Not perfect but there's still no Blu-Ray.
You can get series reviews everywhere. I write this to clarify what exactly this set consists of; I purchased the day of the Gold Box deal. I previously owned only three of the 'original' editions because they were SO honking expensive. The special features, on those sets, are to me not worth the extra hundred dollars, and I have not noticed any quality difference as far as this set's mastering/picture. I'm pretty sure it's the same data, just crammed into a smaller box and missing the 'bonus' disc.
This particular set did not come in a display box, as the official 'complete' release did. This is just a copy of each season and each movie packing-taped together and shrink-wrapped after the fact (each set within is still individually factory shrink-wrapped).
Don't flip out when you see seasons 1-4 are labeled fullscreen and 5-9 widescreen. They didn't gyp you; that's how they were aired and if fullscreen REALLY bugs you, wait for the rumored Blu-Ray release, because they...
A good deal with reservations.
I have all of these discs which I have purchased over the years. If you are a fan or are a little young to have seen the X Files when it was broadcast and do not have access to streaming you will want to purchase this set. However be advised that the picture quality leaves a lot to be desired. Some episodes have a lot of digital artifacts that I do not believe is intentional. The series is dark but I do not think it was intended to be as dark as these discs sometimes are. But Amazon selling these DVDs at a cut rate may indicate that the long rumored blu ray release is coming. So that is good news.
Glad to see all the features were included!
I was a little worried that this would only be the straight-up dvds, with no extra features, given that it was a megaset at this low price, but I was THRILLED to find it was all the seasons with their own bonus features, plus the movies and THEIR bonus features. Incredible deal for a great set...delivered quickly, packaged perfectly.
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