Deep Thoughts about The X-Files

Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. The truth (about casual sexism and gendered violence) is out there! In today’s episode, Emily grapples with the troubling implications of her first fandom. She shares with Tracie how writing, directorial, and payment decisions on the The X-Files did Gillian Anderson and Dana Scully dirty, why her head-canon is that Mulder and Scully had sex in the pilot, and why Chris Carter owed his characters a real relationship or the ability to date other people. Also, we go into what it means that Mulder’s porn habit was played for laughs, the ways Special Agent “I Want to Believe” Mulder may have contributed to the mainstreaming of conspiracy theories, and how Emily and Scully both have a weakness for handsome men.Join us as we investigate the cultural phenomenon that launched a thousand “ships” (not to mention fanfictions).CW: Discussions of rape and loss of bodily autonomy.Our theme music is "Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Learn more about Tracie and Emily (including our other projects), join the Guy Girls' family, secure exclusive access to bonus episodes, video versions, and early access to Deep Thoughts by visiting us on Patreon. Mentioned in this episode:Pamela Anderson was originally attached to the role of ScullyKumail Nanjiani’s The X-Files FilesConspiracy theories are mainstream now. Can the new ‘X-Files’ stand out?The Scully EffectGillian Anderson: I Was Offered Half Duchovny’s Pay for ‘The X-Files’ RevivalMore on the Bechdel Test: Deep Thoughts about Gender in Pop Culture: Tools for Feminist Analysis (BONUS)We are the sister podcasters Tracie Guy-Decker and Emily Guy Birken, known to our extended family as the Guy Girls.We're hella smart and completely unashamed of our overthinking prowess. We love 80s and 90s movies and tv, science fiction, comedy, and murder mysteries, good storytelling with lots of dramatic irony, analyzing film tropes with a side of feminism, and examining the pop culture of our Gen X childhood for gender dynamics, psychology, sociology, religious allegory, and whatever else we find. We have super-serious day jobs. For the bona fides, visit our individual websites: tracieguydecker.com and emilyguybirken.com. For our work together, visit guygirlsmedia.com We are on socials! Find us on Facebook at fb.com/dtasspodcast and on Insta at instagram.com/guygirlsmedia. You can also email us at guygirlsmedia at gmail dot com. We would love to hear from you!