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When 'The X-Files' Became A-List: An Oral History of Fox's Out-There Success Story

On the eve of a six-episode reunion series, creator Chris Carter, stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, and the executives who put the risky show on the air in 1993 recall how the pop sensation all but minted money for a fledgling network.

Anyone handicapping Fox's fall 1993 lineup likely would have gone all in on the self-titled sitcom from Sinbad rather than a supernatural FBI drama starring two no-names for the network of 90210 and Married … With Children. That bet would have been woefully misguided. The X-Files went on to become a bona fide smash for the 8-year-old network in desperate need of legitimacy and has endured in ways few TV series can claim. Chris Carter's original 202-episode run, which peaked north of 27 million viewers, spawned two feature films and launched the careers of Gillian Anderson and David Duc ... [Continua a leggere]

MIPCOM 2012: 'X-Files' Creator Chris Carter Shopping New Supernatural Drama

The sci-fi scribe, joining distributor Georgeville TV, will present "The After" to buyers next week.

Chris Carter's new distribution pact with Georgeville TV will present its first pitch to buyers at Mipcom next week. “Chris has woven his mythology magic within a very human, grounded story about the moment when we realize all of our worst fears about the world and its future,” Georgeville CEO Marc Rosen said of the announcement. Sierra/Engine Television will be shopping the project at the TV market. Carter, who tried to get another thriller off the ground at last year's Mipcom with Media Rights Capital, has not had a television series since X-Files. The 20th Century Fox Televisi ... [Continua a leggere]

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