They involve some dancing.
We already revealed that Mondays episode ofThe X-Fileswill feature an appearance by fan-favorite characters the Lone Gunmen.
They appear as part of whatX-Filescreator Chris Carter describes as a presumed psychedelic hallucination.
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CHRIS CARTER:I was a big fan of the Christopher Walken-Fatboy Slim video collaboration, Weapon of Choice.
I wanted to have Mulder do something like that.
We actually had a choreographer work with David [Duchovny].
David isnt a trained dancer, but hes very athletic.
And hes also game.
We had a limited amount of time, not only to shoot it, but also to practice it.
All that [rehearsal] happened as we were filming episode 3 and a little bit of 4.
Mondays episode also features guest stars Robbie Amell and Lauren Ambrose.
How do they fit into the show?
Fox said to me, really almost as an aside, Would you ever consider spinning the show off?
For me, the show is Mulder and Scully, and David and Gillian [Anderson].
But I thought: Why dont I just play with this idea of a younger Mulder and Scully?
I would call them a more extreme, wide-eyed Mulder, and a more aggressive Scully.
The season premiere was called My Struggle, and the upcoming finale is titled My Struggle II.
How does the finale tie back to the premiere?
Its the answer to the question posed by the first part of the two-parter [the season premiere].
But as an answer, it only goes so far to the edge of the cliff.
It is the predicament of their lives brought into the most frightening spotlight that I could imagine.
The predicament of: Where is their child?
The show has beengetting very good ratings.
Have there been talks about another season, or a movie?
I had one question thrown out to me at a meeting.
It wasnt an overture, more of a practical issue.
That was before the show ever aired and they knew what the ratings would be.
Theres been no conversation about doing more of these.
With the ratings news, its hard to imagine that they wouldnt come back to us.
I would love to do another movie.
I was asked to do so much with so little.
That said, I cant imagine they wont want to somehow figure out how to do this on TV.
I love the mythology.
I love the mythology because it did what I think the show did best.
The stand-alone episodes could be light, comedic.
I think ofthe episode with Burt Reynolds… it goes into almost concept art.
A show, with the right actors, can be more than just one thing.
