Product Details

• Actors: David Duchovny
• Format: Box set, Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
• Language: English
• Number of tapes: 3
• Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
• VHS Release Date: May 9, 2000
• Run Time: 45 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6305809453
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #33,813 in Video (See Bestsellers in Video)

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• This is item 8 in The X-Files Boxed Sets Series.

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Episodes:
Tape 1: "Leonard Betts" and "Memento Mori"
Tape 2: "Tempus Fugit" and "Max"
Tape 3: "Small Potatoes" and "Gethsemane"

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Read this review..., May 14, 2000

By	[e-mail] (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

First of all the latest wave has taken way too long to appear (a year and a month)...and as a previous reviewer noted, the cards are no longer there...though the boxes for Season 4 have been the best ever. As for the episodes: Tempus Fugit and Max had to appear, though they are hardly that entertaining. Gethsemane, Leonard Betts, and Memento Mori are necessary viewing AND entertaining. Do note that Vince Gilligan's introduction to Memento Mori has a glaring error: Memento Mori means "Remember to die", NOT "Memo to the Dead"...and the real Latin meaning makes far more sense as the episode title. Small Potatoes is perhaps the best of the fourth season and were it not to be here the whole concept of the waves should be abandoned. But we still would like to see Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man and Elegy (the most hauntingly beautiful of the cancer episodes)...and as for the DVDs, the last reviewer is right...no way before 2003 for Season 4.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What REALLY happened to Mulder?, January 15, 2001

By	Kari (Longview, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This new box set of VHS tapes contains some of the most memorable episodes of the series, in my opinion. Who could forget "Small Potatoes," and Luke Skywalker's lightsaber? I think the question that episode raises in the mind of every 'Shipper is, "If that had really been Mulder and not Van Blundht, would Scully have given it up?"

In the more serious episodes, we find out about Scully's cancer. And then, of course, the climatic cliffhanger episode "Gethesmane." When that episode originally aired at the end of the fourth season, that summer was the longest summer of my life. I could not wait to find out what REALLY happened to Mulder. "Gethesmane" leads into Season 5, one of the best seasons of the show.

Over all, this is a nice box set. I received mine for Christmas, actually. My only complaint is that it's not DVD. Still, the episodes chosen for this set are the best of the season--a nice blend of comedic, gross, scary, sad, and simply dramatic.

30 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Possibly the last Wave of the X-Files worth purchasing..., May 10, 2000

By	GREGORY NIBLACK (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

Since 1993 The X-Files has made fans eager to see what is going to happen in the ongoing saga that occurs each weekend. For many this may be the only show worth watching even and in fact buying merchandise for. The first two waves introduced us to the show in the old days of the show when the effects were not as good, but the storylines were quite original and "spooky." However, now the DVD's for the first season have been released and are quite amazing. Soon enough DVD's will be released for each of the following seasons. That will lead the dedicated fans to thinking if it is really worth buying anything past the 4th season's waves. I, as a dedicated viewer, own the first 8 waves, the movie on VHS & DVD, and Season One on DVD along with some books and collectible figures.

The only thing that really bothered me about Wave 8 was the fact that it no longer has the collectible cards that I have so much enjoyed receiving with each tape that I have previously purchased (total of 44 cards). That is all of the low points. The selection was very well made for the 2nd half of possibly the best season of the show, a much better selection than Wave 7. I was happy to see that Tunguska/Terma was on the tape, but that was actually expected. The only disappointment was that Home was chosen rather than Musings of a Cigarrette Smoking Man.

Wave 8 comes in a very classy case, and these VHS tapes are of very good quality. However, when Season 4 comes out on DVD the VHS tapes will remain on my shelves just as a decoration since DVD is so far superior. I suggest that big fans of the show purchase this wave since it will probably not be on DVD in any time less than three years. For people who want to catch up with the show to understand it better, I suggest for them to rent the episodes instead. Leonard Betts is one of the best episodes ever created, directed by no other than Kim Manners. The two parter Tempus Fugit / Max is also quite entertaining. In actuality Wave 9 will be a great wave to also own though when it is released since it will include Unusual Suspects, when the Lone Gunmen originally meet (takes place in the past). Now you have something else to look forward to possibly at the end of this year or sometime next year. Until then, if you purchased Season One on DVD and/or Wave 8 enjoy those episodes along with any previous waves that you have purchased. Also remember to watch the last few episodes that are aired at 9 ET / 8 Central on Sundays. If we are lucky, David Duchovny may sign a contract to reprise his roll as Fox Mulder. Keep your fingers crossed. At least Chris Carter is planning on directing some movies. Season 7 has been a disappointment to me, but I believe there are still ideas that he has that he wants to save for later on.