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Xena: Warrior Princess: Season One
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Average rating: 4.0 of 5
They don't make shows like this anymore 5 out of 5 stars.
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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!
Editorial Review:
In a time of ancient gods, ruthless warriors, and capricious kings, a land in turmoil cried out for a hero. She was Xena, a mighty Warrior Princess forged in the heat of battle. Relive the power, the passion, and the wild adventure of international icon Lucy Lawless's first season as Xena, a season that swept up audiences the world over and completely redefined the role of the female action hero. Season 1 on DVD includes the 24 jaw-dropping episodes that changed the world.Episodes: Sins of the Past, Chariots of War, Dreamworker, Cradle of Hope, The Path Not Taken, The Reckoning, The Titans, Prometheus, Death in Chains, Hooves and Harlots, The Black Wolf, Beware Greeks Bearing Gifts, Athens City Academy of the Performing Bards, A Fist Full of Dinars, Warrior...Princess, Mortal Beloved, The Royal Couple of Thieves, The Prodigal, Altered States, Ties That Bind, The Greater Good, Callisto, Death Mask, Is There a Doctor in the House?
Xena Warrior Princess - Season Six
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Average rating: 4.5 of 5
"Mortality Stinks" ~ Nothing Lasts Forever 4 out of 5 stars.
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With the Olympian Gods out of the picture Xena turns her attention to the villains of the faith of Eli (i.e.: Jesus) and the angelic and demonic realms inhabiting the ever evolving heavenlies. Who could've guessed what a pivotal role the Warrior Princess was to play in the re-visioning of the new, reigning spiritual paradigm. How about starting out the sixth and last season of this highly entertaining though farfetched series with the ousting Mephistopheles from the throne of Hell?
This is only the first of many outrageous steps taken by the Warrior Princess. Not willing to ascend (on second thought descend is probably the more accurate word) to the vacated throne herself, she lures the proud Lucifer into assuming the position. Whether you're a hardcore Xena fan or just a casual viewer sooner or later you have to ask yourself the question "is there no limit to what the Warrior Princess can accomplish in this world or any other for that matter? The answer is apparently not.
Yes, `Xena: Warrior Princess' is truly a television series for the ages. While her adventures and exploits may range from the absurd to the incomprehensible and the acting most of the time way over-the-top somehow believe it or not it was always tons of fun and the cast of characters where played to perfection by everyone involved. Thanks for the memories Lucy and Renee, I mean Xena and Gabrielle! Unfortunately nothing lasts forever.
Editorial Review:
This classic series-ending collection highlights the show’s mastery at mixing mythic gods and ghastly beasts. These wildly imaginative storylines are brought to vivid life through the dynamic performances of Lucy Lawless as the indomitable Xena and Renee O’Connor as her loveably irrepressible companion. For fans of the Warrior Princess, Xena’s sixth and final season is an unforgettable curtain call.
Xena Warrior Princess - Season Two
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Average rating: 4.5 of 5
"It's Callisto, She's Out!" ~ Two, Two, Two Warrior Princesses In One 4 out of 5 stars.
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The year '95 marked the second season of the wildly success 'Xena: Warrior Princess'. There were undoubtedly numerous reasons for the rapidly growing cult following associated with this television series. It was a dark, mythic journey populated with the ancient Gods and Goddesses of Greece, a fast paced action adventure, a "jiggle show" for the high testosterone crowd, a girl power advocate and a cutting edge gender statement which constituted a surprising large portion of its admiring, devoted fan base. Add to the mix a newly introduced tongue and cheek aspect to the always clever story lines and you had a little something for everybody!
One of the big pluses for me in season two was the expanded use of Xena's foil Callisto played to absolute perfection by Hudson Leick. I enjoyed how they pulled a rather ingenious body switch between the two arch-rivals to cover up for the brief absence of Lucy Lawless. While Lucy was and will always be the personification of the fictitious Xena, it was rather intriguing to watch how Hudson Leick interpreted the role.
My Rating: -4 1/2 Stars-.
Xena Warrior Princess - Season Five
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Average rating: 4.5 of 5
"There's A War Going On Between Good And Evil" ~ Xena Died For Our Sins 5 out of 5 stars.
