The X-Files - The Complete First Season (Slim Set) | 
| Directors: Daniel Sackheim, David Nutter, Fred Gerber, Harry Longstreet, Jerrold Freedman
Actors: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, R.d. Call, Scott Bairstow, George Gerdes
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $39.98
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Rating:  391 reviews
Sales Rank: 1347
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dvd, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 6
Running Time: 1089 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 1
MPN: 2258179
UPC: 024543222491
EAN: 0024543222491
ASIN: B000BOH986
Theatrical Release Date: September 10, 1993
Release Date: January 31, 2006
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 12/02/2008 Run time: 1104 minutes Rating: Nr
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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. 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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 awesome! May 30, 2009
Sarai M. Flores
this was really awesome, it got here sooner than expected; in the condition it was said to be in.
thanks! i loved it!
 The X Files- The Complete First Season May 9, 2009
Robert J. Backlund
I pretty much agree with all the reviews that give the X Files really high marks indicating an outstanding TV series. However as good as the X Files are in this respect it is equally bad in the poor execution of the DVD's foisted upon the consumer by 20th Century Fox. In my opinion the video quality absolutely stinks. They unlike most companies DVD's used a really poor file compression technique that to me renders them almost unwatchable. The only reason I did not return the set I bought for a refund was due to my love of the X Files series and I knew I would not be able to find any better quality DVD's out there for this series. I did not buy mine here but purchased them many years ago as individual boxed sets for each season. To give you an idea of just how poor the video quality is I dug up some of the old VHS video tapes I made when watching the series back when it was still on in prime time and they looked much better. Some may not agree with me but if you already have some of the X Files on DVD look at them again and see if you do not notice that there is absolutely no dynamic range in the images, there is no detail in any of the shadows and most of the time there is a greenish tint in the dark areas. When I first bought them I was viewing them on an old laptop and thought that the poor quality was due to a bad display on the laptop. Then when I had the chance to see them on a good TV I was very disappointed.
I would only recommend buying the X Files if you just must have the X Files because of your love of the series. Perhaps we should lobby 20th Century Fox to re-release the series on Blu-ray.
Robert B.
Great start April 25, 2009
Damien L. Aguilar (Orlando)
This is the first time that I watch the show. The first season starts off well paced and well written. You can see how it has been a major influence on other shows such as Fringe.
sci-fi junkie April 24, 2009
C. tartamella (daytona)
loved the whole series and couldn't get enough, so now i have the entire series on dvd. looking forward to getting the newest movie for christmas. one of my favorites was the one co-written with stephen king about the doll, and the christmas one with lily tomlin and ed asner.
most of the time my dvd player has an x-file disc in it and i watch them in sequence, time permitting.
sunny.
 Still Great after all these years April 21, 2009
Lambo
I watched the X-files back when I was in high school. I was a huge fan then, however I haven't seen them in many many years (I don't have any channels that rerun them). I saw this was on sale for $20 and couldn't pass it up. Rewatching these episodes was great, I enjoyed all of them. There were a handful though that I consider passable, but didn't really stand up the test of time. The majority of the episodes on here I feel are still AAA quality. I highly recommend this season. If you are looking for extras however, skip this because there aren't any. If you are a fan of the series and your just looking to rewatch the episodes then you can't go wrong.
(Note I also bought seasons 2 and 3 but I haven't finished those yet. I recommend those as well.)
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