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Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)

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The X-Files

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Featured in

    • Science Fiction: A Journey Into the Unknown (TV Movie 1994)

      scenes from the series are shown here
    • The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special 1995)

      clips
    • Secrets of the X Files, Part 1 (TV Special 1995)

    • The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (TV Special 1995)

      Nominee clips.
    • 53rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV Special 1996)

      Clips

Followed by

    • The X Files (1998)

    • The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)

Referenced in

    • "Highlander" Bad Day in Building 'A' (TV Episode 1992)

      In the scene where he is leaving the courtroom, Duncan Macleod is wearing a "liquid X" X Files cap
    • The Real X Files: America's Psychic Spies (TV Movie 1993)

      title reference
    • Policenauts (Video Game 1994)

      A wannabe cop makes references to characters from this film/
    • "Murphy Brown" Loose Affiliations (TV Episode 1994)

      Murphy mentions a show about UFOs on another network.
    • "The Simpsons" Grampa vs. Sexual Inadequacy (TV Episode 1994)

      X-Files-esque invasion as the kids watch the adults behaving strangly and think it's a government conspiracy and to do with aliens.

References

    • All the President's Men (1976)

      Cited as an influence, most notably the character of Deep Throat.
    • Twin Peaks (TV Series 1990–1991)

      Cited by Chris Carter as an influence.

Spin-off

    • The X-Files Game (Video Game 1998)

      The game is set sometime during Season 3 of X-Files.
    • The Lone Gunmen (TV Series 2001)

    • The X Files: Resist or Serve (Video Game 2004)

      The game is based on season 7 of the series.

Spoofed in

    • "Eek! The Cat" The Eeksorcist/The Eex Files (TV Episode 1994)

      Title reference.
    • "Saturday Night Live" David Duchovny/Rod Stewart (TV Episode 1995)

      Spoofed during cold open.
    • "Weird Science" Fly Boy (TV Episode 1995)

      This episode is a parody of the series.
    • The XXX Files: Lust in Space (Video 1995)

    • "ReBoot" Trust No One (TV Episode 1996)

      The episode is both a spoof of and a loving tribute to the X-Files series.

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