 More than 13 years after its last season and 7 years after a pretty forgettable movie, X-Files is coming back to Fox in a limited series 6 episode run starring original cast members David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. And get ready because this is just another in a long, long series of TV revivals we can expect for years to come. X-Files was a huge hit, even if the last few seasons got a little iffy. We're talking 62 Emmy nominations, 16 wins, there was a spin-off series, there was another spin-off series, there was a few comic book series, countless pieces of creepy fan fiction. Really creepy fan fiction. This is not the first show to make a comeback in recent memory, years after its initial run. In many ways, you can thank Jack Bauer for the new X-Files. After being canceled 4 years prior, Fox brought back 24 last year for 12 more hours and it was a huge rating success for the company. Which is a big reason why Fox and other channels are going through their back catalog looking for a nostalgia-laden series. There's a thirst, there's a huge thirst for reviving old properties right now. As a species, we tend to look on the past a little more fondly than it actually was. And whether you like the mythology of X-Files or even the Monster of the Week episodes, you're going to remember X-Files more positively than negative. More good episodes than bad. So yes, X-Files is coming back and really it doesn't matter to Fox if it's good X-Files or bad X-Files. People are going to watch. There's a built-in fan base already caught up, ready to give it a chance. And that, coincidentally, is the only reason I can think of for why NBC is bringing back Heroes.