THE X-FILES
Starts: November 7
The Big News: While executive producer Chris Carter says it’s not
definite this is the series’s last season — his contract and that of
David Duchovny (Fox Mulder) are due to expire, but the network is
reportedly interested in another year — he adds, "We want to concentrate
on the mythology as it heads to a conclusion." Expect more on Mulder’s
search for his sister, his relationship with Scully (Gillian Anderson)
and his attempt to expose the government’s cover-up of the aliens.
Twists and Turns: The two-part opener takes up where spring’s
cliff-hanger left off, with Mulder in a padded cell after being infected
by an alien substance. Carter also promises "interesting twists"
involving Krycek (Nicholas Lea), Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) and Agent
Fowley (Mimi Rogers). Look for the Well-Manicured Man (John Neville),
despite his apparent demise in The X-Files movie.
Matt Says: If the end is out there, can the truth be far behind?
Frankly, I’m in denial that this fascinating series will ever go off the
air. And you thought the millennium was the end of an era.