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This is a continuation of our exclusive interview with Anne Simon, The X-Files science advisor. The first part was posted on Friday, Aug. 21st and can be found Here.
REAL REALITY VS. DRAMATIC REALITY
Telling a story is not always a documentary event. To play with the dramatic moments of a fictional narrative and evoke the emotions needed to effectively communicate that drama, you can’t always stick strictly to the black and white facts. So, is it okay to manipulate the facts to the point where the science won't be as accurate for the sake of telling a story?
“As a scientist watching any show, watching The X-Files, does that bother you?” I ask.
“That happens a lot. You know, I can come up with all of the science and Chris will say, ‘Well, you know it’s not visual enough. We need something more visual.’ So you come up with something that's more visual but maybe now not completely accurate.” And then Anne takes on a subject that has been the center of so many discussions in the fandom over the years.
“There was the episode where Scully did that whole Southern blot.” You can tell that Simon has received her fair share of criticism over this scientific scene in the show. “You know, she wanted to see if she was infected by this alien virus and she had to do the entire experiment. So Chris had me come up with how can she figure out she’s been infected by the alien organism. And I said, “Well can we make it a virus, because I’m a virologist?”
Read more: XFN Exclusive: Professor Anne Simon Explains it All - Part 2
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Talking to Anne Simon is really easy, even though I’m always aware of how amazingly intelligent and wise she is, and how… I’m not really the scientific kind, but I try. The resident Science Advisor for The X-Files and current professor at the University of Maryland, is also a virologist and the author of the book The Real Science Behind The X-Files. She has been recently reaching out to fans via Twitter, bridging the gap and bringing answers to so many questions that have plagued us over the years.
Perhaps one of the things I really appreciated the most about our conversation was just how very excited she is to share the knowledge, her constant curiosity and just how personable she is. Her involvement with the show goes back to the very first years of The X-Files, and she shared the story amidst a few candid laughs.
To read the first part of our conversation, click after the jump.
Read more: XFN Exclusive: Professor Anne Simon Explains it All - Part I
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Everyone get ready because the The X-Files rewatch calendar for the month of August is here!
As we had previously advertised, we will be synchronizing with the rewatch being held by FOX. To do so, we will observe three black out dates, (Aug. 1st to 3rd) and re-starting on August 4th with "Duane Barry". We will be covering ALL of Season Two and some of Season Three during this month, and ALL of the dates will be hosted. Celebrate, X-Philes; we will finally be doing this as a joint effort!
We know some of you were worried that the FOX timeline didn't observe the X-Files movies, but we will. Come the time, we will notify you of our strategy for those sessions.
Another welcome improvement in our rewatch is that Adam Boraso (@XFiles3in2012) and Dr. Joselyn Rojas (@JossaDosBichos) will be teaming up with our staff to organize sessions for International X-Philes in parts of Eastern Europe, Asia and Oceania. This special schedule will allow for all the participants using the corresponding hashtag to be elegible of our daily "Best X-Philes' Tweets" compilation without a hitch!
For more, peruse the XFN calendar for all the details!
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Many of you have approached us wondering, "what's up with having two X-Files rewatches?"
In case you didn't notice, XFN and many other groups around the world planned to start their X-Files rewatch according to the publicized X-Files Reverb Press' rewatch calendar. This calendar included not only the 202 episodes of the show (since "The Truth" is actually two episodes) but also the franchise's two movies (The X-Files: Fight The Future and The X-Files: I Want To Believe). On June 24th, we announced The X-Files Global Rewatch, introducing our XFN Calendar to inform the X-Phile community not only of the general rewatch dates, but also of those with planned live-tweeting sessions, hosted by known Fan Personalities and our own staff. This rewatch started running on July 4th, 2015.
On July 7th, FOX announced their own invitation to rewatch the show. Their timeline won't observe the viewing of the movies, and currently doesn't offer assisted live-tweeting sessions by their staff for the fans or a dynamic calendar that you can check to keep track. It does provide for promotion and activity that we can't disregard, as it is our objective to inform you of all the things X-Files out there and support initiatives benefitial to the franchise.
So it is in the spirit of keeping an unified communication for all the fandom, that we will adapt our previously arranged rewatch calendar, starting in August. We will observe three black out dates - [highlight class="green"]Aug. 1st., 2nd., and 3rd. and coming back on Aug. 4th[/highlight] - to allow for FOX's timeline to synch with ours. Come the time, we will include special sessions to allow for the observance of the rewatch of The X-Files: Fight The Future and The X-Files: I Want To Believe. It is our belief that these movies are pivotal to the plot of The X-Files, and should not be excluded from any rewatch plans.
Stay tuned for our August programming coming soon. We want to thank you so much for the fantastic attendance to all the live tweeting sessions so far. Your participation has been amazing and quite the experience for all the hosts involved. We hope that you're having as much fun as we are.
Thanks for your patience and we look forward to much more in the coming months!
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The results of the poll are in and the X-Files News book club will officially be reading Ground Zero by Kevin J. Anderson for it's first month. Read after the jump for more details.