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Here it is.
Can the person who has taken over the
Mulderisms/Scullyisms list contact me so I can list you in
the FAQ?
Keep those bits and pieces coming. Thanks to all who help
me refine the FAQ.
Special Agent Pat Gonzales
[email protected]
[email protected]
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X FILE 11291093
File updated 8/1/94
Fox Network Programming
Ten Thirteen Productions
"The X Files," hour-long television drama
airing Fridays at 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific (U.S.), 8 p.m.
Central and Mountain (U.S.); on Global Television in
Canada; and Monday nights on Sky One in the United
Kingdom. It airs at 9:30 p.m. Thursdays on Network 10 in
Australia, Wednesdays on Channel 2 in New Zealand, 9:30
p.m. Wednesdays in Singapore, and has begun showing in
Portugal.
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This report is eyes-only with a level 2 clearance. The
information is updated monthly and is posted on the first
day of the month to alt.tv.x-files and rec.arts.sf.tv.
Information contained is copyright 1994 to Special Agent
Pat Gonzales. Agents may download and redistribute the
report in its entirety with the copyright notice intact,
but may not reproduce for payment. Any other use of this
information is prohibited without permission from the team
leader. This by no means is meant to infringe on any
copyrights held by Chris Carter, Ten Thirteen Productions,
or 20th Century Fox Television.
Deep background on agents Mulder and Scully was the
determination of the team leader, and in no way is
intended to be a definitive interpretation of the events
aired. Typographic errors are the sole responsibility of
the team leader.
Information gleaned from episodes will be indicated by
the episode title following in [brackets]. Information
gleaned from media articles will be indicated by the media
venue indicated in [brackets].
/Index/
Background
Production Notes
Addresses
Episode Titles / Air Dates
Deep Background - Fox Mulder
Deep Background - Dana Scully
FBI Superiors
Recurring Characters
The Romantic Angle
The Pregnancy
Deep Background - David Duchovny
Deep Background - Gillian Anderson
Merchandise
Fan Club/Fanzines
X Files Episode Survey
Miscellaneous Information
Types of "Extreme Possibilities"
FTP Sites
/Background/
_The X Files_ is a television series dealing with two FBI
agents, Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, in the Bureau's
Violent Crimes section. They work with the "X files,"
cases that have unexplainable elements and often involve
the paranormal.
/Production Notes/
The series was created by Chris Carter.
Executive producers for the show include Carter, Glen
Morgan and James Wong, and R.W. Goodwin. The show's
supervising producers are Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon.
Chris Ruppenthal is the executive story consultant.
The show is filmed almost entirely in Vancouver, British
Columbia.
_The X Files_ is *not based on true events or real FBI X
files.* The episodes are fiction, the plots loosely based
on news reports of unexplained events around the world and
other unexplained phenomena. The pilot !does open with a
note saying that the events were based on an actual
real-life story, but was put there for effect.
/Addresses/
If you wish to write in support of the show, the addresses
are:
Chris Carter , Executive Producer, "The X
Files," c/o Fox Broadcasting Company, P.O. Box 900,
Beverly Hills, CA 90123
Jonathan Littman, Director of Current
Programming, Fox Broadcasting Company, P.O. Box 900,
Beverly Hills, CA 90123
Fan mail to Duchovny and Anderson can be sent to:
(actor's name), c/o X Files Production Office, North Shore
Studios, Building 10, 110-555 Brooks Bank Ave., North
Vancouver, B.C. V7J 385 CANADA
The Fox Network has an Internet address to which you can
e-mail your comment on the series. Charles Kennedy, Vice
President of Programming Research, is the contact. The
address is: [email protected]. If you send e-mail,
indicate "X Files" in the subject line. The X Files
production company has e-mail addresses through Delphi;
these are unknown.
/Episode Titles - Air Dates/
A short episode guide is currently being kept by Cliff
Chen. It is posted on the first of every month to
alt.tv.x-files and rec.arts. sf.tv. A copy of this episode
guide is stored at the FTP sites listed below.
Cliff is also working on an extended episode guide, which
will be available later this summer.
