John Shiban Movies
- 1997
Originally telecast December 14, 1997, "Emily" was the conclusion of a two-part X-Files drama that began with the previous week's "Christmas Carol." Having discovered that she is the biological mother of three-year-old Emily (Lauren Diewold), Scully also learns that she and the girl have the same rare disease in common. With Mulder's help, Scully desperately seeks a cure for Emily's malady. But for reasons that remain unclear until the final few minutes of the episode, Emily's doctor refuses to release the girl's medical records. A deadly last-act showdown is inevitable -- but who will be the participants in that showdown? Both "Christmas Carol" and "Emily" were written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotnitz. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
A series of curiously linked murders leads Mulder and Scully to a home for the mentally ill. Each of the victims was a blonde woman, and each tried to make a 911 call to the next victim. The catch: the women had been killed before issuing their warnings. Sydney Lassick, one of the stars of the Oscar-winning film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, makes a pivotal appearance in similar surroundings. First telecast May 4, 1997, "Elegy" was written by John Shiban. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
This X-Files episode first aired on Super Bowl Sunday, January 26, 1997, right after Fox's coverage of the game. It all begins when the decapitated body of Leonard Betts (Paul McCrane) disappears from a Philadelphia morgue. Normally, this would be a job for the local police, but Mulder and Scully are called in when it becomes chillingly apparent that the corpse left under its own power. To solve the mystery, the two agents must probe into the life and death of the headless stroller. "Leonard Betts" was co-written by a trio of X-Files stalwarts: Frank Spotnitz, John Shiban, and Vince Gilligan. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
This X-Files episode begins on a somber note when Scully is diagnosed with brain cancer. Even more vexing is the fact that the same cancer previously killed all the women who'd claimed to share Scully's alien-abduction experience two years earlier. Mulder takes it upon himself to get to the bottom of this strange malady -- and in so doing, desperately strives to save Scully's life. First telecast February 9, 1997, "Memento Mori" was co-written by X-Files regulars Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz, John Shiban, and Vince Gilligan. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
A migrant worker camp in California's San Joaquin Valley is pelted by a deadly rain which claims the life of a female laborer. When more deaths occur, the migrants attribute the tragedies to a mythological creature known as the Chupacabra. Mulder and Scully arrive on the scene to get to the truth of the matter -- which seems to be manifested in a "rogue enzyme." Originally telecast January 12, 1997, "El Mundo Gira" was written by John Shiban. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1996
The "MacGuffin" in this X-Files drama is an ancient South American burial urn that was recently exhumed during an archeological expedition. When the artifact is put on display in a Boston museum, a series of murders, apparently the handiwork of terrorists, plagues the city. But Mulder -- and, by extension, Scully -- suspect that the case isn't as open and shut as it seems. First broadcast March 8, 1996, "Teso dos Bichos" was written by John Shiban. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1995
Mulder and Scully are dispatched to a military hospital where several patients have tried but failed to commit suicide. At the same time, the family members of these would-be suicides are being murdered by an apparent serial killer. The agents follow the trail of evidence to another of the hospital patients, one Sgt. "Rappo" Trimble (Ian Tracey) -- a quadruple amputee. First aired on November 10, 1995, "The Walk" was written by John Shiban. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
