The head of surgery may be "knife happy"...a runaway refuses to seek parental permission for a life-saving procedure...a research scientist ignores the side effects of his miracle cure for Hodgkin's disease. These are just some of the problems facing doctor and resident heartthrob Joseph Gannon (Chad Everett) and Chief of Staff Paul Lochner (James Daly) in the 6-disc, 26-episode debut season of Medical Center, the influential series that ran from 1969 to 1976. Known for tackling cutting-edge issues, the series also featured elite guest stars, including Season One's Dyan Cannon, Tyne Daly, Mercedes McCambridge, Slim Pickens, Walter Pidgeon, William Shatner, Martin Sheen, Richard Thomas, Cicely Tyson and more.
The Warner Archive Collection has today revealed that they will release
Medical Center - The Complete 1st Season as an MOD (manufacture-on-demand) DVD title starting next Tuesday,
July 12th. The 6-disc set will cost $49.95, and at this time can only be purchased from the studio's online store at WBshop.com (see button link below). That means it can only ship to U.S. addresses at this time, but later on it will also be available through Amazon's CreateSpace MOD program (at a slightly higher price), and the e-tailer will be able to ship it globally. The 26 remastered episodes are presented in the original 1.33:1 "full screen" aspect ration, with a running time of approximately 1300 minutes. Don't forget that the original 1969 pilot telefilm
Operation Hearthbeat (a.k.a. "U.M.C.") is available separately from the Warner Archive, too, and has been for a year and a half...and as of this writing it's currently on sale for 25% off!
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