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[[Image:The_X_Files_iso.jpg‎|thumb|400px|right|'''''The X-Files''''' (1993-2002, 2016-2018) - This is the well-known main title logotype used in the opening credits sequence for the first eight seasons of the series, as well as seasons 10 and 11.]]
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'''The following lists the seasons of the series ''The X-Files'':'''
'''''The X-Files''''' is the science-fiction supernatural television series created by Chris Carter (''[[Millennium]]'', ''[[Harsh Realm]]'') that starred [[David Duchovny]] and [[Gillian Anderson]] as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully - FBI agents who were placed in a special unofficial assignment known as the 'X-Files', in which they investigate cases associated with the paranormal. Mulder, a true believer, had high interest in such cases, most particularly (and personally) those involving evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial life. Concurrently, the cases also included other strange and unexplained phenomenon, with Mulder purporting generally wild theories. Scully - a doctor, scientist and skeptic - was originally to scrutinize and dismiss said findings and find more logical conclusions. In time, both learn to trust each other in their mutual search for the truth even as they clash with an insidious, far-reaching conspiracy meant to deny and cover up much of these acts. Late in the series, they are joined in their investigations by agents John Doggett ([[Robert Patrick]]) and Monica Reyes ([[Annabeth Gish]]). The series also stars [[Mitch Pileggi]], [[Nicholas Lea]], and [[William B. Davis]].
<gallery widths=110px heights=100px perrow=5>
File:Image Needed|<div align="center">[[The X-Files - Season 1|Season 1]]<br> (1993) </div>
File:Image Needed|<div align="center">[[The X-Files - Season 2|Season 2]]<br> (1994)<br>  </div>
File:Image Needed|<div align="center">[[The X-Files - Season 3|Season 3]]<br> (1995)<br>  </div>
File:Image Needed|<div align="center">[[The X-Files - Season 4|Season 4]]<br> (1996)<br>  </div>
File:Image Needed|<div align="center">[[The X-Files - Season 5|Season 5]]<br> (1997)<br> WIP</div>
File:Image Needed|<div align="center">[[The X-Files - Season 6|Season 6]]<br> (1998)<br> WIP</div>
File:Image Needed|<div align="center">[[The X-Files - Season 7|Season 7]]<br> (1999)<br> WIP</div>
File:Image Needed|<div align="center">[[The X-Files - Season 8|Season 8]]<br> (2001)<br> WIP</div>
File:Image Needed|<div align="center">[[The X-Files - Season 9|Season 9]]<br> (2002)<br> WIP</div>
</gallery>


==Heckler & Koch MP5 submachine gun==
''The X-Files'' aired 202 episodes over 9 seasons on the FOX network from 1993 to 2002, making it the longest-running North American science-fiction television series until surpassed by ''[[Stargate SG-1]]''. It was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia for its first five seasons before moving production to Los Angeles, CA for its final four seasons. The show became a cult hit that would influence (directly and indirectly) several later shows, such as ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', ''[[Fringe]]'', ''[[Supernatural]]'', and others. ''The X-Files'' is also notable for being one the earliest TV shows to have a strong internet presence (this in the considerably less popular, less saturated and more rudimentary early days of the internet). The series would also spawn two feature films: 1998's ''[[The X-Files: Fight the Future]]'' and 2008's ''[[The X-Files: I Want To Believe]]'', as well as the 2001 spin-off series, ''The Lone Gunmen''.  The series ''[[Millennium]]'' (also created by Carter) was also set in this universe.  Nearly a decade after the second film, ''The X-Files'' would return to television, first as a [[X-Files, The - Season 10|six-episode miniseries]], which premiered on January 24th, 2016, which is officially listed as 'Season 10', then as a full 10 episode [[X-Files, The - Season 11|season]] as 'Season 11', beginning in January of 2018.
There were lots of [[Heckler & Koch MP5#Heckler & Koch MP5A3|Heckler & Koch MP5A3]] submachine guns in many episodes. Some of the non-firing MP5s appear to have been Tokyo Marui spring-powered airsoft guns, though of course real MP5s were used in firing scenes. In one episode, Scully ([[Gillian Anderson]]) wielded an MP5A3 with a Surefire forearm during a scene where she and Mulder participate in an FBI takedown of a militia group.


[[Image:H&KMP5A3slimforearm.jpg|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9mm ("slimline" forearm)]]
[[Image:MP5A3 StockCollapsed.jpg‎|thumb|none|350px|Heckler & Koch MP5A3 9mm ("tropical" forearm)]]
[[Image:Vlcsnap-215642.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]


== Colt AR-15 SP1 Rifle ==
'''The following lists the original television series seasons, additional series and films of ''The X-Files'':'''
There are many episodes, especially in the early seasons, where U.S. military personnel are armed with [[M16 rifle series|Colt AR-15 SP1 rifles]] with [[M16 rifle series#M16A2 Rifle|M16A2]]-style hand guards, standing in for the M16A2 service rifles that the soldiers ''should'' be using in real life.  The viewer can tell because the receivers of the guns don't have the "fencing" around the magazine release, plus they lack the A2-style rear sights, shell deflectors, and forward assists.  These are not fired on the episode, but they can be full auto conversions since armorers in both Canada and the U.S. picked up many SP1 conversions during the 1970s and 1980s. 


