The truth is out there–and also at The Grove in Los Angeles.
Ahead of “The X-Files” event series premiere on Sunday, Fox has set up a UFO crash landing at the popular shopping complex.
“We wanted to do something big, bold, special and fun for these loyal fans to mark the return of ‘The X-Files,'” Fox TV group marketing and communications executive vice president Shannon Ryan told TheWrap. “And we thought. what better way to celebrate the return of this incredible show than to crash a UFO into the center of Los Angeles?”
Fox’s production team worked with a structural engineer to develop the UFO. It took three weeks to create the custom design of the ship and pull together the proper materials to bring it to life, Ryan told us.
“The actual build took 18 days and nearly 220 hours to complete,” she said. “A custom audio track was also mixed and speakers were placed inside the UFO to create the illusion that it’s malfunctioning and settling into the ground. All of these elements combined create a fully immersive experience for fans.”
During its initial nine-season run, “The X-Files” became one of the most successful television dramas of all time, hitting a peak ratings high in 1997 when more than 27 million people tuned into the season 5 premiere.
“The X-Files” six-episode event series kicks off with its two-night premiere Sunday on Fox.
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9 'X-Files' Episodes That Blew Us Away (Photos)
"Pilot Episode" Season 1, Episode 1: We got our first look at FBI Agents Fox "Spooky" Mulder and Dana Scully, who return to Fox soon, in the 1993 debut of the hit paranormal drama
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"Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man" Season 4, Episode 7: We got a rare glimpse into the past of the enigmatic CSM, including learning he was the one who assassinated John F. Kennedy
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"Terms of Endearment" Season 6, Episode 7 - Bruce Campbell guest starred in this episode about a demon who impregnates several women
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"Unusual Suspects" Season 5, Episode 3: The Lone Gunmen, Mulder's support team, got their very own episode in Season 5 when we learned how the group came together
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"Drive" Season 6, Episode 2: This episode would eventually lead "X-Files" writer Vince Gilligan to cast guest star Bryan Cranston in the megahit series "Breaking Bad"
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"Cops" Season 7, episode 12: Fox's crossover between the network's popular reality show, "Cops," and its popular supernatural serial featured Mulder and Scully teaming up with the LAPD to track down a perp that could take the form of whatever its victim feared the most
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"Lord of the Flies" Season 9, episode 5: Cranston isn't the only "Breaking Bad" star to first impress Gilligan on "The X-Files." Aaron Paul guest starred on this episode that mocks MTV's "Jackass" with appropriately titled fake stunt show "Dumbass" and tells the coming-of-age tale of a misunderstood teenager coming to terms with his true identity: a giant insect
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"First Person Shooter" Season 7, Episode 13: Mulder and Scully become trapped in a virtual reality shoot-'em up-game that even the Lone Gunmen can't beat
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"Home" Season 4, Episode 2: This episode about inbred cannibals (also some of our favorite "X-Files" villians) was so graphic a viewer discretion warning played before its first airing
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"Pilot Episode" Season 1, Episode 1: We got our first look at FBI Agents Fox "Spooky" Mulder and Dana Scully, who return to Fox soon, in the 1993 debut of the hit paranormal drama