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An underrated Fox sci‑fi series, aired after the creator’s earlier hit, has been credited with shaping a large portion of the genre’s output for the following decade and a half. Though its influence was hard to gauge while it aired, the show is now seen as a key successor to The X‑Files, which itself inspired Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Evil and Supernatural. The series is described as an unofficial sequel to The X‑Files, contributing many innovations that later shows adopted.

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