------- X FILE 11291093 File updated 8/1/97 Changes (marked with #): Part 1 - Emmy awards; Part 3 - Reconfigured web site info; Part 5 - New question/song in DPO? Fox Network Programming Twentieth Century Fox Television Ten Thirteen Productions "The X Files," hour-long television drama airing Sundays at 9 p.m. Eastern/Pacific (U.S.), 8 p.m. Central (U.S.). It is shown in over 60 other countries around the world, including Canada (Global Television anc CTV); the United Kingdom (BBC1, BBC2 and Sky One); New Zealand (Channel 2); Australia (Fox Cable); Singapore; Portugal; Spain (Tele 5); Germany; Poland (TVP2); Korea; The Netherlands; Norway; Sweden (TV 4); Denmark; Finland; South Africa; France (M6); Malaysia; Italy; Hong Kong (Star-Chinese and Star-World); Taiwan (CTS); Brazil (Rede Record); Thailand; Switzerland; and Japan. It is also shown on cable services in Latin America through Fox TV out of Mexico. In fall 1997 the show will be in syndication. It will run in rotation at 8 p.m. ET/PT and 11 p.m. ET/PT Monday through Friday on the cable channel fX beginning Tuesday, Aug. 19. It has also been offered for local independent syndication on the weekends. Contact your local stations for information on the independent syndication in your town, or check out the website at www.its-happening-again.com. ------------ This report is eyes-only with a level 2 clearance. The information is updated monthly and is posted on or around the first day of the month to alt.tv.x-files. Information contained is compiled and copyrighted 1994-97 as to form and wording by Special Agent In Charge Pat Gonzales (pagonz0@pop.uky.edu or lauraholt@aol.com), team leader for XF Case 11291093. Field agents may download and redistribute the report in its entirety with the permission notice intact, or with certain portions deleted with permission, but may not partially or in whole be incorporated into a commercial document. Any other use of this information is prohibited without permission from the special agent in charge. 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 special agent in charge, and in no way is intended to be the definitive interpretation of the events aired. Typographic errors are the sole responsibility of the special agent in charge. 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]. Information gleaned from novels will be indicated by the title listed in [brackets]. /Index/ Background Production Notes Addresses Episode Titles / Air Dates Ratings/Awards Deep Background - Fox Mulder Deep Background - Dana Scully FBI Superiors Recurring Characters Deep Background - Chris Carter Deep Background - David Duchovny Deep Background - Gillian Anderson Newsgroups Electronic Mailing Lists FTP Sites Online Service Special Interest Groups Other Electronic Info The Romance Aspect The Pregnancy Merchandise Fan Clubs Fanzines/Newsletters Conventions Miscellaneous Information Real Frequently Asked Questions /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 are R.W. Goodwin and Howard Gordon. Co-executive producer is David Greenwalt, and co-producers are Paul Rabwin, Vince Gilligan and Frank Spotnitz. Joseph Patrick Finn, Rob Bowman, and Kim Manners are producers. The show is filmed almost entirely in Vancouver, British Columbia. The show is broadcast in Dolby Surround Sound. _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 not meant to imply that there are real X Files. /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 90213 Jonathan Littman, Director of Current Programming, Fox Broadcasting Company, P.O. Box 900, Beverly Hills, CA 90213 Fan mail to David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson can be sent to: Studio Fan Mail/(actor's name), 1201 Fox Farm, Big Bear Lake, CA 92135 The Fox Network has an Internet address to which you can e-mail your comment on the series. The address is: askfox@foxinc.com. If you send e-mail, indicate "X Files" in the subject line. Chris Carter does not have an official e-mail address. Members of the X Files production team do scan the various online groups. Their addresses are not publicly available. /Episode Titles - Air Dates/ A basic episode guide can be found at the official X Files website: http://www.thex-files.com/. A complete episode guide has been kept in the past by Cliff Chen (fidodido@pacificnet.net). It had previously been posted on the first of every month to alt.tv.x-files. It can be viewed at Cliff's web site at http://bird.taponline.com/~cliff/, but it does not appear to be current. Tiny Dancer also has a complete episode guide, which contains the basic information and a lot of interesting tidbits (like quotes and special bits and pieces). You can find it at her website: http://www.globalserve.net/~rhonda/xfinder.html. Individuals in North America with satellite dishes get the feeds for X Files on Saturday at 11 a.m. ET on Telstar 4-05. The live broadcast feed for X Files is sent on Telstar 4, transponder 2 or 23 (east feed) at 9 p.m. ET, and Telstar 4, transponder 2 or 23 (west feed) at midnight ET (west feed). All estimated air dates ("e" after the date") are not confirmed and are subject to change. They're all reruns now until the fall. 8/3 - Quagmire (3rd season) 8/10 - Syzygy (3rd season - first repeat!) 8/17 - Tunguska 8/24 - Terma 8/31 - Tempus Fugit 9/7 - Max Season 1 History ================ Code Episode -- Air Dates (original * repeats) ---- ------- --------- 1X79 "The X-Files" (1.1) -- 9/10/93 * 1/17/94, 11/6/94 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, 11/4/95 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, 5/26/95 1X06 "Ghost in the Machine" (1.7) -- 10/29/93 * 1/14/94, 12/29/96 1X07 "Ice" (1.8) -- 11/ 5/93 * 1/17/94 (and 8/12/94 in some areas), 3/3/95 1X08 "Space" (1.9) -- 11/12/93 * 1/28/94, 8/22/94 1X09 "Fallen Angel" (1.10) -- 11/19/93 * 3/29/94, 11/13/94, 3/9/97 1X10 "Eve" (1.11) -- 12/10/93 * 3/11/94, 8/26/94 1X11 "Fire" (1.12) -- 12/17/93 * 3/25/94, 11/20/94 1X12 "Beyond the Sea" (1.13) -- 1/ 7/94 * 4/8/94, 12/22/95 1X13 "GenderBender" (1.14) -- 1/21/94 * 5/20/94, 7/21/95 1X14 "Lazarus" (1.15) -- 2/ 4/94 * 6/3/94, 9/2/94 1X15 "Young at Heart" (1.16) -- 2/11/94 * 6/17/94 1X16 "E.B.E." (1.17) -- 2/18/94 * 7/8/94, 11/25/94 1X17 "Miracle Man" (1.18) -- 3/18/94 * 7/1/94, 3/30/97 1X18 "Shapes" (1.19) -- 4/ 1/94 * 10/28/94, 8/4/95 1X19 "Darkness Falls" (1.20) -- 4/15/94 * 8/5/94, 12/2/94 1X20 "Tooms" (1.21) -- 4/22/94 * 7/15/94, 11/4/95 1X21 "Born Again" (1.22) -- 4/29/94 * 8/22/94, 4/5/96 1X22 "Roland" (1.23) -- 5/6/94 * 7/29/94, 12/29/95 1X23 "The Erlenmeyer Flask" (1.24) -- 5/13/94 * 9/9/94, 9/1/95 Season 2 Episode Titles ================== 2X01 "Little Green Men" -- 9/16/94 * 12/23/94, 9/8/95 2X02 "The Host" -- 9/23/94 * 12/30/94, 1/19/96 2X03 "Blood" -- 9/30/94 * 1/20/95 2X04 "Sleepless" -- 10/7/94 * 3/10/95 2X05 "Duane Barry" -- 10/14/94 * 6/2/95 2X06 "Ascension" -- 10/21/94 * 6/9/95 2X07 "3" -- 11/4/94 * 6/16/95, 4/24/96 2X08 "One Breath" -- 11/11/94 * 6/23/95 2X09 "Firewalker" -- 11/18/94 * 3/24/95, 3/22/96 2X10 "Red Museum" -- 12/9/94 * 4/21/95 2X11 "Excelsis Dei" -- 12/16/94 * 4/7/95 2X12 "Aubrey" -- 1/6/95 * 6/30/95 2X13 "Irresistible" -- 1/13/94 * 7/7/95, 3/15/96 2X14 "Die Hand Die Verletzt" -- 1/27/95 * 7/14/95, 3/2/97 2X15 "Fresh Bones" -- 2/3/95 * 12/8/95 2X16 "Colony" -- 2/10/95 * 8/15/95 2X17 "End Game" -- 2/17/95 * 8/15/95 2X18 "Fearful Symmetry" -- 2/24/95 * 1/12/96 2X19 "Dod Kalm" -- 3/17/95 (Norwegian o-slash thru) 2X20 "Humbug" -- 3/31/95 * 10/28/95 2X21 "The Calusari" -- 4/14/95 * 7/28/95 (Romanian s) 2X22 "F. Emasculata" -- 4/28/95 * 8/11/95 2X23 "Soft Light" -- 5/5/95 * 8/25/95, 5/25/97 2X24 "Our Town" -- 5/12/95 * 5/31/96 2X25 "Anasazi" -- 5/19/95 * 9/15/95, 7/12/96 Also, "The Secrets of _The X Files_ ," a recap of players and situations from first and second seasons, aired on 5/19/95, the hour before "Anasazi" and was repeated on 9/4/95. Season 3 ================== 3X01 "The Blessing Way" -- 9/22/95 * 7/19/96 3X02 "Paper Clip" -- 9/29/95 * 7/26/96 3X03 "D.P.O." -- 10/6/95 * 5/24/96, 6/29/97 3X04 "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" -- 10/13/95 * 3/1/96, 6/14/96 3X05 "The List" -- 10/20/95 * 2/16/96 3X06 "2Shy" -- 11/3/95 * 6/7/96 3X07 "The Walk" -- 11/10/95 * 6/28/96 3X08 "Oubliette" -- 11/17/95 * 4/19/96 3X09 "Nisei" -- 11/24/95 * 8/9/96 3X10 "731" -- 12/1/95 * 8/16/96 3X11 "Revelations" -- 12/15/95 * 12/22/96 3X12 "War of the Coprophages" -- 1/5/96 3X13 "Syzygy" -- 1/26/96 * 8/10/97e 3X14 "Grotesque" -- 2/2/96 * 6/21/96 3X15 "Piper Maru" -- 2/9/96 * 8/30/96 3X16 "Apocrypha" -- 2/16/96 * 9/6/96 3X17 "Pusher" -- 2/23/96 * 12/8/96 3X18 "Teso Dos Bichos" -- 3/8/96 * 7/5/96 3X19 "Hell Money -- 3/29/96 * 8/2/96 3X20 "Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'" -- 4/12/96 * 1/19/97, 7/6/97 3X21 "Avatar" -- 4/26/96 * 9/13/96 3X22 "Quagmire" -- 5/3/96 * 8/23/96, 8/3/97e 3X23 "Wetwired" -- 5/10/96 * 9/20/96 3X24 "Talitha Cumi" -- 5/17/96 * 9/27/96, 6/1/97 Also, "More Secrets of _The X Files_ ," a recap of players and situations third seasons aired on 5/10/95, the hour before "Wetwired." Season 4 ================== 4X01 "Herrenvolk" -- 10/4/96 * 6/8/97 4X02 "Unruhe" -- 10/27/96 * 4/6/97 4X03 "Home" -- 10/11/96 4X04 "Teliko" -- 10/18/96 4X05 "The Field Where I Died" -- 11/3/96 * 6/15/97 4X06 "Sanguinarium" -- 11/10/96 4X07 "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man" -- 11/17/96 4X08 "Paper Hearts" -- 12/15/96 4X09 "Tunguska" -- 11/24/96 * 8/17/97e 4X10 "Terma" -- 12/1/96 * 8/24/97e 4X11 "El Mundo Gira" -- 1/12/97 * 7/27/97 4X12 "Kaddish" -- 2/16/97 4X13 "Never Again"-- 2/2/97 * 6/22/97 4X14 "Leonard Betts" -- 1/26/97 * 7/13/97 4X15 "Memento Mori" -- 2/9/97 * 7/14/97 4X16 "Unrequited" -- 2/23/97 * 7/20/97 4X17 "Tempus Fugit" -- 3/16/97 * 8/31/97e 4X18 "Max" -- 3/23/97 * 9/7/97e 4X19 "Synchrony" -- 4/13/97 4X20 "Small Potatoes" -- 4/20/97 4X21 "Zero Sum" -- 4/27/97 4X22 "Elegy" -- 5/4/97 4X23 "Demons" -- 5/11/97 4X24 "Gethsemane" -- 5/18/97 The show was pre-empted on 1/5/97 for an episode of "Millennium." /Ratings**Awards/ During its first season, _The X Files_ finished 102 out of 118 shows in the Neilsen ratings with a 6.4 average . The show was recognized as one of the best shows on the air by the Viewers for Quality Television. It also garnered "Best Drama Series" honor at the Environmental Media Awards. The show was nominated for two Emmys, Best Title Sequence (which it won) and Best Music for a Title Sequence. The episode "Erlenmeyer Flask" was nominated for an Edgar Award by the Mystery Writers of America for Best Episode and the series as a whole for Best Television Series. During its second season, _The X Files_ finished 64th out of 141 shows in the Neilsen ratings with a 14.5 average. The show was chosen as Best Television Show of 1994 by _Entertainment Weekly_ , and won a Golden Globe for best television drama. _X Files_ cinematographer John Bartley was nominated for an American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Award for the episode "Duane Barry." Viewers for Quality Television nominated _The X Files_ as best drama, and Duchovny and Anderson were nominated for best actor and actress, respectively. The Television Critic's Association nominated the show for Best Drama. The show garnered seven Emmy nominations -- outstanding drama series (against Chicago Hope, ER, Law & Order, and NYPD Blue); outstanding individual achievement in writing (drama) - Chris Carter, "Duane Barry;" outstanding cinematography in a series - John Bartley, "One Breath;" outstanding individual achievement in editing/single camera production - James Coblenz, "Duane Barry," and Stephen Mark, "Sleepless;" outstanding sound editing for a series -- the sound crew consisting of supervising sound editor Thierry Couturier; dialogue editors Machiek Malish, Chris Reeves, Marty Stein, and Jay Levine; sound effects editors Stuart Calderon, Michael Kimball, David Van Slyke, Susan Welsh, Chris Fradkin, and Matt West; music editor Jeff Charbonneau; and ADR editor Debby Ruby Winsberg, for "Duane Barry;" and outstanding guest actress in a drama - CCH Pounder/Agent Kazdin, "Duane Barry." During its third season, the show has received two Golden Globe nominations, for Duchovny as best actor in a drama and Anderson as best actress in a drama. Both actors were also nominated by the Screen Actors Guild for outstanding actor in a television series drama; Anderson won. The Directors Guild of America has nominated Chris Carter for best director of a television drama, for "The List." The Producers Guild of America has nominated _The X Files_ for best television drama.Viewers for Quality Television have nominated _The X Files_ for best television drama. The show won 5 out of the 8 Emmys it was nominated for -- outstanding guest actor in a drama - Peter Boyle (Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose); outstanding individual achievement in writing (drama) - Darin Morgan (Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose); outstanding achievement in cinematography - John S. Bartley (Grotesque); outstanding achievement in sound editing (Nisei); and outstanding sound mixing (Nisei). The other nominees were outstanding drama series; outstanding lead actress in a drama - Gillian Anderson; and outstanding achievement in art direction - Graeme Murray and Shirley Inget (Jose Chung's From Outer Space); The X Files' episode which aired after the1997 Super Bowl, "Leonard Betts," received the show's highest rating ever, at 6th. "Small Potatoes" reached 7th (the show's best showing that did not follow a "special event"), and "Max" was 8th. Gillian Anderson (best actress-drama, television), David Duchovny (best actor-drama, television) and the show itself (best drama, television) were nominated for and won Golden Globe awards. Anderson, Duchovny, the series and the ensemble cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild awards in the television drama category; Anderson won for best actress in a television drama. John S. Bartley was nominated for best cinematography for a television drama for Grotesque by the American Society for Cinematographers. The show was awarded a Peabody for new and innovative television in prime time. Other award nominations were: from the TV Critics Association, for best drama and Gillian Anderson for best actor; Viewers for Quality Television, best quality drama, David Duchovny for best actor in a quality drama, Gillian Anderson for best actress in a quality drama, and Mitch Pileggi for best recurring player in a quality drama. #The show has been nominated for 12 Emmys, the most in its history: outstanding drama series, outstanding lead actor in a drama - Duchovny; outstanding lead actress in a drama - Anderson; outstanding art direction for a series (Graeme Murray, Production Designer; Gary P. Allen, Art Director; Shirley Inget, Set Director); outstanding achievement in directing (drama) - James Wong (Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man); outstanding single-camera picture editing for a series - Jim Gross (Terma), and Heather MacDougall (Tempus Fugit); outstanding makeup for a series - for "Leonard Betts" (Laverne Basham, Makeup Artist; Tony Lindala, Effects Makeup Artist); outstanding music composition for a series - Mark Snow (Paper Hearts); outstanding sound editing for a series - "Tempus Fugit" (Thierry J. Couturier, Supervising Sound Editor, and staff); outstanding sound mixing for a series - "Tempus Fugit" (Michael Williamson - Production Mixer; David West, Nello Torri, Harry Andronis - Re-recording Mixers); and outstanding writing for a series (drama) - John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz, Chris Carter, and Vince Gilligan, "Memento Mori."# #X Files also won a Saturn Award for best television series, given by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films.# /Deep Background-Fox Mulder/ Agent Fox William 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 unexplained 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] This memory differs from a dream Mulder experienced one night [Little Green Men]. Mulder has come in contact with an alien hybrid who claimed to be Samantha and an alien bounty hunter who told him that his sister was alive. He has vowed to continue his search for her [Colony/End Game]. He did come upon a clone of a young Samantha at a Canadian compound run by a group of aliens, but was unable to bring her back [Herrenvolk]. Mulder's early meteoric rise at the Bureau enabled him to make high-placed friends in Congress -- one of them being SETI proponent and influential senator Richard Matheson [Little Green Men]. These contacts had kept him from retribution from higher-ups, although they 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]. Deep Throat was killed by an equally mysterious covert opponent (Crew Cut Man) during an attempt to rescue Mulder. Mulder confirmed his burial at Arlington "through eight-power binoculars from a thousand yards away." [Little Green Men]. But he acquired a second "deep information" associate, someone who is referred to as X. [Sleepless] This mysterious man had been less helpful to Mulder than his dead colleague, although he did provide information about Mulder's mother and the Cigarette Smoking Man [Talitha Cumi]. The Cgarette Smoking Man had X killed on Mulder's doorstep [Herrenvolk], but not before leading him to an assistant to the Special Representative to the Secretary General of the U.N. [Herrenvolk], who has been able to help him [Tunguska]. Mulder has also been told by an unknown individual that he has "a friend in the FBI" [The Host]. This friend has now been identified to be Assistant Director Skinner [Paper Clip]. At the end of Season 1, the X Files division was shut down and Mulder was reassigned to wiretap surveillance [Little Green Men, The Host]. He also reluctantly acquired a new partner, Special Agent Alex Krycek [Sleepless, Duane Barry, Ascension], a younger agent who purported to be a believer, not only in Mulder's ideas but in Mulder himself. Mulder's days in this mind-numbing duty were numbered, however. Assistant Director Skinner obliquely acknowledged that the X Files department served a valuable purpose in dealing successfully with the Bureau's oddball cases [The Host] and was bringing to light information that other covert parties would prefer to keep buried [Ascension]. Following the disappearance of Mulder's former partner Dana Scully, Skinner officially reopened the X Files [Ascension]. At the end of Season 2, Mulder came into possession of a Defense Department classified, Navajo-coded electronic document that purported to be the records of events surrounding a covert government operation from 50 years ago. Opponents tried to discredit him by adulterating his drinking water with a substance making him progressively violent. His father, who was somehow connected to the operation, was murdered, with Mulder as the prime suspect. Going into hiding with Scully, Mulder ended up in New Mexico investigating evidence that proved the validity of the secret document. He was found out by Cigarette Smoking Man, who attempted to kill him. [Anasazi] (The disk of information is now in CSM's hands [Apocrypha].) Mulder recovered through the intervention of the Navajo and returned to the East Coast to peruse his dead father's effects, finding a mysterious 1970s photo of an interesting group of men. [The Blessing Way] Returning to D.C. he met up with Scully and received help from the Lone Gunmen and one of the photographed men to discover the secret location of the files concerning the covert operation: medical records and tissue samples from children vaccinated in the 50s and 60s, including Scully's. On the run from their opponents, they received help from Skinner, who negotiated a truce with Cigarette Smoking Man for the agents' reinstatement and relative safety. [Paper Clip] At the end of season 3, in the search for another group of alien clones, Mulder recovered a weapon said to be the only device able to kill the clones, and faced again a morphing alien who supposedly destroyed clones of his sister who were living on earth. He thought he had killed the morphing alien, but the alien survived and followed Mulder to a Canadian farm, where young worker-drone clones who could not speak, one group of which were clones of a young Samantha, kept bees for an alien project. But Mulder was unable to learn the true nature of the project, or bring back one of the Samantha drones. [Herrenvolk.] The bees have been shown to transport a mutated strain of smallpox. [Zero Sum] At Krycek's instigation, Mulder (and Scully) investigated the illegal importing of rock from the Tunguska area of Siberia where a meteorite had reportedly fallen to earth. The rock contained an exterrestrial life form. Mulder and Krycek traveled to Tunguska, where Mulder was captured and infected with the life form by Russian "researchers." He was able to escape and return to the United States.