Hercules: The Legendary Journeys: The Xena Trilogy - The Warrior Princess, The Gauntlet, and Unchained Heart (1995)

Studio: Uni Dist Corp. (mca) Release Date: 10/31/2000 Rating: Nr Product Description

The begining of the Legend

It all began with this 3 part Herc show. The greatest warrior in the Known world was brought to light. Now we all know that Herc is a demi-god so his strengh and courage can not be questioned but anybody can win with those odds. Now take a mortal and put them in the same situation and only one will come out on top - Xena! Yes I am a big fan and yes I am parcial to the Warrior Princess however without Herc and this excellent 3 part show we would not have her. Watch, enjoy and battle on! November 19, 2008

Xena & Hercules (Lucy Lawlwess & Kevin Sorbo)

Depiction of ancient Greek times of when Gods ruled the world. This is the beginnings of "The Warrior Princess" the turning point of when Xena decided to balance her dark-side with her good side and become a warrior for the greater good or the underdog in need. To aid in the fight against evil, oppression and human rights. Against other humans as well as the Gods. As did Hercules, in a sense this is his female counterpart, equal in strength and intelligence. This is the 3 in one that began "Xena the Warrior Princess" 6 year series run. November 16, 2008

Not a good buy and not all that important as background to XENA

Absolutely no one would be interested in this disc except a XENA fan who wants to see the HERCULES episodes that introduced Xena. First, you can find the entire first season of HERCULES used for only slightly more than this 3-episode disc costs new. Second, there really isn't a whole lot here for a XENA fan to get excited about. Although she is clearly featured more prominently than other guest characters and though they clearly were setting her up for her own show by the time of the final episode, these simply aren't that good. One of the reasons people enjoy Xena is that she was the first truly heroic female character on television since Emma Peel (Wonder Woman was always worried about making her male boss look good and was hampered in her heroic daring-do by the kind of wire work that makes contemporary stunts look so impressive). But here she is a villain of sorts and though she is a villain who is on the verge of reform she is clearly inferior to Hercules both morally and physically. In short, it isn't why anyone watches Xena.

Look, if you want to watch Xena, stick to XENA. All you need to know here is that Hercules helped her change her ways and set out on a path of good. XENA will show far more about "bad Xena" than HERCULES would.

If you are undeterred and feel you simply must see the Xena episodes, then drop a few more dollars and buy all of Season One of HERCULES. I personally think HERCULES deserves more credit than it gets for its heroic presentation of women. It never presented women as a gender in perpetual need of care for by men. This particular man might help this particular woman, but neither HERCULES nor XENA articulated the view that only men got to be heroes. This can be seen by watching the Xena episodes in the context of the season as a whole. August 2, 2007

Great 3 Episodes but you Save Money by Buying the First Season

I love these three epsidoes which introduced Xena and they are essentail if you are a Hercules or Xena fan. If you want to buy them though I would suggest buying the complete first season of Hercules. You get five full tv movies, these three episodes, and ten more episodes for fifteen dollars. You save eight dollars and you get so much more. June 19, 2006

good episodes, overpriced

These 3 episodes of Hercules the Legendary journeys are available here for one price, but are also available as part of Hercules Season One for a lower price, (plus you get the rest of the season) and you can see the episodes in context. Also Herc season 1 contains 5 tv movies, 3 of which are really quite good. (the 1st is a bit weak and the 5th is a re-hash of the other four) Movie 1 has Lucy Lawless in a non-xena bit part, and Movie 2 has Renee O'Connor in a featured role. So if you get that set you'll get everything you get here, plus a lot more stuff, and it is A LOT CHEAPER.
May 13, 2006

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