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

User Rating:

9.1/10   

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:

Wed. Nov. 11	2:00 AM	SYFY	Hell Money	#3.19
Fri. Nov. 13	2:03 AM	SYFY	Avatar	#3.21

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)
Akte X - Die unheimlichen Fälle des FBI (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Los expedientes secretos X (Mexico) (Peru) [es]
Досиетата X (Bulgaria: Bulgarian title) [bg]
Секретные материалы (Russia) [ru]
Akte X (Germany) [de]
Arkiv X (Sweden) [sv]
Arquivo X (Brazil) [pt]
Aux frontières du réel (France) [fr]
Código X (Argentina) [es]
Dosjei X (Croatia) [hr]
Expediente X (Spain) [es]
Ficheiros Secretos (Portugal) [pt]
Files in the Dark (Israel: Hebrew title) (literal English title) [iw]
Salaiset kansiot (Finland) [fi]
Salatoimikud (Estonia) [et]
Strengt fortroligt (Denmark) [da]
The X Files (Greece) [el]
X Files (France) [fr]
X Files, aux frontières du réel (France) [fr]
X-Fairu (Japan) [ja]
X-File (Japan: English title) [en]
X-Files (Italy) [it]
X-akták (Hungary) [hu]
Z archiwum X (Poland) [pl]

Runtime:

45 min

Country:

USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

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 line "The truth is out there", at the end of the opening credits, was ranked #9 in TV Guide's list of "TV's 20 Top Catchphrases" (21-27 August 2005 issue).

Goofs:

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

Quotes:

Mulder: I've often felt that dreams are answers to questions we haven't yet figured out how to ask.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Heroes Unmasked: Double Trouble (#1.6)" (2007)

The most intricately perfect work of art.

I find it hard to comment on The X- Files because it simply transcends words. It's an intelligent masterpiece, an epos of beautifully complicated scenarios, plots and characters. Eruditely taking on the grayest of areas, confronting those things under your bed and inside your closet thus bringing new meaning to the fears brought on by conventions and the imprudent obstinacy of social norms. The script, the actors and the direction make the most unbelievable seem believable and the unfathomable- unfathomably real. So thought provoking that if you really let yourself dwell in its essence, it can change the way you see the world, if only just by believing in the conviction that The Truth Is Out There.