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Xena never ceases to amaze me. After four previous seasons you would think you've just about seen all the possible marvelous deeds of the beautiful and deadly Warrior Princess wouldn't you? Well not so, imagine Xena as an Archangel fighting beside the highly esteemed Michael, or maybe an Arch Demon battling the forces of good for ownership of heaven. It could never happen you say? You'd be wrong, in `Fallen Angel' the first episode of season five she does both after being crucified on a cross. What does that dying on a cross part remind you of? I shouldn't say it but I simply cannot resist, Xena died for our sins.
And that's just to wet the appetite in a season that sees the redemption of Callisto, the birth of Xena's baby girl, a twenty-five year hibernation period for the Warrior Princess and side-kick Gabrielle catapulting them into the future, the death of Joxer, hearing Ares say "I love you" and the demise of the Olympian God's. If that's not enough to make you buy this 9 disc set what is it going to take?
Xena Warrior Princess - Season Three
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Average rating: 5.0 of 5
"Gabrielle Awoke With A Jerk" ~ A Bitter Suite Collection? 4 out of 5 stars.
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Season three was really a mixed bag airing episodes with multiple, naked, dancing Gabrielle's, a story line involving three distinctly different roles all played by Lucy Lawless (A.K.A.: Xena), more Callisto (love that woman) and a musical extravaganza which I still haven't recovered from. Whatever it was the producers where definitely doing something right because the series continued to grow in popularity. The great thing about owning the whole season on DVD it that it allows you to watch an episode to fit your mood; comedy, drama, etc... Maybe it's a acquired taste but it all works for me!
Fun show 4 out of 5 stars.
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This is a really fun show, some episodes are just hillarious, some are more serious. However, i'm really starting to dislike Gabrielle's character with her "hollier than thou" attitude and superior moral values. She betrayed Xena more than once because of her naive outlook of the world but they still remained very close friends. They show is really politically correct sometimes, the writers use a lot of modern pop culture.
Xena Warrior Princess - Season Four
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Average rating: 4.5 of 5
A disappointment compared to Season Three 4 out of 5 stars.
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Although the production values for XENA went up in Season Four -- with consistently more complex camera angles and better and more interesting sets and effects -- and despite the fact that the season ended and began on high notes, as a whole Season Four was something of a disappointment compared with Season Three. That season had a number of excellent dramatic episodes, but even more a large number of superb comic episodes. But while Season Four had some good comic episodes, they were fewer and farther between than in Season Three.
Part of the problem in Season Four was a story arc that took Xena and Gabrielle to India. Though there was a lot of potential there, the actual episodes in India were rather disappointing. The most important thing was clearly meeting Eli, who would play an ongoing role through the rest of Season Four and into Season Five. Another problem for me personally in the season was the loss of Callisto (for the most part) as Xena's main antagonist and her replacement by Alti, who I never came to like.
The beginning of Season Four, however, was extraordinary, as Xena makes a journey to the Amazon equivalent of the afterlife in search of Gabrielle, who she believes had died in the closing moments of Season Three. She is given a series of visions while there of her time with Gabrielle, including one where Gabrielle, while being crucified by the Romans, looks up at her and tells her that she loves her. This was clearly not a memory, so Xena concludes that Gabrielle is in fact still alive. While this is good news, the rest of the season is clouded by the fact that Xena fears that the two of them eventually face crucifixion. While most of the rest of Season Four is somewhat flat, it ends spectacularly with the culmination of the Caesar story. "The Ides of March" easily goes down as one of the five best episodes of XENA, if not the best. But I must qualify. It, unfortunately, was not the final episode of the season. The last was one of the worst episodes of the series, "Deja Vu All Over Again." In it we see Lucy Lawless waking up in a modern bed with Ted Raimi (Joxer). She is convinced she is Xena and that she must be the Xena vigilante who is going about town solving crime. Convinced that she was Xena in a previous life she and her boyfriend go to a past lives counselor (Renee O'Connor) who hypnotizes her. Eventually, Lawless realizes that she was not Xena, but Joxer while Raimi realizes that he was Xena. O'Connor turns out to be Gabrielle. Despite some good occasional comic moments (such as Lucy Lawless leaving the office singing her own version of the Joxer song) it was a terrible end to the season.
