The X-Files adalah serial televisi terkenal dari Amerika Serikat yang diciptakan oleh Chris Carter dan pertama mengudara di FOX TV pada 10 September 1993, dan berakhir pada 19 Mei 2002. Tokoh-tokoh utamanya adalah agen khusus FBI Fox Mulder dan Dana Scully yang menyelidiki berbagai kasus tak terselesaikan, dan diyakini bersifat paranormal.
Mulder diperankan oleh David Duchovny sedangkan Scully oleh Gillian Anderson. Keduanya bekerja di bawah kuasa Asisten Direktur FBI Walter Skinner yang diperankan oleh Mitch Pileggi. Mulder adalah tokoh yang memercayai keberadaan alien dan dunia paranormal. Sedangkan Scully, sebagai ilmuwan berlatar belakang medis, dipasangkan dengan Mulder oleh pihak tertentu untuk menghentikan pekerjaan Mulder. Akan tetapi, seiring waktu berjalan, mereka membina hubungan persahabatan yang erat. Scully yang awalnya tidak menerima hal-hal yang tidak dapat dibuktikan secara ilmiah, lama kelamaan membuka pikirannya.
Popularitas acara ini melonjak di pertengahan dekade 1990an, bahkan memiliki sebuah film layar lebar yang berlatar antara musim ke-5 dan ke-6, Fight the Future. Slogan-slogan dari acara ini pun menjadi terkenal, seperti "The Truth is Out There", "Trust No One", dan "I Want to Believe." Menurut majalah TV Guide, The X-Files adalah acara TV ke-2 terhebat sepanjang masa, setelah Star Trek.
Alur Cerita
Secara keseluruhan, episode-episode penting dalam X-Files berisi konspirasi pemerintah untuk menyembunyikan kebenaran dari masyarakat tentang makhluk luar angkasa. Episode-episode ini adalah:
- Season 1: Pilot, Deep Throat, Conduit, Fallen Angel, E.B.E., The Erlenmeyer Flask
- Season 2: Little Green Men, Sleepless, Duane Barry, Ascension, One Breath, Red Museum, Colony, End Game, Anasazi
- Season 3: The Blessing Way, Paper Clip, Nisei, 731, Piper Maru, Apocrypha, Avatar, Wetwired, Talitha Cumi
- Season 4: Herrenvolk, Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man, Tunguska, Terma, Memento Mori, Tempus Fugit, Max, Zero Sum, Demons, Gethsemane
- Season 5: Redux, Redux II, Christmas Carol, Emily, Patient X, The Red and the Black, The End
- X-Files the Movie: Fight the Future
- Season 6: The Beginning, S.R. 819, Two Fathers, One Son, Biogenesis
- Season 7: The Sixth Extinction, The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati, Sein und Zeit, Closure, En Ami, Requiem
- Season 8: Within, Without, Per Manum, This is Not Happening, Deadalive, Three Words, Vienen, Essence, Existence
- Season 9: Nothing Important Happened Today, Nothing Important Happened Today II, Trust No 1, Provenance, Providence, William, The Truth
Di luar itu, episode lainnya berdiri sendiri dan menceritakan kasus-kasus paranormal yang masuk ke dalam X-Files. Umumnya, kasus-kasus ini tidak berhubungan dengan konspirasi berskala global tersebut. Beberapa episode juga dibuat untuk mengembangkan karakter-karakternya, seperti Walter Skinner dan The Lone Gunmen.
Rating
Rating Nielsen untuk The X-Files
| Season |
Timeslot (ET) |
Penayangan awal |
Penayangan akhir |
Ranking |
Penonton
(dalam juta) |
| Tanggal |
Premiere
viewers
(in millions) |
Tanggal |
Finale
viewers
(in millions) |
| 1 |
Friday 9:00 pm |
September 10, 1993 |
12.00[1] |
May 13, 1994 |
14.00[2] |
#105[3] |
N/A |
| 2 |
September 16, 1994 |
16.10[4] |
May 19, 1995 |
16.60[5] |
#63[3] |
14.50 |
| 3 |
September 22, 1995 |
19.94 |
May 17, 1996 |
17.86 |
#55[8] |
15.40 |
| 4 |
Friday 9:00 pm/Sunday 9:00 pm |
October 4, 1996 |
21.11 |
May 18, 1997 |
19.85 |
#12[10] |
19.20 |
| 5 |
Sunday 9:00 pm |
November 2, 1997 |
27.34 |
May 17, 1998 |
18.76 |
#11[10] |
19.80 |
| 6 |
November 8, 1998 |
20.24 |
May 16, 1999 |
15.86 |
#12[14] |
17.20 |
| 7 |
November 7, 1999 |
17.82 |
May 21, 2000 |
15.26 |
#29[16] |
14.20 |
| 8 |
November 5, 2000 |
15.87[18] |
May 20, 2001 |
14.00[19] |
#31[20] |
13.93 |
| 9 |
November 11, 2001 |
10.60 |
May 19, 2002 |
13.00[22] |
#63 |
9.10[23] |
Referensi
Catatan kaki
- ↑ "Smooth Start for 'seaQuest DSV' – Nielsen Ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company, Inc. September 15, 1993. hlm. 03D. Diarsipkan dari asli (PDF) tanggal 2016-03-04. Diakses tanggal November 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Nielsen Ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company, Inc. May 18, 1994. hlm. D3. Diarsipkan dari asli (PDF) tanggal 2013-05-21. Diakses tanggal November 28, 2012.
