Closer Look - X-Files DVD and Blu-ray Complete Series Sets

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[@druuskizzle]

Excellent review!! I have both sets and the 2-Movie Blu-ray. I can't wait to add the Season 11 Blu-ray to this and start all over again! Well done video 😎👌🏽👍🏽

[@charleyvarrick6371]

That DVD set is sharp. They used to go all out. I picked up the Blu-ray set and am in the middle of rewatching. Better than I remember. I removed that cardboard insert thinking it was space for the Blu-ray of the movies - it all fits perfectly.

[@countroshculla]

I have been meaning to rewatch the X-Files for the second time - I watched it on cable tv and then in 2012-2013 I watched the show again (the best way is to marathon a season, wait for a while and watch other stuff and then get back to another season). Season 10 was a reunion of epic proportions but season 11 has been a letdown for me so far (I stopped watched after 4 episodes and must get back to it. I will probably start all over again from season 1 after the World Cup ends in July.

[@TheYoungDoctor]

My season 11 blu ray arrived yesterday.

[@cellohm]

almost fell for the blu ray set. luckily saw an unbox and realized how shit the Australian release is. stacked discs and cheap packaging. TRASH.

[@RazorwireReviews]

Haven't seen a single frame of the show. One day, the Blu-ray set, for sure.

[@zaranyzerak]

I think you'll really enjoy it. Wonderful show with a genuinely gripping ongoing storyline. I look forward to hearing your thoughts when you finally get around to it!

[@mg-ThisHandleIsSoStupid]

The DVD set is WAY nicer. Work of art.

[@mg-ThisHandleIsSoStupid]

The ultimate would be to swap the actual DVDs for the blu-rays into the DVD box set.

[@princeedmunddukeofedinburg]

Yeah, I agree 👍

[@spiderman170383]

Just picked up the blu ray set, which included the 11th season. Cost around $170AUD, but with the Boxing Day sale, got it for $125.00. Can't wait to watch it all over again, and in glorious HD. And I played the PS1 game numerous times over, back in the day. Absolutely loved it. Did have the PS2 game as well. Also thought it was really good.

[@zaranyzerak]

Nice! the Blu-ray looks soooo good, I need to sit down and watch more of it. Still need to pick up Season 11, mine has up to 10.

[@spiderman170383]

@@zaranyzerak Sweet as!! I've seen all, including season 10, but still have yet to see season 11. Being such a long show, I might have to alternate it with another show(s), to avoid being burnt out, like you mentioned on your video.

[@fonzitheman]

@@spiderman170383 Just got the blu boxset from JB for AUD $125. Havent started watching yet but will do soon, really look forward to seeing the PQ on these. Course I had to buy the movies sep as they are not included on the seasons 1-11 set. Got the double feature movie pack on blu for AUD $16. Its gonna be an x-files X-travaganza 😁 Edit: I also had the PS1 game in the day, was mostly FMV with choices to make and quicktime events from memory, still.. I enjoyed at the time. I didnt have the PS2 version in the day but with the wonders of emulation I might have to try it.

[@Adrian-uc4ox]

Costco has this at the moment for 90$ CDN, picking up myself a copy tomorrow.

[@zaranyzerak]

Dang, that's a great deal! Snag it for sure!

[@jfinn3575]

I remember I got Season 1 on VHS for Christmas 1995. I remember being really grateful because at the time one season cost about £70, which was a 'big present' back in those days.

[@PolarBear-rc4ks]

still is for a lot of people lol

[@IanNCC1701]

Could you please check out the new Halloween 2018 trailer? Curious to hear your opinion on it. Personally think it looks great. Know youre a huge horror fan, so interested to see your reaction. Thanks.

[@ALBHOY66]

nice subtle t shirt changes

[@gregsmith1875]

I was looking for a comparison of actual video quality and aspect ratios. But this was... time spent.

