Other examples of the cross-connection between fans and the industry could be found with filmmaker Julie Ng, who helmed the extras and documentary content for the 2016 Event Series DVD / Blu-ray, and is still involved this season as the Director and producer. They report directly to Assistant Director Walter Skinner, whose patience is constantly taxed by Mulder's flippant insubordination. While Mulder is willing to give credence to supernatural or fantastic explanations for the cases that he and Scully investigate, Scully is skeptical and will first look to science for answers. The premise of the series and films is the investigation of paranormal cases (x-files) conducted by FBI special agents Fox Mulder, an Oxford-educated psychologist, and Dana Scully, a medical doctor. In 2016 a six episode event series aired from January 24th to February 22nd. There have been two accompanying major film releases: The X-Files: Fight the Future in 1998, and The X-Files: I Want To Believe in 2008. The X-Files is an American science fiction/fantasy television series created by Chris Carter and starring Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny that initially ran from Septemto May 19, 2002. X-Files is the subject of FanloreProject:X-Files. 3.7 The Chris Carter Effect, and Canon Failures.3.6 Conflict: Fanwork Concrit and Reviews.3.5 Conflict: Fanwork Content (Shipping, RPF, Slash, Explicit).3.3 Conflict: Old Characters Depart, New Characters Arrive.Anderson Fans (aka "My star is better than your star") 2.3 A Fandom of Fannish Acronyms and Terminology.