Opening The X-Files - by Darren Mooney (Paperback)

About the Book

"More than 20 years after it was first broadcast, The X-Files still holds the public imagination. Over nine seasons and two feature films, agents Mulder and Scully pursued monsters, aliens, mutants and shadowy conspirators across the American landscape"--

Book Synopsis

More than 20 years after it was first broadcast, The X-Files still holds the public imagination. Over nine seasons and two feature films, agents Mulder and Scully pursued monsters, aliens, mutants and shadowy conspirators across the American landscape.

Running for more than 200 episodes, the series transformed television, crafting a postmodern mythology that spoke to the anxieties and uncertainties of the end of the 20th century. Covering the entire series from its debut through the second feature film, this book examines how creator Chris Carter and his team of writers turned a scrappy cult favorite on Fox into a global phenomenon.

Review Quotes

"thoroughly researched...recommended"-ARBA; "A must-read for fans...The X-Files is pretty much a television series in tune with American culture of the 1990s."-Sherry Ginn, Marvel's Black Widow from Spy to Superhero; "The truth is in here! If The X-Files were a college class, Mooney's book would be the essential text. It not only supplements, but greatly enhances one's enjoyment of the groundbreaking series."-Rod Lott, Flick Attack; "A welcome, and well-written addition to X-Files lore, by an author who knows his stuff."-John Kenneth Muir, author, The X-FilesFAQ.

About the Author

Darren Mooney is a pop culture critic in Dublin, Ireland. He runs his own website (the m0vie blog), co-hosts a weekly film podcast (The 250), and contributes regularly to the Irish film monthly magazine CinÉireann.