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

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

by Zack Handlen, Todd VanDerWerff

Narrated by Joe Hempel

Unabridged — 21 hours, 2 minutes

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

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

by Zack Handlen, Todd VanDerWerff

Narrated by Joe Hempel

Unabridged — 21 hours, 2 minutes

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Overview

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.

Editorial Reviews

cocreator of Lost and The Leftovers - Damon Lindelof

If Mulder and Scully had access to this terrific book, they would’ve solved every mystery of The X-Files in a single season. . . .The truth is in here!

Entertainment Weekly

"This rich critical companion provides what evert X-Files fan deserves"

writer and star of The Big Sick; creator of The X-Files Files podcast - Kumail Nanjiani

The X-Files is my favorite show and Zack and Emily are my favorite reviewers of my favorite show and this is my favorite quote about it.

From the Publisher

"This rich critical companion provides what evert X-Files fan deserves"—Entertainment Weekly

The X-Files is my favorite show and Zack and Emily are my favorite reviewers of my favorite show and this is my favorite quote about it.”—Kumail Nanjiani, writer and star of The Big Sick; creator of The X-Files Files podcast

“If Mulder and Scully had access to this terrific book, they would’ve solved every mystery of The X-Files in a single season. . . .The truth is in here!”—Damon Lindelof, cocreator of Lost and The Leftovers

Product Details

BN ID: 2940170549108
Publisher: Tantor Audio
Publication date: 10/16/2018
Edition description: Unabridged
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