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Summary: A very decent start to the series
Review: The overall premise of The X-Files is a very simple one. Fox Mulder (David Duchovny)is a long time FBI agent whose sister was abducted by aliens when he was a kid, and he has believed in the paranormal ever since. Mulder's obsession with alien encounters and other paranormal phenomenon, has caused him to develop the nickname "Spooky Mulder". He has been assigned to what the FBI refers to as " X-Files" that involve unsolved cases dealing with strange and unexplainable events. In order to insure this department is necessary, the FBI assigns a forensic scientist with a degree in medicine named Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson)to partner up with Mulder and keep an eye on him. Scully is highly skeptical, and believes that science can provide a logical explanation for everything. Mulder and Scully soon become an excellent team and use their different skills to solve the cases of The X-Files. As time goes on however, Scully begins to realize that her work on the X-Files is anything but logical.Up until very recently, I had never watched a single episode of "The X-Files". I was always very curious though, because the show is filled with conspiracy, alien encounters, the paranormal, and the overall fight to find the truth of what's really out there. Unfortunately, I was never able to catch the show on FOX and the DVD sets were always so high in price. However, now that the prices were reduced, I decided to give the first season a shot. I was immediately blown away at how good this show turned out to be. David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson brought their characters to life and made them convincing!! The special effects are great, and the show is suspenseful and creepy overall. But with how great the first season was, I could only give it 4 stars. While I was highly entertained by a majority of the episodes, there were some episodes that were just awful. In order for a season to be five stars, the season has to be top notch from beginning to end. Overall, I am glad that I finally decided to give this show a try. After watching the first season, I am definately looking forward to seeing the rest of the show. The DVD special features are great by the way. Series creator Chris Carter talks about 12 of his favorite episodes, there are behind the truth segments from FX, a featurette on season 1, etc.. With a good first season, and great special features, I highly recommend the season 1 set. A solid 4 stars...
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Summary: GREAT, GREAT, GREAT!
Review: The X-Filesmania is now happy with this released of the seasons of X-Files in DVD.And the first season is incredible.Is the begining of everything.This is the first part of the strongly sucess of the saga.I enjoyned watch this first season in tv and now we have the chance of have all the seasons released in DVD.
Mulder and Scully are spectacular in this first season, the histories are so intelligent.And finally, the digital pack of the DVd's are beatiful.X Files in DVD, you need in your house!
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Summary: Great series!
Review: A great series,a must have item if your a true 'X files' fan! Mulder and Scully,the greatest!
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Summary: THAT'S HOW A LEGENDARY MYTHOLOGY BEGAN
Review: The x-files season 1 box set is a "must have" not only for the show's hard core fans, but in general for everyone who loves, mystery, adventure, and good acting accompanied by intelligent script-writing and scientific elements.Two FBI agents Mulder and Scully meet for the first time to investigate a teenage alien abduction case in Oregon, which by the way is based on documented facts.Agent Mulder, an Oxford psychology Phd graduate, convinced that his sister was abducted by aliens when he was 12, investigates every case with an eye to the paranormal, while Agent Scully, who left behind a career in medicine, tries to put him back in the FBI mainstream by using her scientific background to explain the apparently unexplainable phenomena. This season contains no double episodes whatsoever except Tooms which is not related to the conspiracy that appears in the later seasons. I think that all the standalone episodes were excellent because Chris Carter used some of the most original, fascinating, and scariest stories. A brilliant combination of science with fantasy to solve the most mysterious murder cases that make every viewer question their beliefs, integrated into a clever, but frightening plot, makes up the first cycle of one of the most successful series in television history. Some of my favorite episodes are: "Pilot", "Deep Throat", "Conduit", "Ice", "Eve", "Darkness Falls", "The Erlenmeyer Flask", etc. Another brilliant character who appears in this season for the first time and dies in the season finale is Deep Throat: The secret government operative who decides to help the 2 agents in uncovering truths meant to be hidden, who in the end pays the price with his own life. The dvd collection contains some interesting special features including a documentary on the whole season.The acting of David and Gillian here is not as good compared to the upcoming seasons, but the bond between the two agents is strengthened by what they experience together and everything they witness in their investigations. I enjoyed watching every single episode, (especially after watching season 9, which transformed the series into I don't know what). This is how it all began. Don't think twice--buy it now.
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Summary: not paying $140 for the set
Review: I'm sorry but they are asking a bit too much for the set. If I wanted the whole series i would be spending over $1000. I'll pass. Same goes for Star Trek, and I'm a fan of both.
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Summary: set costs way too much
Review: I'm sorry but i'm not paying $140 for the set. Same thing with Star Trek.
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Summary: my second favorite season
Review: i really loved this show, but one thing that gets my goat is that this is the first season and its been out on DVD for almost 3 years, and its still the same price it was when it first came out. Sorry FOX, I really love the X-files, but i'm not willing to spend over $1000 to get all of the seasons. I really dont understand why they are so expensive. If you compare this boxset to lets say... Buffy the vampire slayer or Friends, the price margin is incredibley different. by about 60-70 bucks. If there is a barebones x-files boxset out there i want it, i dont really need a 60 dollar booklet that come with this one.
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Summary: The beginning of a classic.
Review: Long before The X-Files sold out to be a Sunday night drama, it was an atmospheric, creepy, often chilling science fiction show. The first season is the essence of everything that made X-Files such a great show...dark lighting, creepy sets, scary stories, and the chemistry between agents Mulder and Scully. This was before the famous mythology involving an alien conspiracy opened up a new era of the show, each episode was like a mini-horror movie. From storylines such as genetic mutants, deadly twins, pyromaniacs, and flesh-eating bugs, this was essential Friday night viewing. The graceful pace of the episodes and downbeat endings were intriguing rather than boring as in later seasons, and there are many standout episodes such as the Pilot, Squeeze, Ice, Beyond the Sea, Eve, Darkness Falls, and The Erlenmeyer Flask, perhaps the true beginning of the mythology. So buy this set and see how a Friday night cult show grew into a worldwide phenomenon. It was The X-Files the way it was meant to be. Turn out the lights and prepare to be thrilled.
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Summary: One of the best tv shows ever
Review: This show is a mix of so many genres: drama, scifi, horror and action. The best episode of this season is "Ice."
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Summary: The beginning
Review: Before The X-Files became a global smash hit for Fox, it started as a modestly budgeted Friday night thriller that soon became a cult classic. Then virtual unknown actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson starred as FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully respectively; both of whom are assigned to the X-Files: a division of the FBI which investigates paranormal activity. Like many of Fox's other prime time shows at the time (except for The Simpsons and Melrose Place), the future of The X-Files was uncertain; so the on going plot lines and self-parody hurmor would not take full circle until later seasons. This first season isn't the best in the series' nine season run, but it is a step into one of the greatest prime time telivision dramas to hit network TV in years. Standout episodes include "Darkness Falls", "Ice", and "Squeeze/Tooms" which guest starred Doug Hutchison (The Green Mile, Salton Sea) who was one of the most underrated and creppy villians the series would ever have.
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