- 1 2 "ABC Hits a 'Home' Run". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. April 28, 1995. Diarsipkan dari asli tanggal 2020-12-07. Diakses tanggal April 3, 2012.
- ↑ "'Girl' Helps ABC Start Fall Season on Top – Nielsen Ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company, Inc. September 21, 1994. hlm. 03D. Diarsipkan dari asli (PDF) tanggal 2016-09-10. Diakses tanggal November 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Nielsen Ratings" (PDF). USA Today. Gannett Company, Inc. May 24, 1995. hlm. 03.D. Diarsipkan dari asli (PDF) tanggal 2016-09-10. Diakses tanggal November 28, 2012.
- ↑ "Season Winner NBC Coasts, While CBS Outrates ABC". St. Paul Pioneer Press. MediaNews Group. May 30, 1996. Diakses tanggal March 18, 2012. (perlu berlangganan)
- 1 2 "The Final Countdown". Entertainment Weekly. No. 434. Time, Inc. May 29, 1998. Diakses tanggal December 2, 2010.
- ↑ "TV Winners & Losers: Numbers Racket – A Final Tally Of The Season's Shows". Entertainment Weekly. Time, Inc. June 4, 1999. (perlu berlangganan)
- ↑ "Top TV Shows For 1999–2000 Season". Variety. Penske Business Media. Diakses tanggal December 2, 2010.
- ↑ Staff (November 8, 2000). "Campaign Ad Sales Outstrip Last Election's – Election 2000: Media". The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution. Cox Enterprises. hlm. E20. Diakses tanggal March 8, 2012. (perlu berlangganan)
- ↑ Associated Press (2001). "Season Finales Lift NBC to No. 1". The Cincinnati Post. E. W. Scripps Company. hlm. 3C. Diakses tanggal January 15, 2012. (perlu berlangganan)
- ↑ "The Bitter End". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. June 1, 2001. Diakses tanggal December 2, 2010.
- ↑ "ARTS & TV in Brief 'Survivor: Marquesas' Outwits the Competition". The Boston Herald. Herald Media Inc. 2002. hlm. 48. Diakses tanggal January 15, 2012. (perlu berlangganan)
- ↑ "How Did Your Favorite Show Rate?". USA Today. Gannett Company, Inc. May 28, 2002. Diakses tanggal December 2, 2010.
Bibilografi
- Delsara, Jan (2000). PopLit, PopCult and The X-Files: A Critical Exploration. McFarland. ISBN 9780786407897.
- Duncan, Jody (1998). The Making of The X-Files Movie. HarperPrism. ISBN 9780061073168.
- Edwards, Ted (1996). X-Files Confidential. Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9780316218085.
- Gradnitzer, Louisa; Pittson, Todd (1999). X Marks the Spot: On Location with The X-Files. Arsenal Pulp Press. ISBN 9781551520667.
- Hurwitz, Matt; Knowles, Chris (2008). The Complete X-Files. Insight Editions. ISBN 9781933784724.
- Kessenich, Tom (2002). Examinations: An Unauthorized Look at Seasons 6–9 of "The X-Files". New York, US: Trafford Publishing. ISBN 9781553698128.
- Kowalski, ed. (2007). "Freedom and Worldviews in The X-Files". The Philosophy of The X-files. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813124544. ;
- Lavery, David (1995). Deny All Knowledge: Reading the X-Files. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815604075.
- Lovece, Frank (1996). The X-Files Declassified. Citadel Press. ISBN 9780806517452.
- Lowry, Brian (1995). The Truth is Out There: The Official Guide to the X-Files. Harper Prism. ISBN 9780061053306.
- Lowry, Brian (1996). Trust No One: The Official Guide to the X-Files. Harper Prism. ISBN 9780061053535.
- Meehan, Eileen R. (November 3, 2005). Why TV Is Not Our Fault: Television Programming, Viewers and Who's Really in Control. Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 9780742524866.
- Meisler, Andy (2000). The End and the Beginning: The Official Guide to the X-Files Volume 5. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061075957.
- Meisler, Andy (1999). Resist or Serve: The Official Guide to The X-Files, Vol. 4. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061073090 Pemeliharaan CS1: Postscript (link)
- Meisler, Andy (1998). I Want to Believe: The Official Guide to the X-Files, Vol. 3. Perennial Currents. ISBN 9780061053863 Pemeliharaan CS1: Postscript (link)
- Niles, Steve; Jones, Adam (2010). The X-Files/30 Days of Night. IDW. ISBN 9781401231781.
- Shapiro, Marc (2001). All Things: The Official Guide to the X-Files Volume 6. Harper Prism. ISBN 9780061076114.
