The Lying Game
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| Series: | The Lone Gunmen |
| Original Airdate: | 04-05-2001 |
| Production Number: | 1AEB09 |
| Date(s): | FICTIONAL YEAR OR DATE(S) OF EVENTS IN EPISODE |
| Written by: | Nandi Bowe |
| Directed by: | Richard Compton |
While investigating the death of Byers' college roommate, the Lone Gunmen find evidence implicating FBI Assistant Director Skinner.
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[edit] Summary
SUMMARY
[edit] Background Information
- This episode is the first of three in The Lone Gunmen spin-off series to feature a guest, crossover appearance by a character who first appeared in The X-Files. According to Frank Spotnitz, Ten Thirteen Productions had always been resistant to the idea of doing crossovers in Millennium and The X-Files but the writing staff thought that doing crossovers in The Lone Gunmen would be fun, since the series was comedy, a completely different genre to the majority of episodes in the two other series.
- Skinner actor Mitch Pileggi watched tapes of Jimmy Bond actor Stephen Sneddon and Sneddon's performances, to prepare for his own performance as Jimmy Bond playing Skinner.
- To create the effect of Jimmy Bond's Skinner mask being torn, Mitch Pileggi was lined up by Mat Beck's effects unit and was filmed both with and without a tearable mask. Footage of the actor performing was then tracked on a computer-generated face so that the effects team had control over the contours of the actor's face. This allowed the actor to deliver a line of dialogue, have his mouth essentially pulled off and then deliver another line.
- Vince Gilligan found this episode to be fun, due to Mitch Pileggi's appearance on the series, and was pleased to see the actor be allowed an opportunity to be funny because, according to Gilligan, the actor was hilarious in person and was completely different from his usual character, A.D. Skinner.
[edit] Cast
GUEST CAST WITH ROLE THEY PLAYED
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