Date Posted:15:10:54 02/21/00 Mon Author: hairytoes Subject: Can you think of a single character on TV named Dana that's dumb? Unrelated, but I can't think of one! nimunbaised In reply to:
Islandgirl
's message, "How did CC choose Scully's first name?" on 13:50:45 02/21/00 Mon
> Over the years I've heard explanations of how CC chose
> the name Mulder (it was his mother's maiden name) and
> Fox (it was the name of a childhood friend, or so he
> claims; the more cynical of us have our suspiscions
> that it was a novice producer's attempt to curry favor
> with the network he wanted to air his show on!). I've
> also heard him say he chose the name Scully as a
> tribute to Vin Scully, the legendary sports announcer.
> But has he ever given an explanation as to how he
> came up with Dana?
