The X-Files: Season 1

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FOX | Season Premiere Date: September 10, 1993

Starring: Robert Patrick, David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson

Summary: The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning American science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. The show was a hit for the Fox Broadcasting Company network, and its main characters and slogans (e.g., "The Truth Is Out There", "Trust NoThe X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning American science fiction television series created by Chris Carter, which first aired on September 10, 1993, and ended on May 19, 2002. The show was a hit for the Fox Broadcasting Company network, and its main characters and slogans (e.g., "The Truth Is Out There", "Trust No One", "I Want to Believe") became pop culture touchstones. The X-Files is seen as a defining series of the 1990s, coinciding with the era's widespread mistrust of governments, interest in conspiracy theories and spirituality, and the belief in the existence of extraterrestrial life.

TV Guide called The X-Files the Second greatest cult television show and the 37th best television show of all time. In 2007, Time magazine included it on a list of the "100 Best TV Shows of All Time." In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named it Classic Sci-fi and the fourth best TV show in the last 25 years.

This long running FOX drama lasted nine seasons and focused on the exploits of FBI Agents Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, John Doggett and Monica Reyes and their investigations into the paranormal. From genetic mutants and killer insects to a global conspiracy concerning the colonisation of Earth by an alien species, this mind-boggling, humourous and occasionally frightening series created by Chris Carter has been one of the world's most popular sci-fi/drama shows since its humble beginnings in 1993.

So sit back and enjoy the fascinating world of The X-Files.

The entire nine seasons of The X-Files are now available on DVD!

Emmy Awards
2001 - Outstanding Makeup for a Series for episode DeadAlive
2000 - Outstanding Makeup for a Series for episode Theef - Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series for episode First Person Shooter - Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series for episode First Person Shooter
1999 - Outstanding Makeup for a series for episodes Two Fathers/One Son
1998 - Outstanding Art Direction for a Series for episode The Post-Modern Prometheus - Outstanding Single Camera Picture Editing for a Series for episode Kill Switch
1997 - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Gillian Anderson - Outstanding Art Direction for a Series for episode Memento Mori - Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series for episode Tempus Fugit
1996 - Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series to Peter Boyle for episode Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing for a Drama Series to Darin Morgan for episode Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a series for episode Grotesque - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Series for episode Nisei - Outstanding individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series for episode Nisei
1994 - Outstanding Individual Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences for The X-Files

Golden Globe Awards

1998 - Best TV Series (Drama)
1997 - Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series (Drama) to David Duchovny
- Best Performance by an Actress in a TV-Series (Drama) to Gillian Anderson - Best TV Series (Drama)
1995 - Best TV Series (Drama)… Expand

Creator: Chris Carter

Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E24. The Erlenmeyer Flask
Air Date: May 13, 1994
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S1:E23. Roland
Air Date: May 6, 1994
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S1:E22. Born Again
Air Date: April 29, 1994

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Critic Reviews

Ken Tucker

Feb 17, 2013

The X-Files is the most paranoid, subversive show on TV right now...Filled with florid dialogue (''You've seen things that weren't meant to be seen!'') and not-bad special effects, X-Files is a hoot about hooey. Read full review

Greg Dawson

Feb 20, 2013

The X-Files gets off to a pleasingly creepy start tonight. But even spookier is the thought that some people will mistake it for a documentary. [10 Sept 1993, p.E1]

David Zurawik

Feb 20, 2013

But the paranormal is not what counts. It's the FBI agents who matter -- they're one of TV's most interesting twentysomething couples. [10 Sept 1993, p.1D]

Lon Grahnke

Feb 17, 2013

David Duchovny from "Red Shoe Diaries," "Twin Peaks" and the current film "Kalifornia" combines an off-center earnestness with a weird sense of humor to make Mulder likable and convincing. As Scully, Gillian Anderson provides a cool, logical counterpart for Spooky. It's a perfectly balanced pairing, with only a hint of sexual tension. [10 Sept 1993, p.61]

Robert Bianco

Feb 17, 2013

It's all played with suitably creepy seriousness, but without the self- conscious weirdness that made the later-day "Twin Peaks" so tedious. Duchovny and Anderson anchor the story through steady performances; we're as interested in what happens to them as in what happened to the teens...It's all pretty silly stuff, but it's silliness done well. If you're willing to give yourself over to it, it should hold your attention -- which is more than one can say for most of the season's new offerings. [10 Sept 1993, p.Ent 20]

Tony Scott

Feb 17, 2013

Carter's dialogue is fresh without being self-conscious, and the characters are involving. Series kicks off with drive and imagination, both innovative in recent TV. Read full review

Tom Shales

Feb 17, 2013

It's not quite sci-fi, not quite fantasy, and yet not quite realistic either. It's not quite a show, is what it's not quite...You may get an urge to take a hike too, but pity the poor critic who has to sit there with a big grin on his face and watch the whole stupid thing. [10 Sept 1993, p.G7] Read full review

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Ficko

May 19, 2016

Definitely, The X Files series, has been one of the best TV series of all times. Honestly, I have been trying to find the substitute, but in vain. Not because it's the series from my young age, but simply it's irreplaceable. Well done guys!

