As every 6 months, I try to assemble everything that happened about David Duchovny & Gillian Anderson. Here’s the timeline from August to December 2017
(Read the previous timelines from early 2017 and 2016)
August 3rd: David and Gillian headed to Vancouver.
The birthday wishes
August 7th: Gillian wished David a happy birthday : “Better than birthday cake.
Happy Birthday Double D!” David liked the tweet.
August 9th: David wished Gillian a happy birthday: “Sweets for the sweet. Happy Birthday @GillianA!” – Gillian replied : “Awe…sweet!” She then posted the picture of her birthday cake on Instagram. You can see that Brick was there too, and they also probably celebrated David’s birthday at the same time as there’s another cake in the shape of a guitar.
The Webby Awards podcast
August 16th: a podcast was released with insider information about
The Webby Awards. People who were there “saw something” that lead them to believe “they’re together!”
The BTS pictures
August 17th:
– Gillian tweeted an X-Files #tbt: “Some things never change.”
– Mark Mann released a new picture from his photoshoot with David and Gillian
August 21st: Gillian tweeted the first picture of she and David on the set.
August 24th to 26th: Brick’s twitter account was born. The first tweet was a picture of Gillian and Brick hanging out on set, soon followed by a bunch of crazy banter between Gillian and Brick involving Nelson.
September 1st: Gillian posted a mysterious picture of David on set in her Instagram story.
The 24th anniversary of The X-Files
September 10th:
– Gillian tweeted : “24 years today. Deja vu all over again. Thanks for repeatedly standing in the mud & the rain with me @davidduchovny”
– David liked her post on Instagram.
– And then answered on Twitter : “What’s a little mud and rain between partners.”
More BTS pictures…
September 13th:
– Gillian posted this picture of Foxid Muldey David on her Instagram story.
– Gillian tweeted a picture of Brick. “I kind of feel like @brick_duchovny needs a cape.”
September 15th:
– Gillian tweeted about a bear inviting itself on set: “David said: “What do wild bears eat, other than actresses?”.
– David answered: “Luckily we go way back…”
September 20th: Gillian tweeted a selfie with David, Darin Morgan and Brian Huskey: “Don’t ask.”
September 25th: David & Gillian tweeted this picture of them taking a knee.
October 5th: Gillian posted a video of David: “Can’t decide if my favorite bit’s the balls, the shoes, or the stuff in between.”
Live from the set
October 6th: Gillian and David were filming during the night. They’ve been spotted chilling together between takes and Gillian was laying down, probable napping, next to David.
The New-York City Comic Con
(watch the panel, watch a compilation of their interviews and check out this cute photoset)
October 8th:
– There was a cute explanation from David about the bear story: “You said Dave it’s a bear! it’s a bear! what do I do? I said it’s not a bear. Then the bear comes out and I said don’t look at him. Walk to me. And you just walked to me. And I remember thinking If it comes at you, I’d have to get between you. And I was thinking, I don’t really wanna die…”(video)
– A joke from Gillian about Mulder’s puppet having a double chin like David. She stroke his knee to make it up. (video) David thought she was going for his hand, but no!
– Gillian made an Instagram Live video right before the panel.
– They gave many interviews (BTS pic, more BTS pics and Gif from Gillian Instagram story)
– Gillian said : “It’s nice to work with people you enjoy working with, and it’s easy. David and I working together, other than being familiar, we get along really well and we have fun, and so in that respect it feels very relaxed…” during a table interview (watch the video).
– During the same table interview, David said “I love working with these people, and I love the show” (watch the video)
– Michael Ausiello posted a little video of Gillian on Instagram. He asked how did she think the panel went. Gillian answered “David was very funny!”
– David & Gillian took a few pictures on the red carpet. (here, here, here,)
– They did an official photoshoot together for Vulture (check this one with Mitch and Chris too and Gillian posted a BTS pic on her Instagram story)
More and more BTS…
October 18th: Gillian posted this naughty adorable selfie “eating my muffin.”