[Tunguska, Terma] In the final episode of 4th season, Mulder apparently has committed suicide because of yet another orchestrated ruse about aliens on Earth [Gesthemane]. Mulder is known around the Bureau by the nickname of "Spooky" [Pilot, Young at Heart] both because of his uncanny ability to process information and leap ahead to logical conclusions, and 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 instead for his own instincts and methods. He keeps notes for his field reports in a handwritten journal [Born Again]. His favorite alias is George Hale [Little Green Men; Sleepless}. We believe Mulder doesn't "have a life," as we have seen little 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. With the dissolution of the X Files division, however, Mulder may have been trying to revive his social life; an answering machine message berated him for missing a lunch date [Little Green Men]. Mulder's birthdate is Oct. 13, 1961 [Paper Clip]. His parents appear to have been separated. His father, Bill, worked in an unknown capacity for the State Department, and was murdered by Krycek before telling Mulder about secrets in his past. [Anasazi] Mulder's mother confirmed that Samantha had been kidnapped to insure her father's silence about his covert activities. [Paper Clip] He 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] He has a habit of eating shelled sunflower seeds (a habit he shares with his father [Aubrey]), and making droll comments which X-Philes have come to note as "Mulderisms." Mulder is red-and-green colorblind [Wetwired], enjoys wearing moderately wild ties to work, and seems to be a New York Knicks fan [Beyond the Sea, Little Green Men] as well as a Washington Redskins fan [Irresistible]. He appears to have 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 nonalcoholic beverage of choice [Tooms]. He also keeps himself physically fit by running [Pilot, Deep Throat, Humbug] and swimming [Duane Barry]. There are suggestions that Mulder has an interest in pornography -- in "Jersey Devil," 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; a third episode mentions a subscription to Celebrity Skin, he appears to be viewing a porno video in a fourth [3], he makes comments about a video he purchased (not a porno video) in a fifth [Nisei]. He also appears to call sex hot lines. [Small Potatoes]As a psychologist, he favors using hypnotic regression as a psychological healing tool, and hates the unnecessary use of medication [Born Again]. /Deep Background - Dana Scully/ Dana Katherine 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 brushes with unexplainable phenomena that may have her start questioning her beliefs [Beyond the Sea; Lazarus; Born Again; Erlenmeyer Flask; Fresh Bones; Colony; End Game; The Calusari]. However, she is determined to uncover the science behind the phenomena [End Game]. At the end of Season 1, the X Files division was shut down and Scully was reassigned, returning to the FBI academy at Quantico, Va. to instruct new agents on the basics of forensic medicine [Little Green Men]. However, Mulder called upon her expertise in violent crime cases to which he had been assigned [The Host, Blood]. Scully was abducted by escaped mental patient Duane Barry and disappeared [Ascension]. After a three-month absence, she showed up at a Georgetown hospital in a coma [One Breath]. She revived and recovered, and is back as Mulder's partner.The missing memories during her disappearance may be surfacing, however, and a piece of metal resembling a computer chip found in her shoulder may also provide a clue. [Irresistible, The Blessing Way]. At the end of Season 2, Scully went into hiding with Mulder, missing a scheduled meeting with Skinner and putting her career in jeopardy. [Anasazi] Upon her return to D.C., she was suspended and asked to turn in her badge and gun, and she sought solace with her mother and sister. At Mulder's father's funeral, she was warned that her life was in danger. Scully suspected Skinner, but found that instead he was on their side. In a case of mistaken identity, her sister Melissa was fatally shot in Scully's apartment by Krycek. Scully and Mulder have since been reinstated. In Season 3, Scully has discovered another group of potential abductees, all MUFON members, who recall seeing her during her abduction [Nisei]. She was directed to a dilapidated compound in West Virginia, which looked familiar to her [731]. She was also affected by a signal sent over television cable wires, causing violent and aggressive behavior [Wetwired]. Scully has discovered that has a malignant, inoperable tumor behind her nasal cavity, but she is undergoing treatment. [Leonard Betts, Memento Mori]. In the final episode of 4th season, Scully, during a meeting with superiors where she denounced Mulder and the X Files investigation, reported that her cancer has metastasized. [Gesthemane] Scully, born Feb. 23, 1964, [Lazarus, One Breath] is a middle child; she has one older and one younger brother [Born Again], and an older sister, Melissa, now deceased [One Breath, Paper Clip]. 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. [Lazarus] She is just as much a workaholic as Mulder, and is currently not seeing anyone [Jersey Devil]. Scully drinks her coffee with cream, no sugar [E.B.E.]. She was raised as a Catholic [Miracle Man, Revelations]. She usually wears a necklace bearing a small cross, which was left behind in the car in which she was abducted [Ascension] and was returned to her by Mulder [One Breath]. In a spirit of rebellion, she got a tattoo on her back [Never Again]. /FBI Superiors/ [Seasons 1, 4] 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 were sent to his office. [early episodes] He heads the commitee that listens to Scully's denouncement of the X Files investigations. [Gesthemane] [Season 1] Section Chief Joseph McGrath (Frederick Coffin) is with the Office of Professional Responsibility [Fallen Angel] and seemed determined to have Mulder fired and the X Files shut down. [Seasons 1 through 4] Assistant Director Walter S. Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) is Mulder's and Scully's superior. He 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] He has since had second throughts and reopened the X Files [Ascension]. He has also overtly showed his support for Mulder [One Breath; End Game], openly confronting Cigarette Smoking Man [The Blessing Way; Paper Clip], and is trying (in vain) to keep Mulder from going over the edge [F.Emasculata; Soft Light; Anasazi]. The Smoking Man also tried to get Skinner removed from his office by framing him for murder, but was unsuccessful [Avatar]. He negotiated with Cigarette Smoking Man for a cure of Scully's cancer [Memento Mori], and was assigned the eradication of all evidence of a mistaken murder at the order of the CSM. [Zero Sum] Skinner is married [Avatar] and has no children. ctahmase@ix.netcom.com is keeping an FAQ on Assistant Director Skinner and his real-life portrayer Pileggi. A Skinner website can be found at http://www.hieran.com/office. /Recurring Characters/ [Season 1] "Deep Throat" (Jerry Hardin) is a mysterious individual believed to be some sort of higher-up government official. Mulder contacted him via a blue light shining from his apartment window; DT called Mulder and signaled him with a series of clicks [E.B.E.]. The method of choosing a meeting place was not determined. He appears to have been exterminated in the episode "The Erlenmeyer Flask." 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]. [Seasons 1 through 4] "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, though not the person calling the shots -- he seems to be answering to Well Manicured Man. [The Blessing Way, Paper Clip] Assistant Director Skinner seemed to be deferring to his opinion early in our notice of him [Tooms] but Skinner ordered him out of his office during a discussion with Mulder after the agent had abandoned his assignment to investigate possible alien contact in Puerto Rico [Little Green Men]. CSM appeared to be back in control [F. Emasculata, Anasazi], but ended up making a deal with Skinner in order to keep the information from a confidential document from becoming public [Paper Clip]. He now has the disk [Apocrypha]. He also possesses secret files of Japanese war experiments [731]. CSM has also kept a silent watch on the proceedings in Blevins's and Skinner's offices and buried vital evidence in a secret Pentagon storage room [Pilot, Erlenmeyer Flask]. He has tried to get Skinner removed from his position by framing him for murder [Avatar] He also used Special Agent Alex Krycek to keep an eye on Mulder and any of Mulder's investigations [Sleepless, Duane Barry, Ascension, Paper Clip]. Mulder pulled a gun on him and threatened him with death in his studio apartment (at 900 W. Georgia St.) [One Breath]. He seems to be an acquaintance of Mulder's father Bill [Anasazi, Piper Maru], and a more intimate acquiaintance of Mulder's mother [Talitha Cumi], who he had healed through alien means from the effects of a stroke [Herrenvolk]. He has also apparently blocked research on the alien life form from Tunguska, Russia, by the Well Manicured Man and his consortium [Tunguska, Terma]. He negotiated with Assistant Director Skinner for a possible cure of Scully's cancer [Memento Mori]., and ordered him to eradicate all evidence related to a mistaken murder caused by smallpox-carrying bees. [Zero Sum] He also appears to be directing Marita Covarrubius's activities. [Zero Sum] [Season 1 through 4] "Lone Gunmen" Byers (Bruce Harwood), Langly (Dean Haglund), and Frohike (Tom Braidwood) are three of Mulder's sources who work at "The Lone Gunman," a publication dealing with perceived government conspiracies. Frohike has a crush on Scully [E.B.E., Little Green Men, One Breath; Fearful Symmetry; The Blessing Way], and seemed to have a role in Mulder and Scully's assignment to a manhunt for escaped convicts [F. Emasculata]. A fourth Lone Gunman, computer hacker The Thinker (Bernie Coulson), put Mulder and Scully in grave danger by obtaining a copy of a classified government document [Anasazi], and turned up dead because of his actions [Paper Clip]. [Season 1 through 4] Margaret Scully (Sheila Larken) is Dana Scully's mother [Beyond the Sea, Ascension, One Breath; The Blessing Way; Paper Clip; Wetwired]. She has had certain unexplained perceptions about her daughter [Ascension], leading to indications that Scully herself may be extranormally perceptive [Aubrey]. She appears to be the only person Scully trusts [Wetwired]., and she knows about Scully's cancer [Memento Mori]. [Season 2, 3, 4] Special Agent Alex Krycek (Nicholas Lea) moved into the role of Mulder's partner with the unexplained murders of former Vietnam veterans [Sleepless]. We discovered, however, that Krycek had a hidden agenda, as a lackey for Cigarette Smoking Man: keep an eye on Mulder and keep him from finding out information that would bring certain covert activities to light [Sleepless, Ascension]. With the disappearance of Dana Scully and the reopening of the X Files, Krycek himself disappeared [Ascension]. He reappeared to murder Mulder's father, [Anasazi] attempt to kill Mulder himself, [Anasazi] and, in a case of mistaken identity, fatally wound Scully's sister Melissa [The Blessing Way/Paper Clip] but was able to make his escape after an attempt by other lackeys of Cigarette Smoking Man to eliminate him. [ Paper Clip] Krycek inexplicably escaped from being trapped in a missile silo in North Dakota [Apocrypha], and fed Mulder information leading him to Tunguska and a search for the secrets of rock supposedly from the "meteorite" that struck the area back in the early 1900s. [Tunguska, Terma]. Krycek lost his left arm escaping villagers who were trying to help him from being a test subject at the Russian chain gang excavating rock from Tunguska. [Terma]. He also appears to be a Soviet double agent [Terma] with an agenda different from his former boss, the Cigarette Smoking Man. [Seasons 2, 3,4] "X" (Steven Williams), an acquaintance of Deep Throat, is even more mysterious than his predecessor. X's information is even more reluctantly shared. Mulder is able to contact X by taping an X to his front window and shining a light through it [One Breath; Colony; End Game]. He also kidnapped a scientist with vitally powerful information concerning an illicit experiment. [Soft Light.] X appeared to be involved with Cigarette Smoking Man's covert operations group, although he seemed to be working at cross purposes. He was discovered and killed on Mulder's doorstep [Herrenvolk]. [Seasons 2, 3] Melissa Scully (Melinda McGraw), Scully's older sister, stood by Scully while she was comatose following her return from being abducted [One Breath]. Melissa was fatally shot by Krycek when she arrived at Scully's apartment [The Blessing Way] and died a few days later. [Paper Clip] The investigation into her murder has been dropped. [Seasons 2, 3, 4] Mrs. Mulder (Rebecca Toolan), Mulder's mother, has admitted to some knowledge of her divorced -- now deceased -- husband's activities with the State Department [Paper Clip], and apparently has had an intimate relationship with the Cigarette Smoking Man [Talitha Cumi]. She is also aware of the weapon that kills alien clones [Talitha Cumi]. She lives on Martha's Vineyard. In the third season finale she suffered a stroke and was in a coma until she was healed by alien means at Cigarette Smoking Man's direction [Herrenvolk]. Because of her stroke, she may or may not remember events from Mulder's childhood regarding her relationship with the CSM [Demons]. [Seasons 3, 4] Well-Manicured Man (John Neville) is the head of a powerful consortium to whom Cigarette Smoking Man answers. Although he appeared to Mulder and Scully to be an ally, he is most likely working at cross purposes to theirs. He also was masterminding a research project dealing with a strange extraterrestrial life form found in rock in Tunguska, Russia [Tunguska, Terma], which has since ended thanks to intervention by Krycek and Mulder. [Seasons 3,4] Gray-Haired Man (Morris Panych) is a henchman for the Consortium, who is usually sent out to kill various people working at odds with the Consortium, specifically with Cigarette Smoking Man [Piper Maru, Avatar, Herrenvolk, Memento Mori] [Season 4] Agent Pendrell (Brendan Beiser) is an FBI scientist who is a frequent resource for Mulder and Scully. He also has a crush on Scully. [Herrenvolk, Teliko, Terma] He was killed when he stepped in front of a bullet made for Scully and a Marine officer. [Tempus Fugit, Max] [Season 4] Marita Covarrubias (Laurie Holden) is an assistant to the special representative to the Secretary General of the United Nations. Based in New York City, Mulder was directed to her by X. She has helped Mulder in some of his cases by obtaining information and documents for him. [Teliko, Tunguska, Unrequited] She has been shown to be working for Cigarette Smoking Man. [Zero Sum] /Deep Background-Chris Carter/ Chris Carter, 37, began his career as a screenwriter in 1985 at The Walt Disney Studios. Previously, Carter, who has a journalism degree from Cal State - Long Beach, 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_] Carter's favorite X Files episodes so far are: Beyond the Sea, Colony/End Game, Duane Barry, Sleepless, and Fresh Bones. (AOL X Files conference March 94). He appeared as an FBI agent questioning Scully [Anasazi] and has done the voiceovers at the beginnings of multipart episodes [The Blessing Way / Paper Clip]. Carter is also producing another series, "Millennium," also for Fox Television. Monica Vallejo (monicav@mindspring.com) is running a Millennium mailing list. /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 as a background to screenwriting 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, 1960. His parents, Amran (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 resides in Malibu, Calif. [Fox press packet for _X Files_ and _People_ magazine, April 18, 1994 issue]. On May 6, 1997, he married actress Tea [acute accent over e] Leoni in New York City. Duchovny will appear as a Mafia doctor in "Playing God," a movie to come out in the fall of 1997. A FAQ on Duchovny kept by Kellie Matthews-Simmons (matthewk@ucsu.colorado.edu) and Sarah Stegall (munchkyn@ix.netcom.com). There are various "hormone brigades" devoted to Duchovny. The David Duchovny Estrogen Brigade (DDEB) mail list and its sister group the DDEB-2 list are both full. You can still join the Duchovniks list by sending the message "Subscribe duchovny-L " to walterh@netcom.com. The David Duchovny Estrogen Brigade web page is located at http://www.egr.uh.edu/~escco/DDEB.html The Duchovniks home page is located at http://www.squidge.org/~walterh/duchovniks/index.html *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--present Chaplin 1992 Beethoven 1992 "Baby Snatcher" 1992 Kalifornia 1993 "The X Files" 1993-present "The Simpsons" (cartoon) 1997 Playing God 1997 /Deep Background - Gillian Anderson/ Gillian (pronounced jill'-ee-an) 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 studied 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, 1968 and lives in Los Angeles. [Fox press packet for _X Files_] She is separated from former _X Files_ art director Clyde Klotz, and gave birth to a daughter, Piper, on Sept. 25, 1994. She is not related in any way to Jo Anderson who appeared as Diana in the television show _Beauty and the Beast_. Nor is she the woman salesperson that appears in the Saturn commercials. A FAQ on Anderson has been put together by Alan Sawyer, mulder@melbourne.dialix.oz.au. You can read this FAQ on the following home page: http://icarus.uic.edu/~echave1/ooky/ooky.html. There is also a GA mail list: Send e-mail to listproc@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu with the message "Subscribe gillian-anderson@mcfeeley.cc.utexas.edu ." If you have problems subscribing, contact chicken_feet@mail.texas.edu. The Gillian Anderson Testosterone Brigade home page is at http://www.bchs.uh.edu/~ecantu/gatb/gatb.html. The Gillian Anderson Web-Site with many Gillian Anderson links is at http://www.mindspring.com/~drscully/ *Filmography* Home Fires Burning 1992 "Class of '96" (8th ep.) 1993 "The X Files" 1993-present "Exit to Eden" (audiotape) 1993 "Ground Zero" (audiotape) 1995 "Reboot" (cartoon) 1995 "The Simpsons" (cartoon) 1997 Hellcab 1997 The Mighty 1997 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- /Newsgroups/ alt.tv.x-files is the original newsgroup, discussing the show as aired on U.S./North American television. United Kingdom viewers of the show might want to check out uk.media.tv.sf.x-files. Australian Viewers have the newsgroup aus.tv.x-files. These latter two carry discussion minus spoilers that would appear on the North American newsgroup. /Electronic Mailing Lists/ There is an Internet mailing list for _The X Files_, run by Chael Hall, which discusses the episodes currently being aired in North America. To sign up for the list, send a message to majordomo@chaos.taylored.com with "SUBSCRIBE X-FILES" (for instant messages) or "SUBSCRIBE X-FILES-DIGEST" (for digest mode). You will receive the list in digest mode unless specified. A German moderated group posting only reliable information about the show has been established by Michael Kleinhenz, michael@stargate.pfalz.de. Only "official" submissions will be accepted such as reliable information about new episodes, books, comics. etc. Articles must be mailed to the moderator for approval before they will be mailed. To subscribe send mail to listserv@stargate.pfalz.de with "subscribe x-files-info" in the body of the message, not the subject line. This is a German-language list. There are two UK mail lists. One available only as a weekly digest, discussing current airings can be subscribed to by e-mail to mdb@leicester.ac.uk with the following text in your subject line: SUBSCRIBE X-FILES-UK. For the second UK mail list, send a note to Listproc@uel.ac.uk with the notice "Subscribe XFiles " in the body of the message. An Australian mail list, discussing _X Files_ episodes airing in Australia, has been established. Send e-mail to aus-xf-request@aurora.apana.org.au with the following in the body of the message: "Subscribe aus-xf . To send mail to the list, send your message to aus-xf@aurora.apana.org.au. If you are a Dutch speaking X-Phile you can join the Dutch X-Files mailing list. To subscribe send a message with subject "xf: aan ADMIN" to trustno1.truth@pi.net. The body of the message must contain "subscribe, xf list ". You will receive the information you need to be a good list member and how to unsubscribe (should you ever choose so). A second Dutch mailing list, "Dutch Mulder and Scully Digest," talks about everything about the X Files. To subscribe, send email to dmsd@worldaccess.nl and type "DMSD: subscribe" as subject and type your email address in the body of the message. There is a mailing list for those who wish to discuss a Mulder/Scully romance. XF Romantics is a mailing list dedicated to discussion of the show with an emphasis on the romance. To subscribe, send an email to majordomo@chaos.taylored.com with the contents "subscribe xf-romantics," or, for the digest version, "subscribe xf-romantics-digest." There are also a number of mailing lisst for X Files fan fiction. One is x-files-fanfic, run by Monica Vallejo (monicav@mindspring.com). To subscribe, send a message to majordomo@chaos.taylored.com with no subject and the following as a complete text of the message: SUBECRIBE X-FILES-FANFIC. Jeanne Anderson has established the XF Creative mailing list.To subscribe, send an email to: listserv@server.microserve.net and put "subscribe XFCreative in the body of the text. Other fan fiction email lists can be found posted in the alt.tv.x-files.creative newsgroup, or post an inquiry to the newsgroup. Craig Winley runs a mailing list about X Files net resources. To subscribe, go to his web site at http://www.xtrreme.gorilla.net.au/admin/list.html and follow the instructions. If you have questions, contact Craig at cwinley@wantree.com.au. /FTP Sites and Home Pages/ *FTP Sites* The FTP site at ftp.cs.nmt.edu has a variety of information, with the FAQs, episode guide, music, images, and fan fiction ; directory path is /xfiles. An FTP site is at ftp.rutgers.edu (/pub/x-files), storing only the graphic and sound files. The FTP site aql.gatech.edu is temporarily inactive. It also carries X Files material: sounds, .gifs, and creative stories; directory path is /pub/xfiles. The site ftp.shore.net , run by Pete T. Manolakos (ptman@shore.net), carries text files only; directory path is /members/ptman/x-files. Eric Shapow's ftp site is at trustno1.res.cmu.edu. It carries the alt.tv.x-files.creative stories. The Gossamer Archives Project is archiving fan fiction at various servers around the world. Go to http://gossaamer.simplenet.com/, or its mirror, http://gossamer.x-philes.com/, for information. *Home Pages* #With the number of possible home page addresses hitting over 1200, this section will be restricted to a fewer number of highlight sites. There are a few websites that have relatively comprehensive listings of X Files sites, particularly for North America, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Try checking these out before you search Yahoo: X Links Central -- www.geocities.com/Hollywood/6050/xfsites.html Phillip's Ultimate, Biggest List of X Files Links -- www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/2499/fxfilesmain.html Danny Sanders' Dutch X Files Home Page -- www.stack.nl/~danny/x-files/x-files.html The Official X Files Home Page, run by Fox Television, the official X Files site, is at http://www.thex-files.com/. The X Files FAQ you are currently reading can be found at Mr Gigabyte's site: http://web20.mindlink.net/a4369 Bernadine keeps a Newbie Info Kiosk with lots of good information: http://www.navnet.net/~pettigrw/ Barbara Reuf explains the X Files mythology episodes in Ketchup on the Mythology Arc at her website: http://http.tamu.edu/~bjruef/ Tiny Dancer has an extensive Episode Guide at her site: http://www.globalserve.net/~rhonda/xfindex.html For local syndication information check out: http://www.its-happening-again.com [the first password is "trustno1"] Other non-North American websites can be found at:# Ireland http://www.eeng.dcu.ie/~stdcu/x-files - Strange Things DCU http://www.bazza.com/sj/xfiles/main.html - Mulder's X-Files Page France http://depinfo.u-bourgogne.fr/xfiles - Aux frontieres du reel http://www.eerie.fr/~alquier/xfiles.html - Aux frontieres d'URL Sweden http://www.ludat.lth.se/~dat92oma/x-files.html - Mertenssons XF Page http://www.dzp.pp.se/x-files - Svenska X-Files Denmark http://www.cybercity.dk/users/ccc12991/xfiles/xfiles.htm - Danish XF http://www.mi.aau.dk/~ingersj/xfiles.html - X-Files Picture Archive Germany http://twind.simplenet.com/xfiles/xinhalt.htm - Die Akte X Online http://www.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/~kleinhen/xfiles/x-files - The X-Files http://www.yi.com/home/VonderheideRoman/ - Akte X The Netherlands http://www.stack.nl/~danny/x-files/x-files.html - Dutch X-Files Page http://www.HZeeland.nl/~sross/yaxs.html - Yet Another X-Files Site http://www.xs4all.nl/~togtcma/xfiles.htm - G's X-Files Page http://www.telebyte.nl/~f.mulder/index.htm - X-Files http://www.interstroom.nl/~jsa Belgium http://www.linkline.be/users/camand/tmxst/ - The Most "X-Site" Thing Israel http://www.geocities.com/rainforest/2400/ - Israeli GA Home Page http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/3452/x-files.html - XF in Israel http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/8270/ - Israeli X-Files Page Brazil http://www.ppgonweb.com/thex-files/ - The X-Files Connection http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/6320 - The Truth is Hereg. Japan http://www.bekkoame.or.jp/~mh_mulder - Club DD Russia http://www.aha.ru/~somin/xfiles.htm - Oleg's X Files page (with FAQ) http://www.lipetsk.ru/~wwwsdn/ - Dmitry's X Files page Italy http://www.cli.di.unipi.it/~salvi - Italian XF Site (with FAQ) http://www.agora.stm.it/M.Amari/home.htm Scotland http://www.geocities.com/Area51/5712 - Lucy & Wakko's Unofficial X Files Page /Online Services XF Special Interest Groups/ *America Online* The America Online X Files Club consists of two forums on AOL. The Keyword: XFILES takes you directly to them. The first is the AOL X Files Fan Forum where you can participate on the discussion boards and discuss the show with other members as well as producers and writers of the show. There are three weekly chats based on the show with more to be added soon. There is also a file archive with pictures based on the show and lots of show information including logs of all the chats and conferences. The area also has many online resources including the Episode Guide, FAQ, and David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson FAQs. AOL also has a Visual Episode Guide with descriptions, production crew, cast, and a custom member-created graphic based on the episode. The second forum is the X Files Simming Forum where two weekly role-playing simulations take place based on the X Files. This area has discussion boards, file archives, and lots of show information. The AOL X Files Fan Forum is hosted by Jerry Jones, FoxxMulder@aol.com, and Debbie Brown, MrsSpooky@aol.com. *Delphi* The Delphi X Files Special Interest Group has closed. The X Files SIG information has been folded into the Sci-Fi SIG. *Compuserve* Compuserve has an active X Files forum and two weekly discussion groups. The forum is in the SF/Fantasy Media+ section and can be reached by using the "Go" command and entering SFMEDTWO. It has a scroll rate of about 200 messages a day (more when new or important episodes air). The US Philes conference is held Sunday evenings at 9 p.m. Eastern in the SFMEDIA+ conference room called "The Phile Cabinet (7)." The UK Philes also hold a conference at 9 p.m. UK time on Tuesdays in the same location. *MSN* MSN has a special folder for the X Files (called X-Files), including two chat roomts, a BBS, video reviews, and pictures. You can search for it using "find all msn services." *Prodigy* X Files information is available only on the TV Bulletin Board; no special area or bulletin board is available. *Other Online Services* At this time we do not have information on special interest groups on other online services. /Other Electronic Info/ An X Files discussion is held at 10 p.m. Eastern time (right after the aired episode ends in the U.S. Eastern/Central time zones) on the IRC (Internet Relay Chat) channels #xf (no bots) and #x-files (bot-controlled). A BBS in Maryland has an X Files forum with many resources, Multilevel Planes of Infinity. The board is dedicated to the study of UFOs and other associated materials and subjects. The phone number is (301) 261-6242. A British BBS called the Demons Domain BBS has many X Files JPGs, GIFs, WAVs and documents. It is a 24 hour BBS taking all speed up to 28.8k, and the sysop is Chris Jackson (CM-C.S.Jackson@tees.ac.uk). It can be phoned at (01642) 72 47 58; FidoNet address 2:256/604 Swedish X Files fans have a FidoNet called R20_X-FILES at 2:200/422.27. For information contact Per Hedetun at per.hedetun@nostromo.ct.se. A French online X Files service can be reached at 3615 "24IMAGES" The Spring has an X Files forum in its TV Conference area. To access, telnet to spring.com, and log in as "new" (don't add quotes). You will be asked a few questions, but there is no charge for access. There is an X Files MUSH at 134.174.51.13 port 7777. /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, series creator Chris Carter has been firm about not showing a serious relationship. Carter "firmly believes that a series can be 'ruined' if the characters cross the boundaries of sexual tension." [Starlog #201, April 1994] He has also confirmed that Scully and Mulder will not have a romance in almost every online conference and interview that he has had. In the AOL conference in March, when asked when the two characters would get together, Carter replied, "When Hell freezes over." Carter continues to reiterate his opinion publicly at the various Creation X Files conventions. 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." /The Pregnancy/ Although actress Gillian Anderson was pregnant during the latter part of first season and the early part of second season, her condition was not reflected in the show's scripts. Anderson appeared in the first six episodes of second season and was written purposely out of the seventh. She returned in the eighth episode, "One Breath." The production company filmed "creatively" to disguise the pregnancy. Anderson gave birth to a daughter, Piper, on Sept. 25, 1994. /Merchandise/ *Wearing Apparel etc.