File this under “Best news I’ve heard all day!” David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have signed a deal to reprise their roles as FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully for FOX in a six-episode limited series. Variety broke the news, saying FOX has given this an official order, and series creator Chris Carter will be in charge for 20th Century Fox TV and Ten Thirteen Productions. According to reports, the production is set to begin this summer. No word yet on when the limited series would run, but we’re guessing either around Christmas or perhaps early next year to kick off 2016. Carter was quoted to say “I think of it as a 13-year commercial break. The good news is the world has only gotten that much stranger, a perfect time to tell these six stories.”
This is not the first time FOX has revived a successful series, coming on the heels of the 13-episode 24: DIE ANOTHER DAY series which brought back Kiefer Sutherland and pals. THE X-FILES originally ran for nine seasons and spawned two theatrical films – THE X-FILES: FIGHT THE FUTURE and THE X-FILES: I WANT TO BELIEVE. This is also believed to be done in interest to various streaming and video-on-demand platforms such as Amazon Prime. Fox Television Group chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden were big supporters of the shows in its original airing, and earlier in 2015 teased plans to revive it. With today’s news that added, “We had the privilege of working with Chris on all nine seasons of ‘The X-Files’ — one of the most rewarding creative experiences of our careers — and we couldn’t be more excited to explore that incredible world with him again.”
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Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
