Carter inserted his experience in comedy into his writing for The X-Files and established the perfect balance of mystery and humor. That being said, The X-Files certainly isn’t all doom and gloom.
In a CBR interview by Brett White and Albert Ching, Carter explains that the show had so much appeal to audiences because of the “residual mistrust of the government that came with the Watergate era.” Since then, Carter believes that people have become even more “suspicious of the people who are in charge” due to inconsistent actions by the government, institutions, and the media. The essential piece which grounded the show and ultimately made it so successful was Scully’s scientific skepticism. John Mack, who specialized in schizophrenia, and came to determine that “three percent of Americans believe they have actually been abducted by UFOs.” In Ted Edwards’ book X-Files Confidential, Carter admits that although he wrote comedies for a long time, his heart was always “in scary, dramatic, thriller writing.” The idea for X-Files took shape when Carter spoke with his psychologist friend, Dr. Shortly after, he came up with the premise for The X-Files. Screenwriter Chris Carter was developing light-hearted comedies for Walt Disney Studios when he was offered a position to produce new shows for Fox.
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