I can only say thank God that the studio heads at FOX woke up from their delusion and made the right choice when casting Skully on the X-Files series back in 1993. Appartently, FOX had looked to PAMELA ANDERSON first to play the role of Skully before GILLIAN ANDERSON was offered the role. 

Gillian said: "Pamela was somebody who was more familiar to them in terms of what was on TV at the time. They were looking for someone bustier, taller, leggier than me. They couldn't fathom how David and me could equal success. At the beginning, nobody trusted that I could do anything. I had no body of work behind me at all, and, certainly Fox felt very strongly that I wasn't the right person for the job." 

Boy, now that would of been a huge mistake. The series never would of lasted 2 seasons with Pamela trying to seriously play an FBI agent. Could you just imagine what the show would of been like? All about Pamela and her big old haymakers. Not that that's a bad thing, but it never would of turned out the way it did cause the series was awesome. I wish I could say the same for the latest X-Files movie. It plays more like a TV movie for the Sci-Fi channel. And how do you make an X-Files movie without aliens in it? I guess Chris Carter and company were bored and just needed a payday!

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