The good news is that Season Five would be a big improvement.
Xena - The 10th Anniversary Collection
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Average rating: 4.0 of 5
Season 5 and 6 heavy? 2 out of 5 stars.
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I cannot help but say I'm suprised by this. The earlier seasons (1/2/3) are almost universally accepted as the best by the fans - and we only get a single season 2 episode in this collection?? This is not even close to what I'd assemble as an "essential" list. Season 4 I can understand, as that was not well accepted overall. I guess I just find it hard to believe that this is truly representative of fan desires (and I've been a huge Xena fan since the show's start.) Perhaps the fans shouldn't have been involved at all! A list of shows showing Xena's evolution, starting with her appearance on Hercules, and ending with her death - and all comedy and non-arc stories generally excluded - would have gone a lot farther.
Editorial Review:
In Sins of the Past she was reborn. In A Friend in Need she was laid to rest. What happened during the years in between is what creates a legend. And it took you, the fans, to create this box-set. You selected the episodes that best documented Xena and Gabrielle’s journeys, their adventures, and their friendship. You showed us what it meant to be Xena fans. So for you, we have developed this ultimate 10th Anniversary Xena Collection.
The X-Files Mythology, Vol. 2 - Black Oil
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Very Nice 5 out of 5 stars.
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The first episode used in this compilation comes from mid-third season. The two part story "Nisei" and "731" provides Scully with additional insights to her abduction and also ties in what Mulder believes is proof of extraterrestrial life, which comes in the form of an alien-human hybrid. The hybrid is an important development to understanding of the overall conspiracy story arc and how the abductions introduced in the first volume tie in. In the next episodes the black oil begins to surface in the two part story "Piper Maru" and "Apocrypha". There are some important truths revealed about the origin of the black oil in this story, as well as how the pursuit of the truth affects Skinner. The season three finale "Talitha Cumi" is the first half of a two part story. This first part unveils a past relationship between the Cigarette Smoking Man and Mulder's mother that he wishes weren't true. The story continues with the second part of the story and season four premiere episode "Herrenvolk". This is when Marita Covarrubias is first introduced. Her minor role becomes important to later episodes as a pseudo-informant to Mulder. Additionally "Talitha Cumi" and "Herrenvolk" introduces the concept of rebel aliens who opposes colonization.
In "Tunguska" and "Terma", the conspiracy story arc continues to focus on the black oil and ties in its origin to Tunguska, Russia. Both Mulder and Krycek get caught up in the mess, as well as Scully and Skinner become the center of attention with the Senate Select Subcommittee on Intelligence and Terrorism. "Momento Mori" is about Scully learning more about her abduction and this episode introduces her illness, brain cancer. In the two part story "Tempus Fugit" and "Max", Max Fenig from the season one episode "Fallen Angel" returns. In this story Mulder and Scully try to unravel the truth behind a Military cover up of the plane crash of civilian Flight 549. Of all the episodes included, this two part story adds the least to the overall conspiracy story arc.
The next episode "Zero-Sum" is an awesome episode. In this story Skinner is coerced into working for the Cigarette Smoking Man. What makes this episode great is Skinner getting down and dirty by doing some cloak and dagger type stuff. As an episode, there are some subtle, yet important details revealed about colonization. The last three episodes included in this set feature the season four finale "Gethsemane" and the first two episodes from season five "Redux" and "Redux II". This last story for the black oil box set proposes a few important advancements for the conspiracy story arc. The most important is the understanding Mulder obtains in the episode "Gethsemane". With the help of a man from the Pentagon's research division, Michael Kritschgau, Mulder and Scully learn that not everything is what it seems. The story continues in "Redux" and "Redux II" and our favorite F.B.I. agents learn more about how they have been pawns in a much larger picture.
Overall I enjoyed the watching the exclusive mythology episodes back to back. The conspiracy story arc driving the series is certainly one of the most interesting things about the show. Despite it is missing a few details in characters and whatnot, the episodes flow pretty well together. This is a great addition for fans or casual viewers interested in just the conspiracy episodes.
