The X-Files (1993)

4 visible crew/equipment mistakes in season 4

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Starring: Robert Patrick, David Duchovny, Annabeth Gish, Gillian Anderson, Mitch Pileggi

Genres: Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-fi, Thriller

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Demons - S4-E23

Visible crew/equipment: As Fox is being led into the jail, when Scully says, "Mulder" the boom mic is at the top of the screen, while she's walking towards him. (00:20:30)

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Never Again - S4-E13

Visible crew/equipment: When Ed turns to go into the office, you see the reflection of the boom mike on the glass window. (00:05:30)

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Demons - S4-E23

Visible crew/equipment: When Scully asks Fox "Do you know what day it is?" the boom mic drops down at the top of the screen. (00:04:50)

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Home - S4-E2

Visible crew/equipment: During the scene when Mulder, Scully and the deputy approach the farmhouse there is a moment when Scully walks up to a chicken coop and a boom microphone with a fluffy wind cover on can be seen coming up from the bottom of the screen (Underneath Scully). (00:30:35)

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Mistakes

Dod Kalm - S2-E19

Factual error: Mulder refers to a Royal Navy vessel that sailed from Leeds. No large ship can sail from there - it is at least 50 miles from the coast.

Andy Benham ★

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Quotes

Deep Throat - S1-E2

Mulder: They're here, aren't they?
Deep Throat: Mr Mulder, they've been here for a long, long time. (00:49:58)

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Trivia

Trivia: Scully's father, Scully's older brother, and the man Mulder thought was his biological father were both named William. (The father who raised Mulder went by "Bill, " as did Scully's brother.) Mulder's actual biological father, Cancer Man, was played by William B Davis (who also goes by "Bill"). Scully and Mulder's son was also named William (before being adopted and having his name changed to Jackson).

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Questions

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Question: In a vast majority of the episodes, whenever Mulder and Scully investigate some mysterious or paranormal phenomenon, Mulder believes that some unknown force is responsible but Scully always has a rational explanation for what is happening. In other episodes, when Scully herself is caught up in something mysterious, she is the believer but Mulder is the skeptic. In those episodes, why would Mulder be skeptical about an unexplained phenomenon considering that he a was witness to his own sisters abduction and he saw many strange things that defied explanation while working for the F.B.I.?

Answer: As he stated many times throughout the series, Mulder needed Scully to be sober and skeptical. Whenever Scully's skepticism wavered and she started questioning her own rationality, Mulder would try to restore her sense of skepticism, because he needed her to be clear-thinking.

Charles Austin Miller

Answer: A variety of reasons. Just because Scully saw something unusual does not mean that it was. Mulder always needs concrete proof before he'll believe there's some otherworldly explanation for unexplained phenomena. He's too experienced to take a novice's explanation as fact. It is also a plot by device by the writers to switch the tables on the characters to make it more interesting and to let viewers see another side of their relationship.

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