Season 1 History
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Code Episode Air Dates (original/repeats)
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1X79 "The X-Files" (1.1) 9/10/93 1/17/94
1X01 "Deep Throat" (1.2) 9/17/93 12/24/93, 6/24/94
1X02 "Squeeze" (1..3) 9/24/93 12/ 3/93, 6/10/94
1X03 "Conduit" (1.4) 10/ 1/93 12/14/93, 5/27/94
1X04 "Jersey Devil" (1.5) 10/ 8/93 12/31/93, 7/22/94
1X05 "Shadows" (1.6) 10/22/93 3/ 4/94
1X06 "Ghost in the Machine" (1.7) 10/29/93 1/14/94
1X07 "Ice" (1.8) 11/ 5/93 1/17/94
1X08 "Space" (1.9) 11/12/93 1/28/94
1X09 "Fallen Angel" (1.10) 11/19/93 3/29/94
1X10 "Eve" (1.11) 12/10/93 3/11/94
1X11 "Fire" (1.12) 12/17/93 3/25/94
1X12 "Beyond the Sea" (1.13) 1/ 7/94 4/8/94
1X13 "GenderBender" (1.14) 1/21/94 5/20/94
1X14 "Lazarus" (1.15) 2/ 4/94 6/3/94
1X15 "Young at Heart" (1.16) 2/11/94 6/17/94
1X16 "E.B.E." (1.17) 2/18/94 7/8/94
1X17 "Miracle Man" (1.18) 3/18/94 7/1/94
1X18 "Shapes" (1.19) 4/ 1/94
1X19 "Darkness Falls" (1.20) 4/15/94
1X20 "Tooms" (1.21) 4/22/94 7/15/94
1X21 "Born Again" (1.22) 4/29/94 8/5/94?
1X22 "Roland" (1.23) 5/ 6/94 7/29/94
1X23 The Erlenmeyer Flask (1.24) 5/13/94
Season 2 Episode Titles
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Little Green Men (w: Morgan/Wong) - season opener Sept. 16
The Host (w: Chris Carter)
Blood (w: Morgan/Wong)
(since we don't know the aired order of these I will
refrain from listing such, except for the season opener,
which is common knowledge)
/Deep Background-Fox Mulder/
Agent Fox Mulder, an Oxford-trained psychologist with a
photographic memory, is one of the FBI Violent Crimes
division's best agents, although he is in disfavor with
not only his superiors but also his colleagues because of
his interest in the Bureau's X files. He stumbled upon
these files, dealing with paranormal phenomena, during his
first three years with the Bureau, as a crack analyst in
the Bureau's behavioral sciences department. [Chris
Carter, _Starlog #201_, April 1994]
His fascination with the paranormal stems from a
childhood incident -- his sister Samantha disappeared from
their home in Chilmark, Mass. (pop. 650) when he was 12
and she was 8. Mulder claims she was abducted by aliens;
during regressions he recalled hearing his sister's cries
for help, and a bright light which kept him paralyzed and
told him that his sister would be all right. [Conduit]
Mulder's early meteoric rise at the Bureau has enabled
him to make high-placed friends in Congress. These
contacts keeep him from retribution from higher-ups,
although they have assigned him a partner, with the tacit
idea of discrediting what he does so that he can be
dismissed. However, Mulder picked up a somewhat
vacillating ally in a mysterious covert individual known
as Deep Throat. [Deep Throat, Fallen Angel, Eve, Young at
Heart, E.B.E., Erlenmeyer Flask] (At the end of Season 1,
the X Files division has been shut down and Mulder is to
be reassigned.)
Mulder is known around the Bureau by the nickname of
"Spooky" [Pilot, Young at Heart] because of his interest
in paranormal phenomena. "He is considered a loose cannon,
a person who is maybe wasting time and money, and also his
expertise, on an area the Bureau thinks has very little
value." [Carter, Starlog] Due to an incident on one of
his first Bureau assignments (a fellow agent was killed)
[Young at Heart], he eschews following investigations "by
the book," opting isntead for his own instincts and
methods. He keeps notes for his field reports in a
handwritten journal [Born Again].
We believe Mulder doesn't "have a life," as we have seen
nothing of his off-duty activities. However, some of this
may stem from a relationship he had at Oxford ten years
ago with a woman who is now with Scotland Yard (Phoebe
Green [Fire]). He apparently was in love with her, but she
not with him.
