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  • Actors: David Duchovny, Gillian Anderson, Robert Patrick
  • Format: Box set, PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
  • DVD Release Date: 14 Mar 2005
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0002OHZN4
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 13,927 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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The eighth season of The X-Files will always be remembered as the year of brave decisions. David Duchovny's increasing dissatisfaction with the role meant he'd only appear in a few episodes. The solution? Enter Agent John Doggett (Robert Patrick) who basically stole the show within his first two minutes of screen time (and watch out for several Terminator 2 in-jokes too!). Scully (Gillian Anderson) switched roles to being the believer alongside Doggett's skeptic in a year that was more reliant on the background story arc than ever before.

Her pregnancy remained at the foreground, while a more prominent Skinner (Mitch Pileggi) joined in a hunt for the abducted Mulder that drew upon the black oil, cloning, and bounty-hunting aspects of the convoluted alien conspiracy story. A distinct lack of guest stars or writers indicated maturity beyond the need for ratings stunts: dedicated fans were pleased to see sinister Krycek, the reliable Lone Gunmen, and the return of the show's very first abductee.

The real strengths of the season came from new characters, including alternative female role model Special Agent Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish), and some terrific standalone episodes. Investigations covered a man going backward in time, deaths aboard an oil rig, a contagion in the Boston subway tunnels, and creatures resembling bats and slugs. Agent Leyla Harrison (named after an X-Files fan who died of cancer) got to ask all the petty questions regular viewers want to know themselves. With season 9 promised to be the last, this year was a remarkable achievement so late in a show's life.--Paul Tonks

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Science-fiction and conspiracy are once again on full display in the action-packed eighth series of the popular television series THE X-FILES. FBI Agents Mulder (David Duchovny) and Scully (Gillian Anderson) continue to investigate unexplained events while battling their own inner demons. Contains all of the episodes that turned the eighth series into another sensation.

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just Plain WOW, 8 Jun 2006
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So, David Duchovny signs out with season 8 - a season where his cameo appearances through the first half reminded us of how much we loved him - and his partnerdhip with Scully. Then he came back, and all was good - until he left again, in preperation for a season 9 without him at all. The season gets under way with Mulder abducted and a fantastic new character added. John Doggett, head of the search for Mulder then assigned to the c-files with Scully, is an absorbing character. Sure, he'll never be able to replace Mulder, but he is different in a way that makes him new and exciting to keep the chair warm. And i realise many fans argued that Mulder's dissappearance was the end and season 8 was dragged and uneccesary, but they never gave it a chance in my opinion. Anyway, dont listen to them and try the new characters, and you'll find its much the same. I adnit some of the StandAlone episodes without that brilliant Mulder-Scully chemistry were a bit dull, but the Mythology played a bigger part than ever and Scully's pregnancy and Gillian Anderson's fantastic performances kept the excitement levels up.

The season gets under way in typically unexplained fashion, with Doggett and his cronies searching for Mulder on earth, whilst Scully and Skinner try and explain otherwise. Then the Standalone episodes kick in, and whilst they aren't as good as the ones with Mulder and Scully, they regained a dark atmosphere the show lost in seasons 6&7. For those Mulder fans or shippers, 'Per Manum' is a fine episode to prepare us for Mulder's return, with a story that makes Scully question how her pregnancy came to be, and flashbacks to her touching and *romantic* efforts to enlist Mulder as her sperm donor years before. Then comes Mulder's return, an event handled pretty well on the whole, with the reserrection being very touching in Deadalive, even if we know hes coming back to life, Andersons acting as a heartbroken Scully still knocked the stuffing out of me. Once Mulder was back, there were some excellent mythology episodes (Three Words, Vienen, Alone) which introduced the intriguing Agent Reyes, and explore the unintentionally amusing relationship between Mulder and Doggett. Then...there's Existence. Scully's baby is born, and the mystery surrounding its conceiving is to be resolved with the long awaited and superbly acted and soooo romantic and soooo touching......KISS. A fantastic moment in the x-files, for me no doubt the highlight of the season. Kim Manners tells us on the commentary that David and Gillian stood there holding each other for 5 minutes after shooting, in preparation for that scene being the last ever one they ever shot together. Thankfully, David came back for 'The Truth' at the end of season 9 (phew).

