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On how he realized Bryan Cranston could portray a "sympathetic creep" when he played a guest role on The X-Files; on being nominated for an Emmy for his work on the series; on decisions about the storyline and casting for the series 16:47
Interview: Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan on writing for The X-Files 59:23
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Genre: Sci-Fi/Supernatural Series
Vince Gilligan on an episode of The X-Files for which they had to reconstruct the entire house from the Brady Bunch set - they had to get permission from the show's creator, Sherwood Schwartz, to build the set 01:09
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Person: Sherwood Schwartz
Vince Gilligan on The X-Files episode "Drive" where he met and worked with actor Bryan Cranston for the first time (later Cranston would star in Gilligan's Breaking Bad series playing a similar role, and why Cranston was perfect to play a "sympathetic creep") 07:06
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Person: Bryan Cranston
Vince Gilligan on Chris Carter's approach to giving The X-Files writers creative control over their scripts 02:11
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Person: Chris Carter
Vince Gilligan on the first episode of The X-Files he directed - "Je Souhaite" (I Wish) in Season 7, and how scared he was to try his hand at directing 29:15
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Profession: Directors
Vince Gilligan on whether the writers on The X-Files actually believed in supernatural phenomena: "I Want to Believe" 56:06
Interview: Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan on how The X-Files writers' room would "break" the story by building a scene "brick by brick" 03:14
Interview: Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan on the struggle between keeping a mystery and giving the fans the answers that they seek 36:00
Interview: Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan on how he realized Bryan Cranston could portray a "sympathetic creep" when he played a guest role on The X-Files 02:45
Interview: Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan on the conspiracy theories explored by writers on The X-Files; on the influences for the show 57:46
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on whether the writers on The X-Files actually believed in supernatural phenomena: "I Want to Believe" 56:06
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on The X-Files episode "Bad Blood" influenced by the film "Rashomon" 53:51
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on how The X-Files writers' room would "break" the story by building a scene "brick by brick"; on the hardest part of writing for TV 03:14
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on how much the writers on the The X-Files were aware of the early Internet forums and fan chat rooms 41:35
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on The X-Files mythology episodes 38:15
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on the balance between comedy and drama on The X-Files; on his reputation for writing the funnier episodes; on his episode "Small Potatoes" 33:51
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on the first episode of The X-Files he directed "Je Souhaite" (I Wish) in Season 7 29:33
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on directing The X-Files episode "Sunshine Days" in which the reconstructed The Brady Bunch house 05:41
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on an episode of The X-Files for which they had to reconstruct the entire house from the Brady Bunch set - they had to get permission from the show's creator, Sherwood Schwartz, to build the set 04:18
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: Brady Bunch, The
Vince Gilligan on being influenced by The Andy Griffith Show 01:23
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: The Andy Griffith Show
Vince Gilligan on being influenced by The Twilight Zone and Rod Serling 17:59
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: Twilight Zone, The
Vince Gilligan on the The X-Files episode "Drive" where he met and worked with actor Bryan Cranston for the first time (later Cranston would star in Gilligan's Breaking Bad series playing a similar role, and why Cranston was perfect to play a "sympathetic creep") 07:06
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on an episode of Homicide: Life on the Street which influenced his X-Files script for the episode "Drive", guest-starring Bryan Cranston 15:05
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: Homicide: Life on the Street
Vince Gilligan on being nominated for an Emmy for The X-Files episode "Memento Mori" 10:13
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on The X-Files episode "Memento Mori" in which "Scully" gets cancer 08:47
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The
Vince Gilligan on how the writers adapted to news that David Duchovny was leaving X-Files 06:14
Interview: Vince Gilligan | Show: X-Files, The