Now if you are like me, then you followed, 'The X-Files' pretty much from beginning to end, and all of the movies that have come out... And still to this day, despite the fact that this show has been off the air for literally years now, think this show is an absolutely an amazing fun time!
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The legacy of the adventures of the intrepid, F.B.I. agents, 'Mulder' & 'Scully' as they search for the truth that is, 'out there' will live on in the world of the big screen and the small screen forever![/caption]
Well I got to thinking about what, 'The X-Files' has going for a legacy for it... I mean if you consider the last movie they released as their final legacy... Well the truth is, is as a physical legacy, I can't really see it, seeing as how despite the absolutely abhorrent nature of the most recent movie, that there are rumors that another, 'X-Files' movie is in the works... So what is their legacy?
Well of course there is the more crazy, conspiracy nuts out their that went a little over the top with their UFO conspiracies...
Besides the more crazy stuff, The X-Files had a very unique style in which the show developed over time, and you see that in a lot of the TV that has been released, (that isn't like a, 'sitcom' or a, 'soap opera' or shows of that ilk...) What I mean by this, well here are a couple of examples:
1. The sexual tension between, 'Mulder' (Played by: David Duchovny on the show), and, 'Scully' (Played by: Gillian Anderson) through out most of the show, I do believe precipitated that to become more a standard in these types of shows, a couple of great examples of this is between, 'Buffy Summers' (Played by: Sarah Michelle Gellar on the TV series, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer') and, 'Angel' (Played by: David Boreanaz on the TV series, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer,) and another great example of this is, 'Phoebe Halliwell (Played by: Alyssa Milano on the TV series, 'Charmed') and, 'Cole Turner' (Played by: Julian McMahon on the TV series, 'Charmed'.)
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A great example of how, 'The X-Files' has brought, sexual tension between the lead characters, is the tension between, 'Angel' &. 'Buffy' in, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer.'[/caption]
It could be said to be true that this happened long before, 'The X-Files' (the, 'Sam' & 'Diane' run on, 'Cheers' is a good example of that.)
But the truth is, is I kind of feel like all that had ended by the time, 'The X-Files' came on the air, and once, 'The X-Files' did it, so did everyone else... A few other examples of this of course also being, ('Booth' & 'Bones' on the TV Show, 'Bones',) ('Angel' & 'Cordelia' on the show, 'Angel')... And well one that is quite obviously untrue, but still never the less was one that was floated out there was, ('Xena' & 'Gabrielle' from the TV show, 'Xena: Warrior Princess',) and last, but certainly not least (and I would say that this one is probably the most recent,) is, 'Sheldon Cooper' & 'Amy Farrah Fowler' on, 'The Big Bang Theory'...
2. In a time when a lot of Government Conspiracy was really starting to gush all over the internet, 'The X-Files' paved the way for making it acceptable again for big name characters or big name shows to be some what connected to Government Agencies, What I mean is as follows:
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'Bones' is I do believe was indirectly influenced by, 'The X-Files' when it was still in novel form...[/caption]
A: In, 'Bones' a research team works with an, 'FBI' attache.
B: In, 'Buffy The Vampire Slayer' season 4, part of the big bad of that season was a paramilitary organization that was funded by the Government.
C: Another great example is the show, '24', which told the story of the Los Angeles branch of the governments, 'Counter Terrorist Unit' and one Agent's, 'really bad day'.
3. Another thing that I wanted to mention here is the fact that this show also helped to produce a whole generation of popular, 'Occult' TV series, and 'Supernatural' reality shows... And a couple of great examples of this are:
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Supernatural... A show that was indirectly inspired by, 'The X-Files'![/caption]
A: Supernatural: A classic fiction based, 'supernatural' TV series.
B: Ghost Hunters: A great paranormal research series
And that is just name a few!
In the end folks, this series will live on in syndication forever, and possibly with movies, but's influence will continue to reverberate through the Science Fiction and Horror genre's for life!
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