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Vince Gilligan’s Writing Credits By IMDB Score
With the recent premier of The X-Files and the upcoming season two premier of Better Call Saul, Vince Gilligan has his fingerprints all over our television sets.
Need proof? How does this do: As a young X-Files writer, Vince pushed for and cast Bryan Cranston in the X-Files episode Drive. That episode was later used by Gilligan to sell AMC execs on the idea of Cranston playing the now iconic role of Walter White. And with Better Call Saul being a direct spinoff from Breaking Bad, it’s easy to see the heavy correlation between The X-Files and Better Call Saul.
And it’s also easy to take a step back and marvel at the prolonged writing dominance of Vince Gilligan. This guy is like the Bill Belichick of TV. In honor of his excellence, we put together a handy infographic of his writing career:
Is Dana Scully the true star of the X-Files?
A lot has been made of the pay disparity between X-Files stars Gillian Anderson (Dana Scully) and David Duchovny (Fox Mulder). In the early days, Anderson was paid less and even asked to stand a few feet behind her co-star in many scenes. It was clear back in 1993 that Fox (the channel) viewed Fox (the fictional FBI agent) as the leading man. But Anderson rightfully fought back and, within a few seasons, was paid an equal salary.
Which States Had The Most X-Files? Hint: Not Wyoming.
In honor of the long awaited re-boot of The X-Files, I’ve decided to put together a map detailing every X-File from Seasons 1-8. I lopped off Season 9, where Mulder makes only a small appearance. And not because I think the season was poorly done. On the contrary, I think that season was much better than most tv series. But that fact doesn’t prevent it from being a sore spot for all X-Files fans everywhere. The show doesn’t exist without Mulder and Scully, together.
As it turns out, the X-Files were pretty well-distributed. Few places were spared a monster, alien or government conspiracy. Here’s a handy infographic tallying every X-File investigation during the Mulder and Sully era:
Smog Alert Level Raised To Red In Beijing
After my trip through the Great American West last month, I’m seeing the environment through fresh eyes. The air in the plains of Nevada just felt fresher in my lungs than it does in our cities. Sure, some of that could have been the placebo effect. I was standing in the middle of flat land, without a building for 10 miles in any direction. Nothing but nature and natural, clean air in my lungs.