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The Legacy of The X-Files

Author : James Fenwick
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1501387626
Total Pages : 468 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book The Legacy of The X-Files written by James Fenwick and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Legacy of The X-Files examines the content and production of the show, its reception, its use of legend and folklore, its contemporary resonance in politics and society of the 21st century, and its impact and legacy on film, television, the Internet and beyond. Having converged with the early widespread use of the Internet, The X-Files became a cultural touchstone of the 1990s, transforming from a cult TV show into a pop cultural phenomenon by the end of the decade. To celebrate the 30th anniversary of The X-Files, this collection examines the content and production of the show, its reception, its use of legend and folklore, its contemporary resonance in politics and society of the 21st century, and its impact and legacy on film, television, the Internet and beyond. The series' themes of government mistrust, conspiracy, folklore, UFOlogy, and faith are dissected and applied to how the show spirituality resonated with post-Cold War Western society. Contributors to this collection discuss the wide-ranging impact of the television show in popular culture, from Mulder and Scully 'shippers' to the show's slogan entering the contemporary lexicon. The Legacy of The X-Files serves as an all-encompassing, multi-disciplinary, contemporary account of The X-Files, reflecting upon critical, historical, political, and social contexts, and featuring an in-depth and comprehensive introduction making it a vital work for researchers and students alike.

Opening The X-Files

Author : Darren Mooney
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476665265
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Opening The X-Files written by Darren Mooney and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2017-08-30 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY The Ultimate Guide to The X-Files

Author : The Editors of Entertainment Weekly
Publisher : Time Inc. Books
ISBN 13 : 1547841419
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (478 download)

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Download or read book ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY The Ultimate Guide to The X-Files written by The Editors of Entertainment Weekly and published by Time Inc. Books. This book was released on 2018-01-05 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1993 The X-Files took the pop-culture fringe into prime time. It absorbed a galaxy of offbeath influences—B-movie horror, trippy pulp sci-fi, urban legend, Atomic Age paranoia, post-Watergate paranoia— and refracted them through the lens of the procedural. The show's legacy is still growing, like a tantalizing truth spreading further out there.

The X-Files The Truth is Still Out There

Author : Bethan Jones
Publisher : Fayetteville Mafia Press
ISBN 13 : 1949024512
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (49 download)

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Download or read book The X-Files The Truth is Still Out There written by Bethan Jones and published by Fayetteville Mafia Press. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In September 1993, a TV show like no other appeared on our screens, asking us to consider the essence of truth and belief, to think about the nature and roles of science and humanity, and to question what we were told by those in power. Combining horror, science fiction, drama, crime, and comedy with cinematic filmmaking, The X-Files transported the paranoia of the sixties and seventies to the technologically savvy nineties as it followed two iconic characters, FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, in their labyrinthine pursuit of truth. Further, The X-Files reversed conventional television gender roles: Mulder was our believer in the paranormal, chasing down clues in search of his abducted sister; Scully was the skeptic, a scientist preaching rationality and objective truth. Now, thirty years later, the nature of conspiracy theories may have changed, but the anxiety surrounding them has not. In an era in which Watergate has been replaced by Gamergate and conspiracy theorists blindly embrace the myth of a stolen election and maintain that an all-powerful cabal of Satanic Democrats—defeatable by only one man—is preying on children, The X-Files remains as relevant as ever, if not more so. Conspiracy theorists are no longer on the fringes of society; they sit in halls of fame, in corridors of schools and universities, and at the heart of government, and The X-Files reflects these apprehensions back at us. Part love letter, part history, part analysis, The Truth Is Still Out There: Thirty Years of The X-Files examines the social, cultural, and technological impact of the show. Using big ideas from philosophy, sociology, and cultural studies and topical issues such as #MeToo, QAnon, and artificial intelligence, the book highlights how and why The X-Files became a global phenomenon. Drawing on both her own fandom and her academic research, Bethan Jones analyzes the original nine seasons as well as the two feature films and the revival series to explore how the show helps us think about the most provocative questions of our time.

