Yet another reason to be put out at FOX

[annathepiper]

So there I am tonight, burning through the last several episodes of the season 2 X-Files DVD set so thoughtfully purchased for me by risu, when I realize that the season closer is missing from the final DVD.

I zoomed up to Amazon to look this up, and found that the Slim Set package for Season 2 apparently has had this problem reported by other users. One even reported that Amazon tried to send them a replacement, but that the replacement was also missing the final episode. To wit, ARGH!

I have flung them a customer service email to ask them WTF, and in the meantime at least got caught up through the second to the last episode. Any of y'all out there who don't already have X-Files on DVD, keep an eye out for this; the slim sets are nice because of minimal packaging and lower price, but this missing episode is annoying. Grr.

Comments

[firni.livejournal.com]

If you happen to get your hands on any of the series from Showtime (Dexter, Sleeper Cell, etc) let me know if you notice the same thing I have: horrible, horrible pixelation that looks like they burned the DVDs straight off of a wonky satellite feed. When it happened with Dexter, I figured Netflix had just sent me a bad DVD, but it was that way for all of them, and then when it AGAIN happened with Sleeper Cell, well... bad production, aholes.

[annathepiper]

Oh wow, that sucks. If I do run across any of those DVDs, I'll look out for that! I wonder if Showtime produces the DVDs themselves, or if they have a third-party vendor doing it.

[poodlgrl.livejournal.com]

We just borrowed the Dexter DVD set from my folks, and it seemed OK to me.

[firni.livejournal.com]

P bought the series recently so I'll have to look at it again. The ones I saw came from Netflix... maybe they put out a different production for rental.

What was really funny was the copy of "Hannibal Rising" that I got from Netflix. After the usual "OMG FBI WARNING" bit, another warning came up that read "THIS DVD FOR SALE ONLY". Ooops.

[annathepiper]

Well, if it was a Netflix disc, it could also just be that it got damaged by some previous user.

OOPS about the Hannibal Rising disc, though!

[firni.livejournal.com]

Well, considering that both "Dexter" and "Sleeper Cell" were multiple discs with the same annoying pixelation, I'm blaming different production values for rental vs. sale.

[annathepiper]

I could buy that too! Sucks that it's happening on multiple discs, too. :(

[annathepiper]

Is that show any good? I've heard of the concept, of course, but haven't had a chance to check it out.

[(Anonymous)]

I liked it. It's very quirky and dark, but funny in a silly-sadistic way. It took probably 3 episodes to grow on me. But remember, I get nightmares from particularly scary trailers. I close my eyes on the scary-blood-parts.

[annathepiper]

Heh, sounds like it'll be a bit on the grim side, but if it's got the dark humor going, I might like that.

[poodlgrl.livejournal.com]

It's good. Dark but sarcastic and sadistically funny. It took me probably 3 episodes to sort out that I liked it. But I'm a big baby too about these things.

[annathepiper]

Cool, I'll keep that on the back burner as something to check out when I get the chance.

[poodlgrl.livejournal.com]

BTW I have season 3 and 4, and maybe 5. If you're interested in borrowing.

[annathepiper]

Thanks! mamishka can get me the seasons easily from Scarecrow, but if there's any point in the next week or so that would be convenient or easy for you to get them to me, let me know.

I'm kind of in the mood to watch up at least through the first movie, in preparation for the new one coming out later this summer. ^_^

[poodlgrl.livejournal.com]

Are you immune compromised or can you have kids around?

[annathepiper]

Unless your kids have the plague or something, they and I should be fine. ;)