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''The X-Files'' is an American paranormal – thriller franchise, initially conceived by Chris Carter. The franchise generally focused on paranormal or unexplained happenings. The first franchise release—simply titled ''The X-Files''—debuted in September 1993 and ended in May 2002. The show was a hit for Fox, and its characters and slogans (e.g., "The Truth Is Out There", "Trust No One", "I Want to Believe") became pop culture touchstones in the 1990s. 1996 saw the premiere of a second show set in the same universe but covering a storyline independent of the X-Files mythology, titled ''Millennium''. In 1998, the first ''X-Files'' feature film titled ''The X-Files'' was released, eventually grossing over 180 million United States dollars. A spinoff—''The Lone Gunmen''—was released in 2001 and abruptly canceled. Six years after the initial television series was canceled, another film—'—was released. The franchise currently remains on hiatus, but is set to return in a six-episode event series, with filming to begin in summer 2015. Chris Carter will return as executive producer and writer, and David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson will reprise their roles. In addition to film and television, ''The X-Files'' franchise has expanded into other media, including books, video games, and comic books. These supplements to the film and television series have resulted in significant development of the show's fictional universe and mythology. == Television series == The most common topics in the franchise were paranormal happenings, including but not limited to alien abductions, genetic mutations, and psychic abilities. ''The X-Files'' originally followed Special Agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and their work in the FBI office dedicated to the X-Files. Their investigations generally concentrate on cases declared unsolvable by normal procedures. ''The X-Files'' was generally divided into two classes of episodes, most of them being monster-of-the-week, or "stand-alone" episodes. Other episodes focused on the X-Files mytharc, which followed a government conspiracy to hide the truth about the existence of extraterrestrial life. ''Millennium'' followed former Special Agent Frank Black, a skilled criminal psychologist who could predict the actions of murderers and serial killers. This often led Black to investigate the most brutal and horrific crimes. Black eventually became a consultant for the Millennium Group, which believed that the world as we know it would come to an end at the beginning of the new millennium. In the third season, Black turns on the group and rejoins the FBI as a special agent. ''The Lone Gunmen'' followed the characters Richard Langly, Melvin Frohike, John Fitzgerald Byers (all of whom were recurring characters in the X-Files), and new character Jimmy Bond, in their attempts to compile a conspiracy-theorist magazine. In March 2015 Fox confirmed a revival of the ''X-Files'' series, with David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson in the leads.〔(Fox Will Officially Resurrect ‘The X-Files’ )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The X-Files (franchise)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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