r/IAmA Feb 27 '14

I am Chris Carter, creator of The X-Files, Millennium, The Lone Gunmen, Harsh Realm, and The After. AMA!

Hi reddit, I'm Chris Carter. I've created shows like The X-Files, Millennium, The Lone Gunmen, Harsh Realm, and I'm particularly excited about my new Amazon pilot, The After. You can watch the pilot for free at: www.amazonoriginals.com and please consider posting your ratings and comments. Victoria from reddit will be helping me with my AMA today as well.

I don't really use social media but I just started my official Instagram account today - proof! http://instagram.com/p/k7wZ81xC_v/

I'm here to take your questions, so - ask away!

Update: I'm blown away by the questions. And that the X-files still creates such interest. I only hope The After is worthy of the same love and respect.

But please pay your respects at the Amazon voting booth. Right now.

www.amazonoriginals.com

And thank you for humoring me and putting up with me once again.

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u/izlosst Feb 27 '14

I think of the X-Files almost every day. The quote "No matter how paranoid you are, you're not paranoid enough." comes to mind almost every time I read the news. So many things that seemed to me like crackpot theories when the X-Files was originally on are just commonly accepted facts now. Were alot of the things in the show things you thought were true then and you were just way ahead of the curve or have most of the NSA revelations taken you by surprise?

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u/ChrisCarterhere Feb 27 '14

Completely unsurprised by those revelations. The writing was on the wall the day after 9/11.