The X-Files (Season 4) DVD Review
Nominated for 12 Golden Globes and 61 Emmys, including 4 for Outstanding Drama Series, The X-Files is one of the world’s most popular science-fiction drama shows. Premiering in the Fall of 1993 on the Fox Network, home of popular programs such as The Simpsons (1989) and King Of The Hill (1997), The X-Files created an entire fictional world of conspiracies and secret organizations, building a legion of fanatic followers as devoted to the series as Trekkies are to Star Trek. Creator Cris Carter, a former writer for numerous TV shows in the late-80s/early-90s – The Nanny (1993) is one example – brings together the finest aspects of suspense-laden spy novels and alien science fiction. The result is one of the top sci-fi franchises ever produced, spawning its own line of merchandise and even a full length feature film – The X-Files: Fight The Future (1998). With nine successful seasons to its credit, The X-Files is one of the longest-running sci-fi series in television history
The X-Files follows the exploits of four FBI agents assigned to investigate a series of unsolved and mysterious cases known only as “The X-Files”. FBI special agents Fox Mulder (David Duchovny), Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson), John Doggett (Robert Patrick), and Monica Reyes (Annabeth Gish) are the primary agents investigating these unusual cases which could never be solved by conventional investigatory methods. But Mulder and Scully in particular play prominent roles in the series. The partnership and friendship the two develop during the course of the series sets the tone for their investigations into the paranormal with Scully, a medical doctor, playing the skeptic to Mulder’s deeply held beliefs in widespread government conspiracies and alien abductions. Through the course of the series, The X-Files covers a wide-range of frightening and mysterious subjects from killer insects and secret world government organizations to the colonization of Earth by parasitic aliens. In so doing, it adds its own unique brand of humor and an original blend of creativity that fans of the genre will certainly appreciate
The X-Files (Season 4) DVD features a number of suspense riddled episodes including the season premiere “Herrenvolk” in which an alien bounty hunter is hot on the trail of Mulder and Jeremiah Smith. Jeremiah takes Mulder to a farm to hideout, a farm populated by identical girls who are clones of his sister (and all of them being of the same age when she was abducted). When the bounty hunter discovers them, he kills Jeremiah. Meanwhile, the Syndicate fears a traitor is within its ranks, and it will go to any lengths necessary to eliminate the problem Other notable episodes from Season 4 include “Tunguska” in which a rock with Martian origins threatens to have dangerous implications for humanity at large, and “Synchrony” in which Mulder suspects that a scientist is involved in a time travel expedition in order to stop his own creation from becoming reality
Below is a list of episodes included on The X-Files (Season 4) DVD:
Episode 74 (Herrenvolk) Air Date: 10-04-1996
Episode 75 (Home) Air Date: 10-11-1996
Episode 76 (Teliko) Air Date: 10-18-1996
Episode 77 (Unruhe) Air Date: 10-27-1996
Episode 78 (The Field Where I Died) Air Date: 11-03-1996
Episode 79 (Sanguinarium) Air Date: 11-10-1996
Episode 80 (Musings of a Cigarette-Smoking Man) Air Date: 11-17-1996
Episode 81 (Tunguska) Air Date: 11-24-1996
Episode 82 (Terma) Air Date: 12-01-1996
Episode 83 (Paper Hearts) Air Date: 12-15-1996
Episode 84 (El Mundo Gira) Air Date: 01-12-1997
Episode 85 (Leonard Betts) Air Date: 01-26-1997
Episode 86 (Never Again) Air Date: 02-02-1997
Episode 87 (Memento Mori) Air Date: 02-09-1997
Episode 88 (Kaddish) Air Date: 02-16-1997
Episode 89 (Unrequited) Air Date: 02-23-1997
Episode 90 (Tempus Fugit) Air Date: 03-16-1997
Episode 91 (Max) Air Date: 03-23-1997
Episode 92 (Synchrony) Air Date: 04-13-1997
Episode 93 (Small Potatoes) Air Date: 04-20-1997
Episode 94 (Zero Sum) Air Date: 04-27-1997
Episode 95 (Elegy) Air Date: 05-04-1997
Episode 96 (Demons) Air Date: 05-11-1997
Episode 97 (Gethsemane) Air Date: 05-18-1997
About the Author
Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of The X-Files (Season 4) DVD.
Key Benefits Of Having An Auto DVD Player
Anyone who has every traveled a long distance with children in a vehicle knows the benefits of an auto DVD player. These handy devices can make a possible nightmare on the road into an enjoyable ride that can last for hours without a major meltdown from the backseat passengers. There are some great options in auto DVD players.