The Essential Cult TV Reader

Author : David Lavery
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813150205
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book The Essential Cult TV Reader written by David Lavery and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2014-07-11 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essential Cult TV Reader is a collection of insightful essays that examine television shows that amass engaged, active fan bases by employing an imaginative approach to programming. Once defined by limited viewership, cult TV has developed its own identity, with some shows gaining large, mainstream audiences. By exploring the defining characteristics of cult TV, The Essential Cult TV Reader traces the development of this once obscure form and explains how cult TV achieved its current status as legitimate television. The essays explore a wide range of cult programs, from early shows such as Star Trek, The Avengers, Dark Shadows, and The Twilight Zone to popular contemporary shows such as Lost, Dexter, and 24, addressing the cultural context that allowed the development of the phenomenon. The contributors investigate the obligations of cult series to their fans, the relationship of camp and cult, the effects of DVD releases and the Internet, and the globalization of cult TV. The Essential Cult TV Reader answers many of the questions surrounding the form while revealing emerging debates on its future.

The X-Files FAQ

Author : John Kenneth Muir
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1495046044
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (95 download)

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Download or read book The X-Files FAQ written by John Kenneth Muir and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (FAQ). The X-Files FAQ explores Chris Carter's popular 1990s science-fiction TV series, which aired on Fox for nine seasons and inspired spin-offs, including feature films, TV shows, toys, novels, and comic books. The book explores the series in terms of its historical context and analyzes how many of the episodes tackle the events of their time: the Clinton era. The X-Files FAQ also tallies the episodes that are based on true stories, selects touchstone moments from the almost decade-long run, and organizes the series by its fantastic subject matter from serial killers to aliens, from prehistoric menaces to ethnic and religious-based horrors. In addition, the book recalls the TV antecedents ( Kolchak: The Night Stalker ) and descendants ( Fringe ) of The X-Files , examines the two feature films, and investigates Chris Carter's other creations, including Millennium , The Lone Gunmen , Harsh Realm , and The After . Featuring numerous stills and the show's most prominent writers and directors, The X-Files FAQ allows readers to relive the "Mytharc" conspiracy and the unforgettable monsters of the week from the Fluke Man to the Peacocks.

PopLit, PopCult and The X-Files

Author : Jan Delasara
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786407891
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book PopLit, PopCult and The X-Files written by Jan Delasara and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2000-07-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For six acclaimed seasons, FBI paranormal detectives Mulder and Scully have been chasing monsters and little green men and exposing government conspiracies, while espousing the mantras "trust no one" and "the truth is out there." This work takes a close look at the popular television series and shows how its style, character and narrative structure have continued to tease and please a wide viewing audience every week for six years. The first section examines the text of the series and the progression of its mythic story arc. This part also looks at the show's use of expressionistic techniques in both its visual and sound effects; the related tropes of self-reflexive humor, irony and the grotesque; and its ability to give the audience an occasional strong sensory jolt. The second section explores the context that has given rise to The X-Files phenomenon in the 1990s. The show's gothic horror tradition is established, and its contribution to the Zeitgeist of the 90s is also acknowledged.

The X-Files: The Official Collection - The Agents, The Bureau, and The Syndicate Vol.1

Author : Natalie Clubb
Publisher : Titan Comics
ISBN 13 : 1782769153
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book The X-Files: The Official Collection - The Agents, The Bureau, and The Syndicate Vol.1 written by Natalie Clubb and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2016-01-12 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reopen the files on the ultimate conspiracy theory. Join Agents Mulder and Scully in their epic quest to expose the truth, and meet the shadowy players intent on concealing it at all costs. From the corridors of the FBI to the highest level of government¡ The truth is out there, and it wants to be known. Behind the scenes secrets revealed! In-depth features investigating the mythology of the show! Exclusive interviews with the stars of The X-Files! Material previously published in Titan Magazines¡¯ official The X-Files Magazine.

