Monsters of the Week : The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files

Print Length : 464 pages Publisher : Abrams Press Publication Date : October 16, 2018 ISBN : 978–1-4197–3247–8 eISBN : 978–1-68335–350–8 Request # (/tor/viewRequest.php/1540000157.75503) 1540000157.75503 In 1993, Fox debuted a strange new television show called The X-Files. Little did anyone suspect that the series would become one of the network’s biggest hits—and change the landscape of television in the process. Now, on the occasion of the show’s 25th anniversary, TV critics Zack Handlen and Todd VanDerWerff unpack exactly what made this haunting show so groundbreaking. Witty and insightful reviews of every episode of the series, revised and updated from the authors’ popular A.V. Club recaps, leave no mystery unsolved and no monster unexplained. This crucial collection even includes exclusive interviews with some of the stars and screenwriters, as well as an original foreword by X-Files superfan and star of The Big Sick and Silicon Valley Kumail Nanjiani. THis complete critical companion is the book about The X-Files, the definitive guide whether you’re a lifelong viewer wanting to relive memories of watching the show when it first aired or a new fan uncovering the conspiracy for the first time. The complete critical companion to The X-Files , covering every episode and both films and featuring interviews with screenwriters and stars. In Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files , TV critics Zack Handlen and Emily Todd VanDerWerff look back at exactly what made the long-running cult series so groundbreaking. Packed with insightful reviews of every episode—including the tenth and eleventh seasons and both major motion pictures— Monsters of the Week leaves no mystery unsolved and no monster unexplained. This crucial collection includes a foreword by series creator Chris Carter as well as exclusive interviews with some of show's stars and screenwriters, including Carter, Vince Gilligan, Mitch Pileggi, James Wong, Robert Patrick, Darin Morgan, and more. Monsters of the Week is the definitive guide to The X-Files —whether you're a lifelong viewer or a new fan uncovering the conspiracy for the first time. "This rich critical companion provides what evert X-Files fan deserves." — Entertainment Weekly " The X-Files is my favorite show and Zack and Emily are my favorite reviewers of my favorite show and this is my favorite quote about it." —Kumail Nanjiani, writer and star of The Big Sick ; creator of The X-Files Files podcast "If Mulder and Scully had access to this terrific book, they would've solved every mystery of The X-Files in a single season. . . . The truth is in here!" —Damon Lindelof, co-creator of Lost and The Leftovers In 1993, Fox debuted a strange new television show called The X-Files. It become one of the network's biggest hits-- and changed the landscape of television in the process. Handlen and VanDerWerff examine what made this genre-bending show so groundbreaking. Witty and insightful reviews of every episode of the series-- and the two motion pictures-- leave no mystery unsolved and no monster unexplained. Included are exclusive interviews with some of the stars and screenwriters, as well as an original foreword by X-Files creator and showrunner Chris Carter. -- adapted from jacket