Mulder has a fear of fire [Fire], which may have been
conquered during his rescue of the children of British MP
Sir Malcolm Marsden (who also happened to be Phoebe's
latest fling). He is also a fan of the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). [Space]
Mulder has a habit of unshelling shelled sunflower seeds,
and making droll comments which X-Philes have come to note
as "Mulderisms." Mulder enjoys wearing wild ties to work,
and seems to be a New York Knicks fan. He appears to had
a fondness for classic rock [minor references, Beyond the
Sea, Gender Bender] and classic science fiction movies
[Tooms, Erlenmeyer Flask], and iced tea seems to be his
beverage of choice [Tooms]. There are "hints" that Mulder
has an interest in pornography -- in one episode, we see
Mulder looking at the centerfold of some "men's magazine"
talking about how the woman claims she was abducted by
aliens; in another episode Scully remarks that she hadn't
seen Mulder that excited since she caught him going
through the Adult Video News. As a psychologist, he favors
using hypnotic regression as a psychological healing tool,
and hates the unnecessary use of medication [Born Again].
Mulder has dark brown hair and hazel eyes.
/Deep Background - Dana Scully/
Dana Scully is a medical doctor with an undergraduate
degree in physics from the University of Maryland [Jersey
Devil]. She was recruited for the FBI right out of medical
school, and had been teaching at the FBI Academy in
Quantico, Va. She was assigned by Section Chief Scott
Blevins to be Mulder's partner in order to keep an eye on
him and determine whether he is perhaps too obsessed with
the X files.
Scully is skeptical of anything paranormal, believing
that everything has a logical, scientifically-quantified
explanation. Though in most of the cases she and Mulder
have been on she has not witnessed any overt paranormal
activities, she has had four brushes with unexplainable
phenomena that may have her start questioning her beliefs
[Beyond the Sea; Lazarus; Born Again, Erlenmeyer Flask].
(At the end of Season 1, the X Files division has been
shut down and Scully is to be reassigned.)
Scully is a middle child; she has one older and one
younger brother. Her father died early in 1994; they were
apparently close at one time (she called him Ahab; he
called her Starbuck), but her family disapproved of her
joining the Bureau. [Beyond the Sea] She had a yearlong
relationship with an instructor at the Academy, Jack
Willis, with whom she shared the same birthdate (Feb. 23).
[Lazarus] She is just as much a workaholic as Mulder, and
is currently not seeing anyone [Jersey Devil].
Scully has hazel eyes and auburn hair. She drinks her
coffee with cream, no sugar [E.B.E.]. She was raised as a
Catholic [Miracle Man].
/FBI Superiors/
Section Chief Scott Blevins (Charles Cioffi) is with the
Violent Crimes Section of the Bureau. [Pilot] Blevins
assigned Scully to be Mulder's partner, and her field
reports are sent to his office. [early episodes]
Section Chief Joseph McGrath (Frederick Coffin) is with
the Office of Professional Responsibility [Fallen Angel]
and seems determined to have Mulder fired and the X Files
shut down.
Assistant Director Walter S. Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) is
one of the Bureau higher-ups reading Scully's reports. He
has warned both Scully and Mulder that their unorthodox
methods of investiation may have dire consequences.
[Tooms], and followed through by shutting down the X Files
division at an order from the highest levels of government
[Erlenmeyer Flask].
/Recurring Characters/
"Deep Throat" (Jerry Hardin) is a mysterious individual
believed to be some sort of higher-up government official.
Mulder can apparently contact him via a blue light shining
from his apartment window; DT calls Mulder and signals him
with a series of clicks [E.B.E.]. The method of choosing a
meeting place has yet to be determined. He appears to have
been exterminated in the episode "The Erlenmeyer Flask."
Current speculation on Deep Throat is contained in
Internal Affairs X-File Inquiry #875110-6249 [aka the Deep
Throat FAQ, posted by Special Agent Jeff Gostin].
"Cigarette Smoking Man" (William B. Davis) is another
mysterious individual who, like Deep Throat, appears to be
a higher-up government official with some power. Assistant
Director Skinner seemed to be deferring to his opinion in
Cigarette Smoking Man's only spoken line to date [Tooms].
He also kept a silent watch on the proceedings in
Blevins's office and burying vital evidence in a secret
Pentagon storage room [Pilot, Erlenmeyer Flask].
