Thanks for your appreciation post about The X-Files, Alan. It’s my all-time favorite show.

(‘93 was a great year for tv drama debuts - Homicide: Life on the Street, Deep Space Nine, Babylon 5, & NYPD Blue)

The one thing about the first movie and S5 is that the studio/network (which was all FOX) wouldn’t let Carter conclude the series and transition the franchise to become movies-only due to the high ratings. If the show had existed in a different ecosystem, I think FOX would’ve listened to him (ala the endgame agreement for LOST).