Over the course of nine years on television The X Files received 62 Emmy nominations and 16 awards. Everything from the acting to the writing was praised in the shows original series run from 1993 to 2002. So it may be surprising to hear that lead actor David Duchovny was unsure whether or not the science fiction drama series would be widely accepted let alone cherished for decades to come.
Duchovny starred as FBI agent Fox Mulder, an unconventional and open-minded special agent who works specifically on the X Files cases that involve paranormal and unexplained phenomena. Not very well respected in the bureau Mulder is assigned a skeptic partner by the name of Dana Scully Gillian Anderson. Her clinical skepticism was applied to Mulders cases in order to offer alternative theories to paranormal conclusions. Despite Scully often being a foil their dynamic was grounded in respect and partnership instead of disdain or disrespect. It does not hurt that both of them are very attractive so the sexual tension was tangible early on well before the two eventually became romantically involved.
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone Duchovny stated that he did not think the show would make it. A show about extraterrestrials no matter how well made how many can you do? I did not see the show opening up to be about anything thats unexplained which is limitless he explained. Most people today still associate The X Files with aliens but as Duchovny notes episodes explore a vast roster of paranormal beings and encounters. Mulder and Scully work cases with cryptids mutants evil technology monsters and religious phenomena.
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