Article on The X-Files
Article: 925 of alt.tv.x-files
From: "The X-Files" News Wire <TheTruthIsNot@Here>
Newsgroups: alt.tv.x-files
Date: 26 Jan 1994 00:32:32 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
With all the talk about what Gillian Anderson has been in, I tried to
find some info and came up a little short. Much of it has to do with
that fact that this is *probably* her first TV or movie role. Apparently
she has won some award for an off-Broadway performance of some kind, but
I haven't found anything, yet. Anyway, this is an interesting article
because is shows how opposite the character Scully is from the actress
that plays her. Once again, from the "Washington Times."
Copyright 1994 News World Communications, Inc.
The Washington Times
January 6, 1994, Thursday, Final Edition
SECTION: Part C; METROPOLITAN TIMES; ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT; CHANNEL
SURFER; Pg.
C14
LENGTH: 856 words
HEADLINE: Skepticism all an act for ' X-Files' agent
BYLINE: Buzz McCain; SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
BODY:
Two TV scoops today, both from Gillian Anderson, star of Fox's
"The X-Files. "
First, she's never been to FBI headquarters - in fact, she's
never been to Washington - which is disappointing because Miss
Anderson plays an FBI agent who often appears in scenes set in
the J. Edgar Hoover Building.
Second - and this is going to break a lot of " X-Files" fans'
hearts - the comely 25-year-old is married. She tied the knot
New Year's Day with a guy she won't name after an engagement that
lasted "shorter than a month but longer than a week," which is
all we could get out of her.
Miss Anderson plays Agent Dana Scully in the series (Friday
nights at 9 on Fox), in which she and her partner, Fox Mulder
(David Duchovny), attempt to solve federal cases that involve
some aspect of the paranormal.
Scully is the straight-laced, rational skeptic while Mulder is
the true believer in psychics, UFOs, ghosts and other Twilight
Zone inhabitants. In real life, Miss Anderson says, "I am one of
the least straight-laced people you will ever meet. I'm a
full-fledged believer. When I was in Hawaii, I was always
looking at the sky, looking for them."
She doesn't specify what "them" she was looking for, but she was
in Hawaii to marry this guy - an art director for a certain
creepy Fox TV show - on a golf course.
A golf course?
"We kept it very, very small," she says. "In fact, it was just
the two of us and a Buddhist priest on the 17th hole of this golf
course in Hawaii."
Miss Anderson is thrilled that "The X-Files" has found a loyal
audience, small as it may be. Most of the people who would be
interested in a program of this nature are usually out having
paranormal experiences of their own on Fridays at 9. "I know,"
Miss Anderson sighs. "Everyone I know who watches it says they
tape it and watch it on Saturday mornings."
She will see tomorrow's episode for the first time "after my
husband tapes it and I get home from work at 3 in the morning."
It's an atypical episode featuring Scully as the lead character.
The bereaved agent is manipulated by a psychic and psychotic
death-row slayer (the ultracreepy Brad Dourif).
Although she's never been to Washington, she says she would be
thrilled by an invitation to visit the Hoover Building.
"I would love a tour of the bureau headquarters," she says.
"That's my New Year's resolution, to tour the FBI building."
Article: 927 of alt.tv.x-files
From: "The X-Files" News Wire <TheTruthIsNot@Here>
Newsgroups: alt.tv.x-files
Date: 26 Jan 1994 00:39:44 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
Basically you standard article about a TV show that goes across the wire
serive to fill spaces in newspapers across the country. The article does
give some humorous behind the scenes tidbits on the making of the show.
Also, apparently people who like the show call themselves
"File-o-philes." Uhg! Blech! Must be those morons on Prodigy. ;) I
prefere X-ophiles, myself. Anyway...
Copyright 1994 Gannett Company, Inc.
GANNETT NEWS SERVICE
January 21, 1994, Friday
SECTION: TV OR NOT TV
LENGTH: 740 words
BYLINE: MIKE HUGHES; Gannett News Service
BODY:
Let's say you're a serious actress, steeped in theater training.
What do you do for a living?
