Happy 20th Anniversary, Mulder and Scully

[agt_spooky]

Just the other day marked the official 20th anniversary of The X-Files when it premiered on our TV screens - September 10th, 1993. I can't even believe it's been that long. X-Files was my first true fandom that introduced me to the world of conventions and discussion groups and most importantly, fanfic. :-) It's also where I got my AgtSpooky name from.

Saw this letter on PopSpy today that Gillian Anderson wrote to all the fans and I wanted to post it here for all my fellow 'Philes. (Sorry it's kinda big but it would be too hard to read otherwise)

Gillian Anderson marks 'The X-Files' anniversary with a love letter

Twenty years ago this week, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson made their debut as F.B.I. special agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully, a pair of paranormal experts with a knack for unraveling conspiracies and a flair for looking super hot while investigating strange, unsolved cases. During the course of its nine seasons, "The X-Files" earned multiple Emmy Awards as its fan base shifted from a small cult following to nearly 20 million viewers a week.

The stars and writers of "The X Files" reunited this spring ahead of the anniversary, sharing anecdotes and, more memorably, giving Duchovny a chance to find out once and for all who made him wear the Speedo in that one episode (it was writer Chris Carter).

The show's actual anniversary, however, arrived on Tuesday, exactly two decades after its first air date on Sept. 10, 1993.

And yesterday's significance was not lost on Anderson, who penned a long thank-you note to the fans, cast, writers and crew who helped make "The X-Files" such a success on X-FilesNews.com.

Those of you spent the '90s waiting for Scully and Mulder to finally realize they were in love should prepare to get verklempt.

Comments

[usaexpat101.livejournal.com]

ah thanks for posting that. I can remember it used to be event tv, a bunch of the neighbors would get together at someone's house and we would have dinner and then watch the x-files...good times :)

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

You’re welcome! Wasn’t that a lovely letter? So good to know some actors don’t forget where they got their start.

Ah, I love communal TV watching! So cool that you had a group to get together with each week. :-)

[lausbub0402.livejournal.com]

20 years ??? Holy Batman, am I that old? Hm guess I am!
Love Gillian's letter and I can still remember the first time I watched the X-Files. It was the only show I watched regularly at that time although all my friends didn't understand why. Well I guess I've always been a little different as a fan of the paranormal - LOL.

I wonder if the SPN crew will have a reunion for their 20. anniversary, I bet they will and they are gonna have a blast. Would be nice if they would get some Emmy Awards in their ninth season, too.

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

I can’t believe it’s been twenty years, either! Heck, I wasn’t even old enough to legally drink when XF first started! Yep, now I’m old, too. ;-)  I was the only one I knew who watched it as well, which is why, when I got my first home computer a year later, I went looking for stuff on the internet. And the rest is history. :-)

Oh, I can totally see the SPN folks getting together for a reunion. With as long as they’ve work with one another and how close the cast and crew are, definitely. And I think they like to party. ;-)

[morganslady.livejournal.com]

What a lovely letter. I have to tell philiater1 on her LJ:)

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

Wasn’t that so nice of Gillian to do? I loved it. Always good to know that some actors don’t forget where they got their start.

[bitchtude.livejournal.com]

Wow... I didn't even realize. And today marked the 8th anniversary of SPN and that had me all "Damn where did the time go??"

20 years....

[agt-spooky.livejournal.com]

Twenty years since X-Files first graced our screens and brought genre television into the spotlight. Kudos to them for starting it all and taking us along for the ride. :-)

Eight years for SPN seems like a baby now, doesn’t it? *g*