DVD Detailed Episode Guide (in order, and by season)
1. "Nisei", Season 3, Episode 9
2. "731", Season 3, Episode 10
3. "Piper Maru", Season 3, Episode 15
4. "Apocrypha", Season 3, Episode 16
5. "Talitha Cumi", Season 3, Episode 24
6. "Herrenvolk", Season 4, Episode 1
7. "Tunguska", Season 4, Episode 8
8. "Terma", Season 4, Episode 9
9. "Momento Mori", Season 4, Episode 14
10. "Tempus Fugit", Season 4, Episode 17
11. "Max", Season 4, Episode 18
12. "Zero-Sum", Season 4, Episode 21
13. "Gethsemane", Season 4, Episode 24
14. "Redux", Season 5, Episode 1
15. "Redux II", Season 5, Episode 2
Editorial Review:
The Mythology is Chris Carter's visionary story arc of "The X-Files" comprised of 60 episodes from all nine seasons of the show. Now you can follow every government conspiracy, alien abduction, and hidden truth right from the beginning. In Black Oil, even as Scully searches for the truth behind her abduction, an alien autopsy tape leads her and Mulder to a professed group of women abductees who all have chips identical to the one found in Scully's neck. Then, while investigating a series of deaths connected to a sunken World War II aircraft and a mysterious black oil, Mulder encounters Alex Krycek, who claims to have a digital tape documenting the existence of extraterrestrials. A second encounter with Krycek leads Mulder to Siberia, where an unidentified object crashed into Earth in 1908. Yet for all the seemingly undeniable proof, when agents are asked to verify the remains of a 200-year-old-alien, they finally discover just how far the government will go to make Mulder believe.
The X-Files - The Complete Fourth Season
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Average rating: 5.0 of 5
The second best season of sci-fi TV ever, after season three... 5 out of 5 stars.
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Season four of the X-Files is truly spectacular, and is only slightly below the absolute best season of sci-fi TV in history, season three. Season four includes the amazing "Mementos..." ep., in which we learn the CSM's past; it includes the once-banned ep. "Home," which is one of my all-time favs.; here we have the excellent two-parters in which Mulder goes to Siberia and is exposed to the black oil, and the excellent "Max" two-parter, which is probably the best two-parter ever in the series. A couple episodes are lackluster ("Zero Sum," "Demons," e.g.), but overall the season is a miracle of television and is vastly better than any sci-fi film I've seen in the last decade; this show should have been a series of films, it's just too good for television. Bottom Line: Season four is absolutely essential X-Files!
Editorial Review:
Now you can own the entire fourth season of THE X-FILES™. ALL 24 classic episodes are availale for the first time in this exclusive 7-disc collector's edition. From "Herrenvolk," "Home," "Tunguska," and "Terma" to "Memento Mori," "Max," "Small Potatoes," and "Gethsemane," these Season Four episodes are a must for every X-Files fan.
The X-Files Mythology, Vol. 1 - Abduction
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Average rating: 4.0 of 5
inevitable repackaging of the brilliant television series 4 out of 5 stars.
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This repackaging of THE X FILES according to the mythology arc has, no doubt, long been expected by most diehard fans of the now legendary television series. Having received the 4 volumes as a Christmas gift, this grateful recipient has not had time to peruse all 60 episodes + extras; however, a few observations do come to mind.
RE: THE X FILE MYTHOLOGY, VOL 1-4 ("Abduction"; "Black Oil"; "Colonization"; "Super Soldier"):
Recommendations, divided into 4 categories of prospective buyers, are as follows:
1) FANATICS/COLLECTORS:
True fanatics or obsessive collectors will, irrespective of whether they own all 9 complete seasons, want to add these 4 volumes to their shelves. That there exists only a small amount of new material ( in terms of extras: audio commentary + documentary ) is really irrelevant to those who fall into this category. 5 STARS in terms of its appeal for this group of people.
