Fans of “The X-Files” will have to wait an undetermined amount of time before the show returns to television, if it does at all, to learn the fate of Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), which were so cruelly left up in the air when the series’ revival season concluded earlier this year. But the situation isn’t all grim. Come Jan. 3, X-Philes will get a chance to dig into the pasts of their favorite paranormal investigators with two young-adult novels, both set in 1979, which will be released simultaneousl ... [Continua a leggere]

We are living in a golden age of David Duchovny. Since wrapping his Showtime series “Californication” last year, he has released his first novel, “Holy Cow: A Modern-Day Daily Tale,” shot all 13 episodes of NBC’s upcoming ’60s period cop drama “Aquarius,” and is prepping to reprise his role as Fox Mulder on the limited-run “X-Files” reboot. First up, though, is his debut LP “Hell or Highwater.” And if you never thought you’d hear the words “David Duchovny” paired with “musician,” he’s r ... [Continua a leggere]

“The X-Files,” which debuted on the Fox television network 20 years ago last month, was “the beginning of appointment television,” with families and groups of friends gathering together to watch the science-fiction drama, said Gillian Anderson, one of its lead actors. Anderson, who played FBI Special Agent Dana Scully, discussed the series with David Duchovny, who played Special Agent Fox Mulder, on Saturday night at the Paley Center for Media in New York. Their characters investigated unsolved cases involving paranormal phenomena. Their memories of individual episode ... [Continua a leggere]

Twenty years ago, a handful of American households with no better plans on a Friday night gathered to watch a strange, sinister new show with unknown actors and an unsettling premise. In those first months, The X-Files felt like a secret. Its slight ratings belied the emotions it stirred, bonding viewers with an almost chemical addition. In the days before DVR, the show became a ritual in families. And then, as it slipped somehow past the cancellation wardens and survived into a second season, it became a phenomenon. So perhaps it isn't a surprise that even 20 years later, a reunion between ... [Continua a leggere]