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"The X Files" Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space' (1996)
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12 April 1996
(Season 3, Episode 20)
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The story of two teenagers who were abducted by aliens interests popular writer Jose Chung. He seeks out Scully to retell her account of what happened...
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A strong contender for the title of best episode
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(Episode Cast overview, first billed only) | David Duchovny | ... | Fox Mulder |
 | Gillian Anderson | ... | Dana Scully |
 | Charles Nelson Reilly | ... | Jose Chung |
| William Lucking | ... | Roky Crikenson |
 | Daniel Quinn | ... | Lieutenant Jack Schaefer |
 | Jesse Ventura | ... | Man in Black |
 | Sarah Sawatsky | ... | Chrissy |
| Jason Gaffney | ... | Harold |
| Alex Trebek | ... | Man in Black |
| Alex Diakun | ... | Dr. Fingers |
| Larry Musser | ... | Detective Manners |
| Allan Zinyk | ... | Blaine |
| Andrew Turner | ... | CIA Man |
 | Michael Dobson | ... | Sargeant Hynek |
| Mina E. Mina | ... | Dr. Hand |
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Argentina:60 min
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At the end of the episode, when we hear Jose Chung narrating part of his book "From Outer Space," he refers to agent Mulder as "Renard Muldrake." "Renard" is French for "fox."
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Lord Kimboat:
Roky - ROKY! Be not afraid. No harm will come unto thee!
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The X-Files Love Suite
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It's really just about impossible to knock "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'". It's a special episode. Some may dismiss it as just a silly romp, and it works on that level, sure, but I think it is a complex, detailed, and beautifully-written script brought to life brilliantly with extraordinary narrative structure and acting that cannot be described as anything other than brilliant from the regulars and from Charles Nelson Reilly. It's a humorous episode you can take seriously, because it works on so many levels. Like Matt Groening's brilliant sci-fi comedy "Futurama", one needs to have an affinity for random, sometimes obscure science fiction to fully appreciate it and to catch all the references. I would consider myself a devoted fan of the genre in all forms of media, but I doubt I got all of it. What a swan song for Darin Morgan as writer on the series, this is probably his best work, and how completely and utterly brilliant it is. Even if fans of this episode are not interested in Carter's other show "Millennium", they really should check out Jose Chung's return in the season 2 episode "Jose Chung's 'Doomsday Defense'", in an episode also written by Darin Morgan. That is, of course, if they haven't already.
Bleep.
10/10