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Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman - The Complete Season One
Directors: Terrence O'Hara, Michele Lee, Chuck Bowman, Jerry Jameson, James Keach
Actors: Helene Udy, and James Leland Adams
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Retail Price (not our price): $79.95
Release Date: 2003-05-27
Theatrical Release Date: 1993-01-01
Studio: A&E Home Video
Run Time: 840 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Box set, Color, Full Screen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Discs: 5


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
Season one of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman captures the popular television series at its most charming and original: a gently feminist, 19th-century Western with mythic overtones, a Gunsmoke-like vision of small-town constancy, and an audacious love story that might best be described as Buckskin Bronte. British actress Jane Seymour scrubbed away her accent to play Michaela Quinn, fifth daughter of a well-to-do Boston physician who encouraged her to get a medical degree despite social obstacles. The headstrong Quinn moves to rough-and-tumble Colorado Springs to set up a practice, faces stiff resistance from the locals, witnesses the brutality of white America's expansionism, and generally experiences a classic Western transformation from privilege to pioneering. Along the way, Quinn makes a heartfelt connection with the mysterious Sully (Joe Lando), a laconic outsider/cowboy-knight-errant/widower preserving his broken heart. While the series' pilot may be the best thing in this set, there is a lot to enjoy about further episodes (with such guest stars as Johnny Cash and Robert Culp) exploring Quinn's hard-won admiration from town skeptics. Dr. Quinn creator Beth Sullivan admirably balances the many influences and narrative forces at work; some of the best shows are idea-driven, such as "Portraits," which deals with prejudice. --Tom Keogh

2) Description
From the moment that Dr. Michaela "Mike" Quinn (Jane Seymour) first stepped from the stagecoach into the mud of Colorado Springs, TV audiences had a new destination on Saturday nights. Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman won popular and critical acclaim--including five Emmy® awards--with its tales of courage, conviction and romance on the American frontier. When the show was cancelled after six seasons, it sparked one of the largest viewer protests in TV history. This comprehensive collector's set gathers all 17 episodes from the groundbreaking first season--plus a host of exclusive extras--on 5 DVDs. Old fans will delight in revisiting favorite moments, like Dr. Mike's first kiss from Sully (Joe Lando) and General Custer's visit to town, while newcomers will be captivated by the gripping, family-friendly stories and painstaking authenticity. Return to Colorado Springs for the unforgettable first season of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, available for the first time on DVD!

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

1) Great series   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
I think this is a great series, one of my favorites of all time. This is like watching the westerns of the '50's and 60's. Dr Quinn Medicine Woman is a very family friendly show. There is something for everyone. There is romance, history, drama, Indians, beautiful scenery, etc. The actors and story telling are great. The reason I rated this four stars instead of five is price and packaging. This is one of the most expensive series I have seen. There are only a couple episodes on each single layer disk and a seperate case for each disk. I have noticed errors in the write ups for the episodes too. Like on the second episode Brian is the one to get sick not Colleen. Still, if you can afford the hefty price for this series, it is definitely a quality show to be enjoyed for years to come.

2) A Most Refreshing Series   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
We bought Dr. Quinn for a gift to our grandaughter who is just starting college. She loves it, giving her an appreciated diversion from her studies. She enjoyed it when it was on TV and even more now.

3) Dr Quinn fans must have!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I requested the Dr. Quinn series for my birthday and my husband rolled his eyes. "Girly" he called it. Yet every night he says we can watch an episode - I think he's hooked too! For anyone who enjoyed watching Dr. Quinn on TV, likes Westerns, History of the Western Frontier, or enjoys dramas with some action and comedy will enjoy.

4) Feminism as a Family Value   [Rating: 4 out of 5]
Ditching my TV in the mid 1980s made me happy. There was not much worth watching. When I acquired a secondhand TV ten years later, it was for video movies only (and then DVDs, when they became popular). But I was running out of movies. I was sick of all the gratuitous sex and violence--and the depiction of women as vapid sex kittens, their value in meeting Mr. Right, and men as James Bond clones.Then I met Dr. Quinn.The glowing Amazon reviews inspired me to start renting. What I was not prepared for was how feminism suffuses this series. What are "family values," exactly? Not the insipid standards from sit-com land, where humor consists of putting someone down at the expense of another. These "family values" are kindness, reverence for nature, respect of people regardless of race or gender...in short, the golden rule to treat others as one would want to be treated. A TV show that includes respect for women as independent, intelligent people is a rare find. But one might expect this in a series that a woman conceived, women produced, and where the majority of episodes were written by women as well.The feminism in Dr. Quinn is not devoid of art. It's not a political statement smacking you in the face. It's an organic part of the story. The story is always first, which is what makes this show so great. We sympathize with Dr. Quinn as she struggles against the sexism and patronizing attitudes of the townspeople, trying to set down roots as the "lady doctor."Racism takes its rightful place alongside feminism. We are rightfully horrified by the white people's mistreatment of the sensitively portrayed Cheyenne Indians (of particular note is the wonderful wise character of Cloud Dancing). And we see how the town's hatred and mistreatment of black people poisons, especially the ones who hate. The writers achieve a nice balance between depicting the world as it was, while simultaneously showing that the "world as it was" was sometimes very misguided.For the first half dozen episodes, Jane Seymour does not seem to have settled into her character. It takes almost the entire first season to sense her as a rounded person. But if the characters are not quite developed, they are not caricatured either. The acting is superb, making one want to know more about these people whose lives are already so intertwined and promise to be more so in future seasons. It's unusual to have such a large cast; but every person stands out as an individual with something to offer the plot.As Jane Seymour states in one of the special features, she did considerable research to make sure that the medicine of that time period was accurately portrayed. The thousand of little details, from costumes to sets (and horseback riding skills) all add to the authenticity of the episodes.Season One, which provides the foundation for subsequent seasons, left me with an urgent desire to see more. Highly recommended. I'm giving this 4 stars because most of the other seasons are even better.

5) great show   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I have so enjoyed the first season of Dr. Quinn that I ordered 2 more seasons. I was too busy being a teenager when the series was on but did catch a few episodes. Good quality shows are few and far between these days.