The
Fictional World of Archives TV Series Premiere on the Fox Network: September 10, 1993 and the last episode was broadcast on May 19, 2002.
The truth is out there ... in the archives ... the FOI Act notwithstanding ....
Fourth Season, "The Field Where I Died", November 3, 1996
This episode combines reincarnation with a Jonestown-like leader. Phil Farrand, the king of nitpickers, commented:
Was anyone else amazed at how quickly Scully located the photographs of Sarah Kavanaugh and Sullivan Biddle. She's in the [Hamilton County] Hall of Records. She picks two names out of a register. She wanders over to a drawer labeled "Photographs--People, Civil War" and within twenty seconds has located both pictures. (p. 281)
Yes, we true archivists are not only stupified at Scully's feat, but also appalled at the poor storage conditions and other factors that typify Hollywood rather than real-world values when it comes to treatment of precious records.
Fourth Season, "Kaddish", February 16, 1997
Features scenes in the "Judaica Archives, Upper East Side, Manhattan" (Farrand) where Mulder and Scully learn about the golem recipe.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Farrand, Phil. The Nitpicker's Guide for X-Philes. New York: Dell Publishing, 1997.
The Official Guide to the X-Files. New York: HarperPrism. Vol. 1-. 1995-.
The
Fictional World of Archives
Submitted by David Mattison, 1996.12.13. Updated 2002.05.15.