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

Zack Handlen · Todd VanDerWerff

okt 2018 · Tantor Media Inc · Loeb: Joe Hempel

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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 twenty-fifth 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 creator and showrunner Chris Carter. 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.

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Zack Handlen is a freelance writer whose work regularly appears online at The A.V. Club. He is also the author of If You Like Monty Python...

Todd VanDerWerff is the critic-at-large for Vox and the first TV editor of The A.V. Club. His work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Salon, and Grantland.

Best known for his captivating, rich narrations, Joe Hempel has entertained listeners with over 100 audiobooks in genres ranging from horror and mystery to science fiction, romance, and personal development. He lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, with his son Zach.