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It was so horrible Josh Z somehow felt compelled to tune in every week and watch the horror unfold with his own eyes...

Give me a break.

Season 9 wasn't the best season but the worst of the X-Files beats almost anything on any given day.

All these people who just KNOW HOW HORRIBLE it was, yet watched every episode sometimes make me wanna hurl.

Can't wait to buy season 9!!

I only watched maybe 5-6 episodes plus the series finale, a lot of those "filler" episodes weren't very good but I did like the super-soldier arc and that episode with Agent Spender appearing to be Mulder.

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=1168

I hope this means they'll be releasing it in May, instead of waiting until November.

Rob

I think the whole November confusion was started by an error by Digital Bits. It happens.

I personally can't wait to add this my my beautiful row of X-Files season and have a complete 9-season run on DVD of one of the best series in the history of American television.



Drool all you true fans!

Wow

Very nice. These sets are so amazing I'm actually going to be a bit depressed when I have this last one. I love owning them but I also enjoy part of the wait.

Wow, two discs of bonus features. Can't wait to see what will be included.

Rob

They better be giving us something extra special to compensate for the cost of the most dismal X-files season of them all.

I just found out from my friend at Fox that season 9 is coming out May 11th.

Mind your own damn business!
Funny how thread crapping isn't allowed on the board, but still happens in every single thread.

Super duper !

I'll add my support for X-Files on DVD. I didn't get to see many of the episodes during the regular run of the show, because I often wasn't home on the nights it aired, but I took a real interest when I caught it in re-runs - enough so to buy the season box sets when they became available. Now it is undoubtedly one of my all time favorite shows, and I'm looking forward (although somewhat wistfully like MasterofDVD) to getting the final season, even if it was probably the weakest season. As Kerborus said, even weak X-Files is a helluva lot better than most anything else on TV.

Oh yeah, and I bought ALL of my sets (all sealed and new, Region1, no bootlegs) on Ebay for anywhere from 50-60 % of retail price. So there are some good deals to be had for careful and patient bargain hunters.

Great news, hope it really comes out in May. And two discs of special features, YIPPIE!!!

I am a huge X-Files fan, and I love the show to death. It's in my top 3 TV shows of all time, and will almost certainly remain there until the day I die. I also own seasons 1-7 and the movie on DVD. I bought them using my well-developed and very cunning eBay skills for $50 - $80 on eBay over the past two years. And they were brand new, region 1, factory-sealed copies, too. I accept NO substitutes!

That being said, I don't own season 8 and I won't own season 9 on DVD. Season 8 had only a few tolerable episodes for me, and any appearance by Alex Krycek is a great one, but that entire season rubbed me the wrong way. I didn't like where the show went, nor did I like Mulder's disappearence or Robert Patrick taking over for David Duchovny. I prefer to think of season 7 as the last season, with "Requiem" as the final capper. Season 9 was pretty bad, with only a few bright spots scattered here and there. Some episodes I actually quit watching halfway through.

Still, I say "right on" to those fans who still aren't discouraged. I know what it's like to "complete the collection" as they say, and although I'd rather not bite the bullet on seasons of a TV show that I didn't enjoy, I respect your attitudes as well.

The packaging of these sets remains super-cool, and it's possible that I might pick up the last two seasons one day when I have oodles of cash and I want to "complete the collection".

By the way, I'm actually partially color-blind, believe it or not. What color is that neat-looking season 9 DVD box, might I ask?

Goodie! Yes S9 was horrible but I actually went back and looked at the episode descriptions and found I liked more episodes from S9 than S8. The cover art looks amazing too so sign me up.

The color is dark goldish/brown. Very cool.

I watched every episode because I was a long-time X-Files fan and felt compelled to see it through to the end. I kept hoping that Chris Carter would lay off the cocaine for a week or two and pull things together for the big finale. Instead, we got the worst 2-hour block of television that has ever been aired. I was disgusted. I felt like I'd wasted too much of my life on the show, only to see it fall to crap and amount to nothing in the end.

Hardly. Season 9 of X-Files was on in the same time-slot as Alias on ABC, a vastly superior show. I wound up watching that one instead and taping X-Files for later. I'm glad I did.

I bought 1-7 retail (well ranging from $8-$100), but waited on 8. I just ordered that yesterday though half.com for $48. And yes the seller says they are US region 1 version. We will see in a day or two. If that works out I will wait on season 9 as well.

2 discs of extras...

Cant wait to see all 9 lined up...

Don't forget that there is an X-files movie or two to 'wrap it up' as you say, Josh Z. I didn't think the ending was the best it could have been and there definately were a few clunkers in season 9, but IMHO it was still a good show.

I do not like Alias whatsoever, as it seems to be the Ken and Barbie version of James Bond, starring a stick figure girl who knocks down football players with one kick and the bad guy is... Her mother! Egads, even X-Files did the whole paternity thing, isn't it dead yet? Just goes to show that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Still buying X-Files season 9!

During the ninth season of The X-Files, I ended up taping the eps and watching the first season of 24 (which is my favorite season of TV ever) instead. But I wasn't as disappointed with the series finale as some people were. I thought "The Truth" was pretty decent!

After the last couple of seasons' dismal ratings and Fox's increasing displeasure with Chris Carter, I'm not so sure those plans will ever see fruition. I doubt Duchovny or Anderson would want to bother with it at this point either.

I would say that's probably not an accurate presumption. The show is still very popular in syndication, still has a HUGE cult following, Anderson and Duchovny will most certainly at some point be interested in revisiting their respective roles for a movie (or two, or however many there many be) as their post X-Files careers haven't exactly been going gangbusters. And no matter how much Fox may not like Carter, they certainly aren't going to pass on the money that a popular franchise could bring.

X-Files has all the potential for being another ST:TNG type film sequel franchise. Not necessarily a prestige franchise like LOTR, but a steady moneymaker, at least for a few films.

Just thought I'd give some advice about people who are not willing to pay full retail on these. With Amazon coupons and trivia almost gone, and no money to start with in the first place (thanks college loan), I had bought the last two runs of the seasons off Hal.com. I never thought about doing it until seeing the prices and a friend who buys all her stuff on ebay or half. And if doing your homework and dealing wisely with the sellers, you get a good deal. Just picked up for example, Season 8, for $43 shipped Priority Mail. Got it in 2 days. Done and done. Just watch out for imports, boots and too cheap of a price.

yep. see my post, 6 above this one.

Actually, Chris Carter is writing the second movie as we speak and all players, Anderson, Duchovny, Davis, Patrick and Gish have all either signed to do the movie or said they can't wait to do the movie...

My only reservation is that there is talk of the movie being a 'prequel' or a 'stand alone'. I think Chris Carter will stall time to get to May 15, 2012 and then release the 'Alien Invasion' the smoking man said was coming.

Josh Z, I definitely think your attitude on this one has gone south and taken all logic and reason with it. The show is and was great as a whole. I always feel sad for 'fans' that can do nothing but focus on the negative...