It’s no exaggeration to say that if Comic-Con had a Hall of Fame, “The X Files” would be a first ballot inductee.
Now, 11 years after the end of Fox’s hit series and five years since the last new X Files project (2008’s X Files: I Want to Believe), stars David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson, along with series creator Chris Carter and a host of the show’s most celebrated writers greeted a packed and enthusiastic Comic-Con crowd to field questions and bathe in the X love.
Crave’s movie site Collider was there for the full report, including…
…Duchovny’s take on the strength of the series. “The show had any possibility. The show is so flexible and could encompass any ideas. We could do it forever,” Duchovny said.
…how an effort to get Drew Barrymore on the show turned out (she never guest-starred, so extrapolate from that what you will).
…and how things are going on the NEXT X Files project.
“You need a reason to get excited about going on and doing it again, because it’s hard, hard work, but this is very exciting,” Carter said.
Hmmm…interesting.
Go over to Collider to read the full report on the whole panel.
Comic-Con 2013: The X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
Comic-Con 2013: X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Actress Gillian Anderson speaks onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Actor David Duchovny speaks onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Actor David Duchovny (L) and writer Chris Carter speak onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: (L-R) David Aman, Vince Gilligan, Howard Gordon, Darin Morgan, John Shiban, Glen Morgan, Jim Wong, Gillian Anderson, David Duchovny, and Chris Carter onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Writer Chris Carter speaks onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: James Wong speaks onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Filmmaker Vince Gilligan speaks onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Michael Schneider speaks onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Howard Gordon speaks onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Writer/Producer John Shiban speaks onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Actor David Duchovny speaks onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Actress Gillian Anderson speaks onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Actors Gillian Anderson (L) and David Duchovny speak onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Actors Gillian Anderson (L) and David Duchovny speak onstage during the 20th Anniversary celebration of the X-Files with TV Guide during Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: Gillian Anderson (L) and David Duchovny attend TV Guide Magazine Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of The X-Files - Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: David Duchovny attends TV Guide Magazine Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of The X-Files - Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images)
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X Files 20th Anniversary Panel
SAN DIEGO, CA - JULY 18: David Duchovny attends TV Guide Magazine Celebrates 20th Anniversary Of The X-Files - Comic-Con International 2013 at San Diego Convention Center on July 18, 2013 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Gabriel Olsen/Getty Images)
