Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman was an American multi Emmy Award winning dramatic television series that ran on CBS for six seasons (1993-1998).

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American - Emmy Award - Television series - CBS - 1993 - 1998

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The series begins in the year 1868 and centers on a proper female physician from Boston, Massachusetts, Michaela "Dr. Mike" Quinn (played by British actress Jane Seymour). When Dr. Mike sets out to the small wild west town of Colorado Springs, to set up her own practice, she makes the difficult adjustment to life in Colorado (with the aid of rugged outdoorsman and friend to the Cheyenne, Byron Sully). Dr. Mike settles in Colorado Springs and casts herself into a one-woman mission to convince the townspeople that a woman can practice medicine.

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1868 - Physician - Boston - Massachusetts - Jane Seymour - Wild west - Colorado Springs - Colorado - Medicine

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The series often used its semi-historical setting as a vechile to address issues of gender and race within the community. One controversial episode even took on homophobia when the famous poet Walt Whitman came to town.

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Homophobia - Walt Whitman

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The show became a hit in the US for CBS and drew large ratings despite the fact it aired on Saturday nights, when networks rarely air new episodes owing to low viewership. Despite the high ratings, the demographics changed during the show's run and during its final season the majority of Dr. Quinn viewers were women 40 years of age and older, and not the male and female 18-to-40 demographic that networks try to reach.

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The series was cancelled in 1998. However, a fan protest followed and in May, 1999 CBS aired Dr. Quinn: The Movie. Two years later, following more fan protests, a second Dr. Quinn movie aired in May, 2001.

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1998 - 1999 - CBS - May - 2001

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The show remains popular, despite the fact it has been off the air for several years. More recently, the show has gained a large internet following, most likely due to Dr. Quinn rerun episodes. According to CBS, the network still receives thousands of letters a year requesting more Dr. Quinn and has been considering the possibility of revamping the series with many of the original cast members.

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Internet - Rerun - CBS

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