During its third year, the series ranked 55th and was viewed by an average of 15.40 million viewers, an increase of almost seven percent over the second season, making it Fox's top-rated program in the 1849-year-old demographic.
Doggett served in the United States Marine Corps from the 1970s to the 1980s.
As Carter was tired of the comedies he had been working on for Walt Disney Pictures, a report that 3.7 million Americans may have been abducted by aliens, the Watergate scandal and the 1970s horror series The Night Stalker all contributed to trigger the idea for The X-Files.
Doggett served in the United States Marine Corps from the 1970s to the 1980s.
The theme song's famous whistle effect was inspired by the track "How Soon Is Now?" from the US edition of The Smiths' 1985 album Meat Is Murder.
Carter worked with NYPD Blue producer Daniel Sackheim to further develop the pilot, drawing stylistic inspiration from the 1988 documentary The Thin Blue Line and the British television series Prime Suspect.
Kersh was largely antagonistic to Mulder and Scully, but in "The Truth" somewhat redeemed himself by helping Mulder escape capital punishment. == Production == === Conception === California native Chris Carter was given the opportunity to produce new shows for the Fox network in the early 1990s.
Carter was determined to keep the relationship between the two leads strictly platonic, basing their interactions on the characters of Emma Peel and John Steed in The Avengers series. The early 1990s series Twin Peaks was a major influence on the show's dark atmosphere and its often surreal blend of drama and irony.
Chris Carter was the Executive Producer of the comic book series, while the issues were written by Joe Harris and illustrated by Matthew Dow Smith and Jordie Bellaire. == Influence == === Critical reception === ==== Overall ==== The X-Files received positive reviews from television critics, with many calling it one of the best series that aired on American television in the 1990s.
Richard Corliss from Time magazine called the show the "cultural touchstone of" the 1990s.
He wrote the pilot episode in 1992. Carter's initial pitch for The X-Files was rejected by Fox executives.
The original television series aired from September 10, 1993 to May 19, 2002 on Fox.
In 1993, his manager, Melanie Green, gave him the script for the pilot episode of The X-Files.
Duchovny, however, turned out to be one of the best-read people that Carter knew. Anderson auditioned for the role of Scully in 1993.
The soundtrack score, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, was released in 2008. === Opening sequence === The opening sequence was made in 1993 for the first season and remained unchanged until Duchovny left the show.
The first season ranked 105th out of 128 shows during the 199394 television season.
During the show's second season, Entertainment Weekly named The X-Files the "Program of the Year" for 1994, stating "no other show on television gives off the vibe that The X-Files does".
Capping its successful first season, The X-Files crew members James Castle, Bruce Bryant and Carol Johnsen won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences in 1994.
The first nomination came in 1994, when the show won Best Series Drama.
The X-Files incorporated new technologies into storylines beginning in the early seasons: Mulder and Scully communicated on cellular phones, e-mail contact with secret informants provided plot points in episodes such as "Colony" and "Anasazi", while The Lone Gunmen were portrayed as Internet aficionados as early as 1994.
Topps published 41 regular issues of The X-Files from 199598. A 30 Days of Night/The X-Files cross-over graphic novel was published by WildStorm in 2010.
In 1995, the show was nominated for seven Emmy Awards with one win.
Carter insisted that Anderson had the kind of "no-nonsense integrity that the role required." For portraying Scully, Anderson won numerous major awards: the Screen Actors Guild Award in 1996 and 1997, an Emmy Award in 1997, and a Golden Globe Award 1997. The character Walter Skinner was played by actor Mitch Pileggi, who had unsuccessfully auditioned for the roles of two or three other characters on The X-Files before getting the part.
And so right now I think the future is unwritten." The rights are now owned by Disney. == Home media == On September 24, 1996, the first "wave" set of The X-Files VHS tapes were released.
Hal Boedeker from the Orlando Sentinel said in 1996 that the series had grown from a cult favorite to a television "classic".
In 1996, the series won three awards; Anderson and Duchovny for Best Actress and Actor and for Best Series Drama.
In 1996 and 1997, Anderson won for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.
In 1996, the show won a Peabody Award for being able "to convey ideas that are both entertaining and thought-provoking".
In the summer of 1996, a journalist wrote, "there are entire forums online devoted to the 'M/S' [Mulder and Scully] relationship".
