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The complete critical companion to The X-Files
In Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files,TV critics Zack Handlen and Todd VanDerWerff look back at exactly whatmade the long-running cult series so groundbreaking. Packed withinsightful reviews of every episode-including the tenth and eleventhseasons and both major motion pictures-Monsters of the Weekleaves no mystery unsolved and no monster unexplained. This crucialcollection includes a foreword by series creator Chris Carter as well asexclusive interviews with some of show's stars and screenwriters,including Carter, Vince Gilligan, Mitch Pileggi, James Wong, RobertPatrick, Darin Morgan, and more. Monsters of the Week is the definitive guide to The X-Files-whether you're a lifelong viewer or a new fan uncovering the conspiracy for the first time.
About the author
Zack Handlen is a freelance writer whose work regularly appears online at The A.V. Club. He has also written for io9, Inverse, and the Toast and is the author of If You Like Monty Python . . . (Limelight, 2011). He lives in Portland, Maine.
Emily Todd VanDerWerff is the critic-at-large for Vox and the first TV editor of The A.V. Club. Her work has also appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Salon, and Grantland. She lives in Los Angeles.
Summary
The complete critical companion to The X-Files
In Monsters of the Week: The Complete Critical Companion to The X-Files,
TV critics Zack Handlen and Todd VanDerWerff look back at exactly what
made the long-running cult series so groundbreaking. Packed with
insightful reviews of every episode—including the tenth and eleventh
seasons and both major motion pictures—Monsters of the Week
leaves no mystery unsolved and no monster unexplained. This crucial
collection includes a foreword by series creator Chris Carter as well as
exclusive interviews with some of show’s stars and screenwriters,
including Carter, Vince Gilligan, Mitch Pileggi, James Wong, Robert
Patrick, Darin Morgan, and more. Monsters of the Week is the definitive guide to The X-Files—whether you’re a lifelong viewer or a new fan uncovering the conspiracy for the first time.
