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The X-Files

The X-Files

Description: Conspiracy theorist Fox Mulder and realist Dana Scully pull out all the stops as FBI special agents to investigate and get to the bottom of inexplicable paranormal cases.
Genre: Drama, Crime, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Year Released: 1993
Number of seasons: 11
Number of episodes: 217
First episode air date: September 10, 1993
Writers: David Duchovny, Chris Carter, Vince Gilligan, MORE
Spin Offs: The Lone Gunmen, Millennium

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Sleepy Hollow

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Tales from the Crypt

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Plot: Based on the EC Comics series of the same name, this campy and stylized anthology series recounts a string of horrific yarns introduced by the show's moldering host, the Crypt Keeper. Episodes feature a number of well-known actors and actresses, including Dan Aykroyd, Malcolm McDowell, Christopher Reeve...
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Futurama

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Star Trek: Enterprise

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Unsolved Mysteries

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

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