When Fox revealed this week who exactly would be writing the next season of “The X-Files,” the reaction was relatively polarized: excitement over the return of fan favorites versus dismay that creator Chris Carter had passed up the opportunity to bring new voices into the mix. The creator brought in three former assistants to join returning Season 10 writers Glen Morgan, Darin Morgan and James Wong.
Read More: ‘The X-Files’ Season 11 Fills Its Writers’ Room With All-Male Staff
For anyone who believes a variety of diverse voices can do a lot to improve the quality of a show’s writing, this move came as a real blow. But it wasn’t really anything new for “The X-Files.” As noted by Carly Lane at Nerdist, over the course of the show’s original nine seasons, only six women in 202 episodes ever received a writing credit:
Marilyn Osborn (“Shapes”) Sara B. Charno (“Aubrey,...
Read More: ‘The X-Files’ Season 11 Fills Its Writers’ Room With All-Male Staff
For anyone who believes a variety of diverse voices can do a lot to improve the quality of a show’s writing, this move came as a real blow. But it wasn’t really anything new for “The X-Files.” As noted by Carly Lane at Nerdist, over the course of the show’s original nine seasons, only six women in 202 episodes ever received a writing credit:
Marilyn Osborn (“Shapes”) Sara B. Charno (“Aubrey,...
- 6/28/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
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