Chris Carter
episode 13 — creator of The X-Files, Chris Carter
Chris Carter created the greatest television series of all time (this is my website, I can say this). He is a producer, director and writer, and in 1993 he introduced the world to Fox Mulder, Dana Scully, and The X-Files. The X-Files (so far) has spanned 218 episodes, 11 seasons, and two movies; and I have no doubt that there will be more. He also created Millennium, Harsh Realm, and (frankly, brilliant) The Lone Gunmen (along with Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, Frank Spotnitz). I got to chat with Chris (!) about his approach to writing the mythology of The X-Files, how science shaped the series, the new Director’s Cut of I Want To Believe, and his upcoming movie with Dori Carter, Queens For A Day. We also spoke about the My Struggle series in seasons 10 and 11, and how they set up the future of The X-Files.
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Episode Notes
To find out more about Chris Carter’s work, visit — Chris Carter on IMDB
For more on Queens For A Day, read this post on — Eat The Corn
Some of the X-Files episodes we discussed — My Struggle I, II, III, and IV — Improbable — Clyde Bruckman’s Final Repose — The Erlenmeyer Flask
We spoke about Anne Simon’s book — The Real Science Behind the X Files: Microbes, Meteorites, and Mutants
Catch other interviews with Chris — on Tetragrammaton with Rick Rubin — on Fail Better with David Duchovny — on The X-Files Fan Retrospective
We spoke about previous episodes of this podcast — Craig Wrobleski — Eleanor Infante — Anne Simon — Ken Hawryliw
In preparing for this episode, I watched this fantastic video essay by Rick Worley — The X-Files Mythology All Makes Perfect Sense, Actually
Find me on Instagram at — heydannyitsmulder and xfilescolor
Find out more about actor/artist Maurice, who reads the script at — mauricejk.com
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Music by Chris Zabriskie, under CC BY 3.0 Attribution 3.0 Unported, no modifications.