nineteenth episode seventh season american science fiction television series files premiered fox network united_states april episode monster week story unconnected series wider mythology earned nielsen household rating watched million people initial broadcast episode met largely positive reviews critics approving episode humorous nature centers fbi special agents fox_mulder david_duchovny dana_scully gillian_anderson work cases linked paranormal called files mulder believer paranormal skeptical scully assigned debunk work episode hollywood producer college friend walter_skinner mitch_pileggi picks idea film based x-files mulder scully find level realism fictional portrayal somewhat questionable filming movie mulder scully research mysterious bowl artifact supposedly words jesus christ spoke raised dead written directed series star david_duchovny second writing directing credit sixth season episode unnatural episode written self tone features guest stars including notably portray mulder scully respectively episode fictional movie episode contains jokes references deliberately placed duchovny plot walter_skinner old college friend hollywood producer involved film project fbi research phase skinner gives access fox_mulder dana_scully investigating attempted murder cardinal constantly agents searching church mulder finds remains missing 1960s counter apartment find bombs tools forged gospel mary mulder return church search finding skeletons pieces forged gospel animated bones attempt assemble shattered piece pottery leaves scene mulder scully examine pottery scully tells mulder story bowl aunt making clay bowl jesus christ resurrected words christ recorded grooves bowl like record mulder brings performing sonic analysis discovers voices portion audio man commands rise dead contains lyrics beatles mulder visits admits bought forged gospel believed real autopsy scully experiences vision comes life operating table begins talking later church scully sees vision jesus place large mulder arrests murder walks unscathed tells agent initially created money came believe jesus christ bombed church rid skinner scully mulder weeks mix sixteen months later kills murder suicide truly solved suspension mulder scully venture hollywood view production film revealed movie called bowl play mulder play scully filming mulder scully attend screening film skinner thoroughly disgusted case portrayed big screen mulder scully leave set holding hands presumably way dinner fbi credit card skinner gave watching movie continued romantic relationship mulder scully suggested episodes agents leave dead resting underneath film set revived begin dance reinforcing theory mulder earlier episode production writing filming written directed series star david_duchovny episode written duchovny received positive feedback creation season unnatural duchovny originally approached executive producer frank_spotnitz possibility writing episode gave ahead soon given rough copy script series creator chris_carter happy story calling smart quirky intelligent idea later described outside norm x-files script approved duchovny took active role preparing episode considerable stunt work stunt doubles hired scene tackles hill open stunt men cast non stunt related jobs transformed zombies process took hours zombie dance sequence end episode took days film day shot active production second scheduled blue screen work required casting duchovny cast technical crew members episode actual craft services woman portrayed tina craft service woman movie photography director cast vegetarian zombie assistant director cast men movie set cast producer special effects coordinator cast movie director duchovny cast brother daniel assistant director family members friends cast duchovny able apply guild card able apply health insurance plan portrayed fictionalized version portraying scully production married david_duchovny episode filmed decision casting director considered clever duchovny cast friend fellow actor fictionalized version portraying mulder originally sought play sixth season episode joke having crush mulder came recurring joke larry starring recurring joke david_duchovny homosexual interest character joke mulder wanting appear movie stemmed fact duchovny acting compared duchovny decided turn idea joke saying joke set movie going playing mulder scully originally wrote teaser started think know funnier episode featured uncredited celebrity cameos premiere movie appear members audience addition chris_carter creator cameo theater scene appearance second series broadcast reception hollywood aired united_states april episode earned nielsen rating share meaning roughly percent television equipped households percent households watching television tuned episode viewed million viewers episode aired united_kingdom ireland received million viewers making second watched episode week fox promoted episode tagline agent mulder agent scully critical reception positive montreal gazette named episode sixth best stand x-files episode writing despite stomach self comedy david duchovny scripted directed episode manages deliver greatest laughs series robot named seventh funniest x-files episode television pity gave episode slightly criticizing dancing zombies end episode 11th hour magazine wrote favorite episode year ambitious ingenious occasionally flawed sophomore effort concerning entertainment industry religion pretty awarded episode stars wrote scene movie faces army sniper zombies classic stuff earns high marks criticizing episode parody noted episode entertaining writing parody files viewers including long suffering reviewer like series dramatic multi episode mythology arc nonetheless episode merit witty imaginative parody book examinations gave episode relatively positive review wrote duchovny writing directing effort season duchovny fail deliver episode truly reflected wit intelligence remaining true spirit famous zack_handlen awarded episode wrote frequently love weird weird sake everybody need little justification pull end called hard episode love frankly handlen felt humor sweetness helped episode success wrote mulder scully dynamic worked episode favor popular culture episode popular science television series aired october possibility audio pottery tested clips hollywood shown segment
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