Mulder, it's me.

Damn it. I need a Dana Scully user pic. Something either really badass, or with one of her glowing (but rare) smiles.

At my job, we just got a new employee. Her last name is Scully. And she has red hair. How cool is that?

I waited until after her first week before I asked her if she'd ever seen The X-Files. By the frown on her face, I'm guessing she thought I was teasing her as if it were a mean joke. She told me that has plagued her all her life. People hear her last name and want to take a picture of her. Teachers she had harassed her about it because they loved the show.

Which she has never seen.

So I talked about it a little bit, especially about how back then the Scully character was such a rarity amidst all the bombshell dumb-blonde sort of roles on TV. Dana Scully was smart, strong, practical and not always the emotional one of the partnership.

Guess what?

My coworker Scully has started watching The X-Files.

YAY!

Scully watching Scully. :D

Apparently her boyfriend used to watch it all the time with his family, so his vote (added with mine) swayed her. She was intrigued by what I said about the unusualness of the female role, and decided to check it out. So far she's watched the first 3 episodes, and finds the writing to be smart and interesting.

*rubs hands together wickedly*

Mwah ha haaaaaaa...

Another convert. I love it.

I warned her that she might not want to open that door with me, or we could start talking about it all the time. LOL. Not that that's necessarily a bad thing in my book. *GRIN*

Anyway, a big YAY for smart, engaging television that subverts expectations. We need more of that.