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Description: Unlike the Brady Bunch, the Camdens of Seventh Heaven aren't a blended family. And unlike the Partridge Family, they aren't a band. They're just a family--a large, if normal family with normal problems and concerns. A little like the Waltons, perhaps, but set in the present day. The parents are Eric (Stephen Collins from All the President's Men), a minister, and Annie (Catherine Hicks from Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home), a homemaker. They live in the suburbs of Glenoak, California, with their five children: 16-year-old Matt (Barry Watson), 14-year-old Mary (Jessica Biel), 12-year-old Lucy (Beverley Mitchell), 9-year-old Simon (David Gallagher), and 5-year-old Ruthie (Mackenzie Rosman). By the end of the pilot ("Anything You Want"), they'll add the dog Happy to their household. Created by Barbara Hampton (Blossom) and produced by Aaron Spelling (Beverly Hills 90210), Seventh Heaven premiered on the WB in 1996 and would become its most enduring hit. It may lack a gimmick, but this heartwarming family drama doesn't lack a theme: communication. And since the Camdens are a minister's family, faith comes up often, as well, which gives the show something in common with such otherwise disparate programs as Touched by an Angel and Joan of Arcadia. Throughout 1996-1997, the Camdens would deal with many tough issues, both internal and external, including teen pregnancy ("Family Secrets"), death ("In the Blink of an Eye"), racism ("The Color of God"), spousal abuse ("What Will People Say"), and alcoholism ("Last Call for Aunt Julie"). In the years to come, the cast would have their own real-life issues with which to contend, such as Watson's battle with cancer (after taking 2003 off to recover, he would return in 2004) and the gradual loss of Biel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) to the movies. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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Review Summary: The beginnig of the end. |
Date: 2008-10-16 |
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Details: I hate this show, and this is the first of many many crappy seasons to folllow. |
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Review Summary: Good Job |
Date: 2008-08-30 |
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Details: My item arrived without delay. I was pleased with the packing and it was well received as a purchase. I like buying from Amazon. Arrives without difficulty and the review is made easy, also it easy to leave a referral
for the seller. |
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Review Summary: 7th heaven |
Date: 2008-05-05 |
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Details: we bought this first season.. of 7th heaven and i was very pleased. it is nice to see a family show. i have every intent to buy the rest of the seasons |
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Review Summary: A sweet show, that will catch you off guard |
Date: 2008-05-05 |
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Details: Essentially 7th Heaven is a show about living decently and with kindness in today's world. Ofcourse religion is in the show and a rather even overly strong moral position but its never really forced. Try it and see for yourself, you just might be suprised.
However, the show has some true flaws: sometimes unbelievably bad acting and writing, badly contrived plots and plot devices, and the occasional amnesiac episodes ( where an epsiode is used to bring about a point and then never addressed again and forgotten about ). Despite all these flaws you might find yourself enjoying the very human elements within, smiling at the mundane, laughing at the sweetly absurd, and feeling sad right along with the characters. Not every episode may be for you but with tv thats almost a given with any series.
Give this show a try and see if its for you.
PS. the last two seasons don't exist :P |
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Review Summary: 7th Heaven |
Date: 2008-04-28 |
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Details: I love this show and it's great to have the DVD of its first season. |
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