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Sambolini

Apr 15, 2012

'The X-Files' was inarguably one of the most influential shows of the 20th century, it delved into the public's lack of trust for the government and the '90s atmosphere of angst and paranoia. The show became a pop culture icon and is a must-watch for any true cinephile.

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JJBP

Mar 5, 2017

Muy fascínate historia, el desarrollo de la relación entre Mulder y Scully es llevada de gran manera, además de combinar de gran manera casos paranormales con investigaciones detectivescas.

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breakingmad

May 14, 2013

The X-Files has certainly raised the bar when it comes to tv shows with consistent and well written episodes. Few tv shows have come close to its quality ever since it first aired in 1993.

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ForReals13

Apr 7, 2018

Pilot B+. Deep Throat B+. Squeeze A-. Conduit B-.
The Jersey Devil C+. Shadows C+. Ghost In The Machine C.
Ice A. Space D+. Fallen Angel B+. Eve B+. Fire B-. Beyond The Sea A. Gender Bender B-. Lazarus C+. Young At Heart B-. E.B.E. A-. Miracle Man C+. Shapes C+. Darkness Falls A-. ToomsPilot B+. Deep Throat B+. Squeeze A-. Conduit B-.
The Jersey Devil C+. Shadows C+. Ghost In The Machine C.
Ice A. Space D+. Fallen Angel B+. Eve B+. Fire B-.
Beyond The Sea A. Gender Bender B-. Lazarus C+.
Young At Heart B-. E.B.E. A-. Miracle Man C+. Shapes C+.
Darkness Falls A-. Tooms A-. Born Again C+. Roland C+.
The Erlenmeyer Flask A.… Expand

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MorbidPig

Aug 17, 2014

The X-Files approaches the paranormal from an entirely different perspective. The character development is sharp and the season finale is so damn satisfying.

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DeyvsonCaliman

Jul 31, 2016

there are some very good episodes from the season 3 to season 5, in the better Twilight Zone style, and some good episodes in some others seasons too, but that's it. The main story behind the series, the conspiracy, is very bad with a lot of gaps that only begin to be explained in the 5ththere are some very good episodes from the season 3 to season 5, in the better Twilight Zone style, and some good episodes in some others seasons too, but that's it. The main story behind the series, the conspiracy, is very bad with a lot of gaps that only begin to be explained in the 5th season and as they go deeper in it, it becomes more and more stupid. If they had never tried to create this main story and kept doing episodes about mysterious phenomenons it would be a nice series, or maybe if they could create a convincing and interesting story.… Expand

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  Air Date: November 11, 2001
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  Air Date: November 5, 2000
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  Air Date: November 7, 1999
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  Air Date: November 8, 1998
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  Air Date: November 2, 1997
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  Air Date: October 4, 1996
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  Air Date: September 22, 1995
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  Air Date: September 16, 1994
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  Air Date: September 10, 1993
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  S1:E24. The Erlenmeyer Flask
  Air Date: May 13, 1994
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  S1:E23. Roland
  Air Date: May 6, 1994
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  S1:E22. Born Again
  Air Date: April 29, 1994
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  S1:E21. Tooms
  Air Date: April 22, 1994
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  S1:E20. Darkness Falls
  Air Date: April 15, 1994
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  S1:E19. Shapes
  Air Date: April 1, 1994
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  S1:E18. Miracle Man
  Air Date: March 18, 1994
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  S1:E17. E.B.E.
  Air Date: February 18, 1994
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  S1:E16. Young at Heart
  Air Date: February 11, 1994
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  S1:E15. Lazarus
  Air Date: February 4, 1994
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  S1:E14. Gender Bender
  Air Date: January 21, 1994
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  S1:E13. Beyond the Sea
  Air Date: January 7, 1994
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  S1:E12. Fire
  Air Date: December 17, 1993
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  S1:E11. Eve
  Air Date: December 10, 1993
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  S1:E10. Fallen Angel
  Air Date: November 19, 1993
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  S1:E9. Space
  Air Date: November 12, 1993
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  Air Date: November 5, 1993
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  Air Date: October 29, 1993
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  Air Date: October 22, 1993
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  S1:E5. The Jersey Devil
  Air Date: October 8, 1993
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  S1:E4. Conduit
  Air Date: October 1, 1993
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  S1:E3. Squeeze
  Air Date: September 24, 1993
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  S1:E2. Deep Throat
  Air Date: September 17, 1993
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  Air Date: September 10, 1993