The MiXtake Files

By Michael French

Subjects: Television, History & Criticism, Fiction, X-files (Television programme), PERFORMING ARTS, Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy

Description: ‘The truth is out there, Mulder, but so are the lies.’For the first time, despite alien abductions and FBI attempts at infiltration, the TRUTH about each programme in the three series of The X-Files is now revealed.MiXtakes of every shape and form: continuity errors, logical inconsistencies, subject matter, plot discrepancies, recurring actors, family scorecards and best lines.Covers the original two series.This book is not designed as a criticismof the brilliant television show The X-Files, its crew, actors and anyone else involved in the process of making it. If there is any criticism, it is meant in aconstructive way. The last thing I’d want is to upset the people who put together these great stories in a matter of days.Okay, so far, the most innovative show on television has seventy-three episodes of non-stop quality under itsbelt and it’s about time we started paying attention, real attention. It’s time to get out the video collection ofepisodes one through seventy-three and watch those episodes for the scenes where Scully’s hair is miraculouslychanged by unknown beings or when Mulder’s computer goes missing, with nothing but a keyboard left to show itexisted.The nit-picks in this book follow a fairly basic pattern - they point out mistakes. Yes, I said mistakes. Althoughit is hard to believe that such an amazing show could be flawed, there is always the problem that little thingscan slip past the intelligent people that produce it and this is what this guide does (well it points out the mistakes, it doesn’t create them). The nit’s however, very rarely attack the basis of an episode, as all the plot lines in The X-Files always seem to fit together nicely. The nit’s point out the humorous things, the bloopers and the great moments.Each entry in this guide has at least five sections out of seven. The sections are the following: Episode ProductionNumber and Title, Summary, and Episode Nit-Picks, followed by Recurring Actors, Best Line, Scenes, and Title Explanation.