(Clyde Bruckman is still the only episode to win an Emmy for writing.)
Also, theyre frequently hilarious.
I wanted to do a conspiracy episode, Morgan explains.
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I hadnt really done one before.
(The effect refers to the phenomenon where multiple people misremember a fact or event.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Where did the initial idea for this episode come from?
DARIN MORGAN:The initial thing was trying to find some sort of Trump thing.
So, you should write something about that.
Which is a bit different from what Ive normally done.
And how did that evolve into focusing on the Mandela Effect?
It seems like such a tiny thing, and a lot of people can relate to that.
But then if you keep exploring the idea, it can kind of drive you crazy.
And if you continue down that path, youve gone insane maybe.
So that was the appeal.
What was it aboutThe Twilight Zonethat you really wanted to explore with this episode?
I watchedThe Twilight Zonein syndication, and you had no idea what the episode might be about.
It could be a lousy one; it could be one of the greatest things youd ever seen.
I think a lot of shows now have become so serialized.
Its all pretty familiar.
And Ive enjoyed writing for that more than I have for serialized series that Ive done.
One of the things Ive always loved about your episodes is the way you write Mulder.
You kind of deconstruct the idea of him as this mythological hero on a noble quest for truth.
Well, I think back in the day I made a lot of fun of Mulder.
Now both the character and myself are older, and I think I can relate to him more.
You learn to accept that or deal with that.
