Xena Warrior Princess - Complete Series (1995)

She has MANY skills

It can't get any better than the The Warrior Princess!! I love Xena so much, I'm willing to spend hundreds of dollars on these DVDs, and I don't even regret it!! The series is my favorite and I will never have anything bad to say about Xena, except for the ending, which I hated!!

The DVDs themselves were pretty good quality, I didn't like how the were packaged in the first couple of seasons: the had one DVD on each side and since there are like 7 DVDs in each season, it was really annoying.

Other than that, Xena is the best and any fan out there should be required to have all the DVDs!! ^_^ July 13, 2008

This will become a Classic

My kids grew up watching Xena with my sisters daughter, my sister, and myself. It is so wonderful to have such a fun and family friendly based series available to purchase. I kept waiting for the price to drop and finally caved when it broke $190. I bought this as a gift for my sister who has been an immense help to me in my life. Not only did she love this gift; she has had my other sister & numerous friends see the collection at her house and want to borrow them. It never ceases to surprise me how many people know about the Xena series - it was/is wonderful and hopefully the DVDs will work forever! June 6, 2008

Very good package for the money

For those of you who have not seen Xena: Warrior Princess, there's not much I can add to the existing positive reviews. It's great action, at times heartfelt or hilarious or risque. Christians might be offended by the not so subtle references to biblical stories (i.e. "immaculate" conception of Xena's baby.) But the show doesn't take itself seriously either (look for 2 or 3 times when Xena is whistling her own theme song.)

To the fans looking for the complete collection, grab it while you can! That is despite the season 1 collection. It's got poor special features and weak video quality that's very obvious on the HDTV. I've seen better quality VHS recordings.

Season 2 has the same weak video quality but a few features like occasional commentary and interviews. During the commentary, Bob Tapert's the serious one and Lucy Lawless is laughing at herself like Mystery Science Theater 3000. Certainly interesting to hear her without the American accent. They introduced the concept of Video Commentary, where they show the actors or crew reacting to the episode as they're watching it. You can't watch that instead of an episode (the video commentary is not on the complete episode) but there is some value added to see their reactions.

Season 3 is when the video quality got much better and the features excellent. I'm almost through season 5 of 6 and the features pretty much stay consistent from there.

Overall this is well worth it. June 4, 2008

Xena - where have you gone?

I grew up watching this religiously. I still watch it occasionally when I feel like I need to get away from it all. Yes, it is a bit tacky with silly musicals and sometimes ridiculous story lines, but I absolutely love Xena and Gabrielle. April 16, 2008

They don't make shows like this anymore

This series had everything in it: Comedy, drama, inspiration, musicals, etc... I also believe this was a series that helped create certain television shows and movies. Watch (Here She Comes... Miss Amphipolis 1997) and tell me that's not similar to (Miss. Congeniality 2000). Remember that Xena was being played in a different time period (Historical Times) and Miss. Congeniality is being played in the present, yet they are still similar. The show not only had a few good laughs with the help of Joxer (Ted Rami)but also allows viewer the feeling of Catharsis. Seeing Xena battle her past demons and realizing she wouldn't be the hero she is without her past is PRICELESS. Also watching the growth of Xena (Lucy Lawless) and Gabrielle's (Renee O Conner) friendship is something very special. They become family and travel to the exotic lands of Asia and to the beautiful landscape of Egypt etc...

The DVDS are worth it I own all 6 seasons and the commentaries are GREAT. I especially love watching Hudson Leick's (Callisto)commentary she's intelligent, funny, and beautiful.

P.S. My one note would be buy the director's cut of The Final Episode (A Friend In Need) because it's much better. Plus you get great extras including commentary by Lucy, Renee, and Rob and you also get behind the scene footage including a little B-Day cake for Lucy. The commentary is great I just finished watching it again for my 100th time because I find Lucy and Renee hysterical.

I will always have faith that a Xena Movie will be made, although Gabrielle lost faith in her Hope; I will always have faith that Xena will eventually become a movie; plus I'm only 19 so I still have plenty of years left to wait lol.

Well Thank you Lucy, Renee, Rob, Hudson, Ted, Bruce, Kevin and all the other people that made Xena possible. You filled many homes with joy, laughter, and inspiration; it truly is one of televisions greatest moments!
January 20, 2008

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