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Dr.
Quinn: Medicine Woman - The Complete Season One
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Reviewed
by: |
David
Litton |
| Genre: |
TV/Drama |
| Video: |
1.33:1
fullframe |
| Audio: |
English Dolby
Digital 2.0 |
| Language: |
English
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| Subtitle: |
English
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| Length: |
840
minutes |
| Rating: |
Not
Rated |
| Release
Date: |
05/27/2003
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| Studio: |
A&E
Home Video |
| Commentary:
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None |
| Documentaries:
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None |
| Featurettes:
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"Jane Seymour: Hollywood's
English Rose" featurette |
| Filmography/Biography:
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Cast and
crew information |
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Interviews: |
None |
| Trailers/TV
Spots: |
None |
| Alternate/Deleted
Scenes: |
None |
| Music
Video: |
None |
| Other:
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Interactive
tour of 19th century Colorado Springs, photo gallery |
| Cast
and Crew: |
Jane Seymour,
Joe Lando |
| Written
By: |
Assorted |
| Produced
by: |
Assorted |
| Directed
By: |
Assorted |
| Music: |
William Olvis
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| The
Review: |
The show that went on for five seasons
and made its titular character a household name, "Dr. Quinn:
Medicine Woman" stars Jane Seymour as Michaela Quinn, the
daughter of a Boston physician who heads out west to Colorado
Springs only to be confronted with the harsh reality of white
expansion into Indian territory. Along the way she forms a
relationship with Sully (Joe Lando), who has a broken past;
their relationship would soon become one of the best aspects
of the series, as would Quinn's attempts to find her place
in the town and earn the respect of its people. The series'
beginning was somewhat rocky in places, but for the most part,
it managed to capture the attention of TV viewers, enough
to give it a successful run for five years.
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| Image
and Sound |
For the
most part, this DVD transfer for "Dr. Quinn" looks pretty
good. Measured at 1.33:1, the picture is blessed with good
color saturation and some vivid hues, coupled with accurate
fleshtones and an overall lack of blemishes. Contrast is generally
pleasing, with solid blacks and shadow detail that is better
than expected. Edges are sharp throughout with only minimal
halos, although small object detail does tend to dwindle in
places. Overall, it's pretty good. ***
The sound
is mastered in Dolby 2.0 Surround, but doesn't really make
much of a statement outside of the front end of one's system.
Surrounds are only used sparsely for the musical cues, while
the rest of the track remains front-heavy, with natural-sounding
dialogue and channel separation that is good, but not great.
The .1 LFE is pretty much non-existent here, so don't expect
much low-end activity.
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| The
Extras |
Spread
out across five discs, "Dr. Quinn" comes with all the episodes
from the first season, with a collection of extras located on
Disc Five. We begin with the A&E Biography featurette "Jane
Seymour: Hollywood's English Rose," which is a rather nice piece
that covers Seymour's career and family life, featuring interviews
with former co-stars as well as with members of her family.
Next up is an interactive tour of Colorado Springs, which isn't
as complex as you would think, but offers some tidbits about
some of the locations shown in the series. Then we have a collection
of cast bios, some awards and accolades information, and a photo
gallery. |
| Commentary |
None
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| Final
Words: |
Fans
of "Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman," rejoice! Your show is home on
DVD, and it looks as if A&E put some effort into releasing it
to the public. With some pretty good features and a transfer
that is mostly pleasing, this is one of the better TV-to-DVD
sets to come along in a while. |
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