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| X-Treme Possibilities: A Comprehensively Expanded Rummage Through Five Years of the X-Files (X Files) | 
| Authors: Paul Cornell, Martin Day, Keith Topping
Publisher: Virgin Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $7.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 1109726
Media: Paperback
Edition: 2nd
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 474
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.3 x 1.4
ISBN: 0753502283
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780753502280
ASIN: 0753502283
Publication Date: December 1998
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 a good (and definitely opinionated!) episode guide May 11, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I think this book is very cool - I bought the first edition, and then bought this "expanded" version which includes everything up to the end of season 5, plus the movie. I'm not holding my breath for the authors to come out with an "even more expanded" version - they indicate on the last page of this edition that this is their last book, although they did say that in the first edition too! But if you love the first five seasons of the show this book is great - it's written with a lot of humor but nevertheless takes the show very seriously (you've gotta love the fact that these guys actually try to make sense of the "mythology", something I gave up on doing around the beginning of the fourth season).
The authors critique everything - the acting, writing, continuity, music, technical aspects - they even have a "science advisor" who consulted specialists on the many scientific subjects dealt with in the series to monitor the writers' accuracy. I like the way the book is structured: each episode is analyzed in various categories (and like the first reviewer here I'm curious about the meaning of "Phwoar"), and the three authors each give their review at the end. There are a few mistakes, some of which are unintentionally funny - on the "Jersey Devil" page they refer to Cirque du Soleil as "Circus au Lait", which in French translates as "circus with milk"! (if you've never heard of Cirque du Soleil by now you're probably spending too much time...watching "The X-Files"!) But all in all, the attention to detail is impressive.
You'll probably have one author out of the three that you tend to agree with the most - for me it seems to be Martin Day - but it's great that these guys all go for broke in venting their opinions. This book is a great companion to the show, but it's actually a really enjoyable read on its own terms too.
If you only buy one X-Files guide... February 20, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the only X-Files guide that I own. Consequently, I don't get the show at all after the movie because this is where the book ENDS. I am DYING for a new version! It's still immensly helpful and wildly enjoyable to read.
My best EVER investment! August 27, 2003
OK, if there was ever a case of don't judge a book by it's cover, this was it! I bought this book over 5 years ago and everytime I pick it up it's still as fresh and entertaining as the day I discovered it. Filled with EVERYTHING you could ever want or need to know about the X-Files (or TV in general!), it's quite simply THE greatest companion of all time to any TV show or movie ever written and certainly the most worthwhile 5.99 I've ever spent!
All I ask is... January 1, 2002
As many of the previous reviewers stated, this book is the *perfect* companion to any X-Files fan. It makes me chuckle out loud each time I reread it, often with one eye tuned to the FX rerun of choice. I reference it constantly. And so, all I ask is, PLEASE do an updated edition! Four seasons short now, and there are a LOT of questions they could help answer...and it ought to be messieurs Cornell, Day, and Topping again, for their wit and insight are what made the book.
A Plea September 7, 2001
This is undoubtedly the best work on the X Files I have read. It has an infectious analytical structure and is immensely readable. I can understand how many fans can be put off by the highly personal viewpoints of the authors, but true fans should appreciate its subjective nature. I disagreed with many of their verdicts, but that isn't the point. The X Files is an entirely human series, not exempt from mistakes or weaknesses. The authors highlight its fallible nature, causing the reader to become more critical. Ultimitely, their affectionate critique made me see the X Files in a new light, ten times more productive than the blind faith I had in the series before. I can only hope the authors read this, for I implore them to write an updated edition. It's a valuable addition to my enjoyment of the X Files!
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