Philes in Salt Lake City got quite the show Friday as Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, and Gillian Anderson appeared at Salt Lake Comic Con. The morning kicked off with a panel featuring Mitch and William B. Davis, with Gillian's immediately following. During the first hour, moderator Paul Draper talked with Mitch and WBD about their auditions, what they knew of their characters' back story, and whether they're skeptics or believers. They spoke about favorite roles, favorite lines, and quitting smoking. They also took questions from fans in the audience.
During Gillian's panel, a moderator began by asking her how she moved from fighting crime on TV to fighting it in real life through her charity work. Gillian said that on one level she'd always been an activist, but fear of public speaking held her back. It's only recently that she's pushed through that. The moderator asked one more question before turning it over to fans. For more answers from both panels, including Gillian's tale of the infamous "blue thong dress", take a look after the jump and read through our collections of comments. Update! We now have the full video of Gillian's panel.
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Gillian Anderson is working to raise awareness of human trafficking and took her message to NBC's TODAY Show and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime on Wednesday. Gillian stars in the new film SOLD, which is about a young girl sold into sex slavery in India. You can watch the trailer here.
The film hopes to raise awareness and raise money for organizations in India, Nepal, and the U.S. that work to rescue and rehabilitate victims of human trafficking. It's a global problem and of the millions of people sold into slavery every year, the International Labor Organization estimates 5 million of those people are under 18.
Watch video of Gillian from today's appearances after the jump.
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When you hit such monumental season finales, there’s no other way to get answers to many questions than going to the source. It just so happens that when you’re looking for answers about The X-Files, the only source is Chris Carter. No biggie.
Eleven months to the date that Season 10 got greenlit, I shared a conversation with him about the aftermath of the episode, the reactions and more.
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