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Credit to Wikipedia for some info. The X-Files is an American science fiction drama television series and a part of The X-Files franchise, created by screenwriter Chris Carter. The program originally aired from September 10, 1993 to May 19, 2002. The show was a hit for the Fox network, and its characters and slogans, such as "The Truth Is Out There," "Trust No One," and "I Want to Believe," became popular culture touchstones in the 1990s. Seen as a defining series of its era, The X-Files tapped into public mistrust of governments and large institutions, and embraced conspiracy theories and spirituality as it centered on efforts to uncover the existence of extraterrestrial life. The series spawned a spin-off show, The Lone Gunmen. In the series, FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) are the investigators of X-Files: marginalized, unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Mulder is a believer in the existence of aliens and the paranormal while Scully, a skeptic, is assigned to make scientific analyses of Mulder's discoveries which could ultimately be used to debunk Mulder's work and thus return him to FBI mainstream.[1] Early in the series both agents become pawns in a larger conflict, and come to trust only each other. They develop a close relationship, which begins as a platonic friendship, but develops into a romantic relationship by the end of the series' run. In addition to the series-spanning story arc, "monster of the week" episodes made up roughly two-thirds of the series. In such stand-alone episodes, Mulder and Scully investigated strange crimes which often had no long-term effect on the storyline, though the episodes contributed to the show's background. In 1998, the feature film The X-Files was released. This was followed in 2008 by a post-series film, The X-Files: I Want to Believe. In the last two seasons, Gillian Anderson became the star as David Duchovny appeared intermittently, and new central characters were introduced: FBI agents John Doggett (Robert Patrick) and Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish). Mulder and Scully's boss, Assistant Director Walter Skinner (Mitch Pileggi), also became a central character. By the time the series ended, The X-Files had become the longest-running science fiction series in U.S. broadcast television history, though it was subsequently surpassed by Stargate SG-1 in 2007 and by Smallville in 2011.
X Files theme has been everywhere on youtube. From Herobrine videos(Ghost Myth on Minecraft) to San Andreas Myths and Easter Eggs. A very popular show that use to give kids the creeps. Very successful.
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It's probably my favorite show of all time. I watched every episode, even after Mulder and Scully were barely in the show.
I really wish they'd make another movie at least. Although "I Want to Believe" was good in terms of an X-files episode, I don't think anyone other than the fans enjoyed it. I'd love to see the Alien invasion movie that was rumored to be in development. But I haven't heard anything from that in years.
Anyway, my favorite episode has to be the one with the feral inbred family. Honorable mentions go to "X-Cops", the episode with the community of circus freaks, and the episode entitled "War of the Coprophages".
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Loved this show when I was kid. It was so dark, eerie, nothing like I had seen before. My memory is bad but I remember one episode about the guy who could set things on fire. Argh, my memory is so bad which is annoying because I watched it so much! haha
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Last I heard they were supposed to be doing another film to coincide with the 2012 "apocalypse" which was mentioned in the last episode, which would ultimately tie up the whole thing. But that was ages ago, and it's probably a little late to fit something together now to release in time for that. Unless they do it as a retrospective type of film and release it at a later date.
As for favorite episode well Død Kalm has to have a mention as one of those OMG moments (although not to spoil it if you haven't seen it, it is half way through season 2 of a 9 season run so what do you expect was going to happen) when you think they are going to die.
Ice which was a very early episode which had the criminally miscast Xander Berkeley in it who really could have had a much better long term role in The X-Files, I only mention this episode as due to the scene when they are stripping nekkid to check for the parasite Mulder says, "Before we go any further I just want to remind you gentlemen we are above the Arctic Circle"
Although there were good episode in the later seasons, for me the best episode(s) was the Anasazi three parter over Seasons 2 and 3, which was Anasazi, The Blessing Way and Paperclip, that whole trilogy set up the show from there on out.
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QUOTE (darthYENIK @ Wednesday, Jun 27 2012, 13:45)
my favorite episode has to be the one with the feral inbred family.
That ep is one of the only things on television that truly creeped me out. Inbred hillbillies have a special place in my nightmares. Then there's this guy -
I've watched all of the seasons multiple times, though I can't say I'm a big fan of the latter ones. I also thought Millennium was pretty decent even if it was short lived.
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QUOTE (Voodoo @ Friday, Jun 29 2012, 04:28)
QUOTE (darthYENIK @ Wednesday, Jun 27 2012, 13:45)
my favorite episode has to be the one with the feral inbred family.
That ep is one of the only things on television that truly creeped me out. Inbred hillbillies have a special place in my nightmares. Then there's this guy -
I've watched all of the seasons multiple times, though I can't say I'm a big fan of the latter ones. I also thought Millennium was pretty decent even if it was short lived.
It's like Texas Chainsaw Massacre mixed with the Hills Have Eyes. The scene where the Sheriff is killed in his house is probably the best horror scene on network TV.
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I just caught the end of the movie on TV. I wish I was at the premiere or saw it on opening night with a lot of fans, just for that one shot at the end where it shows the letter laying in the sand that says, "the x-files have been reopened".
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QUOTE (darthYENIK @ Saturday, Jun 30 2012, 20:26)
I just caught the end of the movie on TV. I wish I was at the premiere or saw it on opening night with a lot of fans, just for that one shot at the end where it shows the letter laying in the sand that says, "the x-files have been reopened".
When the film came out Season 6 had already been commissioned about 3 months before hand (a rarity for Fox to do so) so it was kinda a given... but it was still f*ck yeah moment.
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QUOTE (Voodoo @ Friday, Jun 29 2012, 22:28)
Then there's this guy -
I've watched all of the seasons multiple times, though I can't say I'm a big fan of the latter ones. I also thought Millennium was pretty decent even if it was short lived.
That's about the only episode I remember as a kid. I was ill at the time and watching it with my brother. Sometime in the night after it was over he jumped into the doorway and scared me so bad that I threw up everywhere.
