The X-Files celebrates 25th anniversary with Merchandise

[Jean]

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The truth is out there, and Fox has plenty of ideas for how to celebrate that. This September marks the 25th anniversary of The X-Files, and Mulder and Scully have a whole new look. The two iconic FBI agents brought to life by David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson are getting their own Barbie dolls, courtesy of Mattel.



On top of that, Fox is also giving fans of The X-Files a chance to test their trivia knowledge of the show. From now until Sep. 3, fans can submit their own trivia questions to Shop.Fox.com for “The Truth Is Out There Trivia Contest.” When the show’s official anniversary comes around on Sept. 10, the contest will launch on Fox’s website, ending Sept. 17. Participants who answer the most questions correctly will be automatically entered to win an X-Files prize pack that includes the new Barbie dolls.



Other anniversary tie-ins include a new comic from IDW, The X-Files: Case Files, as well as the children’s book The X-Files: Earth Children Are Weird from Quirk Books. Upper Deck has also partnered with Fox to create Legendary Encounters, a deck-building game that lets fans play as Mulder, Scully, Skinner, Doggett, or Reyes to uncover evidence about the great conspiracy.

[Squad 51]

Cool. Maybe I can order it over amazon?!

[Tim]

Yeah, you could do that.

Hard to believe it's been so long.

[Katie]

Aug 30, 2018 11:50:18 GMT -5 Tim said:

25 years!?  Hard to believe it's been that long since we were first introduced to Mulder and Scully.

It really is Tim. I just sat down and pulled out my X-Files Blu-rays, and watched S1 again. Brings back memories, and I can't believe Gillian was 24 when she did the pilot.

But something about the storytelling back then really puts a smile on my face, and takes me back to the golden age of the 90s, television hasn't had that emotional attachment to me since the 80s and 90s.

[Tim]

But something about the storytelling back then really puts a smile on my face, and takes me back to the golden age of the 90s, television hasn't had that emotional attachment to me since the 80s and 90s.

Yeah, me too.  Hard to believe that the Second Age of Science Fiction Television, the 1990's, was so long ago.

[Katie]

Sept 4, 2018 23:23:38 GMT -5 Tim said:

But something about the storytelling back then really puts a smile on my face, and takes me back to the golden age of the 90s, television hasn't had that emotional attachment to me since the 80s and 90s.

Yeah, me too.  Hard to believe that the Second Age of Science Fiction Television, the 1990's, was so long ago.

I know, It really doesn't feel that long at all. Then when we reach 2020, everything in the early 2000's will feel ancient to people.

Of course, now we no longer have a single teenager born in the 90s anymore. Every child born now and is a teenager comes from the generation after 911 now wasn't even old enough to see 911 go down. So, it really does make me feel so old now.

But of course, the post 911 generation is very into social media, technology, and phones as young as 6. I know when I was a teenager which was all through the 90s, the internet was starting out. So I don't feel like I'm apart of that crowd, who grew up with it. 

[Tim]

Makes me feel old too.  Of course, compared to most of the posters here, I AM old. 

Until Jean came along, I was the oldest poster here.

[Katie]

Sept 5, 2018 11:20:09 GMT -5 Tim said:

Makes me feel old too.  Of course, compared to most of the posters here, I AM old. 

Until Jean came along, I was the oldest poster here.

That's right, you and Jean are our oldest posters. Not sure about others, but I'm the late 30s group here. Actually not far from 40. I think from memory most of the posters here are the 20s and early 30s. I could be wrong. 

But were all spread out here. 

[Tim]

That's right, you and Jean are our oldest posters. Not sure about others, but I'm the late 30s group here. Actually not far from 40. I think from memory most of the posters here are the 20s and early 30s. I could be wrong.

That's pretty much it. 

Our youngest, Matt, is only 17.

[Jean]

Yep, until I came along Tim was our oldest. Now Matt is our youngest, and the rest of you guys are in the middle between Matt and me and Tim. So we're mostly a group of the 20s and 30s.

[Tim]

As I said, I'm glad you found us, Jean.  Nice to have someone from my generation here. 

[Jean]

Sept 6, 2018 11:26:55 GMT -5 Tim said:

As I said, I'm glad you found us, Jean.  Nice to have someone from my generation here. 

Me too, I'm so glad I found this place. I'm also so glad I have one other person from my generation, Tim. But I love how well represented we are, all different ages. 

We only need someone even older than us Tim, and in their late 60s/early 70s, to complete it. 

[Tim]

But I love how well represented we are, all different ages.

This board truly spans the generation gap.

Gillian Anderson is younger than we are, Jean!

[Katie]

Sept 7, 2018 23:56:42 GMT -5 Tim said:

But I love how well represented we are, all different ages.

This board truly spans the generation gap.

Gillian Anderson is younger than we are, Jean!

It's hard to imagine, she was just 24 when she started. Then again Gillian is younger than her character by four or five years.

I forget her and David are eight years apart.

They have great chemistry. Fox was nuts to want a blonder and large breasted actress to play Scully. That the producers had to beg them to cast Gillian. So glad times have changed.

[Tim]

Gillian has aged gracefully. She turned 50 this year.