* A variety of licensed merchandise is available: hats, mugs, innumerable t-shirts, posters, key chains, and an embroidered jacket, among other things. Suncoast Pictures, a video chain that carries related media merchandise, is carrying some of the above items; look for the store in a city near you. :-) In addition, these items have been found at another media chain, Musicland/Sam Goody stores, and in comics and t-shirt shops. Starland not only is carrying a variety of officially-licensed T-shirts, hats, posters, mugs, and magazines, but is showcasing their merchandise in a zine called "The X Factor!" This zine has information about the show as well as color photos of the merchandise. To get on their mailing list, e-mail your snail mail address to starland@aol.com, with in the subject heading. You can call with questions to 303 / 671-8735, order merchandise by calling 1-800-733-8735 (faxing to 303-671-0302) or sending your order snail mail to Starland, P.O. Box 24590, Denver, CO 80224-2590. Order hours are 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday - Friday. They also have a Website which containst their X Files catalog: http://www.dash.com/netro/sho/starland.html. Orion Traders carries a wide variety of X-Files merchandise, including over twenty different t-shirt designs (both embroidered and printed), polo shirts, sweatshirts, lettermen's jackets, hats, posters, photographs, and mugs. They also carry the X-Files novels and comic books, as well as current magazines.They accept VISA, MasterCard, or Discover, as well as check or money order. Though they do not produce a catalog, they do have a merchandise list that can be mailed out to people. They can be reached via their toll-free number at 888-88-SCI-FI, "local" phone or fax at 916/966-7447, or snail-mail at 10139 Fair Oaks Boulevard, Fair Oaks, CA 95628. They also have a Website at http://wwnm.com/orion. Mail order company 800-TREKKER has T-shirts, caps, mugs, and the X Files novel, and other UFO-related merchandise. They can be reached at 1-800-TREKKER (fax 1-800-FAX TREK), or through their web page at http://www.sufi.com/trader/trekker/files/index.html. Time Warner's Viewer's Edge, is offering an X File shirt and cap (different from Suncoast offerings). They can be reached at P.O. Box 3925, Milford, CT 06460; phone 1-800-947-3928 (24 hours a day) or (fax) 1-203-876-8234. Mere Mortals is a company that has put together a group of _X Files_ related merchandise, such as hats, mugs, shirts, comics, and limited run posters. For their catalog, send one dollar to Brent Lilley: Mere Mortals, 350 S. Tustin Ave., Orange, CA 92666. CPG Direct offers autographed photos of Duchovny and Anderson. Each photo is guaranteed to be hand autographed by the star, includes a certificate of authenticity, has an unconditional 30-day Money Back guarantee, comes double matted and ready for framing, and is 11 x 14 in size. A black metal custom frame is also available. Price is $50 each, with a %5.95 shipping fee. Framing is an additiona $25 extra. Checks, money orders, Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover accepted. Their address is CPG Direct, Dep-SE, P.O. Box 1020, Valley Cottage, NY 10989; or call in an order at 1-800,392-3075 (24 hour phone lines) TV Merchandise (PHXA30E@prodigy.com) sells a variety of X Files material, including shirts, hats, mugs, clocks, calendars, photos, trading cards, scripts, key chains, posters, postcards, and more. They accept all major credit cards and checks on line. For more information see their web site at http://pages.prodigy.com/tvmerch.index.htm. In the U.K., Escape Comic Books (7, Cheapside; Reading; Berkshire; RG1 7AG; UK) has access to a lot of X Files merchandise. (They're next door to the Odeon Cinema, says UK X-Phile Steve Robson).Their phone number is 0118-957-5131. Other U.K. merchandise sources are the (famous) Forbidden Planet, New Oxford Street, London; and The Vintage Magazine Company, 39/43 Brewer Street, London, NW1. Both stores apparently have mail order sections. Posters are also available from Rick's Movie Graphics, P.O. Box 23709, Gainesville, FL 32602-3709; phone 904-373-7202. This is *not* the "I Want To Believe" poster from Mulder's office; that was a special one made for the show and is not available. Scripts and photographs are also available through Hollywood Script Library, 8033 Sunset Blvd. Suite 982, Dept. N, Los Angeles, CA 90046. *Books/comics* Original novels are being published by HarperPrism. The first two X Files books were written by noted horror/fantasy writer Charles L. Grant. The first X Files book was _The X Files: Goblins_, ISBN 0-06-105414-3. The second book is entitled _Whirlwind_, ISBN 0-06-105415-1. An announced third book from Grant, _Hunter_, was dropped from the list. Kevin J. Anderson, most known for his Star Wars: Jedi Academy books, will be taking over as writer of the X Files novels. His first novel "Ground Zero" is out in hardcover, and will be available in July in paperback. The ISBN number for the hardcover is 0-06-05223X; cost is $20.The audiocassette of this book is read by Gillian Anderson herself. Cost is $17, ISBN is 06-945-1620-1. Anderson's second X Files novel, "Ruins,"is available. The ISBN number is 0-06-105247-7; the audiocasette version, read by Mitch Pileggi, is ISBN is 0-69451-688-0. A third X Files novel by Anderson, "Antibodies," is being written. Two series of paperbacks based on the episodes aimed at a younger (10 and older) audience are out in the children's sections of your local bookstore, or directly from HarperCollins. Check out their web page at http://www.harpercollins.com/kids/xfilepr.htm. -------- One series, aimed at the 10 year old and older, has these offerings: #1 - "X Files: X Marks The Spot" (based on the script for the pilot), ISBN 006440613x; W: Les Martin #2 - "X Files: Darkness Falls," ISBN 0064406148; W: L. Martin #3 - "X Files: Tiger, Tiger" (based on "Fearful Symmetry"), ISBN 0-06-440626-1. W: L. Martin. #4 - "X Files: Squeeze," ISBN 0-06-105247-7. W: Ellen Steiber #5 - "X Files: Humbug," ISBN 0-06-440627-X, W: L. Martin #6 - "X Files: Shapes," ISBN 0-06-440633-4. W: E. Steiber. #7 - "X Files: Fear" (based on "Blood"), ISBN 0-06-4406423. W: L. Martin #8 - "X Files: Voltage (based on "D.P.O."), ISBN 0-06-440643-1. W: E. Royce #9 - "X Files: E.B.E," ISBN 0-06-440653-9. W: L. Martin #10 - "X Files: Die, Bug, Die!" (based on "War of the Coprophages") ISBN: 0-06-440671-7. W: L. Martin #11 - "X Files: Ghost in the Machine," ISBN 0-06-440678-4. W: L. Martin ------- A second series, aimed at an older youth audience (teenagers?), has these novelizations based on the series episodes: #1 - "The Calusari," ISBN 0-06-447171-3. W: Garth Nix #2 - "Eve," ISBN 0-06-44717201. W: Ellen Steiber #3 - "Bad Sign" (based on the episode "Syzygy"), ISBN: 0-06-447170-5. W: Easton Royce. #4 - "Our Town," ISBN 0-06-447175-6. W: Eric Elfman. HarperCollins had come out with _The Truth Is Out There: The X Files Companion_, dealing with the various aspects of the show. The ISBN is 0-06-105330-9. A second nonfiction book, published by Crown and called _The Unofficial X Files Companion_ (with a second volume), is available. Author is Ngaire Genge. A third nonfiction book, _The X-Files Book of the Unexplained: Volume 1_ and _Volume 2_, are available. Author is Jane Goldman. The second volume of "The Truth Is Out There," called "Trust No One" and covering third season X Files, is out. ISBN is 0-06-105353-8. There are also other unofficial trivia and information books available. Topps Comics publishes an _X Files_ comic book. The first three issues are collector's items and a compilation of these, as well as reprints, have been released. Following issues have also appeared individually as well as in compilations. [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.] Mark Martinez, mlbm@lanl.gov, keeps an X Files comics update. Topps has released three sets of X Files trading cards. Complete sets, which features illustrations and information from each seasons, contain 72 regular cards, foil parallel versions of those cards, 6 etched foil comic cover cards, and 4 chromium photo cards. Prices of individual 9-card packets and boxes vary. The second edition of a new Official X Files magazine was planned to be on newstands in July. It is also available from the publisher, MVP Media, 1920 Highland Aave., Suite 220, Lombard, IL 60148. Cost is $5.95 ($6.95 for Canada) and $2.00 shipping (all in U.S. funds). The Topps company published two issues of an earlier official magazine. *Videos* Fox has released episodes from the first season on tape to the U.S. and Canadian markets. The pilot and "Deep Throat" are on the first video, "Conduit" and "Ice" on the second, and "Fallen Angel" and "Eve" on the third. In September 96, three more tapes were released: "Squeeze"/"Tooms", "Beyond the Sea"/"E.B.E.", and "Darkness Falls"/"Erlenmeyer Flask." In February 97, Fox released "Little Green Men"/ "The Host," "Sleepless"/ "Duane Barry," and "Ascension"/ "One Breath." In May97, Fox released "Humbug"/ "Anasazi," "Colony"/ "End Game," and "Irresistible"/ "Die Hand Die Verletzt. The fall release was announced. Expected to come out on Oct. 1 are the following episodes: "The Blessing Way"/ "Paper Clip," "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose"/ "War of the Coprophages," and "Nisei"/ "731." The show has also been released on video and laser disk in various countries around the world, with various combinations different from the U.S. releases. Please contact video/laserdisk retailers in your country for more specific information. *Music* An X Files "contributed" CD, "Songs in the Key of X," with music from various groups and singers and a song co-written by Chris Carter, has been produced by Don Was and is available. Mark Snow's X Files soundtrack CD was released in October 1996. Music director Mark Snow has written the music for 63 movies or miniseries, 7 movies, and 13 television shows (themes and/or episode music), including _Starsky and Hutch_ ('70s television series), _In the Line of Fire_ (movie), -_Born to be Wild_ (movie), _Children of the Dust_ (TV miniseries), and _Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All_ (TV miniseries), and Chris Carter's _Millennium_, among others. *Miscellaneous* Fox and Ten Thirteen