Fox Home Entertainment has announced that The Lone Gunmen - The Complete Series wull arrive on DVD on March 29th.
Even though Fox's announcement mysteriously cuts off the episode list at the 9th installment, on the flip side of the second disc, we've got confirmation from the studio that all 13 episodes of the regular series will be included on this set, including the pilot episode. That pilot's inclusion has worried fans, as it has been hard to find on-air in the wake of the tragedy of 9/11, seeing as how one element of the pilot's story included an airplane-based threat to the World Trade Center. However, we highly applaud Fox for including this story in the DVD set, and indeed making it the "complete" series.
To REALLY make it complete, Fox is going out of their way to include a 14th episode on this compilation; the X-Files episode "Jump The Shark" - from the final season of the series that spun off The Lone Gunmen - is going to be included as a bonus feature for this set. This episode brings the hanging plotlines from the spin-off to a conclusive end, and very effectively wraps things up for Byers, Langly, and Frohike.
There will also be Commentary Tracks on this release, but the specific episode(s) and participant(s) have yet to be named. Video is in the original 1.78:1 widescreen, and it looks like this will be anamorphically enhanced. Language support is in English and Spanish, both with Dolby Surround soundtracks and with subtitles. Running time is shown at 559 minutes. SRP is $39.98.
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