“Vancouver is a very nice place if you like 400 inches of rainfall a day. It is kind of like a tropical rainforest without the tropics.” — The X-Files David Duchovny on Late Night With Conan O’Brien in 1997.
Some of you are too young to remember when David Duchovny angered Vancouver by complaining about the rain and pushed The X-Files to move production from Vancouver to Los Angeles almost two decades ago. But all was forgiven and forgotten when Duchovny returned to shoot The X-Files Revival last summer for three months in an unprecedented dry spell.
Prison Break Revival’s Dominic Purcell is the latest visiting actor to complain about the rain but he also had some salient points about the homeless and mentally ill which hit closer to home — although VANCOUVER GULAG is a bit much.
Dominic Purcell filming Prison Break Revival yesterday in east Vancouver.
Rant.
Apology. Since taken down.
Here’s the text:
Big #apology to the people who took #offence to my recent rant. I actually think #Vancouver is a #beautiful city. I was being very #sarcastic and unless you know me it would appear in a very different light. In hindsight my acerbic sense of humor has always raised an eye brow iirresponsible to get my TRUE POINT ACROSS …Of course it doesn’t rain nearly every day of the year!!! I’ve been here in summer it’s awesome the weather is amazing!!!, of course #whistler is a beautiful mountain range that brings millions of people around the world to enjoy its benefits , of course the sun doesn’t shine 4 days a year. !! If the media had actually mentioned my self deprecation, my own failings and my #idiotic nature at times and lead the story off with. “THE HOME LESS PLIGHT” I wouldn’t be having this conversation it wouldn’t make news. It’s brought bit press about #Hastings . Now we are talking about people that need help. Honestly My point has been taken out of context. I was merely trying to bring light to the homeless and mentally ill who roam #hastings st and for that matter every other major #city in the world ( which I did say) Nothing would please me more to bring light to a problem that can have an affect on helping the homeless and mentally ill. What I do see is a blind eye to the homeless and a big eye to construction serving foreign investment groups ???? Before I sign off. Rather than send me hate mail about I should do this with that and that with this which actually makes me laugh. !!How bout #educating making points that are actually beneficial that can bring about real change and hope for the homeless and the mentally ill. We don’t need people hiding behind a key board using horrific language and threats unfortunately a common sad fact in this age of #cyberbullying. I’m a big boy been through a lot worse than what’s being hurled at me from a small majority it seems. I’d much much prefer you to use the nasty language and threats to my #apparently steroid riddle out of proportion horrific #actors head. Hahahah. ✌️much love Dom.
Postscript.
What a disappointment he is. I’ve been to many locals around the world, an Vancouver easily lands at the top of the most beautiful cities in it. We don’t need any egotistical Aussie telling us otherwise.