[[Image:M16-SP1-with-A2-Handguards.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M16 aka SP1 (flat "slab side receiver") with A2 style handguards used to impersonate the M16-A2 - 5.56x45mm]]
==Television==
[[Image:Vlcsnap-207689.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Soldiers conduct maintenance on their rifles; note the lack of a forward assist, shell deflector, and "fencing" around the magazine release; all tell-tale signs of an AR15 SP1.]]
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[[Image:Vlcsnap-210624.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A soldier gets out of a jeep with an AR15 SP1 in hand.]]
File:XFCover-S1.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files, The - Season 1|Season 1]]<br>(1993-1994)</div>
File:XFCover-S2.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files, The - Season 2|Season 2]]<br>(1994-1995)</div>
File:XFCover-S3.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files, The - Season 3|Season 3]]<br>(1995-1996)</div>
File:XFCover-S4.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files, The - Season 4|Season 4]]<br>(1996-1997)</div>
File:XFCover-S5.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files, The - Season 5|Season 5]]<br>(1997-1998)</div>
File:XFCover-S6.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files, The - Season 6|Season 6]]<br>(1998-1999)</div>
File:XFCover-S7.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files, The - Season 7|Season 7]]<br>(1999-2000)</div>
File:XFCover-S8.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files, The - Season 8|Season 8]]<br>(2000-2001)</div>
File:XFCover-S9.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files, The - Season 9|Season 9]]<br>(2001-2002)</div>
File:X-files-poster.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files, The - Season 10|Season 10]]<br>(2016)</div>
File:XFS11.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files, The - Season 11|Season 11]]<br>(2018)</div>
</gallery>


==M16A2 rifle==
==Film==
M16A2 rifles were seen in later seasons when production was moved from Vancouver to Los Angeles.
<gallery>
[[Image:M16A2.jpg|thumb|500px|none|M16A2 5.56mm]]
File:X-FilesFTF.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files: Fight the Future, The|Fight the Future]]<br>(1998)</div>
 
File:Iwanttobelieve.jpg|<div align="center">[[X-Files: I Want To Believe, The|I Want to Believe]]<br>(2008)</div>
==M60 machine gun==
</gallery>
Used by the US military throughout the series, usually as a vehicle-mounted weapon on the US Army's Jeeps and Humvees.
[[Image:M60.jpg|thumb|none|500px|M60 machine gun 7.62x51mm NATO]]
 
==Various pump-action shotguns==
The pump-action shotgun was commonly used by many characters during ''The X-Files'', namely in the hand of police officers, sheriffs, SWAT team members, FBI agents, and US soldiers. The kinds of pump-action shotguns used on ''The X-Files'' were mostly Remington 870s, Winchester 1300s, Mossberg 500s/590s, and Ithaca 37s
[[Image:Remington870NewModel.jpg‎ |thumb|none|450px|Remington 870 New Model with Black Synthetic Furniture - 12 gauge]]
[[Image:WinchesterModel1300Defender.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Winchester M1300 with extended tube & rubber Butt pad]]
[[Image:Mossberg500.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 500 Shotgun - .12 gauge]]
[[Image:Mossberg 590.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Mossberg 590 12 gauge.]]
[[Image:IthacaModel37.jpg|thumb|450px|none|Ithaca Model 37 riot version - 12 gauge]]


==Misc==
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[[Image:X-Files-Expo Washington 1998.jpg|thumb|600px|none|Showcase displaying prop guns at ''X-Files-Expo'', Washington 1998]]


[[Category:Disambiguation pages]]
[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Television]]
[[Category:Science-Fiction]]
[[Category:Science Fiction]]
[[Category:Mystery]]
[[Category:Detective]]

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The X-Files (1993-2002, 2016-2018) - This is the well-known main title logotype used in the opening credits sequence for the first eight seasons of the series, as well as seasons 10 and 11.

The X-Files is the science-fiction supernatural television series created by Chris Carter (Millennium, Harsh Realm) that starred David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson as Fox Mulder and Dana Scully - FBI agents who were placed in a special unofficial assignment known as the 'X-Files', in which they investigate cases associated with the paranormal. Mulder, a true believer, had high interest in such cases, most particularly (and personally) those involving evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial life. Concurrently, the cases also included other strange and unexplained phenomenon, with Mulder purporting generally wild theories. Scully - a doctor, scientist and skeptic - was originally to scrutinize and dismiss said findings and find more logical conclusions. In time, both learn to trust each other in their mutual search for the truth even as they clash with an insidious, far-reaching conspiracy meant to deny and cover up much of these acts. Late in the series, they are joined in their investigations by agents John Doggett (Robert Patrick) and Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish). The series also stars Mitch Pileggi, Nicholas Lea, and William B. Davis.

The X-Files aired 202 episodes over 9 seasons on the FOX network from 1993 to 2002, making it the longest-running North American science-fiction television series until surpassed by Stargate SG-1. It was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia for its first five seasons before moving production to Los Angeles, CA for its final four seasons. The show became a cult hit that would influence (directly and indirectly) several later shows, such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Fringe, Supernatural, and others. The X-Files is also notable for being one the earliest TV shows to have a strong internet presence (this in the considerably less popular, less saturated and more rudimentary early days of the internet). The series would also spawn two feature films: 1998's The X-Files: Fight the Future and 2008's The X-Files: I Want To Believe, as well as the 2001 spin-off series, The Lone Gunmen. The series Millennium (also created by Carter) was also set in this universe. Nearly a decade after the second film, The X-Files would return to television, first as a six-episode miniseries, which premiered on January 24th, 2016, which is officially listed as 'Season 10', then as a full 10 episode season as 'Season 11', beginning in January of 2018.


The following lists the original television series seasons, additional series and films of The X-Files:

Television

Film

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