/The Romance Aspect/
There will be *no romance* between Fox Mulder and Dana
Scully.
Everyone readily admits that there is some attraction, a
"sexual tension," between the characters. However, neither
series creator Chris Carter, nor actors David Duchovny and
Gillian Anderson, nor most X-Philes, want a full-blown
romance to develop.
Carter "firmly believes that a series can be 'ruined' if
the characters cross the boundaries of sexual tension."
[Starlog #201, April 1994]
Anderson [Starlog Platinum #2] says, "I don't want that
to happen, David doesn't want that to happen, [Chris
Carter] I don't think wants that to happen. The show's not
about intimacy between us; it would be a huge mistake to
make it about that. Both of our characters are
single-minded about our work and respectful enough not to
complicate it in any way. We [eventually] warm up to each
other, and there are times when there's more sexual
tension than others, but it's not going to be a romantic
relationship."
Duchovny's viewpoint [Starlog #202, May 1994]: "Having a
friendship and a professional working relationship with a
woman is much more interesting....It's very easy to just
jump into bed. That doesn't take much imagination."
So: don't even think about it!
/The Pregnancy/
Although actress Gillian Anderson is pregnant, her
condition will not be reflected in the show's script.
Contrary to published rumors, the character of Dana
Scully will *not* be pregnant -- by aliens, Elvis :-), or
otherwise. Although previous reports had the character
absent from some early episodes (while Anderson has her
baby), she apparently will now make an appearance in each
episode and the production company will film "creatively"
to disguise the pregnancy, much as Gates McFadden on
_ST:TNG_ and Phylicia Rashad on _The Cosby Show_ were.
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/Deep Background-Chris Carter/
Chris Carter, 37, began his career as a screenwriter in
1985 at The Walt Disney Studios. Previously, Carter had
been working as a freelance journalist, writing and
traveling extensively abroad. At Disney, Carter wrote and
produced several television movies in addition to the
television pilot _Cameo by Night_ for NBC and _The Nanny_,
a sitcom for The Disney Channel. He took a short leave of
absence from Disney to co-produce the second season of the
comedy series _Rags to Riches_, starring Joe Bologna, and
returned in 1989 to create and executive produce "Brand
New Life," a recurring comedy series which ran as part of
a rotating schedule on Disney's Sunday night lineup. [Fox
press packet for _X Files_]
/Deep Background - David Duchovny/
David Duchovny, 34, is probably best known for his
memorable role as the transvestite detective Dennis/Denise
in the television series "Twin Peaks." A native New
Yorker, Duchovny graduated from Princeton University and
then earned a graduate degree in English literature at
Yale University, preparing for a career as a teacher.
While at Yale, he began commuting to New York to study
acting and was soon appearing in off-Broadway plays. In
1987, in the midst of his doctoral studies, he left Yale
to pursue acting full time.
Duchovny (pronounced Doo-kuv'-nee), 6'1" tall, was born
August 7. His parents, Amram (a publicist for the American
Jewish Committee) and Margaret (an elementary school
teacher) divorced when he was 11. He has one brother,
Daniel, and a sister, Laurie. He has a girlfriend,
actresss Perrey Reeves, and resides in Malibu, Calif. [Fox
press packet for _X Files_ and _People_ magaine, April 18,
1994 issue]
*Filmography*
New Years Day 1988
Working Girl 1988
Bad Influence 1988, 1989
"Twin Peaks" 1990
The Rapture 1991
Julia Has Two Lovers 1991
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1991
Denial 1991
Venice/Venice 1992
Ruby 1992
"Red Shoe Diaries" 1992
Chaplin 1992
Beethoven 1992
"Baby Snatcher" 1992
Kalifornia 1993
"The X Files" 1993
/Deep Background - Gillian Anderson/
Gillian Anderson first gained recognition as an actresss
for her off-Broadway performance in Alan Ayckbourne's
"Absent Friends" at the Manhattan Theater Club, for which
she won a Theatre World Award. Her love of theater began
in high school where she participated in community
theater. In college, Anderson studies with the National
Theater of Great Britain at Cornell University in Ithaca,
N.Y., and then at the Goodman Theater School at Chicago's
DePaul University, where she obtained her BFA degree.