The X-Files Collectible Card Game was released in 1996 and an expansion set was released in 1997.
Carter insisted that Anderson had the kind of "no-nonsense integrity that the role required." For portraying Scully, Anderson won numerous major awards: the Screen Actors Guild Award in 1996 and 1997, an Emmy Award in 1997, and a Golden Globe Award 1997. The character Walter Skinner was played by actor Mitch Pileggi, who had unsuccessfully auditioned for the roles of two or three other characters on The X-Files before getting the part.
The fifth season debuted with "Redux I" on November 2, 1997 and was viewed by 27.34 million people, making it the highest-rated non-special broadcast episode of the series.
The season ranked as the eleventh-most watched series during the 199798 year, with an average of 19.8 million viewers.
It was the series' highest-rated season as well as Fox' highest-rated program during the 199798 season. The sixth season premiered with "The Beginning", watched by 20.24 million viewers.
In 1997, the episodes "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" and "Small Potatoes" respectively ranked #10 and #72 on "TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time".
In 1997, The X-Files won three awards out of twelve, including Gillian Anderson for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series.
In 1997 and 1998, the show received the same three nominations.
In 1997, however, the series won Best Series Drama".
In 1996 and 1997, Anderson won for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series.
The X-Files Collectible Card Game was released in 1996 and an expansion set was released in 1997.
In 1997, Fox Interactive released Unrestricted Access, a game-style database for Windows and Mac, which allowed users access to every case file.
A 6-player pinball game, called The X-Files, was produced by Sega in 1997. === Legacy === The X-Files directly inspired other TV series, including Strange World, The Burning Zone, Special Unit 2, Mysterious Ways, Lost, Dark Skies, The Visitor, Fringe, Warehouse 13, Supernatural, and Gravity Falls, with key aspects carried over to more standard crime dramas, such as Eleventh Hour and Bones.
The show is parodied in The Simpsons season eight episode "The Springfield Files", which aired on January 12, 1997.
The group has also been secretly working on a vaccine to overcome the black oil; this vaccine is revealed in the latter parts of season five, as well as the 1998 film.
He appeared in an episode of The Lone Gunmen and in both the 1998 film The X-Files and the 2008 film I Want to Believe. Dana Scully (seasons 111, main) is portrayed by Gillian Anderson.
He also appears in the 1998 feature film. Alex Krycek (seasons 29) is portrayed by Nicholas Lea.
The season ended in May 1998 with "The End", the final episode shot in Vancouver and the final episode with the involvement of many of the original crew members, including director and producer R.W.
Snow's soundtrack for the first film, Original Motion Picture Score, was released in 1998.
On June 19, 1998, the eponymous The X-Files, also known as The X-Files: Fight the Future was released.
They're not necessarily going to have to deal with the mythology." Bowman, who had directed various episodes of The X-Files in the past as well as the 1998 film, expressed an interest in the sequel, but Carter took the job.
I Want to Believe became the second film based on the series, after 1998's The X-Files: Fight the Future.
For instance, in 1998, Richard Dawkins wrote that "The X-Files systematically purveys an anti-rational view of the world which, by virtue of its recurrent persistence, is insidious." ==== First seven seasons ==== The pilot episode was generally well received by fans and critics.
Francis Dass, writing for the New Straits Times, noted that the season was "very interesting" and possessed "some [...] truly inspiring and hilarious" episodes. After the 1998 film, the show began to receive increasingly critical reviews.
In 1998, the show won one of fifteen.
In 1997 and 1998, the show received the same three nominations.
In 1998 the series won no award and received no nominations thereafter. The show was nominated for 14 SAG Awards overall, winning twice.
In 1998, The X-Files Game was released for the PC and Macintosh and a year later for the PlayStation.
Welsh music act Catatonia released the 1998 single "Mulder and Scully", which became a hit in the United Kingdom.
The seventh season, originally intended as the show's last, ranked as the 29th most-watched show for the 19992000 year, with 14.20 million viewers.
In 1999, it won one out of eight, in the category for Outstanding Makeup for a Series.
He can deny that these fans had reason to do so, however, since he has repeatedly stated that a romance was not and would never be." The Scully-obsessed writer in Carter's 1999 episode "Milagro" was read by some as his alter ego, realizing that by this point "she has fallen for Mulder despite his authorial intent".