The Paranormal and the Paranoid

Author : Aaron Gulyas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 144225114X
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book The Paranormal and the Paranoid written by Aaron Gulyas and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores a genre of American science fiction television which emerged in the 1990s—that of conspiratorial science fiction.

TV Goes to Hell

Author : Stacey Abbott
Publisher : ECW Press
ISBN 13 : 1770900349
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book TV Goes to Hell written by Stacey Abbott and published by ECW Press. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a natural heir to the hit television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Supernatural has risen to prominence with a strong cult following, and this series of essays from contributors around the globe investigates the genre-bending series cultural footprint both in the United States and abroad. The writings explore topics such as folklore, religion, gender and sexuality, comedy, music, and much more, and a brief guide to all the episodes is also included. Supernatural follows brothers Dean and Sam Winchester as they encounter and battle evil beings such as vampires, shapeshifters, ghouls, and ghosts from a multitude of genres including folklore, urban legends, and religious history.

Terror Television

Author : John Kenneth Muir
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476604169
Total Pages : 685 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book Terror Television written by John Kenneth Muir and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-02-25 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although horror shows on television are popular in the 1990s thanks to the success of Chris Carter’s The X-Files, such has not always been the case. Creators Rod Serling, Dan Curtis, William Castle, Quinn Martin, John Newland, George Romero, Stephen King, David Lynch, Wes Craven, Sam Raimi, Aaron Spelling and others have toiled to bring the horror genre to American living rooms for years. This large-scale reference book documents an entire genre, from the dawn of modern horror television with the watershed Serling anthology, Night Gallery (1970), a show lensed in color and featuring more graphic makeup and violence than ever before seen on the tube, through more than 30 programs, including those of the 1998-1999 season. Complete histories, critical reception, episode guides, cast, crew and guest star information, as well as series reviews are included, along with footnotes, a lengthy bibliography and an in-depth index. From Kolchak: The Night Stalker to Millennium, from The Evil Touch to Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Twin Peaks, Terror Television is a detailed reference guide to three decades of frightening television programs, both memorable and obscure.

The X-Files

Author : Natalie Clubb
Publisher : Titan Comics
ISBN 13 : 178276917X
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book The X-Files written by Natalie Clubb and published by Titan Comics. This book was released on 2016-05-11 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From abductions to cloning, the black oil to alien-human hybridization, follow the epic journey of two agents battling to discover the truth, whatever the cost. Includes exclusives interview including Chris Carter, David Duchovny & William B. Davis, and the inside story of the making of the first episode. This volume collects together some of the best features and interviews from The official X-files magazine to celebrate one of the greatest conspiracy theories of all time.

Violence in Popular Culture

Author : Laura L. Finley
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440854335
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Violence in Popular Culture written by Laura L. Finley and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2018-11-09 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive resource, this book reviews current and historical examples of violence in film, television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and novels. Despite decades of attention and various attempts to enact legislation that limits violence in American popular culture, it remains ubiquitous across films, television, radio, music, music videos, video games, and popular fiction. Studies have shown that programs marketed to children are often remarkably violent and that viewing or otherwise consuming such violence has numerous negative effects on children's psychological health. This book sheds light on the scholarship related to violence in popular culture and compares historical and current examples, analyzing popular shows such as Game of Thrones, video games such as Mortal Kombat, young adult fiction including the trilogy The Hunger Games, and more. Not only does Violence in American Popular Culture provide a comprehensive review of the research about the effects of violence in media, but it also offers detailed assessments of violent content in various expressions of popular culture. In addition, it invites readers to compare violence in American popular culture with that globally via entries on violence in popular culture outside the United States. An appendix of additional resources and primary sources gives readers further tools for deepening their understanding of this complex and controversial issue.

