Solemplex To me, this movie is perfection.

ActuallyGlimmer The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Scarlet The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

girljocks every episode except for about two out of 200 was nearly perfect, as good as TV gets, great writing, production, script, sets, lighting, superior music, perfect casting, a long running series that has not surpassed to this day. timely and relevant topics, still to this day, and was ahead of its time back in the 90s.superior actors in every episode, especially some child actors who are now current stars today. mix of drama and humor, lots of substantial dealing with life, sometimes very serious topics, not just simple answers and solutions. domestic violence, school bullying, suicide, single parenting, surrogate pregnancy, a.i.d.s, affairs/ cheating, racism, organ donors, dad issues, mum issues, relationships, death, violins, injury, childhood cancer, kidnapping, adult literacy, prostitution, dwarfism, gambling, human cannonball, bank robbery, cults, teen pregnancy, down syndrome, god, the devil... IT'S ALL THERE !!!!!

SunshineHillbilly 5.9 ?!! Obviously, there are a lot of people on IMDb that are Christian haters and probably have never even seen the show. But that's OK, you have a right to your opinion. I just wish you would watch TBAA with an open mind. Honestly, I can imagine some of the low ratings are very legalistic Christians who find fault with the slightly imperfect theology, but that's OK also, they too have a right to their opinion. My family and I always enjoyed the show because it does present a positive moral outlook and example. It is not a "Christian show" per se, but does not conflict with the morals my wife and I have taught our kids, like so many programs on TV. I would love to see more shows like this (and Blue Bloods) on the tube.

raisleygordon As far as various weekly stories go, this is a great show (some episodes more interesting than others) But, unlike "Highway to Heaven", this one wants to take the concept of an angel seriously, and the angels, especially Monica, are preachy when helping those in need. Honest to god, I think Monica's speeches (usually) are extremely preachy, not to mention corny (and I'm sure I'm not the only one that thinks so). The other angels I have no problem with. And there are even episodes that don't really require the "shed of light" or preachiness. If the person isn't in that much trouble, then the speeches don't need to be so sentimental. I think the character of Monica would be more at home in something that's actually religious. Michael Landon wasn't preachy in "Highway to Heaven", so why did "Touched by an Angel" have to be any different? The bottom line is that Monica is way way way too nice. Why most of the speeches are given by her is a real mystery.

AlanSKaufman The title of my review reflects a pivotal scene in the series finale of Touched By An Angel. Monica has served nine years as an angel case worker. Being evaluated for promotion to supervisor, she's given her toughest assignment in a small town where before Easter most children had died in a school explosion. Talking with the pastor of the local church subsequently abandoned by everyone, she tearfully describes the holiday in the above quote. The pastor replies that "all of us are stuck here on Saturday, aren't we?"The paradox about the series is that despite literally presenting the existence of God and His helpers, the show was watched faithfully by nonbelievers. Each week the angels were dispatched in human form as a nurse, or a teacher, or a carpenter, or a friendly neighbor to assist in an illness, poverty, loneliness. Invariably the angel as human would fail to resolve the problem so they would finally reveal their true nature by glowing, and inform the suffering person that God loves them. At this point, numerous viewers broke into tears.It's been said that life is tough and then you die. Thus countless people desperately want to believe in a loving God that will reward them in Heaven. The show dispensed with theological downsides, namely questioning why a loving Being would allow hardship before reaching that Heaven. Each week one was so wrapped up in the realistic portrayals of suffering that one was enraptured by the happy conclusion.Cynics hated the sugary treatment and even some believers thought it too simplistic, especially the suicide episodes. A person pointing a gun to their head or standing over a cliff was asked by a glowing angel to put down the gun or step back from the cliff because God wanted them to live. Viewers protested that a friend or relative had killed themselves so where was their angel? The writers answered with a story where a man puts his gun down, so the joyous angel departs, except afterward hears a gunshot. Both the angel and the man's family are angry at God, but they learn the lesson that people possess free will and not even God can change their behavior.The finale was all the more blunt, precisely playing upon the emotions of long time viewers trying to handle the show ending its weekly uplift. In this two part episode held over two nights, we were given time to absorb the fact that due to her promotion, Monica was going to be separated from her beloved teacher Tess. Consequently, she'd face the same grief as the viewers. That was the ultimate secret of the show - tapping into and sharing one's deepest feelings. True, clever preachers do that, but viewers felt the writers and actors on the show sincerely believed in their message.Sadly, the finale mirrored life too well. Monica and Tess are indeed gone. Perhaps you have experienced brief encounters with people who appear "angelic" - such as a benevolent stranger offering a kind word or deed. But they disappear and you are left only with memories.To refresh those memories, I repeatedly watch the finale on DVD. As with all good art, it provides an escape from life's Fridays and Saturdays. If you are fortunate enough to actually experience Sundays, consider yourself truly blessed, that is, touched by an angel.