Well, Gillian Anderson spends some time seeing and not seeing
UFO's. She and her " X-Files" partner pretended to see them
together for one episode in the wee hours of the morning.
"It was, like, 2 o'clock in the morning and we were standing on
this hill and it was kind of drizzling," Anderson groans.
"And we both had to synchronize our eyes with the way the UFO's
would eventually be moving ... We stood there for God knows how
long."
OK, let's say you're a serious actor with an Ivy League
education. What do you do for a living?
Well, David Duchovny spent some time lying on a parking lot,
pretending to be horrified.
"We did an (' X-Files' ) episode with kind of a beast-woman,"
Duchovny says, "a feral humanoid ... She was 6-foot-1 and matted
hair, and beautiful in her own way."
The director decided his reaction wasn't horrified enough. It had
to be reshot.
By then, of course, there was no beast-woman to react to. While a
pleasant-looking woman in a polo shirt stood above him, Duchovny
had to lie down on a busy parking lot and look stunned.
"The X-Files, " you probably can tell, is not your standard TV
show.
The series, at 9 p.m. EST Fridays on Fox, is the home of UFO's
and the paranormal. It's the place for beast-women, arctic
monsters and more.
This week, it has a killer who can switch gender at will. You
don't see that very often, even in rock 'n' roll.
And one more thing: In its own way, "The X-Fles" is a terrific
show.
"'The X-Files' is a show people are really starting to talk
about," says Fox programming chief Sandy Grushow.
Lucy Salhany, his boss, goes a step further: "'The X-Files' is
a hit," she says.
Fox officials are prone to exaggerate, of course. This time,
however, there's a kernel of truth.
In an awful time slot, "The X-Files" has found some viewers.
This year, Grushow says, it's given Fox a 27-percent increase for
the hour. "'The X-Files' will be back next year; you can bet
your life on that."
When people discover the show, they find a terrific blend.
The filming (in Vancouver) is stylish and the music (by Mark
Snow) is terrific. Duchovny and Anderson create believable
characters, from surprisingly solid scripts.
At the core is a fascination with the unexplained and the
unexplored.
The groundwork was laid during previous seasons, when the
"Sightings" documentary series held the time slot. Indeed,
producer Henry Winkler implies that the show was canceled mainly
because of company politics.
"'Sightings' was produced by an outside company," Winkler says
cautiously, "and 'The X-Files' is done by ... Fox itself. I
have never watched 'The X-Files, ' and may they live in health."
Whatever the reason for the change, "The X-Files" started with
a core of believers. Then it added a layer of dramatic oomph.
Anderson, who plays the show's skeptic, is sometimes a believer
in real life. "I have, for a long time, believed in certain
aspects of the unknown - ESP, psychokinesis, UFO's."
Duchovny, who plays the believer, leans the other way.
"I believe in the abstract, but not in the specific," he says.
"If you ask me if I believe in the possibility of the things we
do on the show, I would say yes. But if you ask me if I believe
that they actually have happened, I'd say no."
And producer Chris Carter thought that he was a pretty good buff
of these things...until he met his staff.
Two of them brought their own extensive library, Carter says.
"But they had these crazy journals and newsletters that come from
who-knows-where," he says. "And they were able to write a story
using a lot of very factual, if you will, information."
Now "The X-Files" has become part of the lore. One intense
letter was mailed to Fox Mulder, Duchovny's fictional character;
zealots already have started storing " X-Files" trivia.
These are the newest variation of Trekkers or Leapers, but
without an official name. "I'm calling them 'File-o-philes,"'
Carter says.
That's not so bad, actually. On a Friday that includes Urkel and
old detectives, we could do worse than become a nation of
File-o-philes.
SIDE NOTE: No matter what else you do Friday, make sure you watch
or tape "Picket Fences."
Already TV's best drama, the show just about topped itself last
week, with a stunning hour on kids and guns. That continues at 10
p.m. EST Friday, as one of the kids goes to trial.
Article: 928 of alt.tv.x-files
From: "The X-Files" News Wire <TheTruthIsNot@Here>
Newsgroups: alt.tv.x-files
Date: 26 Jan 1994 00:45:22 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
An introductory piece about "The X-Files," focusing on Chris Carter and
the principle actors.
