Cleanup on Aisle Three by Sarah Stegall copyright © 1997 by Sarah Stegall “El chupacabra? Frankly, I’m confused by this story.” –Walter Skinner Writer: John Shiban Director: Tucker Gates One of the primary functions of Art is to help us explain the world to ourselves; the explanations we come up with, like our ideas of art itself, depend heavily on the culture we are trying to interpret. It is an ongoing dialogue between artist and audience, in which art challenges or confirms our understanding of our world and ourselves. Since this understanding grows out of our culture and environment, it…
The X-Files: “The Field Where I Died”
Deja Vie by Sarah Stegall copyright ©1996 by Sarah Stegall Writer: Glen Morgan and James Wong Director: Rob Bowman “The Field Where I Died” is poignant, even heartbreaking. What a desperately romantic notion–souls mated for eternity, spinning in and out of one another’s endless lives like electrons circling in and out of the orbits of covalent atoms. Writers Glen Morgan and James Wong pull out all the stops in a sweeps-month story of thwarted lovers and past lives. It’s gripping, highly emotional, and a showcase for the actors. But in the context of more than seventy episodes, it stands out…