2) "REGULAR" FANS:
"X-Philes" who exist on a lesser ( if saner ) plane of dedication may want to consider whether, possessing some ( if not, perhaps, all ) of the complete DVD sets, these repackaged sets actually add to their enjoyment. It seems indisputable that THE X FILES will never be understood on an aesthetic level by solely watching the myth arc episodes; therefore, it begs the question of why one would purchase the "complete" myth arc when it's possible to go the way the series did when it originally aired- i.e., by alternating between mythology and stand alone episodes. 2 STARS in terms of its appeal for this group of people.
3) CONFUSED BUT INTERESTED VIEWERS:
People with some familiarity with the show but who never quite watched with enough regularity ( or intensity ) to follow the intricacies of the mythology arc, may well consider purchasing these volumes. Presumably, those who fall ( more or less ) into this category will not have purchased the complete DVD seasons ( or at least not *all* of them ). It may well be financially (1/5 cost of 9 complete seasons) and aesthetically satisfying to purchase these 4 repackaged volumes and supplement ( by renting or borrowing ) selected stand alone ( "monster of the week" ) episodes. 4 STARS in terms of its appeal for this group of people.
4) NOVICES
For those who truly haven't watched THE X FILES, or at most, a few episodes, it seems a toss-up as to whether these sets are the right way to go. It is this reviewers suggestion that those in this category rent some episodes; specifically, the first 4 episodes of SEASON ONE (Pilot, Deep Throat, Squeeze, Conduit ) in order to establish whether they find the show appealing. If they're hooked, and have the willingness to invest money through purchasing DVD's outright, it might be better to start purchasing all nine complete seasons over time ( most definitely *in order* ). The other option for beginners would be to purchase the 4 repackaged myth arc volumes ( again, paying attention to proper order ) and renting select stand alone episodes ( there are numerous books and websites which can guide one to the very best episodes ). 3 STARS in terms of its appeal for this group of people.
NOTE: The X FILES MOVIE ( "Fight the Future" ) is *not* included in this repackaging release. After viewing the first 3 episodes of Vol 3: "Colonization" (Patient X, The Red and the Black, The End), it is extremely advisable, for the sake of continuity and understanding, to buy ( or at least, watch ) the film *before* continuing with the remaining (Vol 3) episodes.
RE: THE X FILES MYTHOLOGY, VOL 1: "Abduction":
Of the 15 episodes selected ( which span Season 1 thru start of Season 3), it seems to this reviewer debatable whether Season 2 episode titled "Red Museum" should have been included when Season 1 "Conduit" was not. Furthermore, if the latter episode was not deemed (for whatever reason) to be up to standard, Season 2 "Sleepless" would have had the virtue of introducing a key character (Alex Krycek), with the episode plot having at least as much pertinence to the myth arc as the comparatively inferior "Red Museum". Just two cents from a faithful X-Phile.
IMPORTANT: for those who are new to THE X FILES, the documentary ("Threads of Mythology" ) for Volume 1 contains an unfortunate (completely inappropriate) spoiler. Without elaborating, I can only implore beginners ( few as they may be ) to stay away from this documentary until after finishing either Complete Season 7 or Volume 3 ("Colonization")
CONCLUSION:
With regard to THE X FILES myth arc as a totality; those looking for airtight plot development and perfectly logically explanations as the storyline developed over the course of nine grueling seasons, are truly barking up the wrong tree. Chris Carter and his collaborators, while having a vague idea of where the specifics of the storyline could go, never had every detail planned out, and thank goodness for that! If 1013 Productions had applied such a misguided notion of continuity, many of the surprising twists and turns that characterized the myth arc would have never materialized.
Editorial Review:
For nine seasons, fans of ?The X Files? watched and waited for an ultimate explanation of the complex web of alien conspiracy theories, government cover-ups and shadow organizations woven by series creator Chris Carter. Now, for the first time, viewers can follow every twist and turn of the complete mythology story arc beginning with THE X FILES MYTHOLOGY: ABDUCTION. ABDUCTION consists of 16 episodes from seasons 1-3, and presents the government conspiracy episodes in order, beginning with the series pilot. The set also features commentary on selected episodes and part one of Chris Carter?s all-new documentary ?Threads Of Mythology,? which explains the meaning of ?The X Files? and how all lies lead to the truth.