The X-Files - The Complete Eighth Season (Slim Set) | 
 enlarge | Actors: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $49.98
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Rating:  26 reviews
Sales Rank: 1427
Format: Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Number Of Items: 6
Running Time: 930
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.5 x 1
MPN: 2234420
UPC: 024543244202
EAN: 0024543244202
ASIN: B000EXDS3E
Theatrical Release Date: September 10, 1993
Release Date: June 6, 2006
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Condition: Brand New and Factory Sealed. 6-Disc Collectors Set in Large (not Slimpack) case with all Bonus Features.
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Product Description
Own the complete 8th season of this ground breaking series loaded with bonus features and a new DVD ROM interactive game.System Requirements:Episodes & Bonus: Disc 1: International clips: 8X01 "Within" one minute clips in: German Japanese & Italian Disc 2: Deleted scenes: 1 scene in "8X09 Sure Kill" International clips: 8X07 "Via Negativa" one minute clips in German Japanese and Italian Disc 3: Deleted scenes: 1 scene in "8X12 Badlaa" International clips: 8X11 "The Gift" one minute clips in German Japanese and Italian Disc 4: Deleted scenes: 1 scene in "8X08 Per Manum" International clips: 8X11 "The Gift" one minute clips in German Japanese and Italian Disc 5: Deleted scenes: 1 scene in 8X17 "Empedocles" International clips 8X20 "Essence" one minute clips in German Japanese and Italian Commentary tracks: 8X19 "Laone" by Director Frank Spotnitz one minute clips in German Japanese and Italian Disc 6: Deleted scenes in 8X21 "Existence" International clips: 8X21 "Existence" one minute clips in German Japanese and Italian Season 8" (30 mins) featurettes: "The X-Files Profiles" (Gibson Praise John Doggett Alex Krycek) 21 TV spots & 7 episodes with special effects by Mat Beck (commentary by Paul Rawin) DVD ROM: All New DVD-ROM Game 'Existence' (300 Megs) Running Time: 984 MinFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: SCI-FI/FANTASY Rating: NR UPC: 024543244202 Manufacturer No: 2234420
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 The X-files recreated for 2 final seasons! August 12, 2008
While the 8th season limits Mulder to only a few bit parts, it strengthens Scully to a sharp point. Gillian's performances remove any doubt that she is a capable actor. She carried the last 2 seasons with strong supporting roles from Patrick, Pileggi, and Gish.
While many see the 8th and 9th season as the [...] stepchildren of the X-Files, I see them as genuine extensions of a truly great television series.
I am disappointed that Chris Carter did not use Patrick and Gish in his latest movie. I feel that their contribution would probably have increased it's viewership. But then again, maybe many of the X-Files viewers were just fair weather fans to begin with. This could be the reason so many disliked the last 2 seasons and then vilified the "I Want to Believe" movie, which I felt was a very well written, if not a swan song, to a most memorable show.
I am one of those fans who watches the season over and over...and even though I have seen them 3 times each, I gain more insight into the world that Chris Carter created!
 PUT IN THE CHECK BOXES SO IT CAN BE BOUGHT! July 30, 2008
I REALLY WANT TO BUY THE 8th SEASON OF THE X-FILES BUT EVER SINCE IT WAS UPLOADED, THERE ARE NO CHECK BOXES TO BUY EACH EPISODE. NO ONE HAS BOUGHT IT YET BECAUSE YOU CANNOT BUY IT, IT IS NOT WORKING. PLEASE AMAZON, FIX THIS! ADD THE CHECK BOXES SO EPISODES CAN BE PURCHASED (USING BOTH ie AND FIREFOX THERE ARE NO CHECK BOXES).
It sucks...no. It's OK...no. I like it...no. I LOVE it...YES!!! July 28, 2008
In 2000, plot details were revealed that Mulder would be abducted by aliens, leaving Scully with a not-very-likeable replacement named John Doggett. This opens up many opportunities for Scully and others around her. They are on the search for Mulder.
And that gives the plot for Season 8 of The X-Files. The show has taken a completely different direction. It has a completely new plot and even a new agent. Robert Patrick, who played T2 in Terminator 2: Judgment Day is great as Doggett and everything seems to fit together flawlessly.
SEASON REPORT CARD:
Within: 10/10
Without: 10/10
Patience: 7/10 (too slow)
Roadrunners: 10/10
Invocation: 8/10
redruM: 9/:10
Via Negativa: 8/10 (definitely the creepiest episode in the whole show)
Surekill: 3/10 (is this The X-Files or is this The Outer Limits????)
Salvage: 5/10 (suffers from a case of being too ordinary)
Badlaa: 4/10 (Doesn't make sense and too damn slow)
The Gift: 8/10
Medusa: 10/10
Per Manum: 10/10
This is Not Happening: 10+/10 (I actually cried at the end!!!)
Deadalive: 6/10 (WTH??????)
Three Words: 8/10
Empedocles: 9/10 (very darkly funny, yet in a way depraved)
Vienen: 10/10
Alone: 10/10 (AWESOME!!!!!!)
Essence: 10/10 (has you on the edge of your seat the whole time)
Existence: 10/10
OVERALL: A+
Worthwhile even if you are skeptical about Mulder not being on the snow. I remember seeing some episodes on TV back when they were first aired. And trust me, you're in for a spooky (no pun intended) good time!
New Character Refreshes Show June 8, 2008
In the previous (seventh) season of the X-Files, the Mulder-Scully romantic relationship was cultivated by the writers/producers more than ever before. Thus, as the eighth season dawned without Mulder (David Duchovny signed a limited contract with the show), the tension between Scully and new agent John Doggett (a "by-the-book" skeptic) is wonderful. Let's quickly look at how that tension played into this season's episodes:
Mythology: Unlike previous seasons, this season had many more mythology episodes than ever before. As the season dawns, Scully is paired with Doggett, with their primary task being to determined the whereabouts of Mulder. Once Mulder is found (dead or alive, I will not reveal) the mythological focus shifts towards a new sort of government/alien conspiracy...enhanced human beings ("Super Soldiers") meant to pave the way for colonization. While the added number of mythology episodes was exciting, the dramatic material often seemed a bit contrived. The quandry the writers/producers found themselves in was that they did not know when the show would end. Essentially airing on a season-by-season basis at this point, the mythos of the show was conflicted between providing answers to previously-asked questions and creating new material.
Also present throughout the entire mythology of this season (and coming to a head in the two-part season finale) is Scully's mysterious pregnancy: Who is the father? Is the baby "normal"?
Stand-Alone: After some sub-par stand-alone efforts in Season Seven, the addition of Doggett really livened up the stand-alones this season. The tension between the now-believing Scully and the procedural Doggett is a great dramatic tool, as Scully must learn to not always "think like Mulder" while Doggett learns to take a few leaps of faith. Only 1-2 "clinker" stand-alone episodes exist during this season.
To conclude, the Eighth Season of the X-Files succeeds in breathing new life into a show that began showing its age in Season Seven. Yet, as is true in most media efforts, nothing is as good as the original. The witty Mulder-Scully banter is no more, no humorous episodes appear this season, and the mythology plotlines often do not jive with previously established material. While not measuring up to previous seasons, this season still is a strong effort that contains many compelling hours of drama for X-Files fans.
 Good Season May 26, 2008
Not the best season, but it was great. We miss Mulder a lot, but I liked Agent Dogget too, Robert Patrick is excellent in his role.
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