I honestly have no idea how I might react to a redhead Gillian. It will probably be quite a shock. I’m expecting to see her red, but still, I’m not prepared at all. I keep wondering what shade of red it’ll be, if she changed her haircut too and what haircut Scully will have.
Actually, I keep imagining a hot red Stella as Scully…
David Duchovny: We are gonna shot 10 episodes, starting in August. I feel like 6 was a start. Unfortunately, I think, there is such a gap to cover and so much story to tell that by the time we could get going on new stuff we were already half-way through the season. So I think 10 will be a little more comprehensible, a little more relaxed, a little less dense so I’m looking forward to this iteration? of the show. (X)
They started in late June in 2015. But I’m assuming if she wants to surprise us, and maybe make an appearance at the Upfronts or something, it’s possible she went red already, or maybe they’re preparing something else and she had to go red before they start filming for real. But something is happening with her hair, I can smell Gillian-troll already!
David Duchovny is best-known for his golden globe-winning performances on The X-Files and Californication, but his career has also included a wide-array of ventures ranging from directing and producing to writing.
Duchovny’s newest novel, “Bucky F*ing Dent”, is a father-son tale that draws its name from the lesser-known Yankees Player that crushed the Red Sox in a 1978 playoff game. On Tuesday, Duchovny joined Petros and Money to discuss the book, his sports fandom and the similarities, if any, between himself and Hank Moody from Californication.
And, of course, Duchovny touched on his continued work on The X-Files more than two decades after the iconic science fiction drama originally aired.
Below is an excerpt of what Duchovny had to say about why he keeps coming back to The X-Files series.
“First of all, I think the show is great, the frame is great and the characters are great,” Duchovny said. “But that wouldn’t be enough to just keep coming back over and over again. What I figured out the last time is it’s a very interesting challenge for any actor. I think it’s unique for [co-star Gillian Anderson] and I to be able to play the characters over so many years. I can’t play [Fox Mulder] the same way I played him 20 years ago. It would be obscene in a way, it just wouldn’t fit. So you ask: How do I play the same guy 20 years later? It’s an interesting question.”
“First of all, I think the show is great and the frame is great and the characters are great, but that wouldn’t be enough to just keep on coming back over and over again. What I figured out in the last time around was that it’s a very interesting challenge for an actor– for any actor–and I think it’s unique for Gillian and I, to be able to play characters over so many years. I just can’t imagine other actors who are afforded that luxury.
So the question is…I can’t play Mulder the same way I played him 25 years ago, that would be obscene in a way…it just wouldn’t fit. So the question is how do I make him the same guy 25 years later? And that’s an interesting acting question. So I like that challenge is those terms.”
-David Duchovny, answering the question “What keeps you coming back to [The X-Files]?”
Dear anon, first of all, the strike isn’t voted yet and it most likely won’t happen. Then, there’s differences between screenwriters. Those who are meant to go strike are usually those who directly work for a studio, which is not the case with xf. They work for 1013 who owns the show and sell the airing rights to Fox. That’s why all the shows mentioned to be impacted by the strike right now are Studio shows and Late night shows, and xf is not among them. Finally, for now, shows that are impacted are those who are filming right now, in May, which is not the case of xf.
If xf’s writer go strike, it’s because they’re currently working for a studio or by solidarity, but at this point of the negotiations, I think we’re safe. But you seem to know so much more than me, though.
We now know that the next season will consist of 10 episodes, and that production theoretically begins this summer for the 2017-2018 season. But beyond that, there are still plenty of mysteries left unsolved — especially given that showrunner Chris Carter has a questionable track record with the series when he takes a more hands-on approach creatively (after all, he was the one behind the ending of last season)…. Season 10 of “The X-Files” managed to let down its fervent and loyal fanbase with that questionable finale, but pessimism aside, it’s still fun to be excited about a new season of “The X-Files” again. Listen to IndieWire TV Editor Liz Shannon Miller and TV Critic Ben Travers debate the issue in this week’s Very Good TV Podcast.
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