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The X-Files FAQ
All That's Left to Know About Global Conspiracy, Aliens, Lazarus Species, and Monsters of the Week
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The X-Files FAQ
All That's Left to Know About Global Conspiracy, Aliens, Lazarus Species, and Monsters of the Week
About this book
The X-Files FAQ explores Chris Carter's popular 1990s science-fiction TV series, which aired on Fox for nine seasons and inspired spin-offs, including feature films, TV shows, toys, novels, and comic books. The book explores the series in terms of its historical context and analyzes how many of the episodes tackle the events of their time: the Clinton era. The X-Files FAQ also tallies the episodes that are based on true stories, selects touchstone moments from the almost decade-long run, and organizes the series by its fantastic subject matter – from serial killers to aliens, from prehistoric menaces to ethnic and religious-based horrors. In addition, the book recalls the TV antecedents (Kolchak: The Night Stalker) and descendants (Fringe) of The X-Files, examines the two feature films, and investigates Chris Carter's other creations, including Millennium, The Lone Gunmen, Harsh Realm, and The After. Featuring numerous stills and the show's most prominent writers and directors, The X-Files FAQ allows readers to relive the "Mytharc" conspiracy and the unforgettable monsters of the week – from the Fluke Man to the Peacocks.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Foreword by Chris Carter
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Reopening The X-Files
- 1. In the Beginning: Television and Film Inspirations for The X-Files
- 2. Behind the Scenes: Chris Carter, Writers, Directors, and More
- 3. The Stars of The X-Files: Anderson, Duchovny, and More
- 4. Who’s Who in The X-Files: Main, Supporting, and Recurring Characters
- 5. Welcome to the FBI’s Most Unwanted: The Pilot Episode (1993)
- 6. I’m Not a Part of Any Agenda: The Opening Montage
- 7. The Old World Falls Away: Season One (1993–1994)
- 8. Divided and Separated: Season Two (1994–1995)
- 9. New Voices: Season Three (1995–1996)
- 10. Constant Change, Constant Challenges: Season Four (1996–1997)
- 11. Faith and Doubt: Season Five (1997–1998)
- 12. Sci-Fi Universe: Season Six (1998–1999)
- 13. New Perspectives Considered: Season Seven (1999–2000)
- 14. Sight: Season Eight (2000–2001)
- 15. The End: Season Nine (2001–2002)
- 16. “Do You Remember the One Where?” Twenty-Five Landmark Moments on The X-Files
- 17. Monsters of the Week: Old Monsters and Myths Made New
- 18. “Do You Want Children or a Nobel Prize?” Science and Technology Run Amok
- 19. Sister Scully and Mulder the Apostate: Christianity and Religion in The X-Files
- 20. How We Live Now: Americana and The X-Files
- 21. America: Open Your Eyes! Serial Killers in The X-Files
- 22. Lazarus Species: From the Dawn of Time
- 23. “They” Have Been Here for a Long Time: Xenophobia and Ethnocentrism
- 24. “You Are Not Like the Other Kids. You Never Will Be.” Teenagers and Adolescents in The X-Files
- 25. One Short Step Away from Proving the Preexistence of the Human Soul: The Paranormal
- 26. Fact or Fiction? Ten Times The X-Files Was “Based on a True Story.”
- 27. Ghosts in the Machine? Notable Guest Stars on The X-Files
- 28. The X-Files Feature Films: The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998), I Want to Believe (2008), The X-Files III
- 29. The Other TV Programs of Chris Carter: Millennium (1996–1999), Harsh Realm (1999–2000), The Lone Gunmen (2001), and The After (2014)
- 30. The X-Files Unbound: Knockoffs and Rip-offs Everywhere
- 31. The X-Files: Legacy
- Bibliography