Productions will be releasing a big-screen X Files movie to come out summer of 1998. This movie is expected to resolve the cliffhanger to Season 5. The movie, with Anderson, Duchovny, and the rest of the X Files associate characters, is currently filming in Los Angeles. Martin Landau will be a character in the film. Chris Carter's new FBI drama, "Millennium," airs at 9 p.m. Eastern Friday nights. Former X Files executive producers/writers Glen Morgan and James Wong will be supervising the show during its second season. An X Files phone card is available in the U.S. In the UK, 5 official UK X Files phone cards were released earlier this year by a company called Broadsystems Venture Ltd. (phone -- 0990 200 680). Each cones in an individual folder and shows a different design, with one closely resembling the U.S. design, and they retail for 8.95 UK pounds or 39.95 pounds for all 5. Genesis and SNES game cartridges are being planned for a future release. Landmark's 1997 X Files calendar is available. The ISBN number is 0-7819-1539-2. A 1997 desk calendar is also available. X Files postcard books are also available, as well as a 1997 desk calendar. The ISBN for the 1998 calendar from Landmark is 0-06-757486-6 (cost is $11.95), and the desk diary's ISBN is 0-06-757485-8 (cost is $15). These should be out later this year. The X Files Collectible Card Game is a 360 card deck, available as a 60-card starter deck and 15-card booster packs. Special cards will be available in game magazines. NXT Games, the originator of the game, has been bought up by the U.S. Playing Card Company. Game info, including a bulletin board, questions, and FAQ, are available at http://www.thex-filesccg.com/xfiles/x1.htm. Collector statuettes of the Flukeman and the Abducted Smoking Alien have been created and is being sold through Dark Horse. The 5000-statue limited runs are priced at $125 wholesale plus shipping and handling. For information call 1-800-862-0562. The long-expected X Files CD game is expected in fall 1997. /Fan Clubs/ *Official Fan Clubs* Creation Entertainment is sponsoring The Official X Files Fan Club in the U.S. For information contact them at 818 / 409-0960, or send a SASE to them at 411 N. Central Ave., #300, Glendale, CA 91203. A Creation UK X Files fan club is being arranged. In Australia, Photon Productions sponsors the official fan club. Contact them at: X Files Fan Club - Australia, c/o Photon Productions, G.P.O. Box 2067, Sydney 2001, Australia, or call them at 800-67-1701. In Italy, write to The Official X Files Fan Club, 2 Piazza Risorgimento, 00041 Abano Lazale (Roma), Italia. *Unofficial Fan Clubs* The fan-run 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, produces a newsletter/magazine 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 x-files@info.rutgers.edu. 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 There are two X Files fan clubs in Australia. One can be reached by writing to: The X Files Fan Club of Australia, P.O. Box 402, Niddrie Vic. 3042. The other can be reached by writing to 11:21 -- the X-Files Fan Club of Australia, c/o Andrew Parkinson. Flat 2/10, Roseglen Street, Green Slopes, QLD 4120, Australia. There is a UK X Files fan club, reachable at: The X-Files UK Fan Club, P.O. Box 34, Liskeard, PL14 3YX. Membership is 14.95 UK pounds, and includes a special X Files pack containing a pen, keyring, and a membership card giving discounts on selected X Files merchandise. You will also receive a regular copy of X-Encounters, the official magazine of the UK Fan Club, plus an X Files T-Shirt which is not available anywhere else in the world. /Fanzines**Newsletters/ *Fanzines * NOTE: All listed fanzines are not-for-profit amateur publications and are not meant to infringe on copyrights held by Twentieth Century Fox, Ten Thirteen Productions, Chris Carter, or any other media orgainzations. **Last available information on these fanzines is from 1995; I invite editors to contact me with updates.** Deb Walsh (WGYA08A@prodigy.com or deb walsh@aol.com; 46 John St. #2, Malden, MA 02148) publishes a fanzine called _The Manifest_ which deals with various paranormal-oriented television shows, including _The X Files_. E-mail or send a SASE for more information. _Incident UXP_ is an _X Files_ fanzine being published by Debbie Roberts, P.O. Box 9653, Colorado Springs, CO 80932.For more information on contributors, or how to submit material, send a SASE to the above address or e-mail to annieorbit@aol.com. Beth Bowles edits a crossover fanzine (characters meet characters from other media universes) called Crossfiles, which will include crossovers with the _X Files_ universe. For information send a SASE to OtherWhen Press, c/o Beth Bowles, 722 Brownstone Rd., Larimer, PA 15647 Mary Wardell is planning an _X Files_ fanzine called "Travels with Mulder." 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 the editor for "X-treme Possibilities." For more information or submissions guidelines, send a SASE to: Bentley Press, c/o Betsy Vera, P.O. Box 4356, Ann Arbor, MI 48104, or e-mail her at betsy.vera@mailgw.uprod.music.umich.edu. "Of Dreams and Schemes" #9 has a long X Files/Highlander crossover. They are also looking for stories for future issues. For more information, send a SASE to Catherine Schlein, 6755 Union St., Arvada, CO 80004. "Remote Control" is a multi-fandom genzine looking for X Files submissions. For more information, send a SASE to Kathy Agel, 9-11 Ayres Court, Bayonne, NJ, 07002-3510, or send e-mail to Badkarma1@aol.com. "Layup" is an adult fiction zine based on the characters portrayed by David Duchovny. For more information, send a SASE to Debbie Roberts, Hangar X Publishing, P.O. Box 9653, Colorado Spring, CO 80932. "Deus X Machina" is a planned X Files fanzine from Tara O'Shea. For information, send a SASE to Deus X Machina, c/o Tara O'Shea, 611 Lead Ave. SW, Apt. 911, Albuquerque, NM 87102, or e-mail to johanna@hydra.unm.edu. "Property of the FBI" is an X Files fanzine carrying fiction from alt.tv.x-files.creative. For more information, send a SASE to Lucy Green, MacWombat Press, 2500 Jackson-Keller, Apt. 601, San Antonio, TX 78230. "The Skeptic and the Believer," is an X Files fanzine, is looking for submissions.For more information, send a SASE to Kathryn Agel, 9-11 Ayres Court, Bayonne, NJ 07002-3510, or e-mail Badkarma.1@genie.geis.com or Badkarma1@aol.com. "Imagine That" is looking for X Files contributions. For submission guidelines or zine information, send a SASE to Brenda M. Cunningham, Box 123, Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, CANADA S0H 0B0 (all zeros -- not letters). "First Light" is a multimedia zine that reviews the latest episodes of science fiction oriented shows such as X Files every month, and occasionally prints X Files word games and other tidbits. For infomration send a SASE to First Light, 8782-E Allison Dr., Westminster, CO 80005-1680. Nocole Pellegrini is putting out an X Files/A-Team crossover zine called "The A-Files." For more information, write to her at 2429 Locust St. #315, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or check her web page at http://www.seas.upenn.edu/~pellegri/afiles.html. There is a British Fanzine called Genetix, that deals with the X Files, basketball, and the general sci-fi scene. Price is 1 pound British. For information contact 106162.626@compuserve.com. "Wrapped in Plastic" (a Twin Peaks fanzine) devoted a full issue to the X Files in August. The 40-page issue contained 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 first printing sold out, and a second printing was done. WIP #12 is available from: Win-Mill Productions, 1912 E. Timberview Lane, Arlington, TX 76014. Cost is $6 ($5 plus $1 postage). *Newsletters* "X-Talk" is an X Files letterzine whose first issue premiered in September 1994. A 4-issue subscription will run $10, checks payable to Marg Baskin. Letters may be typed or on disks (WordPerfect 6.0/5.1/5.0, WordStar 6.0/4.0/3.3, or ASCII, 3.5 in. or 5.25 high or low density); label disks as they will be returned with your issue. Address letters, inquiries (include a SASE), or suggestions to Anime House Press, c/o Marg Baskin and Heather Bruton, 28 Woolwich St. S., Kitchener, Ontario, CANADA N2K 1R9. (They are accessible via e-mail at marg@asd.raytheon.CA) Donna Bakke puts out a newsletter "Tap On Line," A Newsletter for Extreme Possibilities. For information contact her at 7351 Wellington Ave., University City, MO. Also available is an X Files newsletter out of the UK called "Conduit," run by Amanda Smith, which comes out 6 times a year. In addition to the newsletter, subscribers receive a laminated card of your choice (a named I.D. card with either Mulder, Scully, or blank photo; FBI Visitors badge; or a Pentagon badge). Additional members at the same address cost an extra UK pound (includes another badge of your choice). Members also have access to an X Files merchandise list, trading card exchange, and library. Costs are: UK members - 8 UKpounds; Eire & Europe - 9.50UKP; USA & Canada - 15 UKP; other areas on request. For information contact Conduit, 13, Armour Place, Linwood, Renfrewshire, PA3 3DR, Scotland, UK. Subscription forms are available by sending an SAE (with IRC if from outside the UK) to the above address. For further information contact Gareth Burge at xphiles@rmplc.co.uk. Toni Johns is looking for submissions for a new publication called "The Unauthorised X Files Newsletter," which will contain a variety of articles of all sorts, fiction and nonfiction. Material should include name and snail mail address, and should be sent via e-mail to: tjohns@pepperdine.edu; toni.johns@cancom.com; or rob-e-one@msn.com; or via snail mail to: Toni Johns, 1721 S. Burnside Avenue #103, Los Angeles, CA 90019, USA. Please send your questions to Robert (the Australian staffer) at rob-e-one@msn.com. FoxFire is a monthly X-Files newsletter. For more information about subscribing check out http://members.aol.com/CappSci/FoxFire.htm. You will also find access to free X-Files images that you can download. /Conventions/ Creation Con has a license to run the Official X Files convention. No conventions are currently scheduled. For more specific information, and a recording of information comcerning the X Files conventions, contact Creation Entertainment at 818 / 409-0960, or send a SASE to them at 411 