X-Files - The Complete First Season

Release Date: 2006-01-31,

Release Date: 2000-05-09, Rating Unrated,

DVDs. X-Files - The Complete First Season

This deluxe collection includes the entire first season of the hit television show THE X-FILES 24 episodes total. Includes such important episodes as the series pilot in which agents Mulder and Scully meet for the first time; "Deep Throat" in which the duo investigate mysterious government aircraft; "Beyond the Sea" in which Scully's dead father may be trying to communicate with her; and the season finale "The Erlenmeyer Flask" in which evidence of alien experiments is uncovered. Episodes previously unreleased on video include "Young at Heart" in which Mulder must contend with an old nemesis who seems to have come back from the dead; "Roland" in which a slow-witted janitor seems to be responsible for a series of murders in a jet lab; and many more. Includes interviews with series creator Chris Carter interactive DVD-Rom material and other special features. A must for any fan of the series.

In Season 1 we are introduced to FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), a young, eager investigator, haunted by his sister's abduction by aliens in his youth, assigned to a little known FBI area called "The X-Files," crimes believed to be linked to the paranormal. Enter Dr. Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), skeptic, a doctor and FBI instructor, now tabbed to keep an eye on Mulder and his unorthodox missions. At first, many viewers agreed with Scully's uncertainty about mysteries involving UFOs and ghosts, as The X-Files struggled mightily in its early seasons to find an audience as a place to flourish in the malleable primeline lineup of the nascent Fox Network. However, as is the case with many cult hits, when network execs threatened to exorcise the show from the airwaves, a vigorous fan-base suddenly made itself heard and people realized that The X-Files had developed a rapidly growing following. At its heart an old-fashioned detective show, Mulder and Scully's policework almost seemed like a newfang