On January 24th, fourteen years after what fans thought was the series finale, The X-Files kicked off its much hyped six episode event. Ratings were HUGE with 16 million people watching episode one (probably didn’t hurt that it directly followed the Super Bowl) and even though episode two only pulled in about 10 million viewers, those are still big numbers for any network show, but especially interesting considering the show’s age (the pilot episode of […]
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A Look Back at the X-Files, Season 9
Well, I did it! I finished re-watching the entire series – and a full week ahead of schedule! My season nine re-watch wrapped up on Sunday, the 17th of January and the new revival begins this Sunday, the 24th at 10 p.m. on Fox. Season nine was a mixed bag. David Duchovny only appeared in two episodes and was completely taken out of the opening credits. Scully was more of a consultant on cases and […]
A Look Back at the X-Files, Season 8
Mulder is out and John Doggett is in as Scully’s new partner on the X-Files. Originally recruited for a special FBI task force to find Mulder (who may or may not have been abducted by aliens), Doggett and Scully start off on the wrong foot but by the end of the season, generally work well together. As a veteran FBI agent on the X-Files, Scully’s skepticism and need for proof seems to have been satisfied and […]
A Look Back at the X-Files, Season 6
Season six of the X-Files picked up where the movie left off and focused on Mulder and Scully’s reassignment to other cases within the F.B.I. The agents, who had been taken off the X-files, still found themselves dealing with cases very much like what they had been working on before, much to the chagrin of the director of the F.B.I. During season 6, production of the show left Vancouver and relocated to Los Angeles, giving […]
A Look Back at the X-Files, Season 5
The fifth season of the X-Files is the series at its very best best. Airing during the 1997 -1998 TV season, the entire season was planned out in advance with the story arc leading up to the series first feature length film, Fight the Future. The movie hit theaters during the summer of 1998, shortly after the season five finale and synced with the season six TV premier. Season five was the most watched season […]
A Look Back at the X-Files, Season 3
In four short months, the newest installment in the X-Files will be here! I’m still on track with my re-watch and am confident I’ll complete the series by January 24th. I most recently completed season three, which originally aired on TV during the 1995-1996 season. The third season of the show completes several plot lines that carried over from season two and introduced the alien virus black oil mystery in the underlying government cover-up of […]