Screening Stephen King

Author : Simon Brown
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 147731492X
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (773 download)

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Download or read book Screening Stephen King written by Simon Brown and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1970s, the name Stephen King has been synonymous with horror. His vast number of books has spawned a similar number of feature films and TV shows, and together they offer a rich opportunity to consider how one writer’s work has been adapted over a long period within a single genre and across a variety of media—and what that can tell us about King, about adaptation, and about film and TV horror. Starting from the premise that King has transcended ideas of authorship to become his own literary, cinematic, and televisual brand, Screening Stephen King explores the impact and legacy of over forty years of King film and television adaptations. Simon Brown first examines the reasons for King’s literary success and then, starting with Brian De Palma’s Carrie, explores how King’s themes and style have been adapted for the big and small screens. He looks at mainstream multiplex horror adaptations from Cujo to Cell, low-budget DVD horror films such as The Mangler and Children of the Corn franchises, non-horror films, including Stand by Me and The Shawshank Redemption, and TV works from Salem’s Lot to Under the Dome. Through this discussion, Brown identifies what a Stephen King film or series is or has been, how these works have influenced film and TV horror, and what these influences reveal about the shifting preoccupations and industrial contexts of the post-1960s horror genre in film and TV.

The X-files and Literature

Author : Sharon R. Yang
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The X-files and Literature written by Sharon R. Yang and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The X-Files and Literature: Unweaving the Story, Unraveling the Lie to find the Truth provides an innovative and valuable exploration of the groundbreaking television program. Although much academic work has been devoted to the social, psychological, and spiritual significance of The X-Files, until this collection none has fully addressed the seriesâ (TM) rich adaptation of literature to interrogate our perception, definition, or recounting of the â oetruth.â This collection not only unveils new twists and insights into expected connections between The X-Files and Gothic writers or with its modernist and post-modernist slants on narrative, plot, and characterization. The X-Files and Literature also delves into some unexpected literary sources shaping the series, such as the Arthurian quest, Catholic and Biblical mythology, folkloristics, and James Fennimore Cooper and the â oevanishing Americanâ mythos. This collection of essays covers both how The X-Files works with literatureâ (TM)s own constantly morphing definition and portrayal of truth through form and content, as well as how the television program may or may not subvert our own contradictory expectations and distrust of literatureâ (TM)s providing us with enlightenment. As television becomes more and more literary, with shows like Lost and Gilmore Girls sending us off to the bookstore and the library so we might read them more carefully, a book like The X-Files and Literature is welcome indeed. Sharon R. Yangâ (TM)s diverse collection on one of Ninetiesâ (TM) TVâ (TM)s richest texts finds the truth of the gothic and the Arthurian and the folkloric, of the postmodern and the metafictional, of Poe, Pynchon, Cooper, Nabokov, and Tennyson, not just â oeout thereâ but in the perhaps too complicated narrative of the perpetually frustrated quests of Mulder and Scully. Valuable-in-itself as an intellectual exercise, its real worth may come when we put the book down and return, smarter, better readers, to the primary text. --David Lavery, Co-Editor, Deny All Knowledge: Investigating The X-Files Sharon Yang's X-Files collection deals with an important subject addressed by thoughtful writers. The idea that television can be seen as a branch of literature is certainly sustained by The X-Files, and the contributors to this volume succeed in making the case. Brian Hauser on Fenimore Cooper, Cary Jones on Mary Shelley, Tamy Burnett on Poe, Thomas Argiro on Pynchon, Matthew VanWinkle on Tennyson-these and more explore the connections with The X-Files not only in terms of sources but also themes and techniques. Both students of television and literature will want to own this book. â "Rhonda V. Wilcox, Ph.D., Professor of English, Gordon College, Barnesville

Film Review

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Film Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Computerworld

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Computerworld written by and published by . This book was released on 1993-10-25 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than 40 years, Computerworld has been the leading source of technology news and information for IT influencers worldwide. Computerworld's award-winning Web site (Computerworld.com), twice-monthly publication, focused conference series and custom research form the hub of the world's largest global IT media network.