Anderson, 5' 2" tall, was born August 9, and lives in Los
Angeles. [Fox press packet for _X Files_] She is married,
and is expecting her first child in September. She is not
related in any way to Jo Anderson who appeared as Diana in
the television show _Beauty and the Beast_.
*Filmography*
Home Fires Burning 1992
"The X Files" 1993
"Exit to Eden" (audiotape) 1993
/Merchandise/
X Files shirts, mugs, and caps have made an appearance at
various locations. Suncoast Videos are carrying the above
items; look for the store in a city near you. :-) Starland
is carrying three officially-licensedT-shirts and two
officially-licensed hats. They can be reached at
1-800-733-8735 for an illustrated flyer.
Delphi is also selling a different group of official X
Files merchandise through their X Files Special Interest
Group. A sweatshirt, t-shirt, mug, keychain, and
letterjacket are available only through the SIG on Delphi.
Original novels are also in the works, to be written by
Charles L. Grant and to be published by Harper Prism. The
first one is expected in December.
Topps Comics has announced that they have acquired the
rights to do an _X Files_ comic book, and are currently in
production. The first issue is expected in December.
[Topps Copics is an arm of the baseball-card company, and
currently produce comic books based on other TV and movie
characters as well as the usual superheroes.]
Also, there are rumors that Fox is tentatively considering
a big-screen X Files movie.
/Fan Club**Fanzines/
*Fan Club*
The X-Files Fan Club was formed with the sanction of 20th
Century Fox and Ten Thirteen Productions in March 1994. A
year's subscription is $20 ($30 Canadian). The fan club, a
nonprofit organization, plans to produce a
newsletter/magazine every two months, containing news,
interviews, pictures, episode guides, bibliographic
information, more information on topics brought up in the
show, and other items. Although net-fandom will be well
represented (one section of the newsletter will be called
"The Buzz from the Net"), the newsletter is targeted at
general fandom.
Submissions are welcome! Electronic newsletter
submissions may be sent to [email protected]. A
postscript version of the fan club membership application
may be ftp'd from ftp.rutgers.edu; the file is
pub/x-files/membership/flier.ps.
For more information, send a SASE to:
X Files Fan Club, P.O. Box 3138, Nashau, NH 03061-3138 or
X Files Fan Club, c/o S. Bartle, 4404 Perry St.,
Vancouver, BC Canada V5N 3X5
*Fanzines*
Deb Walsh ([email protected] or deb [email protected]; 2
Spring Hill Terrace, Somerville, MA 02143) publishes a
fanzine called _The Manifest_ which deals with various
paranormal-oriented television shows, including _The X
Files_. Issue #2, with two long X FIles stories, is now
available. E-mail or send a SASE for more information.
_Incident UXP_ is an _X Files_ fanzine being published by
Debbie Roberts of Hangar X Publishing, 2419 N. Tejon St.,
Colorado Springs, CO 80907. Issue #1 is now available.
Send a SASE for more information.
OtherWhen Press is planning a crossover fanzine
(characters meet characters from other media universes)
called Crossfiles, which will include crossovers with the
_X Files_ universe. One confirmed story is an X Files/Real
Ghostbusters story. Planned publication date is May 95.
For information (send a SASE) or to reserve a copy ($5 and
a SASE) write to OtherWhen Press, 722 Brownstone Rd.,
Larimer, PA 15647
Mary Wardell is planning an _X Files_ fanzine called "The
X-Philes." For more details and/or submission guidelines
send an SASE to Prime Time Press, c/o Mary F. Wardell,
2104 SE 28th Place, Portland, OR 97214
Betsy Vera is planning an _X Files_ fanzine called
"X-treme Possibilities." For more information or
submissions guidelines, send a SASE to: Bentley Press, c/o
Betsy Vera, 1207 South State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48104, or
e-mail her at [email protected].
"Wrapped in Plastic" (a Twin Peaks fanzine) is devoting a
full issue to the X Files in August. The 40-page issue
contains a complete episode guide with commentary and
analysis, map of the U.S. showing where each episode took
place, and an interview with Gillian Anderson.
The issue should be available in comic book stores and
larger book stores across the country. The issue is also
available by mail for $6.95 ($4.95 plus $2 postage) from:
Win-Mill Productions, 1912 E. Timberview Lane, Arlington,
TX 76014.
