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The X-Files defined 1990s paranoia and created the mythology-driven drama template that Lost, Fringe, and dozens of others would follow. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson's Mulder and Scully are one of the great television partnerships. The monster-of-the-week episodes are consistently brilliant. The show proved that science fiction and horror could thrive on network television.
Fun Fact
Fox executives originally wanted to cast a more conventionally attractive actress alongside Duchovny, but Chris Carter insisted on Gillian Anderson, whose casting transformed the show.
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