Ghost in the Machine (The X-Files)
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| “Ghost in the Machine” | |
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| The X-Files episode | |
 Ghost in the Machine |
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| Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 1X06 |
| Guest stars | Jerry Hardin, Rob LaBelle, Wayne Duvall, Blu Mankuma, Tom Butler |
| Written by | Chris Ruppenthal Glen Morgan James Wong |
| Directed by | David Nutter |
| Production no. | 07-107 |
| Original airdate | October 29, 1993 (Fox) |
| Episode chronology | |
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| "Shadows" | "Ice" |
"Ghost in the Machine" was the seventh episode of the first season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by Chris Carter. It dealt with the idea of artificial intelligence.
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[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
A computer with highly advanced artificial intelligence begins to kill in order to preserve its existence when it is deemed inefficient to continue controlling the workings of an office building.
[edit] Production details
[edit] Guests
- Jerry Hardin as Deep Throat
- Rob LaBelle as Brad Wilczek
- Wayne Duvall as Agent Jerry Lamana
- Blu Mankuma as Claude Peterson
- Tom Butler as Benjamin Drake
- Gillian Barber as Agent Nancy Spiller
- Marc Baur as Man in Suit
- Bill Finck as Sandwich Man
- Theodore Thomas as Clyde
[edit] Trivia
- The episode's title is derived from the title of the book The Ghost in the Machine by Arthur Koestler, which also inspired the franchise and cyber-punk anime series Ghost In The Shell.
- The “Central Operating System” and its actions in the episode is an homage[citation needed] to 2001: A Space Odyssey’s malevolent cyberintelligence HAL 9000.
| The X-Files Season 1 | ||
| Episode List | Official Website | ||
| Pilot | Deep Throat | Squeeze | Conduit | The Jersey Devil | Shadows | Ghost in the Machine | Ice | Space | Fallen Angel | Eve | Fire | Beyond the Sea | Gender Bender | Lazarus | Young at Heart | E.B.E. | Miracle Man | Shapes | Darkness Falls | Tooms | Born Again | Roland | The Erlenmeyer Flask | ||
