Product Description

A trio of angels Monica (Roma Downey), Tess (Della Reese), and Andrew (John Dye) are dispatched from heaven with a special mission: to inspire people facing sometimes unseen crossroads in their lives. Monica, an angel who at times still needs some guidance with her earthly assignments, reports to Tess, her tough, wise and always loving supervisor. Also on hand is Andrew, who, in addition to his duties as the Angel of Death, now helps out as a caseworker on carious assignments. Gloria, an angel for the 21st century, continues to seek guidance from Monica performing her angelic duties. While the angels may not bring solutions to every problem, they always deliver a message of hope.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #28564 in DVD
• Brand: Paramount
• Released on: 2006-11-28
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, Dolby, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 4
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 60 minutes

Amazon.com
Roma Downey, with her apple cheeks, cascading brunette hair, and Irish lilt, has the kind of warm benevolence that has been the bedrock of television from its inception. Starring as Monica, an angel "caseworker" who walks among mortal humanity to help them solve their problems, Downey glows beatifically as she dispenses homilies about God's enduring love. The cantankerous authority of Della Reese as Tess, Monica's immediate superior, and the bland manliness of John Dye as Andrew, the Angel of Death (though by this season, he'd became pretty much all-purpose) gave Touched by an Angel its own holy trinity. By the third season, the trio had settled into a comfortable blend of earnest empathy and vaudevillian banter.

While fans of the show praise its moral values, the scripts vary erratically, slipping all to often into melodrama and hamfisted dialogue. Even viewers comfortable with problems being solved by the Lord's direct intervention will probably scoff at the ending of, for example, the episode about an escape artist who feels guilty over his brother's death--not only is the resolution farfetched, the execution is clumsy. Still, the show pulls in an impressive array of guest stars; The Third Season, Vol. 2 features James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Cloris Leachman, Abe Vigoda, Esther Rolle, Edward James Olmos, Camryn Mannheim, Chris Noth, and many, many more. Jasmine Guy returns as Monica's diabolical nemesis, and Hudson Leick (Xena: Warrior Princess) appears twice as a sweet fledgling angel. This four-disc set features 14 episodes with no extra features. --Bret Fetzer

Customer Reviews

It's about time!!
I've waited 9 months for the second volume of this season to be released on DVD. I really hope that CBS decides to speed up their DVD releases of "Touched By An Angel." I wouldn't mind if they release a complete season every 9 months, but they split Season 3 into 2 volumes, which doubles the waiting time. Anyway, this is an awesome season and I can't wait to complete it with this second volume.

Also, for those of you who are wondering, you can bet your life that CBS will split Season 4 into two volumes also. Season 4 has 28 episodes. So, I'm sure CBS will split that into two volumes as well, each volume containing 14 episodes. Seasons 5 and 6 also have a lot of episodes too. So, I really hope that CBS speeds up their DVD releases a tad bit because there are a lot of seasons of "Touched By An Angel" and there are a lot of episodes in each season. It would be nice if all the episodes of this show were released on DVD. If they can do it for many garbage shows, they sure can do it for a wonderful show like "Touched By An Angel."

you will be Touched
I'm a guy and I think I got something out of almost every episode of Touched By An Angel. I try to think of low points and I can't. It was always good. My only complaint is my favorite t.v. series is taking the longest to come out. Mash with 11 seasons came out in 4 or 5 years, and here 3 years later we are still on Season 3 of Touched. Please don't split up the seasons anymore, I don't want to be old by the time Season 9 comes around. I want to be able to enjoy any episode for years to come, and I want to be able to share them with others as well.

A Wonderfully Uplifting Program

I am thrilled that volume 2 of the 3rd Touched By An Angel is being released in November! I have all of the prevous Touched By An Angel DVDs and I hope to collect them all. Touched By An Angel is by far one of the best programs television has ever broadcast! Thank you CBS!!!