``I respectfully urge you to do everything in your power to ensure that such a law is enacted,'' Anderson wrote in her letter to Bulent Ecevit, TV Guide said in its Dec. 29 issue.

Anderson, a member of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, told the prime minister that she was ``shocked to learn that animals in Turkey have absolutely no legal protection from cruelty and abuse'' and cited examples of suffering by dogs, camels, bears, and roosters.

CCH Pounder turns 49. She was also on Millennium as Dr. Cheryl Andrews. I think she was in more of the earlier episodes than the later ones.

Rod Serling would be 77. He was the creator of The Twilight Zone.

While talking to TV Guide in a promotion for this week's release of THE MAJESTIC, in which Holden plays the female lead, the actress was asked if she might ever return to the series. Holden answered, "I don't think so. I think Marita's had her run. I feel like she had a graceful, great exit."

She makes sure to add, "I was part of the show for many years, and I'm very grateful to [series creator] Chris Carter for giving me that shot — because it opened up a lot of doors and opportunities."

Question: Aside from a decade of memories and over 170 scripts, what mementos have you collected that are meaningful--the ones you expect to keep and not donate for charity?
Answer: My favorite object from the show that I have kept is Scully's tombstone.

CD RECOMMENDATION: "My favorite c.d. of the month is the Groundwork c.d. found at your local Starbucks." - Gillian
"Groundwork: Act To Reduce Hunger" is also available to order online from Starbucks.com
It includes songs by Emmylou Harris, Madonna, David Gray, Moby, Sheryl Crow, and more.

The answer we were looking for is that the film was reversed, so that everything that appeared to be on the right was on the left. When Doggett was in the parallel universe, everything was on the opposite side of the screen. We accepted all variations of that idea as correct entries.

Thanks to everyone that entered. You all watched carefully and gave thoughtful answers. (proving how terrific the X-Philes are!) We hope you enjoyed the episode.

We will announce the five winners very soon! They will each receive a script of “4-D” signed by Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick, Annabeth Gish, Mitch Pileggi, Chris Carter, Frank Spotnitz, Vince Gilligan, John Shiban and Steve Maeda.


12/18/01
This is also from the OS

Our 21 X-Files items raised over $25,000. Some of our top-selling items were the signed pinball machine donated by Vince Gilligan ($7,700.00), the Mulder family antique doll given to William($1,578.53), Scully's suit from Field Trip ($1,500.01) and William's mobile ($1,326.00).

Please visit the auction for other film, television and sports items to aid this worthwhile charity.

The couple, married since 1997, have a daughter, Madelaine West Duchovny.

Leoni, 35, has appeared in the films ``Jurassic Park III,'' ``The Family Man'' and ``Deep Impact.''

Duchovny, 41, is best known for his role as an alien-chasing FBI agent on ``The X-Files.''

Spotnitz added, "We didn't want to write ourselves into a corner, so we really planned for the future. We took into consideration the fans and the actors who are putting so much into making the show a success. Robert [Patrick] and Annabeth [Gish] are really killing themselves, working incredibly long hours, being very disciplined and dedicated, and trying to make everything as good as it can be, because they have to prove themselves. We wanted to honor that and find a way for the show to go forward."

A 10th year could prove problematic, however, even assuming the lackluster ratings for this year's batch of shows perk up. Gillian Anderson is in the last year of her contract. Carter only signed a one-year deal for this season. And even Spotnitz has yet to ink a deal. "Will I come back?" he asked. "I don't know. I really don't know. Will Chris come back? Given how long it took him to sign this year, I think there's a very good chance he won't. And the same questions apply to the rest of the people who've made the show what it is all these years. I would like to think the show, because it's such a good idea, because of all the great people, could go on even if we didn't come back, but there are other issues, too. [There are issues of] economics and political support, internally and at the studio. There are battles fought that people don't know about, that they don't need to know about, but that all factor into the final decision."

"We're hoping to start when the budget is finalized, in late January," Wong said in an interview. "There are actually a lot of ways to update the film. I think the film has a great premise, [but] if you look at it now, it doesn't really hold up as well. ... There's much to it in terms of even the character, how Willard relates to his mom and his boss and so on. And of course, we have the technology to really make those rats [real]. When you watched the movie before, I think when Ernest Borgnine gets attacked, it looks to be like 25 rats. Now we can really do something, you know, not just in terms of size ... but we can do something that will be much creepier and scarier." No casting decisions have been made yet, but Wong added that he's considering a cameo for original star Bruce Davison, who made his feature-film debut in Willard. "That has not been decided. We haven't really started casting yet. But that certainly is a thought. It's really up to Glen."

"It's sort of a historical perspective of the future," Wong said. "It's really a kind of family drama set in the future, with the implications of what the future brings ... and sort of the ethical and moral problems, and also the day-to-day problems, that Gentry has envisioned in the near future or [what] the next 100 years will be for us."

Wong and Morgan have a TV development deal with DreamWorks and NBC, who produced their last short-lived supernatural series, The Others. The writing/directing/producing duo are TV genre veterans, with credits that include The X-Files, Millennium and Space: Above and Beyond. Their current SF thriller movie, The One, which stars Jet Li, ranked No. 6 in the box-office tally the weekend of Nov. 16.

Lee held positions in NASA's deep-space exploration program, was a screenwriter on Carl Sagan's 1980 Cosmos miniseries and collaborated with Clarke on Cradle and books in Clarke's Rama series, according to the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

If you're in need of a classic X-Files fix, this boxed set will fit the bill quite nicely. Season 4 marks The X-Files at its best. The stories are interesting and, at times, controversial: this is the season that gave us Glen Morgan and James Wong's too-hot-for-network-TV horror-fest "Home." Morgan and Wong also co-wrote two other noteworthy episodes—"The Field Where I Died" and "Never Again"—notable for the stir they created among fans. It's the season that gave us some of the series' shining moments: Scully's cancer arc began with the touching "Memento Mori"; comic relief was never so poignant as in Vince Gilligan's classic "Small Potatoes"; Mulder's anguish over his sister is touching in "Paper Hearts"; and then, of course, there's the cliffhanger ending of "Gethsemane," which leaves viewers hanging all season long as to Mulder's fate.
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But the big laughs came when bidding for a walk-on role on HBO's mortuary drama Six Feet Under commenced. "We have a lot of dead people on our show. If anybody ever asks you if you want to be a dead person, don't do it," Anderson cracked. "You have to stop breathing for long periods of time." Seeing the mock disapproval on Garr's face -- after all, her job was to sell the auction items -- she corrected herself. "It's a really great show. It's just fun to be around dead people."

All the fun was for "A Cracked X-Mas 4," a benefit for The Trevor Project Helpline (800-850-8078), which promotes tolerance and suicide prevention for gay and questioning youth. This is the third year Anderson has served as honorary chairperson; she was initially recruited by former X-Files casting director Randy Stone.

The Emmy winner says that her own rocky youth helps her identify with lonely, frightened gay teens. For those in need of help, she advises: "Find somebody to talk to, whether it's the suicide hotline or a teacher or a parent or a friend. Find somebody who will hear one's concerns and who will listen without judgement. It's just essential not to keep it inside."


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