October 19th: David was on a podcast for his concert in Vancouver. He talked about how Gillian couldn’t come to his concert and how he decided to take a knee with her: “She had no idea what she was doing by the way. I was like, ‘Take a knee with me.’ And she was like, ‘Why?’ I said, ‘It’s okay. Let’s just do it. It’ll be cool.’ And then the next day she was like, ‘Oh my God. This is like the biggest thing I’ve ever done. I can’t believe what this is.” (listen to the podcast)
October 21st:
– Gillian posted a cute video of the inside of the makeup trailer.
– Mitch shared two BTS pictures with him, David and Gillian.
October 24th: Mitch shared a new BTS picture with a little joke from David : David: "Okay, is she doing the crazy eye thing again?”
Me: “Dunno, but I’m doing my beacon in the night thing.”
October 31th: Gillian tweeted a picture of David’s hairdresser : “Dena Green, David Hair.”
November 11th: David tweeted this bts picture
November 16th: Gillian tweeted this little video of David: Snapping on the latex.
Mark Mann, the shipper
Around November 22nd: Gillian was spotted in a plane to New-York.
November 23rd:
– on this picture from Mark Mann, someone commented about Gillian & David “I know it isn’t real but they’re terrific together.” Mark Mann answered :”who says…” (x)
– Then on the official page where you can buy David’s picture from Mark Mann you can read the caption “Gillian’s boyfriend?” (x)
November 28th: Mark Mann posted a story on Instagram with a print of Gillian’s picture signed saying “To mister Mann, my other lover.” It’s possible she signed it at this time as she was spotted going to New-York, where Mark Mann works, a few days before.
Last month of filming
November 30th: Gillian tweeted a #tbt with David “Looks like we found the upside down first…but in the future”
December 1st:
– Gillian tweeted a picture of David “Praying to the Goddess Media. One. Last. Time.“
– David tweeted a picture of Gillian “It’s official…longest Gillyboard in history!“
– She liked the tweet and replied: “Awe look at that itsy red mark next to my platform! What wee little earthling is set to grovel at my feet?!” And tweeted a collage with Brick and David “Like father like son.”
Joel Edward McHale
December 13th: Gillian tweeted a selfie with David and Joel McHale: “Oh look who I ran into in the parking lot.”
December 15th:
– ExtraTV released a clip interview of David and Gillian. They were presented as “David and Gillian Anderson.” Apparently, David lost his last name…
– Joel Mchale posted a little video of himself, David and Gillian where Gillian is also trying to film them but failed. She regramed the video with the caption “This was going to be MY video Joel Edward McHale!!! But then…I pushed the wrong button.”
Last days of filming
December 15th:
– Gillian tweeted a picture of Brick : “His -‘why haven’t you given me a treat I’ve been standing here for .001 of a second!’ – look.” Followed by a banter between the two of them.
– Gillian liked this manip tweet with David on a red speedo.
– A new X-Files promo was released with this sweet and true sentence from Mitch Pileggi: “David and Gillian’s chemistry is ridiculous.”
Let the promo started!
December 18th: The cover of TV Guide is out, along with a little interview clip where we learn that both David and Gillian are falling apart physically and are happy to talk about it openly to each other. There might be some inside joke explaining Gillian’s laughter, but we’ll never know…
December 21st: Gillian walk of fame ceremony has been announced for January 8th and her star will be one star away from David’s.
It’s a wrap!
December 22nd:
– Gillian has been filming David for their last scene together and posted it on Instagram twice. Here when David was so C-cold and here when he was doing his best at 4:42am – (here’s the video of all the bts shared during the filming)
– At the end of the filming, she tweeted :”25 years of night shoots, 25 years of frozen lips, 25 years of friendship.
Happy wrap @davidduchovny.
Thanks for taking this ride with me and I’ll see you in January! “
Happy New Year everyone!