American singer and songwriter Bree Sharp wrote a song called "David Duchovny" about the actor in 1999 that heavily references the show and its characters.
Finnish band Sonata Arctica released, in 1999, the song "Letter to Dana", in which the title character, Dana O'Hara, is named after Scully.
In 2000, Alvin Kersh assigned him to the X-files unit as Scully's partner after an unsuccessful task force attempt to find Mulder.
The series has also been referenced in: "The Bad Touch" by the Bloodhound Gang, "A Change" by Sheryl Crow, "Year 2000" by Xzibit, and "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies. Carter, Duchovny and Anderson celebrated the 20th anniversary of the series at a July 18, 2013 panel at the San Diego Comic-Con hosted by TV Guide.
The ninth season was the 63rd most-watched show for the 200102 season, tying its season two rank.
In terms of viewers, this made it the highest-rated episode of The X-Files to air since the eighth-season episode "This Is Not Happening" in 2001, which was watched by 16.9 million viewers.
Unlike the series, Anderson and Duchovny received equal pay for the film. In November 2001, Carter decided to pursue a second film adaptation.
The series starred the eponymous Lone Gunmen, and was first broadcast in March 2001, during The X-Files's month-long hiatus.
The last episode was broadcast in June 2001 and ended on a cliffhanger which was partially resolved in a ninth-season episode of The X-Files titled "Jump the Shark", included in the DVD release of the series. ===The X-Files: Albuquerque=== In August 2020, Fox announced that an animated comedy spin-off series was in development. ===Comic books=== The X-Files was converted into a comic book series published by Topps Comics during the show's third and fourth seasons.
Played by Jolie Jenkins and introduced in the eighth-season episode "Alone", Harrison, was created and named in memory of an Internet fan and prolific writer of fan fiction of the same name, who died of cancer on February 10, 2001. === Merchandise === The X-Files spawned an industry of spin-off products.
The original television series aired from September 10, 1993 to May 19, 2002 on Fox.
On May 19, 2002, the finale aired and the Fox network confirmed that The X-Files was over.
At the end of 2002, The X-Files had become the longest-running consecutive science fiction series ever on U.S.
In April 2002, Carter reiterated his desire and the studio's desire to do a sequel film.
In 2002, the show ranked as the 37th best television show of all time.
Production was slated to begin after the ninth season, with a projected release in December 2003.
He planned to write the script over the summer and begin production in spring or summer 2003 for a 2004 release.
He planned to write the script over the summer and begin production in spring or summer 2003 for a 2004 release.
Ratings improved every year for the first five seasons, while Mulder and Scully's believer-versus-skeptic dynamic created a TV template that's still in heavy use today." In 2004 and 2007, The X-Files ranked #2 on TV Guide's "Top Cult Shows Ever".
In 2004, U.S.-based Topps Comics and most recently, DC Comics imprint Wildstorm launched a new series of licensed tie-in comics.
Then, in 2004, Resist or Serve was released.
In 2005, four DVD sets were released containing the main story arc episodes of The X-Files.
The entire series was re-released on DVD in early 2006, in a "slimmer" package.
This record was later surpassed by Stargate SG-1 in 2007 and Smallville in 2011. The debut episode of the 2016 revival, "My Struggle", first aired on January 24, 2016 and was watched by 16.19 million viewers.
Filming began in December 2007 in Vancouver and finished on March 11, 2008. The film was released in the United States on July 25, 2008.
A boxed set containing all nine seasons and the first film was made available in 2007, which contains all of the special features from the initial releases.
Due to the fact that the set was released in 2007, the second film, which was released in 2008, is not included. Release of The X-Files' seasons on Blu-ray, restored in high-definition, was rumored to begin in late 2013.
Ratings improved every year for the first five seasons, while Mulder and Scully's believer-versus-skeptic dynamic created a TV template that's still in heavy use today." In 2004 and 2007, The X-Files ranked #2 on TV Guide's "Top Cult Shows Ever".
In 2007, Time included it on a list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time".
He appeared in an episode of The Lone Gunmen and in both the 1998 film The X-Files and the 2008 film I Want to Believe. Dana Scully (seasons 111, main) is portrayed by Gillian Anderson.
