The X Beginning The X-Files premiered on September 10, 1993. From its very first episode, the series was built around a contradiction. Its protagonists were two FBI agents, representatives of a federal institution devoted to gathering evidence, classifying crimes, and establishing official versions of events. And yet, the story centered on a government that concealed information, destroyed…
Depending on how old you are, mentioning The X-Files can bring up very different thoughts. If you asked someone in their fifties, sixties, or seventies, they'd probably remember that strange, dark TV show with the mysterious redhead everyone seemed to be in love with. People now approaching their forties—or reluctantly making their way toward fifty—are likely to remember it much more vividly. In…