September27 - I wanted to take a moment to clarify a few things in response
to someemail I've gotten.Ý First, this is aDavid Duchovny site.Ý It is not,
and hasnever been, an X-Files site.Ý But thatbeing said, I understand that in
the view of a corporation like Fox, theX-Files is merely a product to be sold
andÝtherefore they have a vested interest in keeping this series going.

Of course, it was David Duchovny's choice to reduce his presence in the
series,and I look forward to all of his future endeavors.Ý I also understand
that Fox and 1013 must now try to deal withthis substantial loss as best they
can.ÝBut, perhaps foolishly, I held out hope that 1013 would use this
eighthseason to properly bring closure to the stories of Mulder and Scully.ÝÝ
In a perfect world, the series would have retired gracefully (rather than
suffer the embarrassment of being cancelled) its players could have moved on
to other projects and perhaps even XF feature films in the coming years.Ý
This could have been done even with David's limited participation as there is
no disputing that 1013 has some of the finest writers, directors, cast and
crew that has ever been assembled for a network TV show.ÝÝThe capability of
doing it right and with class was there.Ý

But having read, among others, the recent Entertainment Weekly article--I now
fear that the prevailing attitude at Fox and 1013 is to try to make us
believe that the character of Mulder is as easily replaced as a
burger-flipper at a fast food restaurant.ÝÝ It would seem that Fox and 1013
hope to make us believe in the new team enough to warrant a 9th season  with
the character of Scully carrying on without Mulder,Ý i.e. milk the XF cash
cow as long as possible.   (And of course, that would most likely mean that
feature films with Mulder and Scully are not high on their agenda.) Ý

The problem here is that over the last seven years David Duchovny, along with
the outstanding 1013 writers and directors, just did too damn good a job of
bringing Fox William Mulder to life.ÝThey made us believe in him--believe in
his hopes and fears.ÝHad they not made Mulder so human--had David not infused
a fictional being with such palpable curiosity, compassion, humor and
honor--then perhaps I would not miss him so sorely.Ý But they did, and Mulder
the cultural icon is not so easily dismissed from the viewer's consciousness.

In the end,Ý I fear that watching XF in a 9th season, will be like watching a
beloved and once-great athlete play one season too many, both painful and
embarrassing.Ý

And I can assure you that no one hopes more than me that I'm wrong.
 
 

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