From: "The X-Files" News Wire <TheTruthIsNot@Here>
Newsgroups: alt.tv.x-files
Date: 26 Jan 1994 00:32:32 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
With all the talk about what Gillian Anderson has been in, I tried to
find some info and came up a little short. Much of it has to do with
that fact that this is *probably* her first TV or movie role. Apparently
she has won some award for an off-Broadway performance of some kind, but
I haven't found anything, yet. Anyway, this is an interesting article
because is shows how opposite the character Scully is from the actress
that plays her. Once again, from the "Washington Times."
Copyright 1994 News World Communications, Inc.
The Washington Times
January 6, 1994, Thursday, Final Edition
SECTION: Part C; METROPOLITAN TIMES; ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT; CHANNEL
SURFER; Pg.
C14
LENGTH: 856 words
HEADLINE: Skepticism all an act for ' X-Files' agent
BYLINE: Buzz McCain; SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES
BODY:
Two TV scoops today, both from Gillian Anderson, star of Fox's
"The X-Files. "
First, she's never been to FBI headquarters - in fact, she's
never been to Washington - which is disappointing because Miss
Anderson plays an FBI agent who often appears in scenes set in
the J. Edgar Hoover Building.
Second - and this is going to break a lot of " X-Files" fans'
hearts - the comely 25-year-old is married. She tied the knot
New Year's Day with a guy she won't name after an engagement that
lasted "shorter than a month but longer than a week," which is
all we could get out of her.
Miss Anderson plays Agent Dana Scully in the series (Friday
nights at 9 on Fox), in which she and her partner, Fox Mulder
(David Duchovny), attempt to solve federal cases that involve
some aspect of the paranormal.
Scully is the straight-laced, rational skeptic while Mulder is
the true believer in psychics, UFOs, ghosts and other Twilight
Zone inhabitants. In real life, Miss Anderson says, "I am one of
the least straight-laced people you will ever meet. I'm a
full-fledged believer. When I was in Hawaii, I was always
looking at the sky, looking for them."
She doesn't specify what "them" she was looking for, but she was
in Hawaii to marry this guy - an art director for a certain
creepy Fox TV show - on a golf course.
A golf course?
"We kept it very, very small," she says. "In fact, it was just
the two of us and a Buddhist priest on the 17th hole of this golf
course in Hawaii."
Miss Anderson is thrilled that "The X-Files" has found a loyal
audience, small as it may be. Most of the people who would be
interested in a program of this nature are usually out having
paranormal experiences of their own on Fridays at 9. "I know,"
Miss Anderson sighs. "Everyone I know who watches it says they
tape it and watch it on Saturday mornings."
She will see tomorrow's episode for the first time "after my
husband tapes it and I get home from work at 3 in the morning."
It's an atypical episode featuring Scully as the lead character.
The bereaved agent is manipulated by a psychic and psychotic
death-row slayer (the ultracreepy Brad Dourif).
Although she's never been to Washington, she says she would be
thrilled by an invitation to visit the Hoover Building.
"I would love a tour of the bureau headquarters," she says.
"That's my New Year's resolution, to tour the FBI building."
Article: 927 of alt.tv.x-files
From: "The X-Files" News Wire <TheTruthIsNot@Here>
Newsgroups: alt.tv.x-files
Date: 26 Jan 1994 00:39:44 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
Basically you standard article about a TV show that goes across the wire
serive to fill spaces in newspapers across the country. The article does
give some humorous behind the scenes tidbits on the making of the show.
Also, apparently people who like the show call themselves
"File-o-philes." Uhg! Blech! Must be those morons on Prodigy. ;) I
prefere X-ophiles, myself. Anyway...
Copyright 1994 Gannett Company, Inc.
GANNETT NEWS SERVICE
January 21, 1994, Friday
SECTION: TV OR NOT TV
LENGTH: 740 words
BYLINE: MIKE HUGHES; Gannett News Service
BODY:
Let's say you're a serious actress, steeped in theater training.
What do you do for a living?
Well, Gillian Anderson spends some time seeing and not seeing
UFO's. She and her " X-Files" partner pretended to see them
together for one episode in the wee hours of the morning.
