The X-Files - The Complete First Season |  | Director: Robert Mandel
Actors: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Charles Cioffi, Cliff De Young, Sarah Koskoff
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: DVD
List Price: $99.98
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Rating:  399 reviews
Sales Rank: 30591
Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, DVD, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: Unrated
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 7
Running Time: 46 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.5 x 1.9
MPN: D2000042D
UPC: 024543000426
EAN: 0024543000426
ASIN: B00003RQND
Theatrical Release Date: September 10, 1993
Release Date: May 9, 2000
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In the first season of The X-Files, creator Chris Carter was uncertain of the series' future, so each of the episodes is a self-contained suspense story; they do not delve deep into the ongoing X-Files mythology or turn to self-parody and humor as do episodes in later seasons. Yet, these episodes display the elements for which the show would become famous: the cinematic production values and top-notch special effects, the stark lighting of the Vancouver sets, the atmospheric halo of Mark Snow's score, and the clever plots dealing with subjects ranging from the occult, religion, and monsters to urban legends, conspiracy theories, and science fiction. Most importantly, season 1 introduces FBI agents Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Fox "Spooky" Mulder (David Duchovny), two of the most attractive government officials around. Scully is the serious-minded medical scientist assigned to join Mulder on the X-Files, a division of the FBI dealing with the paranormal. Mulder is the intuitive thinker with a dry wit, a passionate believer in the existence of paranormal phenomena and one of the few characters on television smart enough to figure out who the bad guy is before the audience does. Their muddled relationship, a deep friendship laced with sexual tension, provides the human heart in a world where the bizarre and horrible lurk in everyday society. The materials on the bonus disc provide some interesting trivia and background, but it is the 24 episodes themselves that make this seven-disc boxed set a true find. Those unfamiliar with The X-Files often view all the fuss with the same skepticism with which Scully first regards her new partner's ideas. But just as she comes to realize the uncanny accuracy of Mulder's outlandish theories, newcomers to The X-Files who sample a few episodes in this boxed set will likely find themselves riveted to their television late into the night. And undoubtedly, the shadows and creaking noises in the house that evening will seem more menacing than usual. --Eugene Wei
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 x-files series January 31, 2010
Shirley A. Yant (Sherrodsville, OH USA)
This is an excdellent series and I now have all the seasons plus the movies.
 Action January 26, 2010
Capitalone (usa)
The last 3 episodes to this show is sure to keep you interested, which only gets better when you get to the next disc for some blindsided tales....
A Science Fiction Classic January 2, 2010
Barabbas Ursine
If you are a fan of Fringe, you will love X-Files. Even if you've seen the show, watch it again! It's soooo good. The slim case for the season is very convenient. The only issue is a lack of special features, but nobody thought about special features when this was filmed so it's forgivable haha. This is a must-have.
The third best season of X-files December 30, 2009
Sam "Mayday" Malone (Rohan)
Excellent season, X-files hits its stride, peaking in seasons 4 and 5. The packaging it comes in is also very well put together and probably why the sets are now so cheap compared to just a few years ago.
 NEW PACKAGING November 16, 2009
amanda (Tulsa, OK)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Just bought seasons 3 & 4 to ad to our collection and I was at first excited to see a reduced price...
The packaging is different, rather than the previous slim sets (as advertised) the packaging is now a thin 6 disc set (which I only found listed on the web page in one place after I went back to look). Same great show, just very disappointed in Amazon and their deceptive web page.
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