i preferred the isolated cases and 'monster of the week' episodes over the season-long arches about mulder hunting aliens.

One of the greatest shows ever.

"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" guest starring Peter Boyle was an incredible episode that still haunts me to this day.

RIP Meatloaf 'That' from his seminal song I Would Do Anything For Love where he then says, But I Won't Do That, 'That' is literally stated in the lyric directly before the chorus and aforementioned title of the song. I won't spoil it here, but sing the entire chorus or look up the lyrics to see the answer is clearly stated first. This is like the close cousin to the Titanic argument of why Rose didn't make room for Jack on the floating debris and let him freeze to death. On that front, rewind thirty seconds when Jack literally chills next to Rose. They address why when the scene starts. Jack tries to mount the debris and it almost sinks the debris and Rose with it.

I loved the theme, but then I'm older than you, so the theme was my cue to join my dad in the living room to watch together. Having lost my dad 10 years ago to pancreatic cancer, these are some of my fondest memories

Gillian is still my #1 lust crush. And as a teen geek in the day, the first 8 seasons were classic.

The Monster of the Week episodes tended to be the best ones of the series. Thank you for a great video essay. You mentioned some really great episodes. Hungry and that Cher episode were some of my favourites.

I used to watch the series every Friday night, this and Millennium. My parents and I were hooked onto this show! They moved it to Sundays during it's final seasons. Had to go to school the next day, but stayed up a little longer to watch what happens. BBC, Chiller, SYFY and FX had run the series on syndication.

Ah the 90s. Glad I was raised during that decade. I watched the X-Files film where Mulder and Scully ran into a greenhouse with lots of bees (couldn't remember which one), and it was great. The series reboot didn't really catch me on though.

intro creeped me out as a kid. the episode where the teachers were devil worshipers was the one that scared me the most at that age and a favorite was the episode where they were in Washington state and dealing with the bugs that would swarm/kill you when there was no light. great show and definitely a staple for a person growing up in the 90's

Simple truth is there was so many actors in these series that It’s just a master piece of tv 📺

Man the episode of the little man on the board with squeaky wheels scared me for years as a kid. When I head the wind blow stuff and made squeaky noises I couldn't sleep. I wanna watch this from season 1 now

I remember my mom watching this late at night, and I'd sneak out of my room and watch from behind the couch or from around the hallway corner! 🤣 loved this show! 👌

My favorite show of all time. It was groundbreaking television. It still holds up too.

Wow, 30 years ago today! Gonna start watching it now that it’s on Amazon Prime.

Those first five seasons were the shit.

I only ever watched one episode of The X-Files; the one where they did a crossover wit' COPS. Good episode!

Great video. I named my son Fox. This show will ALWAYS have a special place in my heart. The Truth is Out There!

Two facts: 1. It looked like Silence of the Lambs. Even the leads looked like Clarice and sounded like Hannibal, respectively. 2. This really transformed Vancouver. Yes, production was big there, but X-Files showed you could film any environment there.

I remember the episode where they were getting on each others nerves. Scully asks Mulder why he always drives. He replies because her legs are too short. And she snaps on her plastic gloves with great relish.

3:57, speaking of inspiration, Eric Kripke creator of Supernatural, Said that this show and The Twilight Zone, is what made his Series what it is.

The vampire episode where we see the same story but told hilariously different from Moulder and Scully's perspective is PURE GOLD (Oh yea "Bad Blood"). Also "Bunghoney" with the murderous doll wrecked my younger sister back in the day lol EDIT yes Fringe! Ive never met an X-Files fan that DIDNT like Fringe. So under-rated.

"... spooky dookie." 🤣 EDIT: The Tooms episodes scared the living [bleep] out of me as a kid. They both remain my favourite episodes to date.

One of the most formative TV shows of my childhood.

This series was a classic and to this day remains a firm favourite of mine!

I lovvvvvvvvvveee x-files miss it already all of their episodes ...great writers directors actors ...

The ending to that limited series event was such a tease

Didn't matter what my friends and I did Friday evenings,. We had to watch the X Files. Because we were all geeks. But also because it was good. The casting was excellent and I miss it.

It's still my favorite show. Sure, many episodes were rather silly, but the chemistry between Duchovny and Anderson is priceless.