N. Central Ave., #300, Glendale, CA 91203. /Miscellaneous information/ As a result of an informal poll conducted Spring 94, net.fans of the _The X Files_ chose (with a 73% approval rating) to be called X-Philes. There is a list of Mulderisms and Scullyisms being kept by Samuel Ziegler (sam@jhu.edu) and is available through his X Files homepage (listed with FTP Sites and Home Pages) If you cannot access the Web, or wish to submit entries to the lists, please e-mail him. Kymberlee Ricke keeps a "Netpickers Guide to the X Files." For information about the Netpickers' list, e-mail her at kricke@aea16.k12.ia.us. Numbers: The number 11:21 that continues to appear on digital clocks in the show is a salute by Chris Carter to his wife, whose birthday is November 21. Ten Thirteen Productions was named after Carter's own birthday, October 13. Guns: Mulder and Scully have used a variety of guns in their X Files travails, but they currently brandish Smith & Wesson 1056es with a 9mm round. Mulder's ankle gun is a Sig Sauer 230, .300 caliber. Mulder taped an "x" to his apartment window when he wants to signal the deep-cover agent X for information. He signaled Deep Throat during first season by shining a blue light out the window. Mulder has been shot twice: critically, in the upper femur in Beyond the Sea, not so seriously in the left shoulder by Scully to keep him from killing Krycek [Anasazi]; Scully has been shot once, in the chest (though she was wearing her protective vest at the time), in Young at Heart. Mulder and Scully have been quarantined three times after potential contact with an infectious organism -- at the end of the episodes Ice, Darkness Falls, and Firewalker. Mulder has lost time in the Pilot (9 minutes), Deep Throat (undetermined), E.B.E. (undetermined), Little Green Men (undetermined), and Max. Scully has lost time in the Pilot (9 minutes), E.B.E. (undetermined), Ascension/One Breath (approximately 3 months)., and Max (9 minutes). Scully's FBI ID number is 2317-616. Her home phone number is (202) 555-6431, [Ghost in the Machine.], and her cellular phone number is 555-3564 [Sleepless]. Her apartment number is #35. Her X File number (given to the file began after her abduction [Duane Barry]) is 73317. Scully and Mulder met for the first time on March 6, 1992 X.T. (X Files Time) [Pilot]. Mulder's address is 42-2630 Hegal Place, Alexandria, VA 23242. [Small Potatoes] He has a computer at home, and his password is TRUSTNO1. He was a fan of the television show "The Magician" as a child. [Little Green Men]. His badge number is JTT047101111. His phone number is 555-0199. The "saying" at the end of the opening credits, The Truth Is Out There, has changed seven times: Trust No One -- in Erlemneyer Flask, episode 1X23. Deny Everything -- in Ascension, episode 2X06 EI 'AANIIGOO 'AHOOT'E (The Truth Is Out There in Navajo) -- in Anasazi, episode 2X25. Apology is Policy -- in 731, episode 3X10 Everything Dies -- in Herrenvolk, episode 4X01. Deceive, Inveigle, Obfuscate. - in Teliko, episode 4X04 E Pur Si Muove -- in Terma, 4X10 Believe the Lie -- in Gesthemane, 4X24. Ten Thirteen's production crew has had cameos (names and bodies) in various episodes. First Assistant Director Tom Braidwood appeared as _Lone Gunman_ photographer Frohike in "E.B.E.", "Blood," "One Breath," "Fearful Symmetry," "Anasazi," "Paperclip," "Nisei," "Apocrypha," "Wetwired," and (voice only) "Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man," 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." Executive Producer R.W. Goodwin appeared as a gardener in "Anasazi," and Chris Carter appeared in the same episode as an FBI agent (the third one) grilling Scully. Former story editor Darin Morgan appeared as the fluke creature in "Blood," and Eddie van Blundht in "Small Potatoes." 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. Currently, X Files is not accepting any outside scripts or story ideas. All stories are generated and assigned "in-house" among the staff writers. Ideas, scripts, and stories can be posted for other fans' enjoyment to the newsgroup alt.tv.x-files.creative, or in a variety of e-mail groups. Stories are kept in the Gossamer achives at http://gossamer.simplenet.com/, and a number of other independent archives. Information on how and where to post to the newsgroup is found in the FAQ at that site. Here are Real Frequently Asked Questions from alt.tv.x-files. ----------- Q: Where do you find the titles to the episodes? A: The episode titles are posted to the official X Files web site (www.thex-files.com), usually a month or so before the episode airs, sometimes earlier. Some people who have "insider" connections at Ten Thirteen are able to get the episode titles earlier, and they post them to the newsgroup. The titles DO NOT appear in the nationally-published TV Guide. They DO NOT appear in the episodes. Your local paper's television listings may give the episode title. Q: Is that Scully in the Saturn car commercial? A: No, that is another actress. Gillian Anderson has never done a national commercial. Q: Where can I get one of those cool flashlights Mulder and Scully use? A: The flashlights are those used by rescue personnel (police, fire, ambulance, etc.) and have a specialized light using xenon gas. It's called the Lite Box and cost $150-200. Check a search engine for flashlight distributors for specifics. Q: Where can I get the "I Want To Believe" poster in Mulder's office? A: The Official X Files Club run by Creation gives a poster away with a membership. Q: Is there a Web site for the X Files? the FAQ? A: The X Files web site is at www.thex-files.com. There is also a list of Frequently Asked Questions. The Internet FAQ kept by Pat Gonzales can be seen at Mike Quigley's/Mr. Gigabyte's web site, http://web20.mindlink.net/a4369. Bernadine keeps information for Newbies at http://www.navnet.net/~pettigrw/. Barbara Reuf keeps an explanation of the mythology arc, Ketchup on the X Files, at http://http.tamu.edu/~bjruef/. Also, Tiny Dancer keeps an extensive Episode Guide at http://www.globalserve.net/~rhonda/xfindex.html Q: Where can I get [fill in your favorite merchandise here]? A: You can look for merchandise at your local Suncoast, Musicland/Sam Goody, science fiction, or comic book store, or other local venue that carries television/movie merchandise. For specific information on mail order sites, see the XF FAQ-Part 4, Miscellaneous. Q: Is that DD doing those (beer) (phone) commmercials? A: David Duchovny has done voiceovers for Labatt's beer and a New York phone company. Q: How do I get in touch with Chris Carter / Ten Thirteen / the X Files writers? I have a great idea for a show.... A: The X Files does not accept unsolicited ideas / scripts. They have more than enough in-house ideas from their writers. If you want to write for X Files, you need to have a sample script submitted by an agent, and be able to suggest at least a half dozen other story ideas to the show. However, X Files has been flooded with spec scripts to look at, and are not accepting any more submissions. Ideas, scripts, and stories can be posted for other fans' enjoyment to the newsgroup alt.tv.x-files.creative or to one of a number of e-mail groups set up for this purpose. Stories are kept in the Gossamer achives at http://gossamer.simplenet.com/ and at a number of independent websites throughout the Web. Information on how and where to post to the newsgroup is found in the FAQ at that site. Q: What guns do Mulder and Scully *really* use? A: Smith & Wesson 1056e with a 9 mm round. Q: Why does Mulder have an X taped to his window? A: This was to signal the deep contact known as X, played by Steven Williams. Q: Are the X Files based on real FBI X files? A: No. The pilot episode was based on a reportedly true event, but the FBI denies the existence of any "X files." Q: Where do the writers get their ideas? A: Various X Files episodes have been based on news reports of real life bizarre events. The writers also read many magazines and books to mine for ideas. Q: Do DD and GA believe in UFOs? A: Anderson is reportedly a believer; Duchovny is not, but is open to information. Q: What is the significance of 11:21? A: This is a reference to Chris Carter's wife's birthday. Q: What is the significance of 10-13 (Ten Thirteen)? A: This is a reference to Chris Carter's birthday. Q: Gee, they changed "The Truth Is Out There" at the end of the opening credits! Have they ever done that before? A: The words in the last shot in the opening credits has changed seven times: first season, in Erlenmeyer Flask; second season, in Ascension and Anasazi; in third season, 731; in fourth season, Herrenvolk, Teliko, Terma, and Gesthemane. Q: Where can I find an X Files font? X Files related screensavers? A: Try the X Zone Artists Studio at http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Cavern/2828/Art.html The syndication website at http://www.its-happening-again.com/ also has a screensaver that can be downloaded. Q: Whose photos are on Skinner's office wall? A: The attorney general and the President of the United States, who are Janet Reno and Bill Clinton, respectively. Q: What was the opening song in "D.P.O."? A: James, "Ring the Bells" (from the album "Alternative NRG"). Q: (Regarding the fourth season cliffhanger) Is Mulder dead? A: We don't know. You'll have to find out like the rest of us! However, since Mulder does appear in the big-screen movie to be released next summer, it would be safe to assume that what occurred is a hoax or some sort of deception. Q: Is X Files going into syndication? A: The X Files will be shown Monday through Friday on the cable station fX, owned by 20th Century Fox, beginning at 8 p.m. August 19. It will also be in local weekend syndication at various stations throughout the country beginning October 18. TO find out about information for your area check out the local syndication website at http://www.its-happening-again.com/ --------- Special Agent In Charge: Special Agent Pat Gonzales, pagonz0@pop.uky.edu (Internet) or LauraHolt@aol.com (America Online) Assisting Special Agents: Tonya Yount, Cliff Chen, Kris Jones, James Drentner, Cory Scott, Laura F. Jenkins, Jerry Jones, Charmaine Lazaro, John Anthony Ruchak, Jeff Gostin, Charles Mcgrew, Andrew Waite, Paula J. Vitaris, Michael A. 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