"It was, like, 2 o'clock in the morning and we were standing on
this hill and it was kind of drizzling," Anderson groans.
"And we both had to synchronize our eyes with the way the UFO's
would eventually be moving ... We stood there for God knows how
long."
OK, let's say you're a serious actor with an Ivy League
education. What do you do for a living?
Well, David Duchovny spent some time lying on a parking lot,
pretending to be horrified.
"We did an (' X-Files' ) episode with kind of a beast-woman,"
Duchovny says, "a feral humanoid ... She was 6-foot-1 and matted
hair, and beautiful in her own way."
The director decided his reaction wasn't horrified enough. It had
to be reshot.
By then, of course, there was no beast-woman to react to. While a
pleasant-looking woman in a polo shirt stood above him, Duchovny
had to lie down on a busy parking lot and look stunned.
"The X-Files, " you probably can tell, is not your standard TV
show.
The series, at 9 p.m. EST Fridays on Fox, is the home of UFO's
and the paranormal. It's the place for beast-women, arctic
monsters and more.
This week, it has a killer who can switch gender at will. You
don't see that very often, even in rock 'n' roll.
And one more thing: In its own way, "The X-Fles" is a terrific
show.
"'The X-Files' is a show people are really starting to talk
about," says Fox programming chief Sandy Grushow.
Lucy Salhany, his boss, goes a step further: "'The X-Files' is
a hit," she says.
Fox officials are prone to exaggerate, of course. This time,
however, there's a kernel of truth.
In an awful time slot, "The X-Files" has found some viewers.
This year, Grushow says, it's given Fox a 27-percent increase for
the hour. "'The X-Files' will be back next year; you can bet
your life on that."
When people discover the show, they find a terrific blend.
The filming (in Vancouver) is stylish and the music (by Mark
Snow) is terrific. Duchovny and Anderson create believable
characters, from surprisingly solid scripts.
At the core is a fascination with the unexplained and the
unexplored.
The groundwork was laid during previous seasons, when the
"Sightings" documentary series held the time slot. Indeed,
producer Henry Winkler implies that the show was canceled mainly
because of company politics.
"'Sightings' was produced by an outside company," Winkler says
cautiously, "and 'The X-Files' is done by ... Fox itself. I
have never watched 'The X-Files, ' and may they live in health."
Whatever the reason for the change, "The X-Files" started with
a core of believers. Then it added a layer of dramatic oomph.
Anderson, who plays the show's skeptic, is sometimes a believer
in real life. "I have, for a long time, believed in certain
aspects of the unknown - ESP, psychokinesis, UFO's."
Duchovny, who plays the believer, leans the other way.
"I believe in the abstract, but not in the specific," he says.
"If you ask me if I believe in the possibility of the things we
do on the show, I would say yes. But if you ask me if I believe
that they actually have happened, I'd say no."
And producer Chris Carter thought that he was a pretty good buff
of these things...until he met his staff.
Two of them brought their own extensive library, Carter says.
"But they had these crazy journals and newsletters that come from
who-knows-where," he says. "And they were able to write a story
using a lot of very factual, if you will, information."
Now "The X-Files" has become part of the lore. One intense
letter was mailed to Fox Mulder, Duchovny's fictional character;
zealots already have started storing " X-Files" trivia.
These are the newest variation of Trekkers or Leapers, but
without an official name. "I'm calling them 'File-o-philes,"'
Carter says.
That's not so bad, actually. On a Friday that includes Urkel and
old detectives, we could do worse than become a nation of
File-o-philes.
SIDE NOTE: No matter what else you do Friday, make sure you watch
or tape "Picket Fences."
Already TV's best drama, the show just about topped itself last
week, with a stunning hour on kids and guns. That continues at 10
p.m. EST Friday, as one of the kids goes to trial.
Article: 928 of alt.tv.x-files
From: "The X-Files" News Wire <TheTruthIsNot@Here>
Newsgroups: alt.tv.x-files
Date: 26 Jan 1994 00:45:22 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
An introductory piece about "The X-Files," focusing on Chris Carter and
the principle actors.
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