Gillian Anderson Calls Out X-Files for Only Hiring Male Writers

[inkstainedlips]

Not 'slam', not 'rip', just stating truth. I believe we can do better. #TheXFiles https://t.co/KGfxLcd4nO
- Gillian Anderson (@GillianA) June 30, 2017

Gillian Anderson points out that out of 207 episodes only two were directed by women and looks forward to the day that changes.

[MORE + Wil Wheaton calls out dudes mansplaining X-Files to Gillian]

And 2 out of 207 eps directed by women. I too look forward to the day

Comments

[mehtastic]

You should watch it. I re-watched it like two years ago, still loved it. Oh, but don't watch the non-Mulder seasons. They don't exist.

Oh, and it's easy to REALLY distrust the government again, now that Trump is "p"OTUS.

[su_metal]

Watch seasons 1 to 5 and the first movie then stop. Watch episodes 3 and 4 of the last season and stop.

[januarysix]

It is dated. and the female characterization was dated even back then!

[blacktinbox]

I totally get it. It was hard for me to get over the atrocious 90s fashion and Duchovny's AWFUL fucking acting. You just have to truck on at least for the first few episodes. It's worth it, I promise.

[graveyardgirl7]

I'm kind of disturbed by my knowledge that I have watched every single x files ep (besides from the newest season, i noped out of that shit after the first episode). esp because so many of them are filler. it's like, what else could i have been doing with that time lolol. but it's a great show! still haven't watched the second movie tho.

[lloyd_llewellyn]

just watch the mythology arc.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythology_of_The_X-Files

and maybe search for top 10 lists of monster-of-the-week episodes. 'chinga' comes first to mind. it was written by stephen king. and 'never again' in which jodie foster voices the monster.

[latexana]

Uh, no! MOTW >>>>MYTHARC

[lloyd_llewellyn]

sorry, good portion of those are filler garbage.

[ext_2796703]

You have to watch the one about the incest family that lives out in the country. That shit was off the chain crazy.

[shirenu]

In case you decide to give it a chance, I have something for you from our very own ontd! A suggestion of episodes to watch, including the overall story arc and some special standalone episodes.

I haven't made it very far, but that's because X-Files isn't currently on any of my stream services.