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List Price: $99.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
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Released: May 11, 2004 |
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Now you can own the entire ninth season of THE X-FILES™. All 19 classic episodes (including the 2-hour series finale) are available for the first time in this exclusive 7-disc collector’s edition. From the revelation about Scully’s baby in "Nothing Important Happened Today" and the mystery surrounding the murder of Agent Doggett’s son in "Release" to Mulder’s final confrontation with those who would deny "The Truth," these Season Nine episodes are a must for every X-Files fan!
Description of The X-Files - The Complete Ninth Season:
Though season 9 may not be the best period in a long line of groundbreaking television, it is still worthy of the X-Files name. Knowing this was the last season had many fans prematurely disgruntled, and the expectation for "going out with a bang" was extremely high. Lots of longtime issues came to a head (Scully's single motherhood, new X-files agents at the helm, Agent Skinner is now a believer, Mulder MIA, etc.), and many new issues and plots arose. Learning the facts of his son's death, Agent Doggett (Robert Patrick) seeks out the missing Agent Mulder (David Duchovny) to help him expose the corrupt Deputy Director Kersh (James Pickens Jr.). Knowing that her gifted son William is a target of a religious cult, Scully (Gillian Anderson) enlists the help of the Lone Gunmen for protection. The missing Mulder is finally located. Unfortunately, he is being held in custody by the military on murder charges, which leads to the grand finale: the trial, not for a man guilty of murder, but for a man guilty of seeking the Truth.
The naysayers have plenty of valid complaints (particularly about the "Super Soldiers" segue), and many hated that the Mulder/Scully pairing was gone, but there are a few aspects that are universally positive, and there aren't many complaints about their replacements, Agent Doggett and Agent Reyes (Annabeth Gish). In fact, many feel that the show could have easily continued if the show's writing had been better. The final episode was more or less a 90-minute recap of the X-Files phenomenon. After "The Truth" ended, disappointed hardcore fans couldn't help but feel it was a set-up for an upcoming movie, but casual fans should find the episode very helpful in linking together the mythos that entranced and confused viewers for years. It may not be up to par with the first six seasons, but season 9 is still a lot better than most television shows. If you have the nerve to revisit this season, you will be pleasantly surprised. --Rob Bracco
The X-Files - The Complete Ninth Season Reviews:
It is a must have for any X-files fan 
2009-02-26 - It was the last Season of X-Files (my all time favorite show). The DVD set it is really nice and also has deleted scenes and alternative ending of the last episode. The truth is out there!
An Awkward Situation 
2008-06-04 - One of the big problems of popular TV shows is when they are going to end. Unless a show is like LOST, which had the clout to forecast and negotiate a set number of seasons, many shows either are pulled off the air too soon, or stick around for a bit too long. The X-Files definitely had a problem with the latter of those two options.
Though the Ninth Season of the X-Files provided more thrilling stand-alone episodes (show creator Chris Carter said he had many more years of stories he could tell), the show was put in a rather awkward situation for one reason: main cast members were moving on. With David Duchovny (Mulder) only making a single appearance (in the season finale) this season, and Gillian Anderson (Scully) saying that this would be her final season, the show was turned over to Robert Patrick (Doggett) and Annabeth Gish (Reyes) playing the lead characters.
Surprisingly, that major transition worked quite well, especially for the stand-alone episodes, as the Dogget-Reyes relationship is as interesting as the early Mulder-Scully pairing. However, the myth-arc episodes suffered tremendously. For years, the backbone of the X-Files had been Mulder's quest to find his sister, Mulder's unearthing of government conspiracies, and the Mulder-Scully relationship. With those first two qualifications being wrapped up in earlier seasons, the only remnant of the "original" X-Files was the Mulder-Scully relationship (with baby William as the conduit)...which was never meant to be at the forefront of the show in the first place. Sure, the super-soldier myth-arc was fascinating, but without Mulder's passion it really became an entirely different show.
To conclude, even in this Ninth Season (widely-regarded as the worst of the show's run), the X-Files continued to produce compelling television. Yet, due to casting changes beyond the control of the writers/producers, the entire premise of the show shifted from Mulder's quests to the ensemble cast of Scully, Doggett, and Reyes. While I would not, by any means, say that the show went into the tank, it did lose the "magic" (Mulder's passion, witty humor, etc.) that made the X-Files the best show on the air for many years.
So, as you settle in to watch this show's final run, try to enjoy the show for what it once once...a paranormal spookfest (before it evolved into a web of government conspiracies). Then, enjoy the season finale ("The Truth"), which does its best to try and explain what happened during the nine years of the show's extended run.
Heartbreaking, cowardly, traitorous, and completely myopic.... 
2008-01-06 - Season 9 of The X-Files is nothing short of heartbreaking, cowardly, traitorous, and completely myopic in my opinion, and I'm quite sure in the opinions of many others who were loyal fans of this series for 9 long years. In an attempt to make an extra buck, Chris Carter and his corporate goonba accomplices sacrificed content and continuity for series longevity, and in the end succeeded in tarnishing a one-of-a-kind program.
I would love to know what kind of rationale was in play when those in charge decided to kill off some of the most important characters, thereby severing story lines, plots, and important character interdependencies that had been cultivated from the beginning. The Lone Gunmen, C.G.B. Spender (Cigarette Smoking Man), Krycek, and The Syndicate (to name a few) formed an impossible-to-replace group of characters, and I lost all respect for the show when these characters were eliminated and nothing of substance was created to take their place.
Carter should have called it quits when Duchovny left, but no. What we have instead are two additional seasons that are total monstrosities and an insult to viewers who placed emotional stock in this show and its characters. Carter obviously had zero loyalty to the program's fans, otherwise he would never have made such a callous decision to ruin this show's legacy by tampering so radically with the storyline. What was left after the deed was done? Absolutely nothing.
The series finale was perhaps the biggest disappointment in programming history. From the very first episode, the series revolved around an extraterrestrial storyline, and what did we get at the end and in return for all of our years of loyal viewing? We get Mulder and Scully sitting in a hotel room, reminiscing about old times, not knowing where to go or what to do next. And to top it all off, Carter always promised he would never entangle Mulder and Scully in any type of sexual intrigue, and what did he do during the last two seasons? You guessed it.
It's been a long time since this series went off the air, but the greed and selfishness surrounding the production of the last two seasons, and in particular the last season, still resonates because this series did mean alot to so many people, myself included. Chris Carter is set for life, but he has lost my respect. He and his retinue's opportunism makes me sick....
you know the show 
2007-03-09 - the last few seasons of this show aren't my favorite (of course...i was a die hard fan from the beginning. my allegiances are with mulder and scully) but naturally i had to get every season. I dont think anyone that is looking to buy this doesn't know what they're getting into.
the x-files season 9
2007-01-03 - I actually think this season is great; it's just not "The X-Files." The X-Files is and always will be Mulder and Scully. Doggett's character is actually a great one, but, again, he's not really a true part of The X-Files to me.
I actually think this season would have been worse if Mulder had stayed. What's left to do? We've seen enough monsters and green goo to last a lifetime, and the mythology played itself out long ago. It's still one of the best shows out there though. Unfortunately, Reyes was awful, and I think the reason is because she was never allowed her own place aside from Scully. Doggett was just a great character, and, with Mulder gone, this new character began to take shape. But Reyes was terrible. . . . She was like dead weight to me.
As for the final, two part, episode, I liked it. It focused on Mulder and Scully, and that's what the fans wanted. At least we finally got to see them kiss for goodness sakes. I agree that the sexual tension was great for the show, but it was enough already.
