The X-Files

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The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning American science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. The show was a hit for the Fox Broadcasting Company network, and its main characters and slogans (e.g., "The Truth...  more

The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning American science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. The show was a hit for the Fox Broadcasting Company network, and its main characters and slogans (e.g., "The Truth Is Out There", "Trust No One", "I Want to Believe") became pop culture touchstones. The X-Files is seen as a defining series of the 1990s, coinciding with the era's widespread mistrust of governments, interest in conspiracy theories and spirituality, and the belief in the existence of extraterrestrial life.

TV Guide called The X-Files the Second greatest cult television show and the 37th best television show of all time. In 2007, Time magazine included it on a list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time." In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named it Classic Sci-fi and the fourth best TV show in the last 25 years.

This long running FOX drama lasted nine seasons and focused on the exploits of FBI Agents Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, John Doggett and Monica Reyes and their investigations into the paranormal. From genetic mutants and killer insects to a global conspiracy concerning the colonisation of Earth by an alien species, this mind-boggling, humourous and occasionally frightening series created by Chris Carter has been one of the world's most popular sci-fi/drama shows since its humble beginnings in 1993.

So sit back and enjoy the fascinating world of The X-Files.

The entire nine seasons of The X-Files are now available on DVD!

Emmy Awards
2001 - Outstanding Makeup for a Series for episode DeadAlive
2000 - Outstanding Makeup for a Series for episode Theef - Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series for episode First Person Shooter - Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series for episode First Person Shooter
1999 - Outstanding Makeup for a series for episodes Two Fathers/One Son
1998 - Outstanding Art Direction for a Series for episode The Post-Modern Prometheus - Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series for episode Kill Switch
1997 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Gillian Anderson - Outstanding Art Direction for a Series for episode Memento Mori - Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for episode Tempus Fugit
1996 - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series to Peter Boyle for episode Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Drama Series to Darin Morgan for episode Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a series for episode Grotesque - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Series for episode Nisei - Outstanding individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series for episode Nisei
1994 - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences for The X-Files

Golden Globe Awards

1998 - Best TV Series (Drama)
1997 - Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series (Drama) to David Duchovny
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series (Drama) to Gillian Anderson - Best TV Series (Drama)
1995 - Best TV Series (Drama) less

• Things that remind us of the X-Files

  Ok so I thought i'd start a thread for things that remind us of the x-files because i always see random things and I'm like OMG...NO WAY! and i always post them on the "You Know ur an X-Files Fan When..." thread. If this a dumb idea just tell me and we can ignore this thread...hahaha but i thought it was a good idea :)

  Ok so I thought i'd start a thread for things that remind us of the x-files because i always see random things and I'm like OMG...NO WAY! and i always post them on the "You Know ur an X-Files Fan When..." thread. If this a dumb idea just tell me and we can ignore this thread...hahaha but i thought it was a good idea :)less

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• X-files 2 Screencaps

  If there a way that someone can post all the screencaps from X-files 2 movie??

  If there a way that someone can post all the screencaps from X-files 2 movie?? less

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  7.5 Good

  X-Files -- One of the great shows of the 1990's. The only reason I cannot give this show a higher rating is because of the mediocre last few seasons. hide show

  The X-Files television show had (and still has) a cult following worldwide. During the 1990's X-File mania swept the globe - particularly the United States and Japan, according to TV rating reports at the time. The X-Files was created by screenwriter Chris Carter. . It first aired in September 1993 and ended in May 2002.
  
  In the series, FBI 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 on Mulder's discoveries. Early in the series both agents become pawns in a larger conflict (termed the "mythology" or "mytharc" by the producers), 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 long-term story arc, "monster of the week" episodes made up roughly two-thirds of the series. In such stand-alone X-Files episodes, Mulder and Scully investigated bizarre crimes with few long-term implications on the storyline. The X-Files had become the longest-running science fiction series in US broadcast television history (thank you Wiki for that, and other interesting tidbits), keeping that title until the hit show Stargate SG-1 made it rounds on the Sci Fi Channel (now called the SyFy Channel).
  
  The X-Files has had an amazing influence, both on popular culture, as well as an impact on hit science fiction shows that followed the X-Files.
  
  I'm sure people will be watching (and watching) the X-Files for many years to come!

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  danjf1 Added 3 days ago All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  The X-Files may have saved my life.
  In the inimitable words of Sarah Palin, "I kid you not.".
  I owe Chris Carter a sincere debt of gratitude... as well as David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
  I loved and will always love The X-Files. hide show

  I'm always late. I was late to "The X-Files". I didn't have a television set (my own choice) until about the third year into the series. I finally gave in one day and acquired one of the evil little boxes. Shortly afterward, I unexpectedly stumbled upon the dynamic duo of Special Agent Fox Mulder and Special Agent Dana Scully... and after seeing a few episodes, I could have kicked myself for missing those first three years.
  
