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The X-Files was a popular 1990s American science fiction television series created by Chris Carter. The show aired first-run episodes on the FOX network. Premiering in 1993, its ground-breaking success was due mostly to its stars, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. Duchovny played Fox Mulder and Anderson played Dana Scully, two FBI agents tasked with investigating paranormal phenomena. With plots spanning alien conspiracy theories and high-level governmental cover-ups, the show mimicked episodic elements found in earlier shows such as The Outer Limits, The Twilight Zone, and the cult show Twin PeaksThis article is about the television series. For alternative meanings, see: Twin Peaks (disambiguation). Twin Peaks was an American television series created by David Lynch and Mark Frost. The show is titled after the fictional town in northeastern Washin (in which Duchovny appeared as a cross-dressing DEA agent). The series became a surprise run-away success, with a devoted following. Fans of show became known as "X-Philes" or "eXcers".

The X-Files struck a unique balance between rationalism and mysticism, horror and wonder; its stories were told like police procedurals investigating the paranormal.

The series popularized the catch-phrases "Trust No One" and "The Truth Is Out There," and fosters a huge fan-based following to this day.

Fans commonly divide X-Files stories into "Mytharc" (" mythologyThis article is about a system of myths. For the 1942 book Mythology see its author Edith Hamilton. A mythology is a relatively cohesive set of myths: stories that comprise a certain religion or belief system. What is mythology? Myths are generally storie") episodes, which concern an impending alien invasion, and stand-alone "Monster-of-the-Week" episodes, which deal with strange, other-wordly creatures and situations relating to the paranormal. Several episodes also explore the relationship between Mulder and Scully. A separate fan base evolved, referred to as "Shippers" (relationshippers), which chronicled and relished the sexual tension between Mulder and Scully. One pivotal shipper episode is " TriangleThis article contains episode information and plot summaries from the television show The X-Files''. Season six ran from 1998- 1999. The events of this season are preceded by the movie The X-Files: Fight the Future''. Main and recurring cast can be found" (6x03), in which Mulder and Scully share their first on-camera kiss (on a ship, incidentally), but the episode does not actually take place in reality.

1 The X-Files: Fight the Future

In 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting the series produced a motion picture, , which received lukewarm reviews from most major critics, and was only profitable due to the show's exceptional worldwide popularity at the time; the domestic box office was substantially less than what the studio spent on producing and promoting the film. The movie was intended as a continuation of the season five finale, " The EndThis article contains episode information and plot summaries from the television show The X-Files''. Season five ran from 1997- 1998. Main and recurring cast are featured on the X-Files main page. Redux Scully helps Mulder fake his death, but comes under" (5x20), but was also meant to stand on its own. This led to an unwieldy narrative structure that not only disappointed many longtime fans but also confused newcomers. The movie, which began with a bomb attack on a Federal office building in Dallas, also drew criticism for implying that the U.S. government was actually responsible for the 1995 Oklahoma City Bombing.



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