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`` The Beginning '' is the first episode of the sixth season of the science fiction television series The X-Files .. The X-Files. The X-Files. sixth season. The X-Files ( season 6 ). science fiction. science fiction. It premiered on the Fox network in the United States on November 8 , 1998 in the United States .. Fox network. Fox Broadcasting Company. The episode was written by Chris Carter , and directed by Kim Manners .. Chris Carter. Chris Carter ( screenwriter ). Kim Manners. Kim Manners. The episode helps explore the series ' overarching mythology .. mythology. Mythology of The X-Files. `` The Beginning '' earned a Nielsen household rating of 11.9 , being watched by 20.34 million people in its initial broadcast .. The episode received mixed reviews from television critics .. The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder -LRB- David Duchovny -RRB- and Dana Scully -LRB- Gillian Anderson -RRB- who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files .. FBI. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Fox Mulder. Fox Mulder. David Duchovny. David Duchovny. Dana Scully. Dana Scully. Gillian Anderson. Gillian Anderson. Mulder is a believer in the paranormal , while the skeptical Scully has been assigned to debunk his work .. In the episode , Mulder and Scully eagerly hunt for a deadly creature in the Arizona desert .. What they find seems to support Mulder 's revived belief in aliens , but is discredited when the agents are not reassigned to the now re-opened X-Files , with Jeffrey Spender -LRB- Chris Owens -RRB- and Diana Fowley -LRB- Mimi Rogers -RRB- taking over instead .. Mimi Rogers. Mimi Rogers. Diana Fowley. Diana Fowley. Chris Owens. Chris Owens ( actor ). Jeffrey Spender. Jeffrey Spender. `` The Beginning '' was the first episode of the series to not be filmed in Vancouver , Canada , after production was moved to Los Angeles at the behest of lead actor David Duchovny .. David Duchovny. David Duchovny. The episode follows directly from The X-Files feature film -LRB- 1998 -RRB- .. The X-Files. The X-Files. The writers sought to bring back characters , such as Spender , Fowley , and Gibson Praise -LRB- Jeff Gulka -RRB- who had not been featured in the movie , but had played a pivotal role in the show 's fifth season .. Gibson Praise. List of minor The X-Files characters#Gibson Praise. fifth season. The X-Files ( season 5 )