Forensic Files: The Best of All 14 Seasons - 137 Episodes - 39 DVD Collection

Good series but if you follow the show then there are a few caveats. CNN, HLN, and IDHD which gave the show a new name called Cause of Death on top of episodes on Netflix combine for about 60 or so episodes. These televised episodes are played over and over and over to no end. With this set it is not until season 10 of this disc set that you start to see the same recycled episodes that are on those cable networks and Netflix. So season 1 through 9 are like hidden gems. As another writer said there are no overlap with this box set and episodes with another Forensic Files box set released years earlier. Also there must have been an internal memo sent out to the shows producers regarding the first few seasons because the gore value is pretty high. For example they actually show the picture of an old dead guy who was beat, shot, and stabbed. They show an Alaskan family with children who were raped and murdered in their bedroom, an old lady beat to death by a hotel maintenance man with the pictures of her swollen face up close, and a woman burned in a dumpster to the extent she looked like a curled up bbq possum. Geez! It seems that as the seasons got further down the line they decided not to show as much explicit detail. I'm sure there are a 100 or so episodes floating around in limbo somewhere that are not reruns on TV or cable, or included in any of the two box sets including this one. It would be nice if they were released. Furthermore, this series seem a tad dated like circa 2008 maybe and if they would bring this show back I'm sure they would have tons of material since so much crazy stuff has happened in the news and media all over the world since 2008 that would be ripe for forensic storytelling. Overall its a fantastic show and worth the price along with the earlier box set released prior.

Of course the show Forensic Files is excellent, none of the investigations profiled have obvious outcomes and the storytelling is gripping.The quality of the DVDs generated on-demand by Amazon is incredible. The packaging is exactly what I would expect with any store bought set of DVDs: each disk has a professional looking label and each case matches what is shown in the photo that accompanies the item description. On the back of each DVD case is a synopsis of all episodes, except when there are too many to list (some DVD cases cleverly pack several disks), in which case just the episode titles are provided. The only proof that this is not a factory pressed set of DVDs are the burn circles on the back of the disks.I bought this set of DVDs nine months ago and waited to write my review after I finished viewing all 137 episodes. I want to report that there are no quality issues. Every episode on every disk was playable.I only wish Amazon offered this on-demand DVD service for all other TV content in their possession instead of providing only a digital download saddled with DRM and limited device support. But I digress.One last point -- this item sometimes is unavailable. If you encounter this situation, just add this item to your wish list and check back in a few weeks. That is what happened to me. I hesitated in ordering, then the item was unavailable, but a few weeks later it was back and I pounced.

The episodes are fine and very interesting. Unfortunately the menu function on the DVD's do not work.When you have seen an episode you cannot go back to the menu function. You have to stop the DVD, open the DVD player and then press play on your remote control. Then you can select the next episode on the DVD.

Changing my rating to a "1"..!! Why? Because there a TON of episode duplications in this set, that's why? Don't the people who make these series ever review what they're doing? If it was just one or two, I can understand a mistake. But roughly a dozen or more? I watched the entire series over an approx. 2-month period of time & kept saying to myself - Hey, that episode was just shown a few seasons back...!! - over & over again. Like I said, I understand that mistakes in any industry will occur from time to time. But with so many episodes being repeated - disc after disc? That's ridiculous in my opinion!

I love Forensic Files and this set is amazing. I just wish they had included every episode ever made, but I guess this is the next best thing. Would've also been cool if they added some behind the scenes materials showing how they get their stories and how they produce them. But I guess just having 137 episodes is enough.

These are not slick productions like "Dateline" but they are in depth. At 20 minutes in length they have to be concise so there's no time for fancy segues, long re-enactments or moving video montages. The number of episodes per season varies from season to season from four to 22 (season 11) but the watching goes by quickly. I've found myself watching the same episode two times in a row and they are videos I know I will be watching again in the not too distant future. Although the shows are not graphic (not blatantly so but on occasion real close) the stories are often quite grim. We're talking about murder after all. If you want pure entertainment this is not for you. If you are curious about forensics this is more in depth than anything else on T.V. The information is completely accurate (not that those shows with a forensic element don't try to be true-to-life). The only problem with this collection is there are not enough episodes to suite my desires but since there were 400 episodes produced I guess I will never see them all.

I give the series itself 5 stars but this release, I'd give 1 star. I can't believe in this day and age, that companies would release a series where it won't play all the episodes one right after another. After each episode is over it goes back to the title menu and will remain there until you select a different episode.