The Complete X-Files: Behind the Series, the Myths, and the Movies

Matt Hurwitz; Christopher Knowles; J. J. Abrams [Preface]; Chris Carter [Introduction]; Frank Spotnitz [Foreword];

ISBN 10: 1933784806 / ISBN 13: 9781933784809

Published by Insight Editions, 2009

About this Item

#459 of 1,200 signed, numbered, limited edition copies. Signed by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz at the limitation page. First edition, with full number line to 1. Black cloth with iridescent titles and decoration, fine. Spine square. Binding sound. No jacket, as issued. In very good 'black oil' clamshell case, with only minor shelf-wear. The three posters ('Fight the Future,' 'I Want to Believe,' and 'I Want to Believe' with UFO), meant to be in the pocket at the inside back cover of the book are absent. All other extras present: both prints of Mulder and Scully in the sleeve at the inside front cover of the case, and the issue of 'The Lone Gunman' with case cards in the pocket at the inside front cover of the book. Text clean and bright, unmarked.

Seller Inventory # BBS-2013511

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Complete X-Files: Behind the Series, the Myths, and the Movies
• Publisher: Insight Editions
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1933784806
• ISBN 13: 9781933784809
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed

About this title

Synopsis

"The Complete X-Files" (Limited Edition) is the only authorised debriefing on all nine seasons of the Peabody and Emmy Award-winning science fiction television series and films created by Chris Carter. Discover the facts behind Mulder's alien abduction, Scully's secret objectives, the designs of the shadowy "Cancer Man", and get the full story of the "Mythology" episodes. "The Complete X Files" brings you behind the scenes of this remarkable series. For the first time, the brilliant creators of "The X-Files" - actors, writers, directors and producers - share with you the secrets of what set this show apart from all others. You will learn about the unique methodology - and philosophy- that changed the face of television drama. You will see just how hard these dedicated men and women worked to create episodic television that looked and felt like big-budget Hollywood movies. In addition to exclusive interviews with the cast and crew, "The Complete X Files" brings you previously unpublished photographs giving you a backstage view of the making of the television series and the two "X-Files" feature films. Harrowing truths wait in this exclusive tome of untold secrets and mysteries, offering a unique lens into the mind behind the mythos of the continuing "X-Files" saga. "The Complete X-Files" will captivate fans, conspiracy theorists, and science-fiction audience proving that nothing is what it seems, but 'the truth is out there'.

About the Author

Chris Carter is the creator and executive producer of The X-Files; a concept he developed as synthesis of urban myths, conspiracy theory, and stories of extraterrestrial abduction. The X-Files remained a hit primetime evening show from 1993 to 2002, inspiring two movies, video games, and multiple network spin-offs. Matt Hurwitz is a prolific entertainment journalist, having written for Daily Variety, The Washington Post, The Hollywood Reporter, Videography, The Los Angeles Times, American Cinematographer, Wired, and Fade In. A native of the Washington, D.C. area, Hurwitz currently lives in Los Angeles. Chris Knowles is the author of the Eagle Award-winning Our Gods Wear Spandex: The Secret History of Comic Book Heroes. He is also a contributing writer to Classic Rock and an associate editor on the five-time Eisner Award-winning magazine, Comic Book Artist. He lives with his family in New Jersey.