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[edit] Looking for help writing an article about the spin-offs and crossovers of this series

I am writing an article about all of the series which are in the same shared reality as this one through spin-offs and crossovers. I could use a little help expanding the article since it is currently extremely dense and a bit jumbled with some sentence structures being extremely repetitive. I would like to be able to put this article into article space soon. Any and all help in writing the article would be appreciated, even a comment or two on the talk page would help. Please give it a read through, also please do not comment here since I do not have all of the series on my watch list. - LA @ 17:54, 16 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Chris Carter's Actual Role as "Creator"

There has been some debate about the actual role of Chris Carter in "creating" the "X-Files." Some say that the Fox Network actually came to him with the idea. There have also been claims that Chris Carter's wife actually came up with it. She certainly at the least was responsible for convincing the Fox Network to hire him. These claims should perhaps at least be discussed.

Also, the show's effect on the history of the Fox Network ought to be discussed. There was another tv show on early in the network's history which was expected to be a "big hit" - However, it bombed. At that point, the network "had the Simpson's and they had nuthin'" - This was before any major sports contracts. So essentially, the show saved The Fox Network. And thereby saved all "branches" of the network such as Fox News...

In addition, the sale of the show to the Sci Fi Channel and TNT should be discussed. It was truly significant - I seem to recall that both networks paid a total of one billion dollars for the rights to broadcast the show. That's a truly significan investment by any standard and it would maybe make it a more interesting article if this aspect of the show's history were discussed. e.g., are the two networks happy with the return on their investments? Have ratings continued to be good? Why do they seem to be "cutting back" on X-Files lately, for example in favor of "Battlestar Galactica?" etc. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.113.188.66 (talk) 19:56, 11 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] X files userbox

Since nobody has yet made an X-files userbox, at least that I can find, I made one myself. If anyone wants it copy and paste this.

X This user believes that the truth is right in front of you. It's all in the X-files




Shreder 02 (talk) 15:34, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Nice work. There is one though:

{{User:EVula/Userboxes/X-Files}} --

This user wants to believe.
And plans to on July 25th 2008. Verifiability is policy.


Equazcion •✗/C • 16:50, 1 May 2008 (UTC)
Both are good. I'd just change the text color on the first one so its easier to read.--CyberGhostface (talk) 16:55, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Thank you. That was actually my first userbox.Shreder 02 (talk) 17:21, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

Update: My userbox is now in the gallery under science fiction Shreder 02 (talk) 17:32, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] FYI: rename discussion The X-Files (film) --> The X-Files (Fight the Future)

Please join a discussion over on Talk: The X-Files (film) about whether to rename that article to The X-Files (Fight the Future), "Fight the Future" is the first movie's subtitle/working title/nickname. The word "film" in the disambiguation section of the first movie's title seems increasingly incomplete as the release date for the second film The X-Files: I Want to Believe approaches. Convergence Dude (talk) 17:24, 8 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] the series and franchise should have separate articles

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There should be two articles, The X-Files (TV series) and The X-Files (franchise), because alot of this article is about the franchise. And there are alot of X-Files articles, so a franchise article is appropriate. 70.55.88.176 (talk) 05:23, 10 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Unofficial mytharc episodes

For the recent rash of unofficial mythology listings, you should know that we used to have such a listing in this article, but it was decided, after several problems and much extensive discussion, that it be removed. See Talk:The X-Files/Archive 5#About the unofficial mytharc section for the last discussion that resulted in the final removal. At the very least, such a list constitutes original research. And at the most, it provides a section that changes rather frequently when people fight over which episodes should and shouldn't be considered part of the mytharc. Every fan has their own opinion on this, so the section doesn't lend itself to article stability. Again, it's original research anyway, and therefore doesn't belong. Thanks for your understanding. Equazcion •✗/C • 16:35, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

Right. Who decides what makes a mythology episode if not the creators themselves? What makes us experts on the matter?--CyberGhostface (talk) 17:19, 13 May 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Making this a featured article in time for the new movie

See Wikipedia:Peer review/The X-Files/archive2 for this article's peer review. Thanks. Equazcion •✗/C • 17:56, 13 May 2008 (UTC)