"The X Files" (1993) TV series 1993-2002

Creator:

Chris Carter

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9

Release Date:

10 September 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

The Truth is Out There

Plot:

Two FBI agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | FBI Agent | Alien | X Files | Conspiracy

Awards:

Won 5 Golden Globes. Another 65 wins & 142 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 24	2:00 AM	SYFY	Unruhe	#4.4
Wed. Nov. 25	2:00 AM	SYFY	Teliko	#4.3

Cast

Gillian Anderson	...	Dana Scully / ... (200 episodes, 1993-2002)
David Duchovny	...	Fox Mulder (176 episodes, 1993-2002)
Mitch Pileggi	...	Walter Skinner / ... (82 episodes, 1994-2002)

Also Known As:

The X-Files (USA)

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M (some episodes) | Iceland:12 (some episodes) | Iceland:16 (some episodes) | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-18 (DVD) (2007) (self applied) | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | Australia:MA (some episodes) | Peru:14 | Argentina:13 | Germany:16 (DVD rating) | Hungary:18 | Ireland:12 (some episodes) | Ireland:15 (some episodes) | Ireland:18 (some episodes) | New Zealand:R13 (season 9) | Poland:15 | Singapore:NC-16 (season 8) | Singapore:PG | Sweden:15 | UK:12 (some episodes) | UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:18 (one episode) | UK:PG (some episodes) | USA:TV-14 (some episodes) | USA:TV-MA (some episodes) | USA:TV-PG (some episodes) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Ashcroft, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

The character Leyla Harrison was named after a writer of The X-Files Internet fan-fiction who died of cancer in February 2001. The fictional Leyla Harrison was a fan of Mulder's and Scully's, having spent her time in the F.B.I poring over their expense reports (in much the same way that Internet fans of the show examined the minute nuances of every episode), so the tribute was very appropriate.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: In numerous episodes in the earlier seasons, characters are seen driving cars with British Columbia License plates.

Quotes:

Cigarette Smoking Man: What is this?
Skinner: This is where you pucker up and kiss my ass.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 100 Greatest Scary Moments (2003) (TV)

This story never ends...

I was 17 years old when TV4 broadcast this show for the first time in Sweden back in 1994. Back then I had a big geeky interest in UFO:s and the paranormal so you can imaging how I felt when this TV-show came along. It was like my heart could explode of joy. Well, the geeky interest for UFO:s faded and sometimes I was quite tired of the X-files but I always kept on watching. The funny thing is that it is now, a year after the "end" of the show, when I'm 27 years old, that I realize how extremely important the show has been to me. It has been a big part of my life for ten years. And now, life feels a bit empty without it.

What is the best part of the X-files then? Well, of course, first of all, Mulder and Scully and the tension between them. You can't describe it with words, it's magical. That is, very good acting. (If the main goals of life for Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny weren't to become icons, well tough luck :)!) Second, the Gothic atmosphere. The X-files is forests, fog, darkness, snow, mud, autumn, rain, desert. Mmm, me love. Third, the dialog. "SCULLY: Mulder, I wouldn't put myself on the line for anybody but you. MULDER: If there's an ice tea in that bag, could be love. SCULLY: Must be fate, Mulder. Root beer." That says about everything. Forth, all the other characters. They are so complex and carefully created. And fifth, the story. I mean, this is the story of all stories. It has everything. A love bigger than the universe, heroes, diplomats, true evil, a father-son-tragedy and a big, huge and completely wonderful conspiracy. And some aliens not to forget.

I love this story and it will never end. Not in my heart anyway...