This was such a complicated production that it was still being completed on the Saturday afternoon, hours before it was due to air.
The original concept for this episode involved Mulder and Scully finding themselves trapped in a TV show.
It won 2 Emmy Awards for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Drama Series and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series.
All the special effects needed for the episode meant the episode nearly went over budget. The production crew ended up borrowing different virtual game layouts from video game companies to cut costs.