The X Files among Hollywood's 100 Favorite TV Shows

THR who published this poll described it as strictly focused on favorite shows, the programs people in Hollywood hold nearest to their hearts — that remind them of better times or speak to their inner child or inspire their creativity or just help them unwind after a crappy day at the studio — even if one or two of the programs listed here aren't exactly masterpieces of the medium.

No. 3: The X Files

The creepy title music. The endless conspiracy theories. The tapeworm guy living in the sewer. "There was nothing like it on TV," says creator Chris Carter, 57, of the paranormal thriller, one of Fox's first home runs. "We were taking a genre that had been unloved for a long time and super heating it. I think we opened up an opportunity for a different kind of storytelling, the kind of saga storytelling that's become a staple of cable TV."

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