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Q: What did the guy who played Skinner do after "The X-Files"? It seems like he sort of disappeared. Will he be in the remake?

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

Mitch Pileggi did not actually disappear after "The X-Files," except in the way that character actors are supposed to. But he'll be resurfacing in a big way next year when he appears in the new "X-Files" season, premiering on Fox in January.

Pileggi plays Walter Skinner, Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully's (Gillian Anderson) boss with frequently questionable loyalties. Duchovny and Anderson went on to proper fame after the smash-hit series, but Pileggi remained a supporting man.

Z Nation, on Syfy

The heroes use the coordinates given to them by Citizen Z to find the mobile CDC lab in the abandoned city of Los Angeles, only to discover it's much more than a lab in this season finale. Dr. Merch (Lisa Coronado) welcomes them just as the Zeroes arrive.

Kellita Smith stars in "Z Nation"
Kellita Smith stars in "Z Nation"

A look back: Recapping the best and worst of TV in 2015

Author: 
Cassie Dresch / TV Media
A look back at the major television moments of 2015

A look back at the major television moments of 2015

Where has 2015 gone? It seems like only yesterday we were ringing in the new year with Ryan Seacrest in Times Square, watching the ball drop and belting out "Auld Lang Syne." Now, it's time to do it all over again, but not before taking a trip down memory lane to recap some of this year's best and worst TV moments.

Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People, on ABC

Barbara Walters sheds some light on the private lives of interesting people in this premiere. The annual special featuring interviews with prominent figures has become one of the most highly anticipated television events of the year.

Barbara Walters hosts "Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People
Barbara Walters hosts "Barbara Walters Presents: The 10 Most Fascinating People

Q: "Love Actually" is one of my favorite Christmas movies. Did the kid who played Sam go on to do anything else?

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

The adorable child star of 2003's "Love Actually," Thomas Brodie-Sangster, has grown into a hugely in-demand twentysomething.

He co-stars as Newt in the smash-hit teen-film franchise The Maze Runner, which launched last year and released a sequel this past September. It's based on a popular book series, as many of the big movies are these days.

Survivor: Second Chances - Cambodia, on CBS

Jeff Probst welcomes the finalists to a final tribal council where they plead for the jury’s vote in this season finale. Immediately following the big reveal, Probst hosts a reunion special where the castaways from this season dish on their experiences.

Jeff Probst hosts "Survivor: Second Chances - Cambodia"
Jeff Probst hosts "Survivor: Second Chances - Cambodia"

The Voice, on NBC

A sensational season wraps up as the vocalists take the stage one last time to find out who will win a life-changing recording contract in this finale. This season featured megastars Pharrell Williams, Adam Levine, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton as judges and mentors.

Blake Shelton in "The Voice"
Blake Shelton in "The Voice"

Obama goes 'Wild': The president joins Bear Grylls on an Alaskan Adventure

Author: 
Jacqueline Spendlove / TV Media
Bear Grylls and President Obama as seen in “Running Wild with Bear Grylls”

Bear Grylls and President Obama as seen in “Running Wild with Bear Grylls”

America’s top dog is stepping out of the Oval Office and into the great outdoors. In a special episode of “Running Wild with Bear Grylls,” the British survival guru is taking none other than U.S. President Barack Obama on a rugged trek through the Alaskan wilderness.

Q: I just watched "Gone Girl" and loved it. I was told it was based on a book. Have any of the author's other works been made into movies?

Author: 
Adam Thomlison / TV Media

Another of the Gillian Flynn's four books has indeed been turned into a movie. But if you're really interested in seeing her words on screen, you'll be excited to hear she's started cutting out the middle-medium.

The 2014 film adaptation of her book "Gone Girl" was a huge success, but its successor, "Dark Places," released earlier this year, wasn't.

Childhood's End, on Syfy

Arthur C. Clarke’s classic novel comes to the small screen as mysterious Overlords invade Earth in this premiere six-hour miniseries. Although the invaders offer Earthlings comforting words and amazing technological gifts, their utopia comes at a price.

Hayley Magnus stars in "Childhood's End"
Hayley Magnus stars in "Childhood's End"
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