[@zaranyzerak]

That's not what these videos are. They are closer looks at packaging and contents. Plenty of other sources out there for screenshots, I do something different.

[@realjameset7147]

Bottom line, the 1-4 seasons, on Blu-ray suck, because they have the incorrect aspect ratio of 16:9. They 1-4 Blu-rays should of kept the correct 4:3 aspect ratio.

[@zaranyzerak]

Not exactly. I literally address that in the video. Those seasons aired cropped. The entire series was filmed in Super 35 and cropped to 4x3 for the first few seasons, but with 16x9 in mind because they knew it was just around the corner. You actually see substantially more image in the 16x9 version in most shots. It is not the same thing as an older 4x3 show being cropped to 16x9, not even close. The X-Files DOP always had 16x9 in mind and filmed in "widescreen safe" full frame Super 35 until it went natively 16x9. Look at screenshots comparing the two. The gain on the sides is far more than the slight cropping off the top and bottom.

[@ERHospitalEmergencyRooms]

Self: Have you heard of the X-Files? Oh yes, maybe.

[@Jared_Wignall]

$150 per season? Wow. Here in America, season sets have always been about $40-60. $150 would be the cost of a complete series set, not one season. The pricing in Canada for a DVD season at that time was ridiculous.

[@zaranyzerak]

The U.S. price was about 120.00 per season. Bear in mind, the whole "TV on DVD" thing was brand new at the time. It's nothing to do with pricing in Canada, that's how FOX priced them in both the U.S. and Canada at the time. The original season sets of the Star Trek shows were priced the same.

[@jamesc2138]

Another great closer look by the Z-man, about 8 years ago my friend needed to unload his dvd 1st edition digi-paks I think I paid about $100 for all 9 seasons, then I bought the bluray box set last year via amazon Canada they had a sale and I paid around the same price, a great upgrade and the transfers are beautiful!

[@MooseMalarkey]

I happily paid that $150 for season one in 2000

[@jordangillis3893]

I love The X Files such a great show thanks for the great videos.

[@rahanmir8947]

He sean, have you seen the rest of the series NOW after almost 3 1/2 YEARS. and what about the video on the ART CARDS.

[@Tax_2000]

You should do a comparison between the 2004 Animeworks invader zim DVDs and the 2011 DVDs.

[@zaranyzerak]

Dandy I don't own the 2011 ones as they have nothing new and are DVD-R releases. Nothing really to compare.

[@Tax_2000]

Fair enough. :)

[@timothycrawford3476]

I recently picked up the bluray set like yours and payed almost 300 dollars, so good thing you picked it up back then. Thanks again for the video

[@troyn8269]

Is the DVD set 16:9 or 4:3?

[@zaranyzerak]

Pretty sure I covered that in the video? Seasons 1-4 are 4x3, Seasons 5-9 are 16x9 on the DVD set.

[@thomashumphrey4953]

The first big box set of DVDs you can now get for $15 per season and you can get the whole set for less than $80!

[@dantasticmania8728]

$125 on the entire series is a steal my friend and to think there's people actually complaining about the first seasoned of Game of Thorns at $44 on 4K Blu-ray? Then I tell them how insanely expensive most tv or cable series were just on DVD alone or hell the VHS versions of Star Trek episodes forget having a box set of the entire series since it was astronomical expensive back then.

[@austinwillcut4919]

On those broken cardboard cases I would just use some super glue lol. Sadly that blu set isn't quite the complete collection considering season 11 now exists and possibly more. They'll probably just do it without Anderson and just follow Mulder, It's never over until it's over lol.

[@whythatspreposterous]

Can't believe you spent all that money and then didn't watch them all!

[@zaranyzerak]

I watched the majority of them. And besides, what's the rush? I've got the entire rest of my life to watch them. I buy things I want when they are available, to have and enjoy forever. Collecting isn't about watching everything the second you take off the shrink wrap.

