The X-Files (Season 8) DVD

Rated: Not Rated
Genre: TV Series
Length: 984 minutes
Director: Various
Year: (2001)

Britt Gillette's The X-Files (Season 8) DVD Review

Nominated for 12 Golden Globes and 61 Emmys, including 4 for Outstanding Drama Series, The X-Files is one of the world's most popular science-fiction drama shows. Premiering in the Fall of 1993 on the Fox Network, home of popular programs such as The Simpsons (1989) and King Of The Hill (1997), The X-Files created an entire fictional world of conspiracies and secret organizations, building a legion of fanatic followers as devoted to the series as Trekkies are to Star Trek. Creator Cris Carter, a former writer for numerous TV shows in the late-80s/early-90s - The Nanny (1993) is one example - brings together the finest aspects of suspense-laden spy novels and alien science fiction. The result is one of the top sci-fi franchises ever produced, spawning its own line of merchandise and even a full length feature film - The X-Files: Fight The Future (1998). With nine successful seasons to its credit, The X-Files is one of the longest-running sci-fi series in television history…

The X-Files follows the exploits of four FBI agents assigned to investigate a series of unsolved and mysterious cases known only as "The X-Files". FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), John Doggett (Robert Patrick), and Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish) are the primary agents investigating these unusual cases which could never be solved by conventional investigatory methods. But Mulder and Scully in particular play prominent roles in the series. The partnership and friendship the two develop during the course of the series sets the tone for their investigations into the paranormal with Scully, a medical doctor, playing the skeptic to Mulder's deeply held beliefs in widespread government conspiracies and alien abductions. Through the course of the series, The X-Files covers a wide-range of frightening and mysterious subjects from killer insects and secret world government organizations to the colonization of Earth by parasitic aliens. In so doing, it adds its own unique brand of humor and an original blend of creativity that fans of the genre will certainly appreciate…

The X-Files (Season 8) DVD features a number of suspense riddled episodes including the season premiere "Within" in which recently appointed Deputy Director Kersh organizes a team, headed by Agent Doggett, to search for and arrest Mulder. He warns Skinner and Scully to stay silent in regard to the alien conspiracy theories, while the two agents deduce that the alien bounty hunter is slowly killing off subjects of the alien abductions. When Doggett reaches the same conclusion, the three follow a trail that leads them right to Mulder… Other notable episodes from Season 8 include "Redrum" in which a man awakes to find he is being charged for his wife's murder despite his inability to remember what has happened, and "Vienen" in which Mulder and Doggett work together in an effort to uncover the truth behind a series of deaths onboard an offshore oil rig…

Below is a list of episodes included on The X-Files (Season 8) DVD:

Episode 162 (Within) Air Date: 11-05-2000
Episode 163 (Without) Air Date: 11-12-2000
Episode 164 (Patience) Air Date: 11-19-2000
Episode 165 (Roadrunners) Air Date: 11-26-2000
Episode 166 (Invocation) Air Date: 12-03-2000
Episode 167 (Redrum) Air Date: 12-10-2000
Episode 168 (Via Negativa) Air Date: 12-17-2000
Episode 169 (Surekill) Air Date: 01-07-2001
Episode 170 (Salvage) Air Date: 01-14-2001
Episode 171 (Badlaa) Air Date: 01-21-2001
Episode 172 (The Gift) Air Date: 02-04-2001
Episode 173 (Medusa) Air Date: 02-11-2001
Episode 174 (Per Manum) Air Date: 02-18-2001
Episode 175 (This is Not Happening) Air Date: 02-25-2001
Episode 176 (Dead Alive) Air Date: 04-01-2001
Episode 177 (Three Words) Air Date: 04-08-2001
Episode 178 (Empedocles) Air Date: 04-15-2001
Episode 179 (Vienen) Air Date: 04-22-2001
Episode 180 (Alone) Air Date: 05-06-2001
Episode 181 (Essence) Air Date: 05-13-2001
Episode 182 (Existence) Air Date: 05-20-2001

Britt Gillette

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Posted on 28 June 2005