For the second film, Snow recorded with the Hollywood Studio Symphony in May 2008 at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox in Century City.
The soundtrack score, The X-Files: I Want to Believe, was released in 2008. === Opening sequence === The opening sequence was made in 1993 for the first season and remained unchanged until Duchovny left the show.
Filming began in December 2007 in Vancouver and finished on March 11, 2008. The film was released in the United States on July 25, 2008.
Among 2008 domestic releases, it finished in 114th place.
Due to the fact that the set was released in 2007, the second film, which was released in 2008, is not included. Release of The X-Files' seasons on Blu-ray, restored in high-definition, was rumored to begin in late 2013.
In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named it the fourth-best piece of science fiction media, the fourth best TV show in the last 25 years and in 2009, named it the fourth-best piece of science fiction, in their list of the "20 Greatest Sci-fi TV Shows" in history.
Club listed the ninth season and the 2008 film The X-Files: I Want to Believe as the "bad apple" of The X-Files franchise, describing the ninth season as "clumsy mish-mash of stuff that had once worked and new serialized storylines about so-called 'super soldiers'".
On July 16, 2008, Carter and Spotnitz donated several props from the series and new film to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.
In an October 2009 interview, David Duchovny likewise said he wanted to do a 2012 X-Files movie, but did not know if he would get the chance.
In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named it the fourth-best piece of science fiction media, the fourth best TV show in the last 25 years and in 2009, named it the fourth-best piece of science fiction, in their list of the "20 Greatest Sci-fi TV Shows" in history.
In 2009, it was announced that the show's catchphrase "The Truth Is Out There" was among Britain's top 60 best-known slogans and quotes. The X-Files has been criticized for being unscientific and privileging paranormal and supernatural ideas (e.g.
Topps published 41 regular issues of The X-Files from 199598. A 30 Days of Night/The X-Files cross-over graphic novel was published by WildStorm in 2010.
This record was later surpassed by Stargate SG-1 in 2007 and Smallville in 2011. The debut episode of the 2016 revival, "My Struggle", first aired on January 24, 2016 and was watched by 16.19 million viewers.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Carter said that if I Want to Believe proved successful, he would propose a third movie that would return to the television series' mythology and focus on the alien invasion foretold within the series, due to occur in December 2012.
In an October 2009 interview, David Duchovny likewise said he wanted to do a 2012 X-Files movie, but did not know if he would get the chance.
Anderson stated in August 2012 that a third X-Files film is "looking pretty good".
In 2012, Entertainment Weekly listed the show at #4 in the "25 Best Cult TV Shows from the Past 25 Years", describing it as "a paean to oddballs, sci-fi fans, conspiracy theorists and Area 51 pilgrims everywhere.
As of July 2013, Fox had not approved the movie, although Carter, Spotnitz, Duchovny and Anderson expressed interest.
At the New York Comic Con held October 1013, 2013, Duchovny and Anderson reaffirmed that they and Carter are interested in making a third film, with Anderson saying "If it takes fan encouragement to get Fox interested in that, then I guess that's what it would be." On January 17, 2015, Fox confirmed that they were looking at the possibility of bringing The X-Files back, not as a movie, but as a limited run television season.
Due to the fact that the set was released in 2007, the second film, which was released in 2008, is not included. Release of The X-Files' seasons on Blu-ray, restored in high-definition, was rumored to begin in late 2013.
It follows Mulder and Scully to Alaska as they investigate a series of murders that may be linked to vampires. In 2013, it was announced that The X-Files would return to comic book form with "Season 10", now published by IDW.
The series, which follows Mulder and Scully after the events of I Want to Believe, was released in June 2013.
In 2013, TV Guide included it in its list of the "60 Greatest Dramas of All Time" and ranked it as the #4 sci-fi show and the #25 best series of all time.
The series has also been referenced in: "The Bad Touch" by the Bloodhound Gang, "A Change" by Sheryl Crow, "Year 2000" by Xzibit, and "One Week" by Barenaked Ladies. Carter, Duchovny and Anderson celebrated the 20th anniversary of the series at a July 18, 2013 panel at the San Diego Comic-Con hosted by TV Guide.
