X-Files Season 10 DVD

Bought this for my partner he really enjoyed it

Bought as a gift

After a long series break, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson reprieve their roles of FBI agents Mulder and Scully in this six episode event series. The belief that aliens are still out there is investigated under the orders of FBI assistant director Walter Skinner, while the mysterious Smoking Man remains in the shadows.Duchovny and Anderson are certainly looking their age now but the series on DVD is worth catching up on for fans of the original nine series. There are also plenty of special features to watch and marvel at.

After finally seeing the revamped X-files on DVD (I don't own a TV anymore, why bother?) I was pleasantly surprised after alot of the negativity I had read from several fans, but then the internet is full of nutters! The show has definately gone back to it's roots and is very similar to the first 2 seasons, except for the comedy episode that is.The introduction of new characters is certainly to bring in new fans and maybe to continue the show again with other actors on the X-Files. Stephen Amell and Lauren Ambrose are a bit too much like Mulder and Scully, but the characters work well in the story along with Joe McHale's Tad O'Malley. It was nice to see Sheila Larkin and Annabeth Gish back even if only in minor roles, but not such about the bringing back dead characters even though there was a reasonable explanation for the return of the Cigarette smoking man.I don't know why the DVD is being sold as 'The event series' as Fox stated that before it's showing on US TV that it was Season 10. Season 11 looks like it is almost certainly to be made now especially as the show came in at No.7 on the year end Nielson US ratings, but not until next year, so we will have to wait 2 years (2018) for the next installment, and as David Duchovny is exactly the same age as me, he'll be fast approaching 60 when the next season comes out, well 58! Great to have it back, and with so little Sci-fi being made now we need other shows back too. How about Battlestar, Stargate, V & Firefly?

Mulder and Scully. Together. As any self-respecting X-Files fan would have it. But boy does this revival have some issues.The show picks up with our two characters logically where they would be post-I want to believe. Whilst it's great to see our characters together as if they had never left, it is disappointing they try to throw the past 9 seasons of built up mythology out the window and pass it off as a new mythology. I understand that picking up from 9 seasons of story might be a worry, particularly because they are trying to attract new fans, and that can be difficult when they feel they need to go and watch 9 years worth of a show to understand. But I get the impression this new mythology was done out of laziness (The mythology is brought back more in season 11, ditching this lazy explanation for another). In addition to this slap in the face to fans, we also don't get to see Doggett or Reyes. I understand why they were not brought back as Mulder and Scully are the faces of the x files. But those 2 characters were still important. (Reyes appears in Season 11 but I have issue with that in itself). The "My Struggle" episodes were interesting and the finale definitely sets the show up for a spectacular 11th season with William returning, a beloved character dying and the world in peril. Some further episodes are interesting but a lot of the monster of the week episodes are poor. Einstein and Miller are interesting and funny reflections of Mulder and Scully but whilst great recurring characters, they definitely could not support a show if that was future plans.

I wish I could give this 10 stars, this is a very biased review so if you are looking for an impartial one, do not read any further. I have loved this show from the beginning. When I used to watch this on tv every week I dreaded the end credits knowing I had wait a whole week for the next one, so to be honest unless this was terrible I would have loved it. Everything a fan looks for is here, from agent Skinner,to the basement office with the 'I want to believe' poster, to the smoking man, just brilliant, plus the Roswell scenes and with a healthy scattering of aliens and UFOs. So much fun ! Pure escapism !This show has become iconic and inspired so many monster of the week wannabes, but there is only one X in X Files.This is very much a tongue in cheek mini series, I loved the episodes that continue the mythology regarding the conspiracy, but for me the stand out episode was 'Mulder and Scully meet the Were-Monster'. This is very funny and shows the writers are still able to create original and entertaining storylines, and this series shows what made this programme a hit the first time around.I really hope there are more on the way, I watched all of these back to back including the ones with commentary, and was very sad to reach the end. Did I mention how much I love this show.

It's the X files just buy it

These six episodes are not the show's best by far. There are gleamers of greatness here and there, but those come mostly from the standalone episodes. The conspiracy has become so convoluted at this point that the "danger" has become a joke. It almost doesn't matter what the story is doing anymore, if you know anything about this show, you know you're not gonna get any resolution at the end. Having said that, it's nice to have these characters back, even if they're not doing their best work, and the Darrin Morgan episode is worth your time and money.