[@whythatspreposterous]

@@zaranyzerak True, but I foresee a vision of your future...you on your death bed, suddenly full of regret and sorrow for continually thinking you still had time to watch the rest of the X-Files!

[@zaranyzerak]

Nah, that won't happen. Already enjoying re-watching it with my daughter and seeing her discover it for the first time.

[@whythatspreposterous]

@@zaranyzerak Awesome! 👍🏽 I only have the dvd set, but can't wait to show my son...

[@gamingforfun9000]

I hate the disc placement in my DVD boxset, i think its scratches discs, looking to get a blu ray boxset next but a more interesting one if there is or will be

[@strumdogg1]

Great overview of the sets Z! The X-Files is one of my top-five favorite shows of all time. Hopefully they decide to continue with the new series, but it's not looking good.

[@visionaryventures12]

Glad the music cd fits so well. I have the dvd and blu ray sets, too. So I can hunt down that cd now to make it even more complete... complete.

[@misner1989]

Really wish somebody would do season reviews of this show

[@benjones8276]

Great video, how long until the next dvd/blu Ray overview

[@kidicarus84]

Agent Fox Mulder

[@blackpeter70]

Can't complain about the picture quality. Perfect. Lots of nice detail. However... Why have they re-formatted the picture (for seasons 1-4) for widescreen TV's? And changed the font of the titles? I hope that's only for the first few seasons. It may seem trivial, but it's something I noticed straight away when they showed it on TV...

[@zaranyzerak]

Could have sworn I talked about the aspect ratio/cropping at great length in the video...

[@zaranyzerak]

The font was likely changed just to bring it up to proper HD spec, so they went with the closest font they had.

[@blackpeter70]

@@zaranyzerak You did, indeed. Thanks for that.

[@Yoko.Kurama]

Is it true that they cropped the original 4:3 aspect ratio to 16:9?

[@zaranyzerak]

Not exactly the way you're probably thinking. The first two seasons were filmed in an aspect ratio that wasn't quite 4:3, but a wider aspect ratio that was somewhere between 4:3 and 16:9. It was cropped to fit the 4:3 aspect ratio of the original broadcasts. They are converted to 16:9 for the Blu-ray, opening up the sides more and cropping slightly on the top and bottom. You actually get more overall image area in the majority of shots in the 16:9 version than in the 4:3 version. Effects shots that only exist in 4:3 are cropped to fit 16:9. It looks very, very good and was done extremely carefully to provide the maximum image area possible on a shot-by-shot basis. As of Season 3, the show was filmed natively in 16:9 with only effects shots done in 4:3. So in that case, there is no cropping at all for the majority of the show and you are seeing far more than you would have seen in the original 4:3 TV presentation. It was actually cropped to fit the 4:3 aspect ratio for the original broadcasts of Seasons 3 and 4 so you see far more in the 16:9 version, seeing it as it was actually filmed and intended to be seen. Effects shots were still being done in 4:3, so they are cropped to fit. From Season 5 onward the show was done completely in 16:9. X-Files was actually one of the first U.S. shows to start shooting in that format so early on. As it was never a very effects-heavy show, the few cases where effects shots have been cropped to fit really don't affect the overall presentation that much, especially given how much more image were are seeing in the first two seasons now, plus finally getting to see Seasons 3 and 4 in full 16:9 as they were originally filmed.

[@Yoko.Kurama]

@@zaranyzerak ok thanks great explanation

[@JamesLawner]

Which is more weird/scary, The X-Files or Twin Peaks?

[@CubanFury359]

James Lawner Twin Peaks the third season is the scariest one for sure!!

[@serenseitcean2051]

Twin Peaks is more weird

[@Bucky749]

Just wondering if you have have the two X-files spin. Offs the lone gun men and millennium ? I just read that the X-files episode from season acts as a ending to the lone gunmen spin off .

[@zaranyzerak]

Yes, I have both of those.