The X-Files - The Complete First Season (Slim Set)
by Daniel Sackheim, David Nutter, Fred Gerber, Harry Longstreet, Jerrold Freedman
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Actor: Carrie Snodgress, David Duchovny, Donald Gibb, Gillian Anderson, Michael CavanaughDirector: Daniel Sackheim, David Nutter, Fred Gerber, Harry Longstreet, Jerrold Freedman
Brand: Twentieth Century Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 1089 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-01-31
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Movie Reviews of The X-Files - The Complete First Season (Slim Set)
Movie Review: The X Files- The Complete First Season
Summary: 1 Stars
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.
Summary of The X-Files - The Complete First Season (Slim Set)
Get reacquainted with Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), and all the clever plots dealing with the occult, monsters, urban legends, conspiracy theories, and the rest that made this show an uncanny hit.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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