One of the greatest fan-interactive television series of all
time ran from September of 1993 through May of 2002. Nine seasons, 202 episodes and two
theatrical releases, but what made the show a phenomenon in the 1990s was the
conventions and fan-gatherings that it spawned.
The series in question is Chris Carter’s X-Files. He would attend and host these gatherings
and make himself available to the fans. Mitch Pileggi was a regular as well, as were
Brad Dourif (who played Luther Lee Boggs) and Peter Boyle (who played Clyde
Bruckman). These were events that made
the series more than just a television show.
When the series ended and the two films ran their course,
the fans simply would not go away. They
wanted more and finally David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson — Mulder and Scully
— gladly relented for a six-episode reprise, The X-Files: The Event Series,
which began airing in January of this year.
Mitch Pileggi and William B. Davis were onboard as well.
20th Century-Fox Home Entertainment announced this
past week that Blu-ray and DVD editions of The X-Files: The Event Series will
be available on June 14.
As to bonus goodies, three of the episodes feature
commentary options. These are:
X-Files episodes and who
was the writer of this episode); “Mulder & Scully Meet the Were-Monster”
(episode three), features Duchovny and Anderson, who are joined by actor Kumail
Nanjiani and writer/director Darin Morgan (another X-Files alum); and “My
Struggle II” (the sixth episode), reprising Chris Carter, who is joined by Gabe
Rotter (author and former writing assistant to Chris Carter during the
production of the original series).
There will be a gag reel, a behind-the-scenes featurette,
the featurette titled “The Makings of a Struggle” and former X-Files
script coordinator Karen Nielsen’s short film, “Grace.”
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