/X-Files Episode Survey/
Gary Dontzig, a writer on _Murphy_Brown_, says, "I have a
theory that
out of 25 episodes, if you do five that are spectacular,
you're in the
big leagues." That's a batting average of .200
An online survey of favorite episodes was conducted by
Charles McGrew. The results are below. How did your
favorite episodes/writers rate?
Rating Scheme of 1 (Mediocre) to 4 (Spectacular):
Total number of Ballots received: 116
Episode Ave. #ofVotes/ Episode
Ave. #ofVotes/
Title Vote '4' Votes Title
Vote '4' Votes
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Erlenmeyer Flask 3.74 102/78 Conduit
2.99 91/23
Tooms 3.60 93/62 Gender Bender
2.91 106/25
Squeeze 3.56 95/57 Roland
2.86 100/19
Beyond the Sea 3.52 112/72 Lazarus
2.74 99/9
Ice 3.45 108/60 Shadows
2.74 102/16
E.B.E. 3.44 90/54 Young at Heart
2.64 88/8
Deep Throat 3.43 89/48 Miracle Man
2.58 101/11
Eve 3.36 107/57 Born Again
2.53 97/7
The X-Files 3.36 94/39 The Jersey Devil
2.43 95/7
Fallen Angel 3.27 98/38 Shapes
2.34 94/8
Fire 3.02 111/25 Ghost in the Machine
1.99 102/6
Darkness Falls 3.01 100/30 Space
1.72 106/3
Total Show Average is 2.97
There were a total of 762 '4' votes out of 2380 votes, for
a percentage
of 32.02
Highest Rated Show is "The Erlenmeyer Flask"
(Chris Carter/Robert W. Goodwin), with 3.74
Lowest Rated Show is "Space" (Chris Carter/William Graham),
with 1.72
Shows rated above 3.5:
Squeeze (Glen Morgan & James Wong/Harry Longstreet),
Beyond the Sea (Glen Morgan & James Wong/David Nutter),
Tooms (Glen Morgan & James Wong/David Nutter), and The
Erlenmeyer Flask (Chris Carter/Robert W. Goodwin).
Total number of these 'super-spectacular' shows: 4
Show 'slugging percentage' is 0.167
Shows rated above 3:
The X-Files (Chris Carter/Robert Mandel),
Deep Throat (Chris Carter/Daniel Sackheim),
Squeeze (Glen Morgan & James Wong/Harry Longstreet),
Ice (Glen Morgan & James Wong/David Nutter),
Fallen Angel (Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon/Larry Shaw),
Eve (Kenneth Biller & Chris Brancato/Fred Gerber),
Fire (Chris Carter/Larry Shaw),
Beyond the Sea (Glen Morgan & James Wong/David Nutter),
E.B.E. (Glen Morgan & James Wong/William Graham),
Darkness Falls (Chris Carter/Joe Napolitano),
Tooms (Glen Morgan & James Wong/David Nutter),
The Erlenmeyer Flask (Chris Carter/ Robert W. Goodwin)
Total number of these 'spectacular' shows: 12 out of 24.
Show 'batting average' is 0.500
Writing Team Ratings
Episodes Average
Team Name Written Rating
--------- -------- --------
Glen Morgan & James Wong 6 3.39
Kenneth Biller & Chris Brancato 1 3.36
Chris Carter 7 2.96
Larry Barber & Paul Barber 1 2.91
Chris Ruppenthal 1 2.86
Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon 5 2.70
Scott Kaufer & Chris Carter 1 2.64
Howard Gordon & Chris Carter 1 2.58
Marilyn Osborn 1 2.34
Director Ratings
Episodes Average
Director Name Written Rating
------------- -------- --------
Robert W. Goodwin 1 3.74
Harry Longstreet 1 3.56
Fred Gerber 1 3.36
Robert Mandel 1 3.36
Daniel Sackheim 2 3.21
Larry Shaw 2 3.14
David Nutter 6 3.09
Rob Bowman 1 2.91
Michael Katleman 1 2.74
Joe Napolitano 2 2.72
Michael Lange 2 2.61
William Graham 2 2.58
Jerrold Freedman 2 2.26
/Miscellaneous information/
As a result of an informal poll conducted Spring 94,
net.fans of the _The X Files_ have chosen (with a 73%
approval rating) to be called X-Philes.