You might think that such a valuable piece of technology would cost a bundle but you can find an auto DVD player at a really reasonable price. I was thrilled to discover this very fact when I was shopping for a way to keep the kids entertained on long trips. I have twin toddlers and they can wreak havoc on a long trip.
Unfortunately, toddlers are not so thrilled about great landscapes. The twins were absolutely miserable during the entire drive and it was difficult to console them even when we made pit stops. Basically, without an auto DVD player to keep the little ones occupied, we had nothing but tears and screams drilling us from the back seats.
I learned about the difficulty of traveling with two toddlers on a long trip after a horrendous summer vacation. We had a long distance to cover but I really thought that the large family van would be spacious enough to house the four of us and I really believed that entertainment would be provided by the scenery.
By the time we reached the vacation destination all four of us were exhausted. Unfortunately, the first day was engulfed in the nasty travel experience. Even though we only spent six hours in the car, it felt like we had spent an entire week in there. The rest of the day was spent trying to unwind from the awful travel experience.
Finding the right unit for our vehicle was no problem at all. From now on I make sure to have a full stock of my kids’ favorite shows on hand when we have to travel any long distance. The auto DVD player was an excellent investment. We love ours so much that we are looking to buy a new vehicle that comes equipped with one.
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Marketing Genius The CD Business Card
What is a CD Business card?
CD business card replication is a relatively new concept.
CD Business Cards are business card shaped CD-ROM’s that can play in any standard computer CD drive. Usually jam packed full of multimedia information about your business…anything from a full interactive web site to a catalog to a power point presentation with music, video, whatever you can imagine. These cd business
cards give you the power to illustrate much more than a standard printed business card can.
With cd business cards, you can include any audio, video (digital or VHS), PowerPoint presentations, brochures, sales literature and catalogs. You can even have “hot links” to your website and unlimited e-mail addresses to multiple departments, such as sales, customer service, technical support, etc.
Your entire product catalog can be put on a CD for a fraction of the cost of standard printed paper catalogs.
They actually come in many shapes and sizes, including an “hockey rink” shape with rounded corners, a credit card size and shape, a 3″ round mini, and custom shaped cds (imagine a cd die cut to your logo’s shape).
The real advantage to cd business cards is that besides being a cool marketing product in itself, they are small sized, and are easily stored in a wallet or shirt pocket, just like a standard printed business card.
Technology is now available to print on the disc in many ways. The standard is silk screening. But you can also upgrade to offset printing or digital printing at quality up to 600 dpi.
In addition, Using a unique new all-digital imaging process to print labels for any format of optical disc media, variable data can be printed on each individual disc, making serialization and personalization possible, regardless of the number produced.
Serialization can be used to control who can access data, along with accountability for how it is stored. This trackability helps prevent problems of piracy, theft, loss of production, and loss of sales, by making positive authenticity and ownership easy to establish.
Personalization can be used to provide consumers with individualized promotional items and even serve as mailing labels. Photos of agents and/or products provide big impact as business cards, invitations, catalogs and other marketing materials, even on a small marketing budget.
Some potential uses for cd business cards…
For a salesman/executive…
Photos of your products or services can be printed in full color on the CD business card with full contact information. Within the content of the card, full catalogs can be included with product information and links to your website. On each CD label, individual client’s name and information can be printed, making each card uniquely personalized.
For real estate company…
Houses can be shown in multimedia virtual tours. Individual representative’s data can be printed on the face of the cd, specifically addressed to the prospect.
For an insurance company…
Client’s individual name and policy data can be printed on the CD label. Complete policy, actuarial information, and FAQs can be included or a full marketing presentation in multimedia can make an immediate impact.
For an automobile company…
Each dealership’s customer database can be leveraged by simply sending a CD business card to each customer with the latest leasing /product information. Each CD label can be individually personalized and printed with each customer’s information, salesman’s name and contact info, and type of vehicle that interests the customer.
For a fortune 500 company…
Reports, whether quarterly or annual can be issued to each stockholder on CD with individual name and number of shares printed on the CD face. Prospect uses could be distributed with current performance information printed on each CD label.
CD Business cards seem to be the hottest marketing item in the business sector these days, and its popularity is growing. They are only limited by your imagination.
-Michael Nova
Michael Nova is director of Nova Disc (http://www.novadisc.net/blogger).
Nova Disc provides cd replication, dvd replication, cd business cards, vhs duplication, t- shirt printing, label printing, promotional items, poster printing, postcard printing, website design, graphic design, recording, and mastering services to clients worldwide.