If we take a tv shows' seasons as "albums", then X Files seasons 2 and 3 are some of my favourite "albums" of all time. I can watch every early episode in general, and Boom, I am back in the mid- late 90s again, but they still gather new meaning to me. It is a show that it is very important to me. And in general , seasons 1-5 are incredible. Every epiosded means something to me. But....I will say something here: For me, it sort of "jumps the shark" after s5. The difference between the show before and after that first movie was so glaringly there. Season 6 was sunnier, brighter, and lighter. A string of comedy tinged episodes - whilst entertaining to most- totally derailed and disregarded the massive build up and sky smashing scene at "Fight the Future"s end. Worst of all- Scully STILL was a sceptic in UFOs despite being rescued form a gigantic UFO underneath the ice in Antarctic! In such a convoluted idea, she was "passed out" as it happened, and spends the rest of the series acting like it never happened. It was a terrible idea and shutdown of character development. S7 could have put this all right, but they took the mythology episodes into more tangents and more horrid self parody like the "Fight Club" episode. I really liked s8's attempts to bring the show back to its roots and Robert Patrick was superb in general. But sadly, it had passed its popularity peak and the audience wasnt there. I really think that season 7 should have pulled out all the stops to answer everything and give the show the ending it deserved. But ultimately and sadly, Chris Carter was never able to finish what he started. He wasnt able to convincingly and interestingly develop Scully into a believer, despite all the things she saw and was involved in each and every week. He was never able to tie up the alien arc, and kept adding more and more things that by season 9 were too OTT in comparison to the earlier season's delicious and devious appetizers and teasers regarding the aliens, human hybrid stories. Even the recent - and very good in places revamp. He still could'nt wrap it all up. The whole "William" plot should never have happened and really was the biggest hindrance to the show.

One of the greatest TV shows ever

93' was a seriously good year. But 94' was even better. The summer Dookie never left my CD player and I went to see The Crow on the big screen. Great summer to turn 14 😎

Humbug is my favorite...... The Host is a close second!!! Awesome video I really hope you can do an indepth episode for each season!!! That would be awesome......

The show was a phenomenon, one of a kind.

X-Files was the doorway to all my obsessions. I have watched this show all the way through about 20 times. I will always hold a place for XF in my heart.

STILL kick myself to this day that I skipped the 1st couple of seasons when it originally aired, thinking it would be too cheesy - from the ads, I was thinking it was more along the lines of Fox's earlier 'War of the Worlds' show or even 'Project UFO' from the 70's... Fortunately my brother clued me into just how good it was, and it quickly became a Friday night mainstay. We'd watch the show, then head out to to the Cup-A-Joe coffee shop that stayed open until midnight on weekends to hang with friends, smoke too many cigarettes and get overly-caffeinated 'til the wee hours... Good times for sure.

I friggin 💚💜👽 this channel, the episode about the little man w no legs that rolled around and occasionally crawled up inside people...like wtff

I found out the X-Files during, I believe it was season 3. It blew me away... I really don't recall the first episode I watched but the show had me hooked. When the first movie came out, I flew to Vegas to visit family and I MADE them go to see the movie with me at Sam's Town. One of my all-time favorite shows. And though they didn't always get along behind the scenes, Duchovny and Anderson's interplay could at times be cute and funny (like in "Home" where Mulder and Scully are talking about kids and he tells her: "Well, just find yourself a man with a spotless genetic make-up and a really high tolerance for being second-guessed and start pumping out the little Uber-Scullies."). I mean, genius line delivery and it was hysterical as was the rest of the convo in that scene. Or in "Syzygy" when he tells her he would drive since he didn't think her legs could reach the pedals and slams the door before she can respond. The look on Scully's face says it all. I mean, there are hundreds if not more moments like this between the two leads. Both actors had great chemistry, and their line delivery was so well done -there were times you'd forget you were watching a show. I miss it. I do. Luckily I have Hulu so I can revisit as much as I want. Very well done video, thank you for sharing your thoughts about the show.

X-Files is one of the better hour long shows out there (except season 7, which blows). But, 3 horror film franchises came from X-Files episodes. Wrong Turn came from s4e2's "Home", Jeepers Creepers came from s8e9's "Patience". And Final Destination came from one of the rejected episodes but that franchise was ran by James Wong and Glen Morgan.

Actually, Mulder is often wrong. Many times, what he thinks is some monster or supernatural force, just turns out to be a serial killer. It happens at least once or twice a season

The x files was like a cultural event going on every week. it was so huge. The idiosyncratic style episode looks hella fun. I have to watch that. Through our all the years I’ve only seen a couple episodes of it.

I watch the series still, usually once a year. Great stories - always felt as though the stories could actually happen.

The HOME episode is my favorite from X-Flies. It grabs you from the beginning. No wonder I couldn't find it back then! *Edit: Most female narration in videos is irritating, But yours Niki, is quite pleasant. Good job too btw.

I will always have a special place in my heart for xfiles. I remember watching the show when I was 10 so I think that was right around the 4th season but I have vague memories of watching it before then. Not only was it the first fandom I was into but also the first fandom I read fanfic about. OH LORDY THE AMOUNT OF MSR FIC I WAS READING AT THAT TIME LMAOOOO

I rewatched the series about 8 years ago, and have been meaning to rewatch yet again... It's been too long. Those first 5 seasons were amazing. The Lone Gunmen were some of my favorite guests.

I actually got into this show long after it was over. I used to watch the twilight zone on Syfy ( ScIFY) and this came on right after it. And I got into it. I remember getting my brother into it and he said "I don't like those kinda shows". He got hooked on it to. It's just a good show with just enough sci-fi to still be enjoyed by the masses. The first few seasons of lost had a very similar vibe tbh. Love this show and it's easily in my top 5 of all time.

Best TV show ever, period! Even the erratic last three seasons contained some magnificent storytelling, so..no, we'll probably not see its like again in many a moon.

