Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman: The Complete Season One

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

There was good reason for the uproar unleashed when CBS canceled this show before its time was done. It was a terrible mistake in judgment. It is a decision that continues to haunt the President of CBS, Leslie Moonves, who recently admitted that he still receives (more than 7 years after Dr. Quinn's cancellation) over 100 protest letters and e-mails a month.

If you have never seen this show -- watch it now (commericial-free!!!) and enjoy one hell of a ride.


I forgot how much I loved this show!   January 15, 2004
I haven`t seen Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman since it was on TV years ago, but I suddenly had a desire to watch it again. I`m so glad I ordered the DVDs!


One of the GREATEST Shows!!!   December 11, 2003
I think this show is just magnificent. Everything about it is just magical. Even though she was not cast until last minute, Jane Seymour was just the PERFECT lead actress as Dr. Mike Quinn. It was fun watching the beginning episodes all over again. When I finished the first season I was being bored out of my mind because there aren't any good shows on TV anymore. I couldn't wait until the second season came out. This series was one of the best ever to be created. It had some of the best acting ever, and even the children did great work. Every character had a chance to show what they were capable of and could accomplish. This show is not just for old people; it's a show for all ages and could be watched with the entire family. I'm only a fifteen year old and still find it quite fascinating.

The DVDs themselves were also great. The quality of the picture is pretty good. The sound is Dolby Digital, so it's okay. All five discs come in pretty cool individual boxes, like the average A&E TV show box sets like the "Mr. Bean" DVD. There is no booklet; instead the episode descriptions are on the back of each volume. The makers could have chosen a better front cover and had the children on it, like the second season does. This product would be even better if there were subtitles and some pictures of each scene at the scene selection menu.

The special features were not that great and could have been better. The A&E Documentary was just brilliant. It was really interesting and you learn some interesting facts in it. It was fun seeing how Jane Seymour had looked like and changed over the past years. A commentary, some bloopers and deleted scenes might have been nice, along with some TV spots. I don't think any season DVDs has had them before, besides "Malcolm in the Middle." Hopefully the actors will come back for featurettes or show makings and do commentaries. It would also be interesting to know what the actors are doing nowadays, and why they did certain things: like why Erika Flores (Colleen Cooper) had left this amazing show.

This box set certainly deserves 5 out 5 stars definitely because of the show itself and you should buy it NOW along with the second season if you haven't done so already. It's absolutely marvelous; there's no doubt about it. No show on TV now, like this one, can compare to it. The price might be a minor problem for some and the future seasons possibly could and should be a little inexpensive. It is an excellent addition to anyone's DVD collection. I know this is a great one to mine; you can honestly watch all of the volumes over and over again and not get slightly bored at all. Hopefully, the third season will be coming out on DVD SOON! I just can't wait for it any longer. I heard it's coming out around March. You should get your copy when it comes out, because I will surely get mine.