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Being the progenitor of many sci-fi TV shows that became global trends in recent years, the most legendary television programme of the '90s, THE X-FILES, is finally making its blu-ray appearance, after years in the process of remastering from the original 35mm negatives, presented in 16:9 widescreen format, and including new DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 tracks. All 202 episodes are featured, with more than 23 hours of special content across all 9 Seasons, and including bonus features from the previous DVD releases, such as audio commentaries, deleted scenes and featurettes. For the first time, we have the chance to own a piece of television history in superior quality, in the fasion of the glorious "TWIN PEAKS: The entire mystery" set from last year that was also finally presented in HD and in its entirety. Having created a huge buzz months before its release, here is the complete and official details, for those who wish to know exactly what the box includes, and also what it looks like. Packaging: The box contains 9 - 1 for each Season- cases, and leaves a space reserved for the upcoming mini-series set (due to be released next year), all housed in a glossy, sturdy slide-off box set. All Seasons are 6-disc sets (except for Season 2 which, being the longest, is spread over 7 discs), presented in double, not regular-sized, clear blue amaray cases. Each Season contains all the episodes and special features from the individual Seasons-sets, which are now also available individually on blu-ray. No guides or booklets are included in the box, the only info available is an episode list and a special features list on the inside of each case. The discs of each season have different artwork on them. (Australian release features an additional 2 blu-ray discs for the feature films "Fight the future" and "I want to believe"; Japanese box, also, includes the 2 films, plus, a poster, a set of cards with commissioned artwork, and an episode guide). Picture/Audio: The entire show was originally broadcast in standard definition. As the series was launched after the early widescreen TV boom of the early '90s, it was filmed with widescreen in mind. The first 4 Seasons were produced in 4:3 format. The series then went to a 16:9 widescreen format for the remainder of its run, as anamorphic widescreen displays were starting to become common. Thus, it now appears as originally intended, which is rather amazing to watch after 2+ decades (only the pilot was shot somewhat differently, and so the result is some unavoidable cropping in order to get it looking right; but that is a minor gripe that only eagle-eyed viewers will notice). The sharpness is astounding, it is even more impressive than some HD footage shown on German TV a couple of years ago. The audio is equally impressive, crisp and clear. The extra features are presented in HD as well, indicative of the effort made to present a pristine package altogether. To those interested in buying this, this will be of interest: I bought the UK box set for €140 (about $150). Amazon.com's $270 price is ridiculous, but amazon.uk's £100 plus p&p is one of the best deals at the moment. Both UK and US boxes feature the exact same material, which is exactly what one will get when purchasing all seasons individually (but why not have the complete thing when you can buy it at a good price?). If I could recommend one of the 2 sets, I would go for the UK box, because the packaging is better-looking (thicker outer-box, and all 9 cases are double ones - US box has 8 normal ones + 1 double for Season 2). The notes I have included about the picture and audio quality and the remastering are based on selective viewing. Obviously it will take a while to watch everything on here, but I will make an update if I encounter anything worth sharing. Let us all rejoice, this is super exciting, I am sure most avid fans of the show can share my enthusiasm! The truth is - finally - out there! List of contents: Format: Widescreen 16:9 (1.78:1) Audio: English: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French: DTS 2.0, Spanish: Dolby Digital 2.0, German: DTS 2.0 Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, German and Japanese Number of discs: 55 (Seasons 1 & 3-9 x6 discs, Season 2 x7 discs) Total run time: 9,071 minutes SEASON 1 Episodes: 1. Pilot 2. Deep Throat 3. Squeeze 4. Conduit 5. The Jersey Devil 6. Shadows 7. Ghost In The Machine 8. Ice 9. Space 10. Fallen Angel 11. Eve 12. Fire 13. Beyond The Sea 14. Genderbender 15. Lazarus 16. Young At Heart 17. E.B.E. 18. Miracle Man 19. Shapes 20. Darkness Falls 21. Tooms 22. Born Again 23. Roland 24. The Erlenmeyer Flask Extra features: Introduction to Pilot