Xena Warrior Princess - Season One

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Summary: Xena Warrior Princess Season One to Six
Review: Hello, I just talk you. Do a Favor for me. check CC - Closed Captioned all DVD Season One to Six.

Closed Captioned for the Deaf People. Closed Captioned is very imporant for the Deaf People. Because the Deaf People want to read ....that closed captioned...like that. Because They can not hear whatever they say.

you know what I mean. Please, email to me back. Because I need to know If they are closed captioned.

that's all. JN

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Summary: The Power and the Passion
Review: is yours to witness over and over again in Xena Warrior Princess Season One DVD. It has good sound and picture quality. I have all six seasons in VHS and am very pleased to purchase this series in DVD. The world is ready for a female action hero. I can only hope they will bring her back for one last bad guy ass kicking adventure!

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Summary: MUST HAVE!!
Review: If you are a Xena fan you must get these DVD's they are fantastic!!!

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Summary: I like Xena BUT...
Review: I enjoy Hercules and Xena very much BUT, there are a few things that really bugged the heck out of me on Xena's Season One.

First off, like previous reviews have stated, about half way through two of the episodes, the voices start to get out of hand and don't match the lip movements. If there are things I cannot stand it's bad dubbing. I don't think Anchor Bay should have any excuse for this "mishap".

Another thing, is the picture can get grainy in some parts, especially in some of the earlier episodes. But, in part, I do blame the type of film they were using during part of this season.

Lastly, there are no captions or subtitles. I was sitting here thinking "What the heck! This is the ONLY thing I own on VHS or DVD that does not have captions!" I'm grateful Anchor Bay released this, but my word, what were they thinking! I know several people who would have a fit over this one reason.

These are the type of things that are NOT easily ignorable. I've got every reason to get my money back from Best Buy until Anchor Bay releases newer editions with at least the voice problem fixed. Like I said, I'm grateful, but let's get it together, OK?

I can only hope that that Xena's Season Two will be improved and that Hercules' Season One is really worth my money.

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Summary: good image quality, no matter what other reviewers say
Review: I bought this DVD set thinking that I'd have problems with the image quality - but there was none at all! It was all crisp and clear, with good colors. If you have a decent DVD player, you shouldn't have a problem.

Season One of Xena: The Warrior Princess is action-packed, and introduces a lot of the favorite characters that recur in later seasons... Xena and Gabrielle, of course, but also Ares, Joxer the Mighty, Callisto, and let's not forget the Amazons.

The only problem I have with this set is that some of the episodes seem to be out of order. Unless you're a hardcore fan, however, you probably won't notice, and I still am just glad to have it on DVD.

I'm giving this four stars because it's not quite perfect. Also, you might want to wait until they release the new Season One DVDs that will include commentary on three episodes (there's already commentary on the upcoming Season Two).

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Summary: As much as I like Xena
Review: I'm deaf and this DVD set didnt have caption or subtitles. I've been a hardcore nutball Xena fan from day one,and NONE of the VHS or DVD tapes have yet to have caption or anything of the sort. It is disappointing, I bought a 90 dollar DVD set, just to find out it wasnt captioned, and sent it back to only get 30% of what I paid for it. Many hardcore...and deaf, xena fans just like myself were disappointed, really disappointed, and season 2 shows no different. For you deaf people out there, do NOT get it! Unless you like just watching the action and not understanding or being able to see Xena's wisdom in caption, or subtitle, just like the hearing people can.

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Summary: amazing
Review: the best show ever this ultraviolint opreaotic show appeals to lots of people the faMOUS BATTLE CRY IS LEGENDRY AND THE NAME XENA IS INFAMOUS THIS 24 SET IS GREAT

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Summary: my review
Review: I had this boxset pre-ordered the day i knew it was available (about 2-3 months before the release date) and when i got it (on time) actually a day before the release date if you want to be technicle) i was not disapointed with it at all, i don't see why everyone is griping about picture quality, my DVD player is a good 2-4 years old (give or take a year) and i didn't see any problems with my picture quality at all.

this is really worth the money if you're a fan of the show, or if you want to check the show out. however if you have never seent he show, and don't want to be stuck with the box set if you don't like it Columbia House sells the single DVDs (only 2 eps. per DVD though) i'm stuck with 3 Xena DVDs and a Hercules DVD i got from them (cause i bought them before i know the box set was out)

anyway

i deffinetly think this box set was worth the money i spent on it

the only thing i don't like was the lack of extra features (the making of, commentary and ast interviews would be nice)

also i think they should include the soundtracks with the box sets, too.... i think this show has an excellent soundtrack

so if your thinking about getting this, get it. and the second season, too.

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Summary: somethin' wrong...
Review: heylo...
im like a xena fan since the 6th grade...
i really liked the season one dvd box set, it rocked...
although, there was somethin' wrong with it...
*clears throat* there were scences in the episodes werent as clear as we used to watch in any dvd...
it was like watching a vhs...
im lookin forward for the season two box set...
i hope they get it all right this time...

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Summary: Although the edition could be better, Xena is finaly on DVD!
Review: At last, Xena is on digital heaven! Fans of the Warrior Princess had to stick to VHS for too long. It was embarrassing to see shows like Dawson's Creek and Felicity get DVD treatment while we still had those horrible tapes.

Season 1 of Xena was not perfect, everybody knows that. The show had a hard time separating itself from Hercules, and still had a lot of work to be done. Yes, it was cheesy, and yes, sometimes it became silly, but I think that was one of its best features. The good thing about Xena is that it had something for everybody. You could just enjoy the action, or the pretty ladies in provocative outfits, or the "Three Stooges"-like humor, or the incredible friendship between the two leading characters, or even the philosophy behind them. Hell, you could just watch it as a plain sword&sorcery show and you' would be happy. It's hard to say, since Xena meant something different for everybody. For me, it was one of the most intelligent and well-done TV series I've ever seen in my entire life. Of these first episodes, I have to say that my favorites are "Dreamworker" (the first one I ever saw), "The Royal Couple of Thieves" (with the EXCELLENT Bruce Campbell as a Autolycus, one of the best characters) and "Callisto", which introduced one the most popular TV villains of all time.

Now, for the edition, A lot of people have complained to the picture quality of this set (especially when you compare it to the excellent DVD package of Hercules released this year), and I think I have the reason. You have to remember that XWP was a show that took its time to win over an audience. Since it was a series on a trial period, they didn't spend too much money on it, so they filmed the first two seasons (and two episodes of the third) in 16mm. I don't know if you've ever seen it, but 16mm is very cheap and doesn't transfer that nicely to digital media (see also "Army of Darkness"). Hercules, on the other hand, was always filmed in 35mm, that's movie-like quality. I guarantee that Xena would look MUCH better by Season 3. Anyway, I don't see what the fuzz is all about because it still looks much better than my cable ever did.

My only complaint is the lack of extras. A few audio commentaries would've been nice, and the show deserved it, as well as some subtitles. I mean, it's not even closed-captioned, and that was a big mistake. Personally, I hate it when they go cheap and put all the special features in a CD-ROM. At least, however, the set is not terribly overpriced, like the Star Trek: The Next Generation sets.

I've let it all go because I finally have Xena on DVD. For that alone I say thanks, and I know that it will be a hit. Now I only have to wait for the rest of the Season sets and I will be a happy man.