It is that time again, philes!
Philes from all over the world are right now, at this moment, in LA for the IBG event. We will be updating as they go. So stay tuned for some more great news.
5:00PM EST - XFN Staff members Tiffany Devol, Avi Quijada and Roileigh Ollson among other philes are waiting for the event to start but have run into Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz while waiting. Frankenbear has been delivered to Frank Spotnitz where he will be living for the rest of his life. He has raised over $1400 for the Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center - Rape Treatment Center. Frank has also received the scrapbook with all of the mementos from his trip and Frank said it was the nicest fan gift he has ever received.
5:30PM - XFN is hanging out with Alison Groves from Big Light.
5:40PM - They are announcing the panel. Erin Fox is thanking the audience and remembering how great it is to be in this fandom and to be together. They are introducing the members of the charities. Gale, director of UCLA Medical Center - Rape Treatment Center, is speaking now. They are also benefitting from this event. They are talking about victims they see ranging in age from four months to ninety two years old. They see four new victims a day and are grateful for the help. They have programs in schools and do training and education for police. Healing and hope for a new tomorrow is their slogan. Kid defense team is up to improve the lives of homeless and impoverished children. The child poverty rate is 1 in 50. Check out Kidsdefenseteam.org. Off The Street Kids responds to kids needs in Africa once they turn 18 when they have no place to go and no support.
6:00PM - Rob Bowman is coming. He is currently directing and producing ABC's Castle. Frank Spotnitz is there. Erin Fox introduces Frank and includes that he is the inspiration behind Frankenbear. Chris Carter and Gillian Anderson have arrived! Q&A has started. Rob Bowman asks Gillian how it feels to be Scully. When she was on a plane she saw a picture of herself and said it was the weirdest feeling and came to appreciate the fortune they all had. Gillian says it feels pretty awesome! Frank said she didn't enjoy playing Scully, but kissing Mulder was ok. Frank says he is very proud. Chris is asking when it was the first time they cursed his name to Gillian, Frank and Rob. Gillian says the first episode. Frank says he didn't curse Chris and Gillian says shut up. Frank says Chris is a difficult and demanding boss. Rob says Chris was intense about the show quality. Rob said they had to operate in the edge of talent of people and the schedules were really hard. He said they had 3 to 4 years of bliss. Rob said it was amazing to work in such and amazing environment with such creative people. He said he remembers getting yelled at a lot. Frank asks Gillian what movies make her cry. She says Bambi. Same question to Chris. He says Babbats Feast. Rob says the end of Fly Away Home. Gillian says a recent movie that made her cry is Dean Spanley based on a New Zealand folk tale.
6:20PM - Gillian is asking Chris what was the first thing that came to his mind when he found out she was pregnant. He said rats, then he said he was surprised. He said we have a situation to deal with. In the end it worked out well. Gillian and Erin Fox are talking about pregnancy. Gillian said she deserved all the penance she got from being pregnant and shooting while pregnant but the trunk of the car was out of line, jokingly. Ericka Fraga is asking a question about Kim Manners. She asked Rob what techniques they applied to themselves to make te best episode it could be. Rob says they had different styles.
6:30PM - Rob says Kim Manners was much better at monster episodes. Rob says he wouldn't dare to get into Kim's approach. There was a contest week to week between Rob and Kim.
6:32PM - Talk about third movie. According to Chris Carter himself, 2012 is looming and it would be the subject of a third movie. They said the fan campaign approaching FOX is mind blowing. They are very positive on the fan campaign and the visit to FOX. Frank says he is very humbled by all that he receives at Big Light and what fans come together and do like this event.
6:40PM - XFN's question is asked and Gillian is sharing her special memory of Sheila Larken and says she is like her real mom. She says when she thinks of Sheila she thinks of her own mother. She is very similar to her mother. Chris is talking about doing research for IWTB. Similarities between Humanitas and IWTB with the medical topic. He was very leery to do it at first but when started doing research he fell in love with it.
6:50PM - Someone asked a question about redoing The X-Files in the future. Frank says he hopes they are respectful and not out to do it for money alone and that the studio isn't out to do it for just money. Gillian says that would be sad and the audience agrees. One of the funniest parts of the Q & A comes when Gillian acts as though she is walking with a cane and creaks out, "Mulder!" in an elderly woman's voice. Frank says he wants the show to be a gem and it should be treated as such. He said there are people in the room who are capable of revamping The X-Files.
7:00PM - Q&A is over. Autographs are beginning.
