Laid back discussion between two Vancouver old friends, Tom Braidwood (1st assistant director behind the camera and actor as Frohike) and Stephen Miller (small roles in TXF episodes and in the second movie, and AD McClaren in Millennium).
Bits about nice memories with The X-Files and The Lone Gunmen and getting cast thanks to director Billy Graham at minutes 18-29, plus anecdotes about filming in rainy forests (not sure which episode) and difficulties with Rob Bowman directing Dod Kalm (and in praise of Chris Carter) minutes 37-45.
Chris Carter and wife Dori Pierson have some TV mini-series project, completely unrelated to sci-fi/genre; whatever Carter does next, he wants it to be different from TXF. I hope he does manage to do *something*!
Carter went as far as to say that he took the decision to pull the plug on season 12 and end with season 11 (“I needed some time off”), not mentioning the falling ratings or Gillian Anderson’s dissatisfaction (this is rewriting history somewhat, but from another point of view it’s a professional executive producer taking responsibility for his product, keeping the business information only to insiders).
Inevitably, people ask Carter about the rumored TXF reboot to be handled by Ryan Coogler. Contrary to his systematic involvement for the past 30 years, Carter now seems to have distanced himself from TXF, whatever happens now will not be under his supervision. This is an important change compared to even one year ago.
Gillian Anderson has said she would be open to making an appearance on a reboot/sequel/rewhateverthisis, going as far as saying that Coogler is “a bit of a genius” — which in line with what she said she would think about continuing the role of Scully if “a whole new set of writers and the baton would need to be handed on”, making it clear that for her Carter was the issue. Incredible that this feud has become so public.
Meanwhile, Dean Haglund (Langly) appears to have insider information, that the reboot would tackle the topical issue of AI instead of the alien invasion conspiracy. Given that no other information exists out there and that thanks to the AI angle this would allow Langly specifically to have a role, take this with a grain of salt.
For over a year, the only source for the reboot’s existence has been Carter, and now hopeful actors. Zero word from Coogler or Disney or anybody else, which by now is weird — but then most projects never materialize and it’s only media obsessiveness of recent years that has resulted in us hearing of so many details. Coogler’s current plate seems to be very full, with plenty of film and TV projects officially announced left and right. Whatever happens, it doesn’t look as if it will happen any time soon (and I’m not in a hurry).
The X-Files Fan Retrospective documentary will be screened in the presence of Chris Carter, the documentary film-makers Lauren Krattiger and Carly Reichert Blake, and fan (and actor as Tad O’Malley) Joel McHale — in New York City, on May 3!
Between the strikes in 2023 and the Disney/Fox merger, there have been no official events to celebrate the show’s 30th anniversary: fan initiatives are as close as it gets. The documentary has some 100 cast and crew interviews, the long form of which was graciously put on YouTube from the start, and we have been covering some of the most interesting ones here.
[French] Podcast suite et fin de la saison 8 de The X-Files, à suivre avec intérêt. Alors, je suis loin d’être un grand défenseur de la saison 8, beaucoup des défauts que je lui trouve sont mentionnés ici (notamment le sabotage de la mythologie qu’est DeadAlive). Mais, mais, même moi je trouve certaines remarques bien trop sévères envers cette saison ! Il y a là un effort sincère des producteurs et acteurs de proposer quelque chose de frais et intéressant. Ça fait plus de 20 ans déjà que dure ce débat.
RIP M. Emmet Walsh. We know him of course as (another) Arthur Dales in “The Unnatural” of The X-Files, a last-minute replacement for Darren McGavin — but you might also remember him from Blade Runner. Or even Serpico, or Warren Beatty’s Reds, or more.
Nice interview by Fandom X Archive podcast with plenty of little behind the scenes stories with Chris Waddell, part of the make-up and practical effects team on The X-Files seasons 3-5 (also one of the grey “aliens” in Jose Chung’s ‘From Outer Space’), as well as on Millennium. As part of Toby Lindala’s team, he is not even credited in the end credits — I wonder how many others “unseen hands” worked on the show(s) but are not properly credited…
