This sounds pretty good since I haven't picked up any seasons yet. Maybe I'll ask for it as a holiday gift before plunking down my own cash.

This is what I've been waiting for. The slimcases always seem to be on sale and I was very tempted to get them but, with all the other complete series set out there I knew that there would be a X-Files one.

I've got the digipaks...looks like it's time to sell them and order this.

Am I the only one that likes the original design of the digipaks?

Geez! What is with all the series set coming out this Christmas?

One last hoorah before the HD Revolution?

i LOVED the design of the original digipaks with their "shiny" (for lack of a better word?) slipcover, the nice booklet episode guides they came with. luckily, i got them all instead of the thin slimcase repackaging which are just lackluster to me. even if i do opt for this ultimate collection, i doubt they'll have the original large digipaks, so i would still keep them even in addition to the ultimate set that will probably just sit on my shelf.

Im a die hard x-file nut i have everything thats out there i will ad this one thanks

Absolutely not. Love the digipak design, for X-Files or whatever else. Just feels classy. Whenever I start my collection, assuming I don't go for the Ultimate Collection, I will be acquiring all nine seasons in their original packaging.

--THX

"One last hoorah before the HD Revolution?"

I hope so.

When they pick a clear format, then i'll think HD.

With the slim-paks selling for $20 (with people getting them as low as $10 at certain deals) and this ultimate collection selling for $200+, is there a reason to even get the new set?

It depends if you care about extras. The new set will have the mythology set extras included. It's not known yet if the extras from the original set will carry over. So if you only want the shows, then the Slim-paks are the way to go. Personally I prefer to have any extras that could be part of the set. I own all the original sets with the extras. So whether or not I buy the ultimate collection will depend on what's included before I sell off what I have.

I'm a huge X-Files fan...I own the original releases that I bought right when they were released for over $100 each. I also own the movie and the Mythology sets...and I will still be getting this for sure =)

Ok. I'm a big X-Files fan too. I own exactly what you have. From everything I've seen, this has no additional content besides it being packaged together. In addition, it still remains to be seen if the extra features dropped in the slim-line case releases will be in there.

Don't get me wrong, I like the fancy box sets, but if it is the same (or less) than what I already own (besides being in a box), I will not buy it.

Just wondering if you are going to plop down $200+ for a box?

Seems like you and me are in the minority here. I just dont see the need to spend more money to buy something that you already have in a different package. Grant it, there might be some extras in the big box that arent on the individual releases. If all the episodes are the same, then 6 out of seven discs will be the same. Just doesnt make sense to me. Does anyone know for sure that there is going to be some substantial extra content in this box, that hasn't been made available before.

See, that's why you just do what I plan to do, and sell the sets you currently have. You'll likely get money back, instead of having to pay more. Just waiting on Amazon to list this before I do it, as I'll likely get the highest return selling the digipaks there.

Obviously, if they don't include all of the extras, that wouldn't make sense.

EDIT: And Amazon has listed the preorder for $230.99.

If they would make this set available in HD DVD and Blu-ray, it would have been more palatable a price. Many sets I currently own I'm just holding off until the HD versions come out.

Actually...my original sets are pretty useless. When I had a roommate, she did everything short of using them for plates, so the majority of the disks don't even play. They're just sitting on my shelf, and all the boxes for them are beat up, too. So, I can't watch them anyway. I knew I was always going to have to replace them, but they were always so expensive to have to repurchase. Even when they dropped, I thought they might be planning something like this, so I held off. So, no...I'm not dropping $200+ for a box...I'm dropping $200+ to replace my current useless collection

I had the thin pack releases of seasons 1-3, and a short while ago picked up seasons 4-9 when Best Buy had a sale for ALL Fox series sets at 19.99 a piece. I'm quite happy with what I have and I'm sure a different release for the film will come once the second film gets a release. I won't drop a lot of money on an X-Files box.

$330 does seem a bit high.

The complete Buffy set, with seven seasons, was $200. The Angel set is $140. So you're looking at little less than $30 a season for those.

I picked up season 1-7 for a really good price, and I'm happy with enough with those to pass on this.

Amazon has it for $230. No reason to pay $100 extra.

Buffy was $140, and Angel is currently $90.

True but this also has atleast 4 bonus DVDs, two additional seasons, and a movie added to the mix...

On the downside, the look of the new set doesn't do much for me. Granted, that tiny picture featured at TVShowsOnDVD probably doesn't do it justice. But I've always loved the artwork on the digipaks, and I would prefer to see them on my shelf rather than this.

--THX

What a great price! If I hadn't already purchased every season the first tiime around, I would get these in a flash.