Another interesting tidbit about the Super35 3-perf 16:9 frame is that several films are also shooting in the format nowadays, mostly films that'll crop Super35 to 2.35:1 for the final image:

http://us.imdb.com/SearchTechnical?P...2035%09(3-perf)

Films like Kill Bill and Lucky number Slevin have used it. It saves them 25% of film-length while still allowing the image to be "opened up" to fill a WS TV frame. Lionsgate somewhat controversially did this when they released the film Creep on DVD.

Sorry for the late reply to all

thanks for the info guys

I have to go to cosco or sam club to check out what i can get.


I prefer to get the old set for the x tra stuff that was included


got back form family vacation


Happy Holidays to all! (Better late than never, no pc during the holidays)

Just a FYI but I was able to get the old foldout edition for Season 8 at my local BB for 19.99. It originally rang up 41.99 but I simply told her that it was supposed to be 19.99. I really didn't realize there was a difference. I like the sets to all look the same and all the otther sets are the foldout style. Most of mine were purchased for $90-$100 so $20 is a steal.

Of course YMMV.

thats exactly what I tried to do with no luck at best buys

slim set going for the same price right now

I was able to get the old foldout style for Seasons 8 & 9 at my BB for 19.99 today, but I had to get a manager to override the 41.99 price. I got Seasons 1-7 about 3 years ago from all of my family members for my birthday at about $100 per season. I've watched them all several times and it's my favorite TV show so I'm not sorry. Anyone who doesn't have these season sets yet, though, they're a steal at 19.99 each! I've been waiting for 8 & 9 to be cheap for quite a while. I'm glad I've finally got them and they all match!

I tried to get the old sets at BB for the $19.99 but no deal. I didn't get a manager involved though. This pricing differnce issue for these sets sucks.

I got season 8 of the old sets today at BB for 19.99. A manager had to override the price. Lucked out.

well if thats the case then I will try. I was going to try to get a manger involved but didnt.

Bumping this thread to report that my local Costco(Milford, Connecticut) has all 9 seasons of the original releases for $23.99 each.

Is there any DVD store online that has the series on sale? I remember Amazon was having a sale of each slim-set season for $19.99, but that's gone for now. I regret not having purchased the series then.

every once in a while these sets go to $19.99 at Best Buy

After being out for a few years I thought for sure that Fox would put together the ultimate X-Files box set with all 9 seasons, the movies and maybe even the spin-off shows (Lone Gunman especially). I still think they will release a great LE box set...

what are the extras on the old sets..really worth it to have or not?

Isolated deleted scenes, episode promos, featurettes from FX, and interviews with the cast and crew, from the effects folk up through Chris Carter (at-filming and retrospective).

I'm pretty extras-happy, so I may not be the best source for how 'worth it' they are.

I Netflixed the bonus discs. They are actually pretty neat. I particularly enjoyed Chris Carter's comments on selected individual episodes. The promo stuff was also a hoot in a nostalgic way - has it been 10 years already?

Not sure that I would pay a premium for the old sets, but if you can snag 'em for close to $20 then it's a no-brainer.

What spin-off shows are there other than Lone Gunmen?

Just Millennium, I believe.

Millennium wasn't really a spin-off like The Lone Gunmen. They did have a Frank Black episode on the X-Files after Millennium had been cancelled.

I saw the Collectors seasons at my Costco today for $23.99 each. Sadly, I am currently putting up my 9 sealed thinpak seasons on ebay soon. I need the cash and I know it will be forever (if ever) before I find the time to watch 9 seasons of anything. My dvd backlog is just crazy.

Yeah, I should have been more clear. I was just referring to shows created by the same crew: CC, Glen Morgan etc.

Yeah "Millennium" was definitely not a spinoff. There were two high-profile CROSSOVERS (Jose Chung on "Millennium" and Frank & Jordan Black on "The X-Files") but when the show began there was no in-show connection to "The X-Files", those connections came later. There were also several minor, more "in-jokey" crossovers like Mulder & Scully visible in the background of FBI headquarters in one episode (in reality it was DD and GA's photo doubles), Peter Watts finding a Morley stub in Millennium Group headquarters, the same actor playing J. Edgar Hoover in FBI flashback episodes on both shows, etc.

I would really only count shows produced by Chris Carter's Ten Thirteen productions, and there were only four: "The X-Files", "Millennium", "Harsh Realm" and "The Lone Gunmen".

There were many notable people like Morgan & Wong and Frank Spotnitz that went on to make very Ten Thirteen-ish shows but that opens a huge can of worms because "X-Files" writers, producers and directors winded up working on practically every sci-fi drama on television.

Yeah, that's pretty much what I was referring to. I wasn't referring to the bad movies that were made by some of the writers. I should have thought out my post a little more I guess.