The X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition

Buy This Item The X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition by 20th Century Fox  Available from Amazon  $164.99  on 8-29-2008     this is obviously one the alltime great tv series and you really get a lot for your money. the only thing preventing me from giving this a 5 star rating is the poor design of the product. the drawer is a PITA to open because of the weight of all the dvd's sitting on top of the drawer. the inside of the box that houses the dvd's is torn from being cheaply made and not strong enough. you have to take all the dvd's out to open the drawer which contains all the extras. Reader Reviews I originally bought all nine seasons of The X-Files on DVD when they were first released as individual sets (not the slim-packs or the mythology sets) in those flimsy packages where sometimes the outer slip case wouldn't slide over the inside box properly. I shelled out at least $80-100 per set. I believe they were so highly priced because they were one of the first TV shows ever to be presented on DVD. They may have even been the first. Anyhow, when I saw this ultimate collection, it made me a little mad, as it has every single disc from the original sets that I bought, including all the bonus features. It also includes the movie, and the "Threads of the Mythology" features that were on the Mythology sets. Lastly, it includes a complete season guide, a comic book, trading cards and an X-Files movie poster! This is a collection that typically sells for $329.00, and is now selling on Amazon for $165.00! I couldn't pass it up. I just have to accept that now I'll never get all the money back that I spent on the original poorly packaged sets, and be content with making back at least some of the money I spent on this Ultimate Collector's Set when I sell my original sets somewhere. I will say, however, that the drawer that other reviewers have had problems with works fine for me. If it doesn't simply slip out, I just tilt the box back a bit so that the weight of the discs isn't sitting directly on the drawer and then the drawer pops out just fine. My box did receive some wear and tear on it on one of the corners on the inside, and I think it was like that even before it shipped, as it was covered by the outer shell of the collector's box and that had no damage at all. This seems to have been an issue for past buyers off of Amazon. Anyhow, if you previously bought any X-Files box sets in the past, just sell them somewhere and buy this. It is really a steal!

The X-Files: The Complete Collector's Edition Available from Amazon Price: $164.99 Updated on 8-29-2008.

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