Chris Carter and David Duchovny Reflect on The X-Files and More
The X-Files was always about turning something mysterious and untraceable into something known — so what better time to capture the elusive podcast interview on camera? That’s right: Fail Better is now on video, and we’re kicking off this new chapter with the one and only Chris Carter, the creator of The X-Files. And he came prepared, alien embryo and all. There’s so much to discuss about the show, and I even reveal my newfound theory about Mulder’s motivations. We also trace Chris’s labyrinthine career path from surfer to sculptor to writer, and he opens up about the critical response to the reboot — and why no one truly understood the ending, despite him leaving clues in plain sight. 🔗 Listen to more episodes: 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P9SJGo... 🍎 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... 🌐 All platforms: https://lemonada.lnk.to/failbetterYT 📺 Subscribe for new videos every Thursday. 📬 Join our newsletter for Fail Better news and updates: https://lemonadamedia.com/newsletter/ 📲 Follow Lemonada on social media @lemonadamedia 📲 Follow David on Instagram @davidduchovny #davidduchovny #xfiles #failbetter #podcast 0:00 Intro 0:46 Chris and Anthony Kiedis 2:34 From grad school to The X-Files 5:06 The writing process 8:29 Chris’s creative origins 9:48 Drama on the set 14:47 The demands of television 22:43 Ceramics and surfing 28:28 Failure before The X-Files 36:53 Scully and Mulder’s tension 37:44 Chris’s sneaky ADR 39:05 Quirks of X-Files scripts 41:55 David’s Mulder theory 47:35 Wise words on failure 51:19 The mysterious ending of The X-Files 53:10 Lightning round questions 59:56 What’s next for The X-Files
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