  Luckily, I was able to catch up on those first three years of episodes, once the show was syndicated. But, even today, if I come across a DVD of The X-Files, I scan it carefully... looking for an episode title or storyline that I don't recognize, just in case I find that there was an episode that I had missed.
  
  For me, "The X-Files" stands alone as a modern classic of science fiction. It is terrific storytelling. It's folklore mixed with legend mixed with campfire stories mixed with ghost stories mixed with Ripley's... mixed with The Truth, here-and-there. When it was scary, it was cover-your-eyes/"I can't watch" scary. Most episodes - and the ongoing storyline - were consistently written with wit and humor as well as thoughtful intelligence and hold-your-breath suspense.
  
  The casting of Duchovny and Anderson was brilliant, as they shared great on-screen chemistry and displayed great acting chops. Agents Scully and Mulder - as characters - were beautifully written and were fleshed-out. They weren't made into pseudo-superheroes, they were both utterly human... each with their own positive and negative character traits and the frailties of two human beings.
  
  I love "The X-Files" and I will always love "The X-Files". I'd highly recommend it to anyone with a brain... particularly if you have any interest in unusual phenomena/extraordinary experiences. Or, even just to watch something several notches above (and much more interesting than) so-called "Reality" shows.
  
  In my humble opinion, "The X-Files" is Extraordinary Television.
  
  How did "The X-Files" save my life?
  Well... It's kind of personal... you know... between Chris Carter and I...
  O.K. ~ Let's just say that I shared a harrowing and horrifying experience with one of the characters in one episode. (I'll not be more specific than that.)
  But, there were two distinct differences between my horrible experience and his: In the show, his experience only lasted about a month. My real-life experience, unfortunately, went on for years.
  The other difference?
  He - the tormented character - eventually killed someone because of what he was experiencing.
  I, on the other hand, refrained from spilling anyone's blood because of what I was experiencing.
  Which made me feel so much better about the way I was dealing with certain events... "Hey, at least I haven't killed anyone."
  
  To someone, like myself, who occasionally has extraordinary experiences, "The X-Files" was not just entertaining and thrilling...
  But, it also helped me to feel better about my experiences - both because of how differently (and much better) I dealt with the inexplicable and often unsettling events in my life and also that it showed me - at a time that I felt alone in the universe - that someone else knew about things that I experienced... that I wasn't entirely alone.

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  SFSK8rGrrl Added Jul 25, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  Agents Dana Scully and Fox Mulder? We have a new case for you... You must come back! Greatest series about aliens, ever! hide show

  I still remember the first time I saw these two, and although I must admit that at first I thought that the series was not very interesting, but then, I started watching it, and I could not stop wondering what would the next case be, and what kind of dangers they would run into. It was a really spectacular show, and although the series became a little less intriguing from season 8 onwards, I can still say that it was probably one of the best of its kind during the 90's. Personally, I give this one a 10 out of 10.

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  frosty_ice Added Jul 22, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  I miss Mulder and Scully. I miss Skinner and the Lone Gunmen. I miss Cigarette Smoking Man, Well Manicured Man, and Alex Krychek. I miss the tense plots, the scary monsters, and the Mulder's dry humor. I even miss the cold, wet mists of their locations. hide show

  I watched The X-Files from the very beginning. It was amazing! Nothing like it at the time. Too bad we don't have quality shows like this anymore. Instead, we have bull**** "reality", dance, and singing shows. Great shows like The Eleventh Hour, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Invasion - just to name a few - are thrown out without a second thought. As for seasons being so short or broken in half, oh please! They were once longer than 20 episodes per season. TV rots which is why I started reading again and listen to Pandora Internet radio instead. Thanks network executives for making it so easy to leave the TV off now.

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  lynettemarie Added Jun 27, 2009 All my reviews
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  10 Perfect

  I absolutely LOVE this show =) hide show

  Before X files (which I just got hooked into this past year) my favorite TV series was definitely Angel--which I preferred over Buffy due to its darker overtone and more in-depth plots. To me, Angel was the embodiment of good television, with its gritty themes and profound, intensive study of the human mind, conscience, and soul. It left its viewers asking questions, craving more, and ultimately contemplating the more meaningful aspects of our lives. I couldn't imagine a more stimulating series--until I watched the X files, that is! X files possesses a brilliant, engaging story that is sure to impress any science fiction fan, wonderful MOTW story plots that almost never got old, and a much more practical, thorough exploration into the essence of the good and evil that so defines the character of man. The relationship between Scully and Mulder was simply beautiful, and remained believable throughout the series. I have to admit, when I first went to watch this show, I was expecting at best a mediocre horror series involving aliens and a pair of nutty feds that did little more than chase flying saucers and little green men around in their spare time. While not every episode is gold, X files really is one of the best shows around, defined by the quality of its characters, story lines, and amazing originality.

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