New ‘X-Files’ is the old ‘X-Files’ in 6 episodes

Things get worse from there because even though her character on the X-Files was wildly popular, Anderson was only paid half of what Duchovny was making, and it took three years of fighting back for her to receive equal treatment. Considering how imperative the pair’s chemistry will be to the revival’s success, it’s hard to believe that whoever was behind that initial offer had any understanding of The X-Files’ appeal.

That is, if you forgive the first episode for some faults. Brush up on what else to expect with this primer from the American-Statesman’s Mary Huber. In its original run, the series aired for a remarkable nine seasons on FOX, is still seen today in more than 60 countries and spawned two films and countless comic book and video game adaptations.

Travel through the series.

Check out the official website for The X-Files on FOX.

The backstory is that they’ve both been out of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for quite some time but are pulled back in by their old supervisor, Walter Skinner, played once again by Mitch Pileggi. But Gillian Anderson soon proved to be just as much of a star and just as much of an audience draw.

And David revealed in a new interview that he will be delighting fans by shedding his clothes in a new episode of the series. The X-Files left TV almost 14 years ago – an eternity, in TV time – and shouldn’t expect viewers, especially younger ones, to know, remember or care about this show’s long, extremely complicated past.

As io9 points out, the partnership between Mulder and Scully is what made the show work and be so successful. The show followed two Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, Mulder and Scully, as they attempted to solve mysteries with a supernatural element while also unraveling a government conspiracy involving aliens, bees, and an evil, nicotine-addicted bureaucrat. “I don’t even know what to say about it. It is… sad”. They’re brought back together by conservative web-series host Tad O’Malley (Joel McHale), whose discoveries will forever change how the agents view their mission and our world. Because I’d be in the middle of a Darin episode, and somebody described it as a sitcom, and it’s like, “Holy shit, what are we doing?”

If this new iteration of “The X-Files” feels overly familiar and less unique than it did in the first go-around, it’s probably because “The X-Files” changed television, popularizing the TV conspiracy thriller that’s been attempted over and over in its wake.