This innovative and clever television series revolved around the personal and professional conflicts that arise in the life of Episcopalian Rev. Daniel Webster , beautifully delivered by Aidan Quinn, and his conversations with the Lord about these daily trials, admirably portrayed by Garret Dillahunt. This show touched on many individual and social issues that each of us, as imperfect mortal beings, must deal with, in some manner, every day. Whether the issue under the microscope was addiction, theft, stress, doubt, family conflicts, sex or love, the basic message of each aired episode appeared to be that whatever moral or ethical discords you are experiencing, no matter how grand or how trivial they may seem, you can always turn to your Creator with these doubts and burdens. Whatever your religious convictions, could you honestly ask for a better message in today's troubled society? ****

I found this show to be clever, intriguing, humorous, uplifting, natural, and extremely well written for television. While it is a shame that the predictable protests from a section of our society managed to cut this inspired series tragically short, I am delighted to find that Universal Studios has chosen to release this on a 2 disc DVD set. I remember being fascinated by the premise of the show even before it aired, and was even more pleasantly surprised at how flawlessly everyone involved in the show came together to present "The Book of Daniel". Both the writers and the cast of this show should be commended for a sterling presentation. I went immediately from being curious about how the characters and basic premise would be presented, to eagerly awaiting the next episode. ****

I, like most intelligent and receptive viewers, was monumentally disappointed when this show was cancelled after only four episodes. It was inevitable that certain people would protest this show simply because it touches upon religion, a highly volatile and hotly debated topic under any circumstances. I, and many other disappointed television viewers, would love to see this show given another chance somewhere else, perhaps by a less constricted network than NBC. In the meantime, we now have all Eight episodes of "The Book of Daniel" available for purchase and viewing pleasure! ****

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Offered in Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo with an 1.78:1 Wide-screen aspect ratio

"Other than the four episodes that were never aired, the only special feature offered on with this set are deleted scenes from five of the episodes." With the series being so short-lived, it's perfectly understandable why there aren't more features offered.

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