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Doc Martin: Series 1

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Customer Reviews:
Total reviews: 12 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Brilliant! A must-watch! 5 out of 5 stars.
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.

I absolutely LOVED this series. I had heard Martin compared with House, and I think that's a bit unfair, albeit understandable. However, I prefer to think of him as a strange cross between House and James Harriot. Although James was just nice, nice, nice (ad nauseum), the situations in which they find themselves are really very similar - close-knit countryside full of bizarre natives with bizarre rituals. In personality he is much more like House, with one huge difference: House is a rude, insensitive jerk simply because he enjoys it, while Martin, not a jerk at all, frequently acts like one because he doesn't seem to know any better. Like House, Martin's dry, deadpan comebacks are hilarious.

Each episode of Season 1 is better than the one before, culminating in an ending so funny I think I had tears in my eyes. He just never learns, does he?

I still can't quite put my finger on what makes Martin so charming, since I'm not sure I would enjoy knowing him in person. Probably (and due in large part to the brilliant Martin Clunes) it is because he is so very real, and you can't help but identify with his out-of-place, misunderstood persona. Haven't we all been there?

Simply a brilliant show - extremely funny, while taking itself seriously.

Can't wait for Season 2!

Editorial Review:

Make an appointment with the brilliant but socially awkward and neurotic Doc Martin (Martin Clunes). When Martin develops an aversion to blood he abandons his career as a celebrated London surgeon and becomes the only doctor in a sleepy small town where his tactless manner soon has the whole town in an uproar. You'll laugh out loud as you watch Martin get to know the town's hysterical mix of quirky residents and find new ways to put his foot into his mouth! Catch all six episodes of this delightful show's first season. London's Evening Standard has diagnosed this hit British comedy "absolutely bloody hilarious!"EPISODES: Going Bodmin / Gentlemen Prefer / Sh*t Happens / The Portwenn Effect / Of All the Harbours in All the Towns / HaemophobiaSystem Requirements:Running Time: 280 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: NR UPC: 014381350524 Manufacturer No: ID3505PKDVD

Doc - Season 1

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Total reviews: 49 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

It's about hope, it's about understanding, it's about caring, it's about fighting…..for what you believe in. "DOC" captures the drama and humor of big city medicine as seen through the eyes of newcomer Dr. Clint Cassidy. Actor/musician Billy Ray Cyrus plays the handsome country doctor from Montana who's love for a woman leads him to New York City where he sets up practice at a West Side HMO. He soon discovers that life and medicine are different in the Big Apple. Clint's down to earth style and gentle bedside manner endears him to patients, but he encounters resistance from his colleagues and the bureaucratic system that surrounds him. Never losing his faith, down home values and "fish-out-of- water" demeanor, DOC adjusts to life in his new urban setting. The cast is rounded out by a group of honest, funny, likeable doctors, nurses, patients, friends and family. DOC is award winning and inspiring television at it's best. Since it's debut on PAX TV, DOC has become the networks number one rated drama.

Spider-Man vs. Doc Ock (Animated Series)

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Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Scientist turned supervillain Dr. Octopus is one of Spider-Man's longest-running foes, and the pair face off in four action-packed animated episodes on this DVD. All four episodes are taken from Spider-Man: The Animated Series (1994-98), though Doc Ock is only front-and-center for the first episode (culled from the debut season), which does a fine job of re-imagining his origins. The episode also features Felicia Hardy, a.k.a. the Black Cat; she figures prominently in the other three episodes, while Ock takes a supporting role before disappearing altogether in the final one. His absence is disconcerting, given the prominence of his name in the DVD title, and the three episodes, pulled from season 4's lengthy story arc, seem disjointed when viewed outside of the full storyline. But the action is plentiful, the stories are mostly true to the Spidey universe, and true believers will appreciate the parade of Marvel characters on display, including the Kingpin, the Lizard, the Vulture, and even a cameo from Captain America. Supplemental features include two episodes from the 1967-70 animated Spider-Man series, one featuring Doc Ock; Spidey co-creator Stan Lee introduces each episode and sounds off on a variety of related subjects in the interview featurette "Stan Lee's Soapbox"; and there's a wealth of previews for future Marvel/Buena Vista DVD titles, including The Venom Saga. --Paul Gaita

Doc Hammill's Horsemanship Video Series: Teaching Horses to Drive

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Features:

• 3 1/2 hours
• Two DVD set

Editorial Review:

Teaching Horses to Drive, A Ten Step Method by Doc Hammill is a two DVD set, 3 1/2 hours long. Dividing learning into small, easy steps allows mastery of one step at a time. Building successes upon one another produces calm, comfortable, willing, dependable driving horses, mules, ponies and donkeys.

Doc Hammill's Fundamentals 3 Horsemanship Video Series

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Features:

• Hooking up lines
• Harness discussion
• Intro to footcare
• Attaching doubletrees

Editorial Review:

Fundamentals 3 has gentle, effective techniques for driving and working horses in harness. This is a continuation of the introduction to the fundamentals of driving and working horses in harness. Program runs 2 hours DVD/NTSC.

Doc Hammill's Fundamentals 4 Horsemanship Video Series

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Features:

• Intro to working in the woods
• Footcare
• Harness discussion
• Bridles and check reins

Editorial Review:

Fundamentals 4 has gentle, effective techniques for driving and working horses in harness. This is a continuation of the introduction to the fundamentals of driving and working horses in harness. Program runs 2 hours DVD/NTSC.