Weapons: Scully carries a Sig-Sauer P230. Mulder uses a
Glock 19 9mm.
So far Mulder has fired his gun three times (to scare away
wolves [Conduit] to kill John Barnett [Young at Heart],
and at the shapeshifter creature [Shapes]), and Scully,
three times (three shots to stop the air duct fan [Ghost
in the Machine], once to wound Lucas Henry [Beyond the
Sea], three shots, to kill [so we thought] Warren Dupre
[Lazarus])
Both Mulder and Scully have been shot once (Mulder,
critically, in the upper femur in Beyond the Sea; Scully,
in the chest though wearing her protective vest, in Young
at Heart).
For the morbid: X Files' death toll to date: 64 [through
first season]
Scully's FBI ID number is 2317-616, and her home phone
number is (202) 555-6431. [Ghost in the Machine.]
Scully and Mulder met for the first time on March 6, 1992
X.T. (X Files Time) [Pilot].
Ten Thirteen's production crew has had cameos (names and
bodies) in various episodes: First Assistant Director Tom
Braidwood appeared as a _Lone Gunman_ photographer in
"E.B.E.", and his name was used as the person taking over
Howard Graves's parking spot in "Shadows" and as Mulder's
alias to get into the secured government compound in
Washington State in "E.B.E." Ken Kirzinger, stunt
coordinator, appeared as Richter in "Ice." Hair Stylist
Malcolm Marsden's name was used for the British PM in
"Fire." Vladimir Stefoff, First Assistant Director, had
his name (as Val Stefoff) used as Scully's alias to get
into the compound in "E.B.E."
Story ideas: _The X Files_, like almost all network TV
shows, does not accept unsolicited scripts or story ideas.
If you have them, you will need to get yourself an agent
to submit them to the show. Story ideas or scripts sent to
the show unagented will be returned or tossed in the
trash. Ideas, scripts, and stories can be posted for other
fans' enjoyment to the newsgroup alt.tv.x-files.creative.
/Types of "Extreme Possibilities"/
Constructed by Special Agent Philip Thorne (Based on
X-Files Episode Guide, Copyright 1994 by Cliff Chen)
*Classification types*
(N) Normal (perfectly explainable human activities)
(P) Paranormal (psychic, ghosts, etc)
(SW) Suspiciously Weird(mutants, etc)
(IXO) Inadvertent XT Operations (at least they seem to be)
(LGS) Legitimate Government Secrecy (at least more so than
MQGP)
(MXP) Malevolent XT Plot (at least it seems to be)
(MQGP) Malevolent Quasi-Government Plot (which government?)
(NPCO) Normal People Cover Up (as opposed to the
government)
Confidence level: We, as viewers, saw something--often
more than Mulder or Scully. How much evidence is presented
to support certain classification? That's what this is
for.
(Notes): Brief examples of evidence from the episode.
*Episodes*
1.1 Pilot: "The X-Files" MXP--high (Mutated highschoolers,
controlled probably by aliens NPCO--definite (That big
room with all the evidence.)
1.2 "Deep Throat" LGS--definite (Air Force using UFO
tech.) MQGP--definite (Erasing Mulder's memory.)
1.3 "Squeeze" SW--definite (That's a suspicious
"mutation.")
1.4 "Conduit" IXO--Probable (the daughter was returned)
1.5 "The Jersey Devil N--almost definite (She *was*
human, just aboriginal.) NPCO--definite (Atlantic City
police coverup.)
1.6 "Shadows" P--definite (People floating in midair;
flying office supplies. LGS--definite (The US Attorney's
Office investigating illegal sales.)
1.7 "Ghost in the Machine" N--definite (It's a human
program.) MQGP--probable (Someone *claiming* to be from
the gov't wants it.)
1.8 "Ice" IXO--definite (Not a terran life form, but
nonsentient.) LGS--probable (They blow up the station to
prevent infection.)
1.9 "Space" P--unlikely (Maybe that gaseous thing was a
ghost?) MXP--probable (Causing him to sabotage
missions.)
1.10 "Fallen Angel" IXO--definite (Crashed alien,
running scared, it seemed.) LGS--probable (Cordoning off
area.) MXP--possible (Max had implant, and was
abducted.) MQCP--probable (But maybe the officer was
just nasty.)
