Creators:
Beth SullivanCast:
Jane Seymour, Joe Lando, Shawn Toovey, Chad Allen, Orson Bean, Erika Flores, William Shockley, Geoffrey Lower, Barbara Babcock, Jessica Bowman, Larry Sellers (more)VOD (3)
Seasons(6) / Episodes(149)
Plots(1)
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman was a show that focused on Dr. Mike, a woman doctor in a time when that was unheard of. It started with her journey to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's death in 1868. The show focused around the town that she loved, treated and it also focused on the three children, Matthew (Chad Allen), Colleen (Erika Flores, later Jessica Bowman) and Brian Cooper (Shawn Toovey), whom she had to raise after their mother died from a rattle snake bite. In the later years, the show focused on Dr. Mike and Sully (Joe Lando) who got married and had a daughter towards the end of the shows successful run. There have been two movies made for television, and fans are gathering together in an effort that a third Dr. Quinn movie be produced. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Reviews of this series by the user NinadeL (2)
Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993)
It's not easy to summarize such an extensive series that was initially watched by virtually everyone, but few made it to the end. For its time, it was a very good multi-genre drama that brought us one of the most distinctive TV protagonists of the 1990s. Jane Seymour was a very good choice. I've had the opportunity to watch the entire series three or four times over the years, but I've never managed to become a die-hard fan. However, I still know quite a bit about its backstory and everything that goes along with a series of this magnitude. I have my favorite characters (especially Dorothy), favorite plots (when the entire town is in action), and periods (traveling to Boston, for example), but two things never cease to fascinate me: the recasting of Colleen and the fact that many viewers gave up after the wedding at the end of Season 3. True, it was a big turning point, but shippers of Mike and Sully logically value the period just after that turning point the most. ;) Overall, I consider all the seasons very balanced (there are always great episodes and ordinary episodes), I highlight the comedy episodes, and I'm aware of the overlaps that don't correspond to the 1860s and 1870s period in which the series is set, and I recommend everyone watch at least part of the second half of the series. You will be pleasantly surprised, even if you choose the original version. Then you might even appreciate the cast of various genre celebrities, including husband and wife June and Johnny Cash.
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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993) (S01E01)
A very sympathetic introduction to the series, which was a great success. It’s packed with plot, but I'm glad they recast some of the characters before the series itself, as then Loren in particular got more energy. :) I also agree that watching it back after knowing the series adds to the experience from the pilot because it shows how well thought out it was.
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