There are also X-Files audiobooks with Duchovny, Anderson, and most of the other major players providing the voice talent.

Amazing video

Idk how old you where at the time.. But I was 8 - 9 and insted of being scared of the intro we would play the theme and dance to it at parties I'd be suprised if they didn't do a movie or something for the 30th anniversary to finish the series proper

Second best theme only behind Unsolved Mysteries. I always enjoyed the monster of the week episodes the best. They had the best comedy like HumBug. The alien episodes were too serious and I felt like I was watching an Oliver Stone film like JFK over and over again.

I remember watching the X files and Freaky Links friday nights with my grandmother.

Well done , thank you for posting this takes me back

3:19, yes they sure are. Loved the Monster Of The Week.

One of my favourite shows ever... only got into it when it was on Netflix a while back and binged the first 4 or 5 seasons over a couple weeks

I was 9 years old when I watched that banned episode on Halloween night. Suffice it say, scarred for life.

No one ever mentions the FMV video game written by the creators and featured David and Gillian.

X files, tales from the crypt, are you afraid of the dark, and... unsolved mysteries. I think those are the 4 theme songs that made you cry.

Great topic and rundown of this series.

This video is brilliant!! Love x-files, you covered it awesomely 😃👍

Excellently written and narrated.

The last part with duchovny falling over is so funny

I liked this video before I watched it. Fight me. I don't regret my choice.

So many brilliant episodes I think the Unopened File Trilogy was the best featuring Anasazi, The Blessing Way and Paper Clip.

Awesome video is awesome. I really enjoyed watching this.

Any episode written by Darin Morgan. He elevated an already elevated show.

such a great show that still holds up (despite the date tech in the main seasons) some of them need multiple viewings just to really appreciate how awesome they are. Although come on, someone pick up Millenium, or just grab Millenium, Xfiles, The Lone Gunmen and Space Above & Beyond, make them their own streaming service and take my money

Easily one of my all-time favorites.

Beyond the Sea is a personal favorite.

make this kind of video about the series The Pretender . it was a good series and deserve this kind of video.

YOU THINK YOU KNOW WHAT DWAYNE BARRY'S GOING THROUGH!

I’m a huge fan of the X-Files!

so glad i found this channel

I think the episode was called the moth men? The sort of invisible guys 5hat lived in the forest? Absolutely terrified me as a kid, I would lay in bed thinking about if I was in any strange forests that day and if they were coming to get me... so far so good, still here haha

I love this show I should get it on DVD

I remember watching re runs on fox as a kid and being freaked out by the monsters and aliens. And it made me think the fbi really did investigate the paranormal lol. I was born in 95 so i grew up near the end of the shows run. Im jealous I didn't get to experience its heyday in the early mid 90s. But im still glad i was alive during its run

Awesome 😎 thanks 🙏

Thank you!! The x files was a terrific year!!!!!

The x files one was one of my favorite shows for sure

Thank you for this review, I am going to give it a try

So many great episodes

Good video overall. Vancouver BC is in the geographical region know as the Pacific Northwest. Just because it's in Canada doesn't exclude it from the region. Vancouver is only about a 1.5 hour drive from the U.S. border.

JO!!!!!!!!! Remember TALES FROM THE DARK SIDE ? That was a tight show back in the 80's❤❤❤❤❤❤🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘🤘

Meat Loaf actually told you in the song what he wouldn't do, if you were paying attention...."I'll never lie to you and thats a fact!"

Really liked this series, it appealed to fans of several genres, it was really fun to watch. Episode “Home” was genuinely terrifying, better than many horror movies. I just didn’t like the main conspiracy plot, I think it was weak, poorly developed, didn’t make sense, felt like changed mid series... it had so much potential. The return of the series was not as good as the original, but wasn’t bad. It could had a few more seasons.

Personally, I never saw this show as horror; it's really more of an anthology-show, much in the tradition of 'The Twilight Zone'. One minute it was spooky, (lol) and the next, tongue-in-cheek humorous. That being said though, you forgot to mention the slew of parody/tribute shows; like 'So Weird', and most recently, 'People of Earth'! =)

The dvds for Millennium are cheap to find. The recent Xfiles case book is very cool it came out last year

Great series

Fun fact. The band Eve 6 got their name from the episode "Eve"

Squeeze still haunts me

I recognize the series from pop culture Yet still the greatest

The X-Files ROCKED

Arcadia, Hungry and Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose.

My favourite Episode of The X-Files Is S02 E07: The Walk.

Vancouver is in the pacific northwest. It's in Canada sure, but we are referring to region. Its literally right on the border of Washington and it shares the salesh sea and the sound. And I promise the Washingtonians have more in common with the Vancouver Canadians than the rest of America and they themselves are more similar to the people from Washington than the rest of canada.

A great way to spend Friday night at home

other great films from '93 include, true romance whats eating Gilbert grape Schindler's list cliffhanger the fugitive

Mulder the worst FBI agent who fail almost every time ;)

Greatest tv show ever!!!!!

the great mutato: drugs and rapes a bunch of women mulder & scully: I guess we we're the real monsters all along... *cue cher concert*