Source: Shock Till You Drop

 

Shock Till You Drop's Ryan Rotten toured the set of XF2 during filming, and today his report has finally been published. Of particular interest may be his detailed description of Mulder's house, as excerpted here:

 

A tour of Mulder's house gives us everything and nothing. Spotnitz guides me up the porch and through the front door into a warm, earth tone-driven living room. Issues of Scientific American are neatly scattered about. Framed black and white photographs are hung on the wall. Mulder's digs are nice...and a step up from the apartment we're accustomed to seeing him in. The cleanliness is befitting of a woman, however.

"You'll notice the brown railing,"Spotnitz points out. "There was one just like that in his apartment." The reference is a bit over my head but those fans with the photographic memories will be pleased to hear there is plenty of continuity they'll appreciate. Take the gold fish for instance. "The tank is bigger than the one in the show." Well, sure, it only seems right they get a big pad if Mulder is moving up. Oh, and look at that, there's the scuba diver at the bottom of the tank.

"Mulder's been living here since 2002," Spotnitz adds. "Come on in here..."

I follow, awash with nostalgia the minute I enter the next room: The office. A clutter of piled-up newspapers, clippings and monstrous sketches. Removed is that aforementioned tidiness. I actually miss it. But here...here is where the eye candy comes into play. Gaze closer at one of the headlines screaming from a nearby paper and you'll find FBI ARRESTS MODERN DAY FRANKENSTEIN DOCTOR. The ceiling above has been skewered by pencils which hang like stalactites. Sunflower seeds peek out from under the mess on Mulder's desk where a photo of his sister rests.

Then there's the poster.

You know the one. Series staple. Black and white, sorta fuzzy image of a UFO with big bold white letters proclaiming I WANT TO BELIEVE. Yeah, that one. Rippling with wear, but present nonetheless. Still signifying all that is "Mulder" and hung with care as a teen would hang a rock idol by his bed. "I'm not sure if it's one of the L.A. or Vancouver posters, it is an original though," Spotnitz notes.

 

You can read the article in its entirety here. There is also an interview with David Duchovny, in which Duchovny talks about potential DVD extras ("...I think there's a lot of extra gore. We're not just shooting a PG-13 version."), and there is an interview with Gillian Anderson as well.

 

The JoBlo set visit is here

IGN.com's Gillian Anderson interview is here

Ropes of Silicon Set visit here

Ropes of Silicon David Duchovny interview is here

IESB.net's interview is here