The German TV channel ProSieben Maxx began airing first-season episodes reformatted in widescreen and in high-definition on January 20, 2014.
In total, the season was viewed by an average of 13.6 million viewers; it ranked as the seventh most-watched television series of the 201516 year, making it the highest-ranked season of The X-Files to ever air.
At the New York Comic Con held October 1013, 2013, Duchovny and Anderson reaffirmed that they and Carter are interested in making a third film, with Anderson saying "If it takes fan encouragement to get Fox interested in that, then I guess that's what it would be." On January 17, 2015, Fox confirmed that they were looking at the possibility of bringing The X-Files back, not as a movie, but as a limited run television season.
On March 24, 2015, it was confirmed the series would return with series creator Chris Carter and lead actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson.
On April 23, 2015, Netflix began streaming episodes of The X-Files in high definition, marking the first time that the series has been made available in the high resolution format in North America.
In October 2015, it was confirmed that the complete series would be reissued on Blu-ray, and the full set was released on December 8, 2015.
The X-Files Season 10 concluded on July 1, 2015 after 25 issues. In August 2015, The X-Files Season 11 comic book began, also published by IDW.
In 2015, on The Hollywood Reporter's entertainment-industry ranked TV list "Hollywood's 100 Favorite TV Shows", The X-Files appeared at #3.
A short tenth season consisting of six episodes premiered on January 24, 2016, and concluded on February 22, 2016.
The 2016 revival was also shot there. === Music === The music was composed by Mark Snow, who got involved with The X-Files through his friendship with executive producer Goodwin.
This record was later surpassed by Stargate SG-1 in 2007 and Smallville in 2011. The debut episode of the 2016 revival, "My Struggle", first aired on January 24, 2016 and was watched by 16.19 million viewers.
It premiered on January 24, 2016.
Brian Linder from IGN, on the other hand, was more positive to the ninth season, saying that the series could still have aired if the writers created a new storyline for Patrick and Gish's characters. ==== Tenth and eleventh seasons ==== The 2016 revival of the show was met with mixed reviews; the first and last episodes were met with lukewarm to negative reviews from critics, whereas episodes two through five were generally well received.
In 2017, James Charisma of Paste ranked the show's opening sequence #8 on a list of The 75 Best TV Title Sequences of All Time. The premiere episode of season eight, "Within", revealed the first major change to the opening credits.
A year later, on April 20, 2017, Fox officially announced that The X-Files would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which premiered on January 3, 2018. === Future === In January 2018, Gillian Anderson confirmed that season 11 would be her final season of The X-Files.
Following the ratings success of this revival, The X-Files returned for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which premiered on January 3, 2018, and concluded on March 21, 2018.
In total, the season was viewed by an average of 5.34 million viewers, and it ranked as the 91st most-watched television series of the 2018–19 year. ===Films=== After several successful seasons, Carter wanted to tell the story of the series on a wider scale, which ultimately turned into a feature film.
A year later, on April 20, 2017, Fox officially announced that The X-Files would be returning for an eleventh season of ten episodes, which premiered on January 3, 2018. === Future === In January 2018, Gillian Anderson confirmed that season 11 would be her final season of The X-Files.
In May 2018, Fox's co-CEO Gary Newman commented that "there are no plans to do another season at the moment." In October 2020, Chris Carter said: "I always thought there would be even more X-Files." He admitted that continuing the series at this point with Duchovny and Anderson is unlikely, but has plans to continue the franchise with an upcoming animated spinoff.
In February 2018, a mobile mystery investigation game Deep State was released on iOS, Android and Facebook.
In May 2018, Fox's co-CEO Gary Newman commented that "there are no plans to do another season at the moment." In October 2020, Chris Carter said: "I always thought there would be even more X-Files." He admitted that continuing the series at this point with Duchovny and Anderson is unlikely, but has plans to continue the franchise with an upcoming animated spinoff.
The last episode was broadcast in June 2001 and ended on a cliffhanger which was partially resolved in a ninth-season episode of The X-Files titled "Jump the Shark", included in the DVD release of the series. ===The X-Files: Albuquerque=== In August 2020, Fox announced that an animated comedy spin-off series was in development. ===Comic books=== The X-Files was converted into a comic book series published by Topps Comics during the show's third and fourth seasons.
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