10 of the creepiest ever TV theme tunes

Memorable TV theme tunes are a curious beast – and sadly a dying breed with many modern series abandoning the traditional opening titles sequence altogether. It’d be a shame if this trend continues – after all, who really sticks around at the end of an episode to listen to the music? A great theme tune … >

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Channel 5 confirms UK start date for ‘The X-Files’

The new mini-season of The X-Files will begin in the UK next month. The classic ’90s sci-fi drama returned to US screens last weekend with the first new episode since the show concluded in May 2002. ‘My Struggle’ airs at 9pm on Monday 8 February on Channel 5. > Buy the complete Season 1-9 boxset … >

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Is there still a place for ‘The X-Files’ in 2016?

Appropriately for a show that brought the existence of life on other planets to primetime television, The X-Files returns to a very different world to the one it departed. It’s Earth, Jim, but not as we knew it. Dana Scully – a qualified medical doctor and all-round rationalist despite her experiences in nine years working … >

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5 things cult TV shows have taught us about men’s fashion

Cult TV creates memorable scenes and characters, quotes we carry in our head, and lessons on how to deal with certain situations – or not. They also conjure images of style, of clothing from another era that fits the characters’ personalities like…gloves. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don’t – so here’s five lessons we’ve learned. … >

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David Duchovny’s ‘Aquarius’ to air on Sky Atlantic in UK

NBC’s gritty new US drama Aquarius will begin in the UK next month. The X-Files star David Duchovny leads the cast as Los Angeles homicide detective Sam Hodiak in the show, alongside Game of Thrones actor Gethin Anthony as cult leader Charles Manson with Emma Dumont (Inherent Vice) and Claire Holt (The Vampire Diaries). Aquarius … >

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10 things we want to believe we’ll see when ‘The X-Files’ returns

After 13 years, Fox has rehired television’s original paranormal investigators FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully for a six-episode reinvestigation of The X-Files. Loyal fans have spooky expectations from the show’s creator Chris Carter, who set the standard for the cult series and its concurrent and subsequent feature films. > Buy the complete Season … >

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John Simm’s ‘Intruders’ has been axed

The creator of BBC America’s Intruders has announced that the show won’t be returning for a second season. Starring John Simm (Doctor Who, Life on Mars), Mira Sorvino (Mimic) and James Frain (The White Queen), the conspiracy thriller series launched in the UK on BBC Two last October. The X-Files writer Glen Morgan tweeted this … >

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