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FINALLY ... This entire phenomenal family series on DVD!!

Brazilian Jazzaholic! | CALIFORNIA | 05/16/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

""Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" (DQMW) is one of my favorite TV series ever. Since the series ended in 1998, numerous fans in the US and abroad (myself included) have been waiting with baited breath for the series to be released on DVD. Over the years, certain episodes and individual seasons were released on VHS and DVD, but fans of the show were never able to own the ENTIRE series on DVD ... until now.

DQMW was the type of series that caught on with viewers from the get-go. I was completely hooked from the first time I saw the DQMW Pilot on January 1, 1993. The Pilot was so well done and I enjoyed it so much that I couldn't wait to tune in for the 2nd episode, "Epidemic," the following night. Apparently, I was not alone: DQMW defied all expectations and became a hit with millions of viewers from the beginning.

The series featured the character of Dr. Michaela ("Mike") Quinn, a female doctor from Boston, Massachusetts in the mid-1860's. Faced with the impenetrable glass ceiling that frustated women doctors at that time, Dr. Mike relocated to the Colorado Territory on the old US frontier. There, she adjusted to her new life in Colorado Springs, adopted the 3 orphan children of her deceased friend, dealt with the townsfolks' initial mistrust of a "lady doctor," and encountered the brooding, mysterious "mountain man" and friend of the Cheyenne Indians, Byron Sully ("Sully"). Eventually, Dr. Mike gained the respect and friendship of the townsfolk, the familial love of her children, and the undying, romantic love of the elusive Sully. As a series featuring a pioneering, educated woman (Dr. Mike) finding professional, emotional and spiritual fulfillment in the face of tremendous odds, DQMW provided a positive role model for many young women.

The series addressed a variety of timeless topics, such as: Race & gender discrimination; physical & psychological diseases & cures; death; the effects of modernization & technology; family issues; growing up & teenage life; politics & US history; financial issues; romance (lots of it!); and marriage, pregnancy & childbirth. DQMW tackled it all (and then some!), all while preserving its status as a family show that could be enjoyed by viewers of all ages.

As a hopeless romantic, I was (and still am) a huge supporter of the epic romance between DQMW's lead characters, Michaela and Sully. The Michaela & Sully wedding episode was an "event" that I'll never forget. Joe Lando and Jane Seymour were pure MAGIC together onscreen, with an acting chemistry that comes along only once in a blue moon. Simply put, they just don't make TV series like DQMW anymore.

After a few years of surviving on Hallmark channel reruns of DQMW (until 2005), and the occasional internet clips, I recently fell in love with the series all over again when I bought this Complete Series Megaset when it was (finally!) released in the Fall of 2008. I've watched the entire series again from soup-to-nuts, and the 2 movies, which are included in the Megaset. And I've been reminded of why I adored DQMW in the first place. If you were a fan of DQMW back in the 1990's, you're looking for a quality family show to share with your kids, or you're a hopeless romantic, the "Dr. Quinn" Complete Series Megaset is for you!"