5/5 ...and another thing
  by madman (San Francisco, CA USA)
Wow, normally I blather on and on about something this fabulous, but the other reviewers have said it all. What a remarkable little jewel of a show, possessed of a depth and quality almost unknown to American television, most especially network television. The world is fortunate to have it on DVD, especially since apparently so few people watched it on broadcast.

I knew this was something different when the makers devoted an entire hour-long episode to the process of voir dire (jury selection). Cerebral, leisurely, and far from the traditional frenetic pace of modern TV. No gun battles, no car chases, no eating of worms, no unspeakable caterwauling by amateur "singers" whose ambition exceeds their talent, or snarky "judges" so informing them. In short, not exactly in line with the mass television market, then or now.

Even the music put this in a class by itself. Let other shows use sentimental themes, or popular-at-the-moment hit songs, already dated by rerun time, and cringeworthy or retro after that. Not on Murder One, thank you very much. The theme, the score, the whole shootin' match is done on a HARPSICHORD. The badminton of instruments, the croquet of keyboards.

So there we are, wallowing in a fetid bath of late 20th century Los Angeles decadence--amoral, scheming, manipulative, self-indulgent, greedy, even murderous people (and those are just the lawyers, ha ha). Then a cascade of plinking notes from this archaic, charming instrument whisks us off to an elegant Viennese salon of two or three centuries past, where we sip coffee from china cups and saucers, smiling and chatting softly with genteel and impeccable manners.

Just another touch of class that sets this production far above the herd.

"Citizen Kane" was a flop when it was released. Without elevating Murder One to that lofty pedestal, I can hope that it too will be recognized in the fullness of time as something very special.

5/5 Outstanding
  by JimX67 (France)
High quality.

The french soundtrack IS available on both seasons and the translation is very good.

5/5 Murder One Is Simply Riveting
  by Broken (Albany, NY)
When I purchased this TV series I had planned on watching one or two episodes per week, hoping it would last for a while. Little did I know it would be as riveting now as it was when it first aired in 1995 and I watched all 23 episodes within 2 weeks. Daniel Benzali and Jason Gedrick are phenomenal and their performances alone are worth the price of the DVD set. The plot, characters, writing, filming, directing, acting... everything is just top shelf. If you loved the series when it first aired, you'll love it as much now, if not more.

4/5 Great TV and affordable, too
  by Louis Hemmi (Houston, TX USA)
I missed most of the episodes of "Murder One" when it aired, and am so happy to catch up affordably.

5/5 Highly recommended
  by Maria Marcoux
Whether you buy this to watch it for the first time, or to view it again as I did, this is a terrific DVD set. I had fogotten bits and pieces of it, so it was fun to see it again.

Stanley Tucci as the "evil incarnate" Richard Cross (his words, not mine) was superb.

I'm ordering Season Two, although Anthony LaPaglia replaces Daniel Benzali.