volume abduction volume collection dvd release containing selected episodes seasons american science fiction television series files episodes collected release form beginning series mythology centred alien abduction hands colonists elements introduced collected episodes arose necessity production working pregnancy lead actress gillian_anderson led creation plot thread introduction recurring characters episodes collection follow investigations paranormal related cases files fbi special agents fox mulder david_duchovny dana_scully anderson mulder believer paranormal skeptical scully assigned debunk work events covered episodes include meeting mulder scully introduction assassination secretive informant apparent return mulder lost sister abduction return scully collection contains episodes series mythology fictional story arcs series began chris_carter think creating mythology episodes focusing extraterrestrial life felt stories wanted tell eventually writers saw personal episodes based government conspiracy developed stories based mitch_pileggi play supporting roles collection released june collection received generally positive reviews critics plot summary fbi special agent fox_mulder david_duchovny working files unexplained cases paranormal origin appointed partner investigations dana_scully gillian_anderson superiors hoping able debunk discredit work case investigation possible oregon evidence destroyed fire later case involving disappearance united_states_air_force test pilot sees introduction secretive informant continues provide agents sensitive information help supplemented conspiracy theorist group contacted help abduction case soon killed helps agents uncover details government human program files unit closed shortly unable continue work scully mulder information possible extraterrestrial contact puerto_rico finding program observatory forcibly closed pair later allowed resume work scully later kidnapped multiple alien barry takes scully abducted presumably aliens found later date having mysteriously arrived hospital recovers days later mulder receives father finding sister samantha abducted child returned samantha pursued bounty hunter human clones samantha killed revealed simply number clones produced alien tissue create alien human hybrid contact mulder scully successful attempt friend theirs hack defense computer system able mulder downloaded information digital cassette later assassinated downloaded files found written contacting floyd red crow man capable translating files mulder shown box car appear alien corpses trapped box car series antagonist smoking man left dead destroyed later found health scully investigates possible involvement smallpox program human genetic experimentation discovering nazi scientist defected operation conducting human experimentation create alien human hybrids sister shot assassins mistake dies hospital night background series began chris_carter think creating mythology episodes focusing extraterrestrial life felt stories wanted tell eventually writers saw personal episodes based government conspiracy reason development ongoing mythology producers afraid creating thread episodes conspiracy feeling according carter mythology sprung series pilot follow set idea aliens earth years carter sees final scene launching moment entire mythology main theme series stemming episodes fox_mulder quest find truth sister abducted child quest drove character investigate paranormal setting framework series stand episodes featuring early season mythology developed largely based pregnancy actress gillian_anderson pregnant midway production season executive producer frank_spotnitz described best thing happened series noting mythology ended running life series gillian_anderson pregnant initially thoughts anderson character scully giving birth alien child ultimately writers decided work anderson pregnancy writers decided closing files end season separate mulder scully scully abducted episodes later addition creation storyline concerning scully abduction anderson reduced role half second season permitted writers develop characters including assistant director walter_skinner mitch_pileggi smoking man resulted introduction character initially created writer temporarily replace scully mulder partner episodes eventually grew character lasted seven seasons prior second season episode breath smoking man shadows providing forbidding presence smoking man words entire season producer director faith ability role series chief antagonist later revealed producers davis running acting school teaching actors ninth season guest star story colony end game carter duchovny created recurring character alien bounty hunter according carter duchovny came said great like alien bounty hunter idea carter approved noted actor cast role chosen distinctive look notably face mouth reception released june collection received generally positive reviews critics slant_magazine rated stars praising quality episodes included set ultimately finding best viewed context standalone episodes omitted jersey devil episodes aid series dual character study writing ign rated collection finding mythology based episodes formed basis relationship characters mulder scully making reference season episode squeeze included collection added people watched series little green men liver eating elastic monsters relationship series total success found set extra features material sparse describing complaining writing dvd talk impressed collection finding featured episodes worked losing stating casual viewer fan owns season sets owning volume abduction felt negatively collection noting interested likely collected episodes releases asking buy abduction depends commentaries worth chances love x-files probably bought episodes included episodes special features
The X-Files Mythology, Volume 1 – Abduction