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  • 1993
  • 16+
The X-Files

Two F.B.I. Agents, Fox Mulder the believer and Dana Scully the skeptic, investigate the strange and unexplained, while hidden forces work to impede their efforts.

BBC America (Via Cable/Satellite Provider)

Hulu

Service Pros

  • Excellent value for the basic plan
  • Fast updates of new episodes
  • Good original content
  • Add-ons and extras

Service Cons

  • Includes commercials
  • A smaller selection of content genres
  • Limited downloading capability
  • Inconsistent selections from older TV seasons

Freevee

Prime Video

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Service Pros

  • Included with an Amazon Prime membership
  • Vast collection of content offerings
  • Numerous premium and sports content add-ons
  • Popular original content

Service Cons

  • Some films incur additional fees since they must be rented or bought
  • Shows and movies regularly come and go, meaning you may lose access
  • Less successful original content than Netflix and Hulu
  • Greater initial cost compared to Netflix or Hulu

Google Play

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iTunes

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Microsoft Store

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VUDU

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YouTube

Buy $1.99

Service Pros

  • Broad overall channel lineup with lots of news and sports
  • There is unlimited cloud DVR storage available
  • Three concurrent streams and as many as six user accounts

Service Cons

  • After starting out at just $35 a month, the cost has now climbed to $65
  • There are not many local sports networks

Cast and Crew

Bruce Harwood,Jerry Hardin,Rebecca Toolan,Brian Thompson,James Pickens Jr.,David Duchovny,Steven Williams,Gillian Anderson,Mitch Pileggi,Robert Patrick,Tom Braidwood,Sheila Larken,Chris Owens,Don S. Williams,Nicholas Lea,Annabeth Gish,Dean Haglund,Laurie Holden,Bill Dow,Brendan Beiser Actor

Vince Gilligan,Glen Morgan,Chris Carter,Frank Spotnitz ExecutiveProducer

Vince Gilligan,James Wong,Glen Morgan,Alex Gansa,Chris Carter,David Amann,Frank Spotnitz,Jeffrey Bell,John Shiban,Steven Maeda,Darin Morgan,David Duchovny,Howard Gordon Writer

Mark Snow Composer

Paul Rabwin,Kim Manners,Joseph Patrick Finn Producer

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