Dr. Dana Katherine Scully,MD,is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the Fox science-fiction,supernatural television series The X-Files,played by Gillian Anderson. Scully is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Special Agent and a medical doctor (MD),partnered with fellow Special Agent Fox Mulder for seasons one to seven and seasons 10 and 11,and with John Doggett in the eighth and ninth seasons. In the television series,they work out of a cramped basement office at FBI headquarters in Washington,DC to investigate unsolved cases labeled "X-Files." In 2002,Scully left government employment,and in 2008,she began working as a surgeon in Our Lady of Sorrows,a private Catholic hospital –where she stayed for seven years,until rejoining the FBI. In contrast to Mulder's credulous "believer" character,Scully is the skeptic for the first seven seasons,choosing to base her beliefs on what science can prove. She later on becomes a "believer" after Mulder's abduction at the end of season seven.
The first season of the science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing on the Fox network in the United States on September 10,1993,and concluded on the same channel on May 13,1994,after airing all 24 episodes.
The second season of the science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing on the Fox network in the United States on September 16,1994,concluded on the same channel on May 19,1995,after airing all 25 episodes. The series follows Federal Bureau of Investigation special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully,portrayed by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson respectively,who investigate paranormal or supernatural cases,known as X-Files by the FBI.
The third season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing on Fox in the United States on September 22,1995,concluded on the same channel on May 17,1996,and contained 24 episodes. The season continues to follow the cases of FBI special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully,portrayed by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson respectively,who investigate paranormal or supernatural cases,known as X-Files by the FBI.
The fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing on the Fox network in the United States on October 4,1996,concluding on the same channel on May 18,1997,and contained 24 episodes. Following the filming and airing of the season,production began on The X-Files feature film,which was released in 1998 following the show's fifth season.
The fifth season of the science fiction television series The X-Files commenced airing on the Fox network in the United States on November 2,1997,concluding on the same channel on May 17,1998,and contained 20 episodes. The season was the last in Vancouver,British Columbia,Canada;subsequent episodes would be shot in Los Angeles,California. In addition,this was the first season of the show where the course of the story was planned,due to the 1998 The X-Files feature film being filmed before it,but scheduled to be released after it aired.
Darin Morgan is an American screenwriter best known for several offbeat,darkly humorous episodes of the television series The X-Files and Millennium. His teleplay for the X-Files episode "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" won a 1996 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series. In 2015,Morgan wrote and directed one episode for The X-Files season ten,and returned again in 2017 to write and direct another episode for season eleven. He is the younger brother of writer and director Glen Morgan.
Glen Morgan is an American television producer,writer and director. He is best known for co-writing episodes of the Fox science fiction supernatural drama series The X-Files with his partner,James Wong. He served as an executive producer on the show's eleventh season. He also executive produced The Twilight Zone reboot by Jordan Peele's Monkeypaw Productions.
"Squeeze" is the third episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on September 24,1993. "Squeeze" was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong and directed by Harry Longstreet,with Michael Katleman directing additional footage. The episode featured the first of two guest appearances by Doug Hutchison as the mutant serial killer Eugene Victor Tooms,a role he would reprise in "Tooms". "Squeeze" is the first "monster-of-the-week" episode of The X-Files,unconnected to the series' overarching mythology.
"Shadows" is the sixth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files,premiering on the Fox network on October 22,1993. It was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong,directed by Michael Katleman,and featured guest appearances by Barry Primus and Lisa Waltz. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story,unconnected to the series' wider mythology. "Shadows" earned a Nielsen household rating of 5.9,being watched by 5.6 million households in its initial broadcast. The episode was not well-received by the production staff and received mixed reviews from critics.
"Beyond the Sea" is the thirteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files,premiering on the Fox network on January 7,1994. It was written by co-executive producers Glen Morgan and James Wong,and directed by David Nutter. The episode is a "Monster of Week" story,unconnected to the series' wider mythology,although it deepens the characterization of Scully through the introduction of her parents. Despite a mediocre Nielsen rating compared to other episodes of the first season,"Beyond the Sea" received a largely positive reception amongst critics.
"Little Green Men" is the first episode of the second season of the science fiction television series The X-Files,premiering on the Fox network on September 16,1994,in the United States and on BBC Two in the United Kingdom on August 28,1995. The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong,and directed by David Nutter. The episode helped explore the series' overarching mythology. "Little Green Men" earned a Nielsen household rating of 10.3,being watched by 9.8 million households in its initial broadcast. The episode received largely positive reviews from critics.
"Sleepless" is the 4th episode of the second season and 28th overall of the science fiction television series The X-Files,premiering on the Fox network on October 7,1994. The episode was written by supervising producer Howard Gordon and directed by Rob Bowman. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story,unconnected to the series' wider mythology,although it features the first on-screen appearances of recurring characters X and Alex Krycek,who are central to the show's continuity. Its closing scene also sets the stage for the subsequent story arc of Scully's abduction. "Sleepless" earned a Nielsen rating of 8.6 and was viewed by 8.2 million households. The episode received mostly positive reviews from critics.
"Die Hand Die Verletzt" is the fourteenth episode of the second season of the science fiction television series The X-Files. It premiered on the Fox network on January 27,1995. It was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong,directed by Kim Manners,and featured guest appearances by Susan Blommaert,Dan Butler,and Heather McComb. The episode is a "Monster-of-the-Week" story,unconnected to the series' wider mythology. "Die Hand Die Verletzt" earned a Nielsen household rating of 10.7,being watched by 10.2 million households in its initial broadcast. The episode received positive reviews,with many critics praising its writing. The title translates from German as "the hand that wounds."
"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" is the fourth episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. Directed by David Nutter and written by Darin Morgan,the installment serves as a "Monster-of-the-Week" story,that is,a stand-alone plot unconnected to the overarching mythology of The X-Files. Originally aired by the Fox network on October 13,1995,"Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" received a Nielsen rating of 10.2 and was seen by 15.38 million viewers. The episode received critical acclaim,and several writers have named it among the best in the series. The episode won both an Emmy for Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series as well as an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series.
Volume 1 of The X-Files Mythology collection is a DVD release containing selected episodes from the first to the third seasons of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. The episodes collected in the release form the beginning of the series' mythology,and are centred on alien abduction at the hands of "colonists". Several of the elements introduced in the collected episodes arose through necessity during production,as working around the pregnancy of lead actress Gillian Anderson led to both the creation of unifying plot thread and the introduction of several recurring characters.
"E.B.E." is the seventeenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files,premiering on the Fox network on February 18,1994. It was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong,and directed by William Graham. The episode introduced the recurring characters of The Lone Gunmen,played by Bruce Harwood,Dean Haglund and Tom Braidwood;and saw Jerry Hardin reprise his role as Deep Throat. The episode helped explore the series' overarching mythology. "E.B.E." earned a Nielsen household rating of 6.2,being watched by 5.8 million households in its initial broadcast;and received positive reviews from critics.
The eleventh and final season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files premiered on January 3,2018,on Fox. The season consists of ten episodes and concluded on March 21,2018. It follows newly re-instated Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully. The season's storyline picks up directly after last season's finale and the search for Mulder and Scully's son William is the main story arc of the season.
"Ghouli" is the fifth episode of the eleventh season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files. The episode was written and directed by James Wong. The tagline for this episode is "You see what I want you to see". Though not originally billed as a mythology episode,"Ghouli" helps to explore the series' overarching mythology and serves as the second of three mythology episodes of the season following the season premiere.
