HawthoRNe is a show that really surprised me, simply because of the vocal fanbase that it has. I made a post back in August about my surprise at the show getting a second season despite extremely derisive critical opinions. That post is still getting comments, even though it's been up for nine months. The show obviously has a very dedicated fanbase.

HawthoRNe has gotten a second season, but I have no doubt that many of the adoring fans of the series would like to give the first season a watch again before the second season's premiere on June 22. That's why, exactly one week before "No Excuses" airs, TNT will release the first season of HawthoRNe on DVD. The three-disc set will include all ten episodes of the first season.

There will also be several special features on the set. An interview with star Jada Pinkett Smith, titled "All in a Day's Work" will be part of the set, as well as a look at the cast of the series (titled, surprisingly enough, "Get to Know the Cast of HawthoRNe). Other features include "Inside Richmond Trinity," "HawthoRNe Medical School," "Male Nurses," "Shooting a Scene - Visual Effects" and "HawthoRNE's Heroes."

The set has a suggested retail value of $34.95, though Amazon is offering it for $19.99. If you would like to pre-order the set (or order it, depending on whether you're reading this before or after June 15), you can do so here.

If you haven't heard of HawthoRNe, here's the synopsis:

Christina Hawthorne (Pinkett Smith) is Richmond Trinity Hospital's compassionate and headstrong Chief Nursing Officer, in charge of a staff who spends long days and nights on the hospital's front lines. Hawthorne will do everything in her power to help her patients. When a patient's care is at risk, she doesn't hesitate to violate protocol, defend her staff or stand up to administrators who seem to have forgotten the hospital's true purpose. The long days on duty combined with Hawthorne's intensity cannot help but take a toll on her personal life. Christina is still coming to terms with losing her husband, while struggling to balance her career with her equally important role as a parent, as well as to find the time to take care of someone else who always seems to fall through the cracks - herself.