X Files Ultimate Collection - Nov 6th
 

X Files

There was mention of this over in the 'Bargains' forum, but I felt that since this was the show that really started the TV on DVD genre (in my opinion), I felt it deserved a thread here since it's so popular.

Wow. I kinda agree with you about this being the first show on DVD to make waves. I also remember that the MSRP for the original sets was $150. Thank god that this wasn't the norm. Amazing that you can get the entire series, plus the movie, for less than season 1 & 2 back in the day. Too bad I have the entire set already. Even worse that even though I picked them up on sale before they went to the slim pack, I paid more than $300 for all of them.

Love love love this series. I stopped collecting them after Season 3 because of the high price point at the time ($76 was a "good deal" at the time) and the anticipation for something like this coming along. Sold off the seasons I owned a few months ago. Great news!

haha!! Yes. My patience paid off. I love this show, but I've waited.

I think I might have to sell my x-files movie so I can get this set, I have never bought an x-files dvd set so I might be up for this. Will this set have the seventh disc for each season with all the extras.

I'm really happy with the current price of the single seasons so I will probably just continue to pick them up a little at a time. Costco has them for like $24 a piece I think.

Damn it! I was hoping they did not do this. Not sure who I was kidding, but I have all the seasons now on slim set. But this set looks awesome!

Nice looking set, but I've had the entire series for sometime now and I really don't plan on investing any more money than I already have. I actually prefer the original, non-slimline sets I got back in the day. This is an awsome deal for anyone that doesn't own more than 3 seasons, however.

What freakin' world are they living in?

$329.98 US = $419.98 CDN?

Yeah, five or ten years ago. What a bloody ripoff. No wonder I buy all my stuff in the US now.

Ditto.

I wonder if this Ultimate Collection will contain the bonus discs from each season that was removed from the recent slim pack re-release?

What a very cool boxset! I already have the orignal X-Files packs and the movie, oh well!

No reason to get this if you have the original releases.

Or the slim pack releases?

From my understanding, there are extras missing from the slimpack re-releases. Plus the original digipaks have a very cool design to them.

Yeah, whoever bought the silmcase releases got screwed unless they don't care about the extras

Do we know if these are going to have the Seventh discs from the digi-pack collections?

I already got the seasons I want, 1-6 and the movie, so I'll pass. Unless they would do something like clean up the transfer (if possible) and/or add a bunch of extras, especially with Anderson & Duchovny (won't happen).

can't tell if the packaging will be cool from that tiny pic... i already own all the "thick" packs that i got when they were at costco for $23.99 so i doubt there will be much incentive to pick this up. when it lists the mythology threads, do they mean that those four-disc sets are also included also? i realize those discs kinda bring together the similar episodes, but isn't it redundant to add them to a set that has all seaons already?

^I think it will just be the special documentaries created for those "Mythology" sets

Yea, think I'll pass on this one just like the rest of them. Just a gimmick to squeeze more money out of their dying fan base.

Don;t get me wrong. I'm a huge fan. I'm just not a big fan of repackaged material at a higher price.

Remember that the "Mythology" sets had new commentaries on select episodes.

For me, I have the original releases + the Mythology sets, so I have all the special features (which are important to me). You would hope that a complete series set would include everything that was available from all the releases, but that never seems to be the norm for releases like this (thinking Twin Peaks "Definitive (not)" release)

yeah that's what i'd like to know too...

Pass. I'm doing just fine with my episode-only collection, thanks.

This sounds amazing, and is certainly tempting, but I will have to hear more about it. I'm one for original releases (unless botched; these weren't), so I would tend toward the individual boxed sets, even though, at average eBay prices, they do cost more than this. Still, look forward to further information.

--THX

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? :shrug:

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?