EXaminations

About the Book

My purpose in writing this book is to take you through the concluding stages of an amazing television show: "The X-Files." Consider this book to be a guide through the final four seasons of "The X-Files." Along the way, you will hear from some of the people who made the key story decisions on the series as well as thoughts and comments from many of the show's fans, whose passion for "The X-Files" made it such a resounding success.

You will see how the show affected them positively and negatively. You will get an in-depth look at how the series, its two main characters and their fascinating relationship evolved after moving from Vancouver to Los Angeles. The good, the bad and the ugly. This book will bring it all to you - and much, much more.

At the book's core will be my episode reviews and essays. They are just the thoughts of one fan, but it is my hope they will strike a chord with each of you and serve as a written testimony of the powerful emotional resonance this wonderful series had on all those it touched.

For nine seasons, "The X-Files" provided thrills and drama unlike anything I had ever seen on television before. I doubt another show will come along that will be its equal and it will be the rare series which will inspire the type of devotion from its viewers this show enjoyed. It was an amazing ride, ones which began with such promise and ended with so much uncertainty. I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I did.

About the Author

Tom Kessenich is an award-winning reporter and author who has written in-depth reviews, analysis and feature articles about "The X-Files" for the past five years. His episode reviews and essays about the show have appeared on numerous Web sites devoted to the long-running television series.

Kessenich has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Wisconsin and has been a reporter for the past 16 years. He spent 10 of those years as an NFL beat reporter, covering the Green Bay Packers in Wisconsin. During that time, he won several journalistic awards and co-wrote a book about the team's rise to prominence in the 1990s ("Return To Glory"). He currently works as a sportswriter and magazine editor for Krause Publications, one of the nation's leading publishers of sports collectibles and sports hobby publications.