The X-Files - The Complete Eighth Season
List Price:
Our Price: $89.99
You Save: $9.99 (10%)
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Buy Used: from $16.97 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: David Duchovny, Gillian AndersonEditor: Christopher Cooke
Writer: Chris Carter
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Collector's Edition, Color, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 984 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-11-04
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of The X-Files - The Complete Eighth Season
Movie Review: New Character Refreshes Show
Summary: 4 Stars
In the previous (seventh) season of the X-Files, the Mulder-Scully romantic relationship was cultivated by the writers/producers more than ever before. Thus, as the eighth season dawned without Mulder (David Duchovny signed a limited contract with the show), the tension between Scully and new agent John Doggett (a "by-the-book" skeptic) is wonderful. Let's quickly look at how that tension played into this season's episodes:
Mythology: Unlike previous seasons, this season had many more mythology episodes than ever before. As the season dawns, Scully is paired with Doggett, with their primary task being to determined the whereabouts of Mulder. Once Mulder is found (dead or alive, I will not reveal) the mythological focus shifts towards a new sort of government/alien conspiracy...enhanced human beings ("Super Soldiers") meant to pave the way for colonization. While the added number of mythology episodes was exciting, the dramatic material often seemed a bit contrived. The quandry the writers/producers found themselves in was that they did not know when the show would end. Essentially airing on a season-by-season basis at this point, the mythos of the show was conflicted between providing answers to previously-asked questions and creating new material.
Also present throughout the entire mythology of this season (and coming to a head in the two-part season finale) is Scully's mysterious pregnancy: Who is the father? Is the baby "normal"?
Stand-Alone: After some sub-par stand-alone efforts in Season Seven, the addition of Doggett really livened up the stand-alones this season. The tension between the now-believing Scully and the procedural Doggett is a great dramatic tool, as Scully must learn to not always "think like Mulder" while Doggett learns to take a few leaps of faith. Only 1-2 "clinker" stand-alone episodes exist during this season.
To conclude, the Eighth Season of the X-Files succeeds in breathing new life into a show that began showing its age in Season Seven. Yet, as is true in most media efforts, nothing is as good as the original. The witty Mulder-Scully banter is no more, no humorous episodes appear this season, and the mythology plotlines often do not jive with previously established material. While not measuring up to previous seasons, this season still is a strong effort that contains many compelling hours of drama for X-Files fans.
Summary of The X-Files - The Complete Eighth Season
Now you can own the entire eighth season of THE X-FILEST. ALL 21 classic episodes are available for the first time in this exclusive 6-disc collector's edition. From the arrival of Agent John Doggett in "Within" and Mulder's miraculous resurrection in "Deadalive" to the birth od Scully's baby in "Existence," these Season Eight episodes are a must of every X-Files fan!The eighth season of The X-Files will always be remembered as the year of brave decisions. David Duchovny's increasing dissatisfaction with the role meant he'd only appear in a few episodes. The solution? Enter Agent John Doggett (Robert Patrick) who basically stole the show within his first two minutes of screen time (and watch out for several Terminator 2 in-jokes too!). Scully (Gillian Anderson) switched roles to being the believer alongside Doggett's skeptic in a year that was more reliant on the background story arc than ever before. Her pregnancy remained at the foreground, while a more prominent Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) joined in a hunt for the abducted Mulder that drew upon the black oil, cloning, and bounty-hunting aspects of the convoluted alien conspiracy story. A distinct lack of guest stars or writers indicated maturity beyond the need for ratings stunts: dedicated fans were pleased to see sinister Krycek, the reliable Lone Gunmen, and the return of the show's very first abductee. The real strengths of the season came from new characters, including alternative female role model Special Agent Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish), and some terrific standalone episodes. Investigations covered a man going backward in time, deaths aboard an oil rig, a contagion in the Boston subway tunnels, and creatures resembling bats and slugs. Agent Leyla Harrison (named after an X-Files fan who died of cancer) got to ask all the petty questions regular viewers want to know themselves. With season 9 promised to be the last, this year was a remarkable achievement so late in a show's life. --Paul Tonks
Science Fiction & Fantasy DVD Video
DVD Video
- Action & Adventure
- African American Cinema
- Animation
- Anime & Manga
- Art House & International
- Classics
- Comedy
- Cult Movies
- Documentary
- Drama
- Educational
- Fitness & Yoga
- Gay & Lesbian
- Horror
- Kids & Family
- Military & War
- Music Video & Concerts
- Musicals & Performing Arts
- Mystery & Suspense
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Special Interests
- Sports
- Television
- Westerns
Movies most talked about in Best X-Files Seasons
The X-Files - The Complete Ninth SeasonDUCHOVNY,DAVID; Release date: 2004-05-11; DVD
Best price: $25.95
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Eighth SeasonRelease date: 2003-11-04; DVD
Best price: $25.95
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete First SeasonRelease date: 2000-05-09; DVD
Best price: $25.96
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Seventh SeasonRelease date: 2003-05-13; DVD
Best price: $25.95
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Fifth SeasonRelease date: 2002-05-14; DVD
Best price: $28.25
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Fourth SeasonDUCHOVNY,DAVID; Release date: 2001-11-13; DVD
Best price: $25.89
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Second SeasonRelease date: 2000-11-28; DVD
Best price: $24.98
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Third SeasonDUCHOVNY,DAVID; Release date: 2001-05-08; DVD
Best price: $28.95
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Sixth SeasonDUCHOVNY,DAVID; Release date: 2002-11-05; DVD
Best price: $25.95
Price in other shops:
Similar DVD Movies
The X-Files - The Complete Seventh Season (Slim Set)Release date: 2006-06-06; DVD
Best price: $22.00
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Ninth Season (Slim Set)Release date: 2006-06-06; DVD
Best price: $24.50
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - Fight the Future (Widescreen Edition)Release date: 2001-01-23; DVD
Best price: $28.99
The X-Files - The Complete Fourth SeasonDUCHOVNY,DAVID; Release date: 2001-11-13; DVD
Best price: $25.89
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Second Season (Slim Set)Release date: 2006-01-31; DVD
Best price: $24.99
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete First Season (Slim Set)DUCHOVNY,DAVID; Release date: 2006-01-31; DVD
Best price: $20.50
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Fifth Season (Slim Set)Release date: 2006-03-28; DVD
Best price: $22.00
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Sixth Season (Slim Set)DUCHOVNY,DAVID; Release date: 2006-03-28; DVD
Best price: $22.00
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Seventh SeasonRelease date: 2003-05-13; DVD
Best price: $25.95
Price in other shops:
The X-Files - The Complete Ninth SeasonDUCHOVNY,DAVID; Release date: 2004-05-11; DVD
Best price: $25.95
Price in other shops: