Xena: Warrior Princess - The Complete Series [DVD]

Words can not express how great this show is, but I will try to review this product anyway. This is a initial review of Xena Warrior Princess Complete Series DVD Box Set Region 1 Slimline Edition. For many collectors this is the Holy Grail of box sets in that it contains every episode of what many consider to be the greatest show of all time. This is the reissued DVD set that Universal commissioned back in 2010 and was released in 2016. It contains 30 DVDs in 6 individual slimline cases that hold 5 DVDs each. All six cases are housed in a sturdy cardboard picture box with 1 side open to retrieve each season. The slimline cases are made of a brittle clear plastic that may have small pieces to break off from time to time. However this will not effect the cases operation. The cases are also color coded to match each seasion of the DVDs. The DVDs arrived in a timely manner and in good condition. They were a good value in that I was able to get the complete Xena set and the 1st seasion of Hurcules for about $60 US with tax and shipping included on Prime Day. I tested the first DVD of the first seasion for this review using an HD HDMI Upscaleing DVD Player and an HD LCD TV and I was able to play Xena in full wide screen filling up the entire TV screen in near Blu Ray quality with the Upscaleing capabilities of my DVD player. The picture is clear and sharp and the color is very vivid and you can adjust everything to your taste. The sound is CD quality and will work with surround sound systems. The DVD menus are very straight forward and easy to navigate. The only extras that are included is English closed caption. All in all this is a very good box set. The show itself is a mixture of action, drama, romance and comedy; so there is something for everybody. If you want to look deeper into what this show is, like Hurcules it is a modern interpretation of a Greek tragedy set in ancient times. What makes Xena different than Hurcules is that Hurcules is a story of perseverance and Xena is a story of redemption. That's what makes her story so unique. It's also one of very few shows that has 2 female leads. This show never takes itself too seriously but the fan base for this show takes it very seriously. At the height of the show's popularity in the mid 90s this show was watched by over 10 million people worldwide in syndication and to this day has a fan base of over a quarter of a million people strong. The Xena fan base is pushing for a Blu Ray release of all sessions with extras, a blockbuster movie on the big screen with the original cast tentavely titled something like "Xena Warrior Princess Resurrection" or #XWPR and NBC/Universal would like to reboot Xena on the small screen with a new cast possibly reincarnating all of the characters into new bodies. Well, good luck with that and Battle On!

I love having this and being able to watch it without ads! The quality is good and all the DVDs work without issues, subtitles and sound is good quality too!

Action packed.

A great series, all in one place. Massively entertaining.

Prepare yourself for a tale of high advent- wait, that isn't this one. This one is an enjoyable cheesefest, with Lucy Lawless kicking hindquarters and taking names as she yeets her metal frisbee ring with abandon. If you watch knowing it is a very tongue-in-cheek type of show, and forgive it some lapses due to the age, it is an enjoyable romp through nostalgia, but even better as you won't have to sit through endless commercials like we all did when we watched on TV.

Got it as a gift for my wife! She absolutely loves this show and it has every single episode good quality and a nice gift box to keep the DVD’s in

I mean, its Xena so what's not to love. The packaging is cheap though but that is not a huge deficit.

Got this for my dad since he loves this show. I also enjoy it pretty well, but I don't re-watch it as many times as he does. I do remember it was a classic show when I was growing up, airing in the same block as Hercules the legendary journeys from which it spun off from and they had a few crossovers. He was somewhat tickled in finding the little joke disclaimers they put in at the end of the credits that neither of us knew about when the show was first released, but then they did tend to shrink down the credits to play ads on tv.