TNG Perfected A Sci-Fi Subgenre With One Episode
Fans everywhere know that Star Trek: The Next Generation is a nearly perfect show within the sci-fi genre, but would …
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The X-Files Reboot Needs To Redeem Its Most Underrated Character
Despite a disappointing revival in 2016 X-Files fans are excited to see what Ryan Coogler does with his upcoming reboot …
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The X-Files Getting Another Return With Mulder & Scully, They Need To Get A Well-Deserved Sendoff
The X-Files is the next series to see a potential reboot, and we so desperately want to believe that it’s …
David Duchovny Has A Better Role Than Mulder From The X-Files
David Duchovny has left an indelible mark on viewers with his iconic portrayal of FBI agent Fox Mulder in the …
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X-Files Mythology Episodes Made One Fatal Error
The beloved 90s sci-fi series The X-Files was divided into two types of episodes, the standalone monster-of-the-week ones and the …
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Fan Favorite Sci-Fi Thriller Series Had The Perfect Ending But Didn’t Stop
The X-Files is one of the most iconic TV shows of the 90s, an absolute monolith of nerd culture, and …
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Gillian Anderson Netflix Teaser Promises Historic And Shocking Moment As Thriller
Netflix has dropped a trailer for a new show titled Scoop, starring Gillian Anderson and based on the infamous Newsnight …
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Sci-Fi Comedy Streaming Series Invents Tons Of Laughs And Smiles
For science fiction fans, the past few years have been good, with everything from Star Trek to Star Wars experiencing …
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Disney+ Sci-Fi Mystery Series Still Finds New Fans Decades Later
It’s impossible to overstate The X-Files’s impact on television, not just sci-fi, but the entire medium. From encouraging women to …
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Disney+ Gets The Greatest Sci-Fi Thriller Series Of All Time
The truth is out there, and now you can stream it on Disney+. Popular science fiction thriller The X-Files was …
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