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Date Posted: 02:56:44 03/19/00 Sun
Author: nic
Subject: Potboiler
In reply to: SanFranPhile 's message, "Say what, DD!?!" on 21:28:05 03/15/00 Wed

Potboiler: A literary or artistic work of poor quality, produced as quickly as possible for profit. [So called because the income enables one to keep a cooking pot on the boil, that is, sustains the necessities of life.] - RD Universal Dicationary.

They just explained it better than I could. Sad that that's how DD views TXF now. I heard he was proud of the show and of Mulder. Maybe the interview just caught him on a bad day.

> Can anyone explain the expression "this is a real
> potboiler"? I assume it means boring (like watching
> water boil)?
>
> Question: So, is there going to be another season of
> The X-Files?
> David Duchovny: Well, I’m the only thing standing in
> the way. We’ve done plenty of shows. Even I don’t
> remember half of them. I’ll see them and think, I have
> no idea where this is going. This is a real potboiler!
>
> Hmmm on the "I'm the only thing standing in the way"
> comment. What about the fact that GA has definitively
> said she won't be back for another season, despite her
> contract? Guess that's not a deal-breaker in DD's
> mind?
>
> :-) SFP

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