Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium and The Lone Gunmen

Download or read book Wanting to Believe: A Critical Guide to The X-Files, Millennium and The Lone Gunmen written by Robert Shearman and published by Mad Norwegian Press. This book was released on 2009-08-10 with total page 834 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Wanting to Believe, acclaimed science-fiction writer Robert Shearman critiques and examines the whole of the X-Files universe, including the spin-off series Millennium and The Lone Gunmen. As such, this is one of — if not the only — guide of its kind to cover all 13 seasons of this extremely popular property. With this unauthorized guidebook, X-Files fans will be able to reevaluate these TV series with Shearman (World Fantasy Award winner, Hugo Award nominee, renowned playwright, writer on the new Doctor Who series and all-around nice guy) as he diligently comments upon all 282 X-Files-related episodes (and the two motion pictures), which form one of the most notable TV works of the 1990s — and is every bit as enjoyable today. Armed with Wanting to Believe, you will not only find yourself mulling over Shearman’s insights and opinions about The X-Files — you will want to pull your DVDs and re-watch this amazing and impressive series for yourself.