In the end, you should buy this and try this. Many will like it and maybe some will resent it. Personally, i feel that it was a fine continuing, especially considering the circumstances. Give it a go!
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24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Underated season of the X-Files, 12 April 2005
By Freddie Valentine "lordfreddievalentine" (Berkshire) - See all my reviews
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A lot of people dismiss the eighth year of the X-Files, but despite Mulder's abscence this is a series full of good storylines and Robert Patrick is excellent as Doggett, a character which grows and becomes more likeable as the series progresses.
Every series of the X-Files has one or two duff episodes and this is no exception, but the overall quality of the writing and acting is superb here and this box set has some good extras for fans of the show.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Still Going Strong..., 25 Jul 2007
If you ask any X-Files fan when they thought the show 'jumped the shark', they'd probably say season 8. Not me though. The opening two-part episodes Within and Without are perhaps two of the best mythology arc related episodes in the series, picking up events from season 7 cliffhanger Requiem and introducing new regular character John Doggett (played by Robert Patrick).

The first half of the season deals with Doggett's introduction to the X-Files, becoming the skeptic, while Scully is now the believer. It's also interesting to note that this season uses the mythology arc more than any other in the series, which is both a strength (for long-term fans) and a weakness (for casual viewers).

The season really picks up in the second half, when Mulder returns to the mix, investigating a number of cases with new characters Doggett and Monica Reyes (played by Annabeth Gish), as well as a continuing relationship with Scully. All events culminate into the fantastic season finale Essence and Existance, which could have made a great series finale if not for season 9, which turns out much weaker as a whole.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A very strong X-Files Season
This Season is great - a lot of long running series tend to die slowly towards their ends but Season 8 of the X-files is a clear exception. Read more
Published 11 days ago by Matthew Culley

4.0 out of 5 stars X Files series 8 - Return to form
With the absence of Mulder for the majority of this series I was initially worried that the show would really suffer. This in fact turned out not to be the case. Read more
Published 3 months ago by S. MCINTYRE

4.0 out of 5 stars decent season
I never understood the criticism aimed at season 8, just because Mulder is absent for the majority of the season. Read more
Published 4 months ago by maccer

3.0 out of 5 stars a few steps ahead of the game and an improvement over season 7...it should have ended here
while season 8 isn't a perfect season of the show...ovrall its just plain decent enough and had a great way to finish on but it shamefully wasn't and we had a ninth season to get... Read more
Published 11 months ago by S. J. Pinder

5.0 out of 5 stars Up there with season 4
A big improvement on the previous season, and possibly my favourite season of all of them.

The introduction of Doggett re-invigourates the show. Read more
Published 15 months ago by A Jeremiah

4.0 out of 5 stars A lot better than expected
Mulder is missed, but the plots make up for it (after a fairly dismal few shows to end series 7). Doggett is more compelling than you might expect, and it doesn't give the... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Rogerzilla

5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive
I think this season is grossly underrated. It renews the main characters, gives us plenty of new ones to explore, and resurrects the ailing mythology with a vengeance (there's... Read more
Published on 1 Nov 2006 by BobOxford

5.0 out of 5 stars GREAT!!
This series is great in my opinion. Mulder has gone and has left scully to shine and in my opinion i think this is different but good. Read more
Published on 15 Jul 2006 by Mr. C. Edwards

5.0 out of 5 stars I was worried coming into season 8.. but in the end i was pleasantly surprised!
Ok you have heard the bad reviews

''mulder isnt in it as much anymore, they have ruined the x files''

Well i have to disagree. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2006 by Mr. D. Cooper

3.0 out of 5 stars Buy it only to complete the collection
This series is simply awful!

The ending to the episode "This is Not Happening" is one of the poorest pieces of television I've ever seen, and is a testament to how... Read more
Published on 16 May 2006 by DJ Hopkins

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