The “Scully Effect” And Other Things You Never Knew About The X-Files

The Lone Gunmen Predicted 9/11

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The X-Files spawned a spin-off show based on the three wacky conspiracy theorists that Mulder would consult for help. The series, called The Lone Gunmen, aired an episode six months before 9/11 that centered on a government employee coming to the Lone Gunmen to warn them of a plane being hijacked and flown into the Twin Towers. In the episode, the hijacking is planned by the U.S. government to start a war in the Middle East.

Sound like any other 9/11 conspiracies you’ve heard? The spin-off only lasted one season, and so the episode was quickly forgotten even though no one can forget the events that would happen six months later.

You’ll never believe who the first choice to play Agent Dana Scully was.