Étiquette : xf season 11

Do you think David would agree to do more episodes of The X-Files if Gillian is adamant in doing only 6?

I think there’s a possibility it ends up that way. I think Fox want 8, Gillian would agree for 6, and David could do 2 on his own. I could live with that, if they’re good and we get some closure.
But I don’t think he would agree to do more than 2 without her, and clearly not a full season without her. He knows there’s no XF without Scully, and I think a big part of the thrill to do it again is to work with Gillian again. His interest would decrease a lot if she’s not here.

Hi, I wanna say first I love your blog, and you bring me some joy. I’m not so vocal in my Tumblr, but I wanna share with you what I heard today about season 11. Frank Spotnitz gave a lecture in Milano (Università Cattolica), he spoke about his work as a showrunner. In a separate session with press and authorities, he answered the question if he will work to season 11, and he said at this time he could not speak about that. In same way Gillian did. (part.1)

(part. 2) I read this answer in a positive way… maybe X-files season 11 is closer than ever, and Frank will return as an author (I hope so). Love

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Hey! Thank you so so much for sharing this with us! I feel like it’s indeed getting closer and closer, and my hopes are high for the Upfronts in May! Thanks again, girl! ❤️

What if the issue is not just the number of episodes but the number of seasons or a movie? I want that to be the last one bc I don’t wanna live like this forever, always waiting… But what if? It must be diffficult for her to make it happen. I know sooner or later we gonna have a season 11 but I’m terrified of another cliffhanger? 😢😢

I don’t believe they’re planning on doing a movie. I think they know there’s very little chance it would be a success. With the ratings and the critics of the last one, I don’t think they would risk to do it again. Season 10 was a worldwide success and they’d better capitalize on it. It’s in their best interest to try to make them sign for more than one season, though, and I agree it could be one of the deadlock point. 

I could live with season 11 being the last one, if it’s good, and if they give us some closure. If Chris Carter wants to stay alive, he’d better give us that or get ready to live in a cave for the rest of his life. 

For your anon who was talking about Gillian only doing more X-Files for the money, do you remember that Grantland interview David did where he said, being honest, that part of the reason he was doing the show again was because of greed. I don’t think Gillian is worried about the money, I think she’s worried about how many episodes FOX want to do. Like you said, pretty much every job she takes involves a low-budget. Even with The Fall she would’ve made no more than 500K per series.

On David’s defense, he never said he did a new season because of greed. The exact quote from the interview is “

Apart from what he cheerfully describes as “pure greed,” this was part of why Duchovny thinks it’s worth another shot. “It was a great strength of the show,” he says. “The flexible frame. It could be comedy, it could be drama, it could be a thriller, it could be a horror movie, it could be a conspiracy movie, it could be a love story.” (x) And I think the “greed” part was actually referring to the original series. 

They both clearly made a nice amount of money with the revival. I don’t think it was their only motivation to do it, and I don’t think it’s their only motivation to do a season 11, but if it allows them to keep working on low-budget projects that they enjoy and care about, it’s a win-win situation for them and us as fans. They’re happy and rich, and we have more episodes. Let Fox give them all their money!

Gillian doesn’t care about XF anymore, she’s only interested in earning more money and fame at all cost. If she do one more season, I’m pretty sure it would be because they gonna paid her more money, not for the love of the series and its fans. Sad, but that’s the true story.

You know, if Gillian was only interested in making more money, she wouldn’t chose to play in independent movies. She wouldn’t take so much time of her life to work with charity and she would probably play in other kind of movies and series.
We all understand XF isn’t her priority anymore, I honestly can’t blame her with how bad season 10 was and with the bad critics it got. I’m sure she would be more excited if she was sure to get better material written for her.
That said, I don’t know if you have a job, but I guess when you get up every morning to go to work, you don’t do it only to satisfy your boss, your coworkers or your customers. You do it to get paid. So if Gillian can do this one show which pays her a lot more than everything else, and so allows her to only chose projects she’s interested in even if they don’t pay good, there’s nothing to be ashamed of. That’s how it works.

Personally I don’t care about the reason why she does it. I just want her to do it.

What do you think about this rumour that Gillian does not want to do more XF unless they pay her more than David? And that their relationship went sour because of that?? I just heard of it. I cannot believe they would break up because of money. Although I could see her wanting to be paid more than him, as a statement of sorts. I don’t know what to believe anymore!

First of all, I don’t think they’ve broken up. Then, I haven’t heard this rumor, but even if she asked for more money, I don’t think it could be a deal breaker for them. She said many times money wasn’t the reason why they didn’t get along in the 90′s so a salary gap isn’t going to settle between them now. Actually, I don’t even think David would mind at this point. And finally, I don’t think it’s true. Gillian said that when it comes to The X-Files, she lets David’s team negotiate first and then she asks for the same.

I love the idea of her claiming her money back from all those years she was paid half his salary, but I honestly don’t believe the money is the issue in the negotiations now. It’s more likely the number of episodes, in my opinion.