Starring: X-Files, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson
Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. This DVD will probably
NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Format: Color, Closed-captioned, Box set
Rated: NR
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox
DVD Features:
New "The Truth About Season Two" Documentary
Chris Carter talks about 12 episodes from Season Two: Little
Green Men, The Host, Sleepless, Duane Barry, Ascension, One
Breath, Irresistible, Die Hand Die Verletzt, Colony, End Game,
Humbug and Anasazi
Special effects clips
Behind-the-scenes clips
Deleted scenes
9 "Behind-the-truth" spots from F/X
49 promotional television spots
Full-screen format
Editorial From Amazon.com
While the first season of The X-Files introduced us to Scully and
Mulder, the second season finds the show confidently hitting its
stride. Building on its earlier success, the show evolves, and in
these 25 episodes, a glimpse is shown of a longer-running story
line (which will continue through subsequent seasons) that is woven
into the usual stand-alone episodes of the paranormal. These so-called
mythology episodes hint at a global conspiracy involving sinister
government agents, UFOs, alien abductions, genetic engineering,
the ever-lurking Cigarette Smoking Man, and Fox Mulder's father.
Season 2 fleshes out Mulder's family history, including the childhood
abduction of his sister Samantha, an event that would shape him
for life. Actress Gillian Anderson (Scully) became unexpectedly
pregnant during season 2, but series creator Chris Carter managed
to dance nimbly around her absence and even integrate it into the
show. As in season 1, Mulder and Scully are surrounded by a strong
supporting cast, which adds a suspicious new agent named Alex Krycek,
an informant named X, and a seemingly indestructible alien bounty
hunter.
The seven-disc boxed set includes some interesting background material,
but again, the heart of the set is the episodes themselves. Among
them are standouts such as "The Host," "Duane Barry/Ascension,"
"Humbug," "Dod Kalm," "Colony/End Game,"
and "Anasazi." These episodes are a powerful reminder
that The X-Files, like no other show on television, can span horror,
suspense, mystery, romance, drama, and comedy, sometimes all in
the same episode, and always with the production values of a major
feature film. -- Eugene Wei
