Product Description

7TH HEAVEN centers around the Camdens, a tight-knit family living in Glenoak, California and consisting of minister dad Eric, homemaker mom Annie, and their brood of five children: Matt, Mary, Lucy, Simon and Ruthie and their adorable dog, Happy. The series chronicles the many complex issues of growing up in the world today, and the Camden family tackles these issues head-on. Unafraid of intervening in the lives of their children, Eric and Annie discuss serious issues with them in an effort to educate them on the ways of the world. The family remains a tight unit as a result of their love for one another, and their faith in God.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5972 in DVD
• Brand: Paramount
• Released on: 2004-09-14
• Rating: Unrated
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Full Screen, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 6
• Running time: 999 minutes

Amazon.com
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

Customer Reviews

7th heaven is the best show that was created
Please put this show on Dvd i'll buy ever one that comes out.I watch all of them that comes on.It dont matter if its a rerun i still watch them..There are so many 7th heaven fans out there that want this DVD to come out... it's their dream come true. Well at least it's mine. But seriously... soo many people are waiting for the opportunity to buy it! It's been the best show on the WB for 4 seasons and I cannot believe there is still not a DVD out for the show. The show is so touching and great for the family that there should be no reason to doubt that no one is going to buy it. You would have to be nuts to think that. This show is great... and to all the 7th heaven cast memebers out there GOOD LUCK! And keep it up!! it's the best show ever created... and I would never miss an episode. I LOVE YOU GUYS. And fans.. keep trying to get this dvd out on the store shelves because it means a lot to me and I'm sure it means much to you too! :) Thanks again Amazon I hope you consider my request xoxo! 7th heaven RULES I'd buy all 9 series in a flash.

7th Heaven
I normally won't spend that much money on a DVD/TV Series, but I would definately buy every season if it were to come out. Not to be negative, but the producers are ripping themselves off not making these DVD's. I know so many people who would invest in something so great. No joke. I literally used to have like 15-20 people over every Monday night and we'd watch 7th Heaven and Everwood (which also needs to be on DVD). Even Friends has their seasons out. Friends is good, but 7th Heaven is so much better because it has real-life issues and is good for the whole family. It'll make you laugh and cry all in one episode! It is so close to the end, and they really just need to get started with the first season. To the people in charge of deciding whether to make the DVD or not: Please do this for everyone...you will definately benefit as well!

Very good show despite obvious flaws....
First: Like most shows on TV, this show is not completely realistic. If you're looking for realism, then quite frankly, TV is not the place you'll find it. Total realism was/is not found on the Brady Bunch, Roseanne, the West Wing, or even your favorite reality show. TV is not meant for reality, it's meant for entertainment...period. How wholesome that entertainment is, is the real question in my opinion. That being said, this show is entertaining regardless of how cheesy some of the plots are or how looney some of the characters act.

Second: This show is a family show, made for families, meant for families. Others can obviously watch, but I believe the main purpose of the show was to give family's something wholesome to watch together, something that address's some serious issues but doesn't always provide all the answers for the issues...and sometimes it does provide answers.

Third: Regarding the characters dialogue being older (more mature) than the character it may belong to. I agree with that. Sometimes there really doesn't seem to be any real difference between alot of the characters dialogue. At times, Ruthie (the youngest daughter) can say something extremely wise and mature, way past her years, something maybe her Teacher or Father wouldn't even know. The same with Simon or any of the other kids for that matter. Alot of the times the most irresponsible of teenagers in the show will display the most responsible attitude and or philosophy. But that being said, I don't necessarily think that that is a bad thing. I think it's actually pretty good (a tad annoying at times), but good none-the-less because I believe it can strike a cord with a viewer of the same age level of the speaker. I believe it can positively influence a young person who may have made some mistakes but still has the power to learn from it and become like a Simon or a Ruthie or a Lucy.

Fourth: Sometimes the Camden's do come down a bit hard on seemingly soft issues, and maybe stress over very small things. But again, I don't necessarily believe that that is a bad thing. In a time where 95% of TV is trying to get parents and authority figures to "let up" or "ease up" on adolescent troublemaking, 7th Heaven is going the other direction. Understanding that most of their audience is probably adolescent teens, rather than giving a pass and supporting that rebellious, defiant, disruptive behaviour, it brings home the possible consequences of that behaviour. Thus helping to instruct kids to take responsibility for there actions because of how their actions can/will affect others, mostly those who love them such as their families.

Fifth: To address an issue brought up by an earlier reviewer, about the Camden kids playing with African-American kids without the discussion of racism coming up. My question isn't why didn't the discussion come up, my question is...why should it come up? We're all equal, why can't the show treat African-Americans and Caucasians as equal and not always put a divide between the two. I think it was a brilliant idea to portray the two different races interacting with each other like there was and is no difference between the two! Isn't that how we really want it to be? Why can't the show portray that?

All that being said, the show does have some flaws in writing and acting. But in this day and age it is still a very good family show, one of the best actually. I do recommend it to family's. Folks who really don't care what their children watch will probably be turned off by it, but those who are longing for wholesome TV regardless of some of it's technical flaws, will find it an oasis in a dry desert.