by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz Audio commentary on Deep Throat by Chris Carter Series introduction by Frank Spotnitz Chris Carter talks about Season 1 Deleted scenes Pilot international clips The Jersey Devil international clips Ice international clips Special effects squence from Fallen Angel Space international clips Fire international clips Introduction to Beyond The Sea by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz Beyond The Sea international clips E.B.E. international clips Audio commentary on The Erlenmeyer Flask by R.W. Goodwin Documentary: The Truth About Season 1 FX: Behind The Truth Television spots Tooms international clips The Erlenmeyer Flask international clips SEASON 2 Episodes: 1. Little Green Men 2. The Host 3. Blood 4. Sleepless 5. Duane Barry 6. Ascension 7. 3 8. One Breath 9. Firewalker 10. Red Museum 11. Excelsius Dei 12. Aubrey 13. Irresistable 14. Die Hand Die Verletzt 15. Fresh Bones 16. Colony 17. Endgame 18. Fearful Symmetry 19. Dod Kalm 20. Humbug 21. The Calusari 22. F. Emasculata 23. Soft Light 24. Our Town 25. Anasazi Extra features: Introduction to The Host by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz Deleted scenes Audio commentary on Duane Barry by Chris Carter Duane Barry international clips One Breath international clips Irresistible international clips Audio commentary on End Games by Frank Spotnitz Behind-the-scenes clips Chris Carter talks about Season 2 Humbug international clips Audio commentary on Anasazi by R.W. Goodwin Anasazi international clips Documentary: The Truth About Season 2 FX: Behind The Truth Television spots SEASON 3 Episodes: 1. The Blessing Way 2. Paper Clip 3. D.P.O. 4. Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose 5. The List 6. 2Shy 7. The Walk 8. Oubliette 9. Nisei 10. 731 11. Revelations 12. War Of The Coprophages 13. Syzygy 14. Grotesque 15. Piper Maru 16. Apocrypha 17. Pusher 18. Teso Dos Bichos 19. Hell Money 20. Jose Chung's From Outer Space 21. Avatar 22. Quagmire 23. Wetwired 24. Talitha Cumi Extra features: Introduction to Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Chris Carter Special effects sequences with commentary by Mat Beck Chris Carter talks about Season 3 Paper Clip international clips The Walk international clips War Of The Coprophages international clips Audio commentary on Apocrypha by Kim Manners and Chris Carter Piper Maru international clips Audio commentary on Jose Chung's From Outer Space by Rob Bowman and Darin Morgan Pusher international clips Audio commentary on Talitha Cumi by R.W. Goodwin Talitha Cumi international clips Documentary: The Truth About Season 3 Threads of Mythology: Abduction FX: Behind The Truth Television spots SEASON 4 Episodes: 1. Herrenvolk 2. Home 3. Teliko 4. Unruhe 5. The Field Where I Died 6. Sanguinarium 7. Musings Of A Cigarette Smoking Man 8. Tunguska 9. Terma 10. Paper Hearts 11. El Mundo Gira 12. Leonard Betts 13. Never Again 14. Momento Mori 15. Haddish 16. Unrequited 17. Tempes Fugit 18. Max 19. Synchrony 20. Small Potatoes 21. Zero Sum 22. Elegy 23. Demons 24. Gethsemane Extra features: Deleted scenes Special effects sequences with commentary by Paul Rabwin Herrenvolk interview with Frank Spotnitz Home interview with James Wong Unruhe interview with Vince Gilligan Alternate audio for home teaser Home international clips Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Chris Carter Tunguska interview with Chris Carter Tunguska international clips Paper Hearts interview with Vince Gilligan Paper Hearts international clips Introduction to Memento Mori by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz Memento Mori international clips Audio commentary on Memento Mori by Frank Spotnitz and Rob Bowman Tempus Fugit international clips Audio commentary on Max by Kim Manners Audio commentary on Small Potatoes by Vince Gilligan Documentary: The Truth About Season 4 FX: Behind The Truth Television spots Gethsemane international clips SEASON 5 Episodes: 1. Redux 2. Redux II 3. Detour 4. Unusual Suspects 5. The Post Modern Prometheus 6. Christmas Carol 7. Emily 8. Kitsunegari 9. Schizogeny 10. Chinga 11. Kill Switch 12. Bad Blood 13. Patient X 14. The Red And The Black 15. Travellers 16. Mind's Eye 17. All Souls 18. The Pine Bluff Variant 19. Folie A Deux 20. The End Extra features: Redux international clips Introduction to The Post-Modern Prometheus by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz Audio commentary on The Post-Modern Prometheus by Chris Carter Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Chris Carter Special effects sequences with commentary by Paul Rabwin Christmas Carol international clips Kill Switch international clips Introduction to Bad Blood by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz Audio commentary on Patient X by Kim Manners Audio Commentary on The Red And The Black by Chris Carter Patient X international clips Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Chris Carter Audio commentary on The Pine Bluff Variant by John Shiban Threads of Mythology: Black Oil Documentary: The Truth About Season 5 FX: Behind The Truth Inside The X-Files FX featurette Television spots The End international clips SEASON 6 Episodes: 1. The Beginning 2. Drive 3. Triangle 4. Dreamland 5. Dreamland II 6. How The Ghosts Stole Christmas 7. Terms Of Endearment 8. The Rain King 9. S.R. 819 10. Tithonus 11. Two Fathers 12. One Son 13. Agua Mala 14. Monday 15. Arcadia 16. Alpha 17. Trevor 18. Milagro 19. The Unnatural 20. Three Of A Kind 21. Field Trip 22. Biogenesis Extra features: Audio commentary on Triangle by Chris Carter Special effects sequences with commentary by Paul Rabwin The Beginning international clips Dreamland II International Clips Audio commentary on Two Fathers by Kim Manners Audio commentary on One Son by Frank Spotnitz Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Frank Spotnitz Two Fathers international clips Arcadia international clips Introduction to Milagro by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz Audio commentary on Milagro by Kim Manners Three Of A Kind and Biogenesis international clips Documentary: The Truth About Season 6 Behind-the-Scenes featurette X-Files Profiles: Cigarette-Smoking Man Television spots SEASON 7 Episodes: 1. The Sixth Extinction 2. The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati 3. Hungry 4. Millennium 5. Rush 6. The Goldberg Variation 7. Orison 8. The Amazing Maleeni 9. Signs And Wonders 10. Sein Und Zeit 11. Closure 12. X Cops 13. First Person Shooter 14. Theef 15. En Ami 16. Chimera 17. all things 18. Brand X 19. Hollywood A.D. 20. Fight Club 21. Je Souhaite 22. Requiem Extra features: Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Chris Carter Special effects sequences with commentary by Paul Rabwin The Sixth Extinction II: Amor Fati international clips The Amazing Maleeni international clips Audio commentary on Closure by Kim Manners Closure international clips Audio commentary on First Person Shooter by Chris Carter En Ami international clips Audio commentary on 'all things' by Gillian Anderson Hollywood A.D. international clips Audio commentary on Je Souhaite by Vince Gilligan Requiem international clips Documentary: The Truth About Season 7 X-Files Profiles: A.D. Skinner and Samantha Mulder Television spots SEASON 8 Episodes: 1. Within 2. Without 3. Patience 4. Roadrunners 5. Invocation 6. Redrum 7. Via Negativa 8. Surekill 9. Salvage 10. Badlaa 11. The Gift 12. Medusa 13. Per Manum 14. This Is Not Happening 15. Deadalive 16. Three Words 17. Empedocles 18. Vienen 19. Alone 20. Essence 21. Existence Extra features: Audio commentary on Within by Kim Manners and Robert Patrick Special effects sequences by Mat Beck with commentary by Paul Rabwin Within international clips Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Frank Spotnitz and John Shiban Via Negativa international clips The Gift international clips Audio commentary on Deadalive by Frank Spotnitz Audio commentary on Vienen by Rod Hardy Three Words international clips Audio commentary on Alone by Frank Spotnitz Audio commentary on Existence by Kim Manners Essence international clips Existence international clips Documentary: The Truth About Season 8 Threads of Mythology: Colonization X-Files Profiles: Gibson Praise, John Doggett and Alex Krycek Television spots SEASON 9 Episodes: 1. Nothing Important Happened Today: Part I 2. Nothing Important Happened Today: Part II 3. Demonicus 4. 4-D 5. Lord Of The Flies 6. Trust No1 7. John Doe 8. Hellbound 9. Provenance 10. Providence 11. Audrey Pauley 12. Underneath 13. Improbable 14. Scary Monsters 15. Jump The Shark 16. William 17. Release 18. Sunshine Days 19. The Truth (double episode) Extra features: Deleted scenes with optional commentary by Chris Carter and Frank Spotnitz Special effects sequences by Mat Beck with commentary by Paul Rabwin Nothing Important Happened Today II international clips Trust No 1 international clips Provenance international clips Audio commentary on Improbable by Chris Carter Audio commentary on Jump The Shark by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban and Frank Spotnitz William international clips Audio commentary on The Truth by Kim Manners The Truth international clips Reflections on The Truth featurette 2008 WonderCon panel Documentary: The Truth About Season 9 The Making of The Truth Secrets of The X-Files More Secrets of The X-Files Reflections on The X-Files Threads of Mythology: Super Soldiers X-Files Profiles: Monica Reyes and Brad Follmer Television spots