1.11 "Eve" P--unlikely (Was telepathy a consequence of
the project, or not?) MQCP--definite (The unethical
cloning project, covered up.)
1.12 "Fire" SW--definite (A suspicious
mutation--pyrokineticnic, regenerative.)
1.13 "Beyond the Sea" P--possible (But maybe Scully and
the convict were both delusional.)
1.14 "GenderBender" SW--possible (Maybe they were
mutants.) IXO--possible (They didn't *seem* human, but
they kept to themselves.)
1.15 "Lazarus" P--probable (That was too much
"channelling" to be merely obsessed with the criminal's
mind.)
1.16 "Young at Heart" N--definite (The researcher owns
up.) MQGP--unlikely (Unless the researcher was covering
for them...)
1.17 "E.B.E." MQGP--Possible (We never find out what they
were covering up or why they were misdirecting)
1.18"Miracle Man" N--definite (The burn victim was
framing the boy.)
P--unlikely (But what *was* it Mulder saw? Was the burn
victim *really* dead in 1983?)
1.19 "Darkness Falls" SW--Definite (Bugs were definitely
not "normal.") LGS--Probable (quarantine procedures for
rescue, government scientist says they will go in with
controlled burns and pesticides, and probably won't tell
anyone why they're doing it)
1.20 "Tooms" SW--definite (as in the original)
1.21 "Born Again" P--Probable (Possession is the most
logical explanation) NPCO--Definite (original murder that
triggers possession)
1.22 "Roland" P--Probable (Arthur seemed to be
"directing" Roland, his identical though mentally
challenged twin brother). NPCO--Definite (the project
director offed Arthur, who was just getting his revenge)
1.23 "Erlenmeyer Flask" MXP--Definite (Frozen
alien bodies and extraterrestrial DNA, not to mention the
mutated subjects). MQGP--Definite (Men In Black).
/X Files FTP Sites/
Cory L. Scott ([email protected]) runs a Macintosh
FTP site at cybercow.rh.uchicago.edu (site DISABLED until
September).The opening theme has been digitized as .iff
and .snd (mac) formats.The directory path is /pub/Xfiles.
The opening music is in /pub/Xfiles/Song. Special Agent
Scott also has other _X Files_ sounds for the Macintosh,
this FAQ, the current Episode Guide and Deep Throat FAQ,
and GIFs and JPEGs as well.
John A. Ruchak ([email protected]) runs
an IBM-PC/Unix/VMS site at mtp034.mis.semi.harris.com
(132.158.127.164) [directory path /pub/Xfiles]. The site
will be home primarily for non-Macintosh type binary files
such as .GIF graphics, .WAV and .AU sound files, etc., as
well as text files that anyone can use. This site also
offers a "creative" section for those individuals wishing
to share stories.
Lars Kremers ([email protected]) runs an X Files
server site at tartarus.uwa.edu.au (directory path
/pub/lars) in Australia. This site carries FAQs and
episode guides, published articles, .GIF format pictures,
.WAV and .AU sounds, poll results, and all creative pieces
posted so far.
Another FTP site is at ftp.rutgers.edu (/pub/x-files)
An _X Files_ "creative" site has been created at
vorlon.mankato.msus.edu by Robert A. Hayden
([email protected]). This site contains all
material that has been posted to alt.tv.x-files.creative.
Charles Mcgrew ([email protected]) has
established an http server which contains an X Files
mosaic page. This page includes the theme music,
miscellaneous sound bites, this FAQ, Episode Guide, DT
FAQ, pictures of the cast, and links to other FTP areas,
among other things. The path is:
http://www.rutgers.edu/x-files.html.
Liam Bahneman ([email protected]) also has an X
Files web server. Its menu is available at
http://goren1.u.washington.edu/~roland/x-files/x-files.h
ml.
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Team Leader: Special Agent Pat Gonzales,
[email protected] (Internet) or [email protected]
(America Online)
Team members: Tonya Yount, Cliff Chen, Kristin Jones,
James Drentner, Cory Scott, Angelia Derrick, Aliskye
MacKyven Raizel, Gerry Jones, Charmaine Lazaro, John
Anthony Ruchak, Jeff Gostin, Charles Mcgrew, Andrew Waite,
Philip Thorne, Paula J. Vitaris. Michael A. Chary
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