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Binding: VHS TapeEAN: 0822881201037 Format: Box set, Color, Digital Sound, Dolby, NTSC Number Of Items: 12 Release Date: January 06, 1999 Running Time: 1164 minutes Theatrical Release Date: September 15, 1995 Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Just four minutes into "Sins of the Past," the first episode of Xena, you'll gladly follow the warrior princess anywhere. Taking on a gang of marauders, she leaps onto an upright spear embedded in the ground and, with a cry of "Ai-yi-yi-yi-yi," does a circular wall of death on their chests. A syndication phenomenon, this audacious 1995 series was a spin-off from Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Lucy Lawless stars as Xena, dressed to kill in leather and breastplate. Her exploits are legend: "She came down out of the sky in a chariot throwing thunderbolts and breathing fire," remarks one awestruck boy in the first episode. Xena wants to bury her violent past, but there is no rest for the formerly wicked as she takes up arms (and feet) against any number of villains and mythological beasts. She is joined by Gabrielle (Renee O'Connor), a young peasant woman who "is not cut out for this village life," and runs away from home to join Xena in her adventures. As the series evolved, speculation was rife about the true nature of their relationship. Playful and provocative teasers in several of these episodes give this first season an unexpected erotic charge, as witness "Altared States," in which the two skinnydip, and later, a drugged Gabrielle, revived by Xena, looks upon her and gushes, "By the gods! You are beautiful." Other memorable episodes include "Callisto," which introduces the vengeful female warrior who would further bedevil Xena in seasons to come; "Prometheus," in which Kevin Sorbo guest stars as Hercules; "Chariots of War," in which Xena wears a dress (!), and "Warrior...Princess," in which Xena trades places with her look-alike, a Princess named--yes--Diana, who is the target of assassins. By the gods, Xena is an absolute hoot whose pleasures--stylized action sequences, cheesy special effects, tongue-in-cheek anachronistic dialogue--are anything but guilty ones. Clumsy packaging, lack of commentary, and less than pristine picture quality are minor drawbacks to this otherwise thrilling set. --Donald Liebenson Average Rating:
 Rating: - Xena Rocks!I watched Xena every week usually with my mother. This first season set was a gift from my daughters for Mother's Day and it was just what I wanted. I had forgotten that Callisto appeared so early in the series. I am happy to have this set to share with my kids and my youngest daughter wants to be a cross between Wonder Woman and Xena when she grows up! I really enjoy the character development in the early episodes and Ares is sooo much better looking here than he was in the first season ... Read More Rating:  - They don't make shows like this anymoreThis 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 ... Read More Rating: - Great StoriesXena Warrior Princess is great campy fun. It doesn't pretend to be anything else. These are great stories and great fun to watch. Rating: - My husband loved it!!My husband was a huge Xena fan when it was on tv and he was very pleased with this gift. He can't wait to get the rest of the seasons as well. Rating:  - The weakest season in the series, with better things to comeXENA is the very definition of a cult show. Its main claim to fame is that it was the first television series to feature as its lead a truly heroic female. It would very shortly be superceded by BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, not just because it also because it featured a strong female lead, but because on every level it surpassed XENA in quality of writing, acting, and narrative. Unlike XENA, which was reviled by TV critics from the moment it debuted to the second it ended, BUFFY was lavished with love by ... Read More |
