Heartland: Season 1 [DVD]

This set from EOne and GMC/Up is the bastard stepchild of art being trumped by Mr. Potter commerce. To assuage the head in the sand minds of tender little fundamentalists EOne offers a censored version of Heartland in this season one set. If I had known this--I see no indication that it is censored on the DVD case though I have to admit my 60 plus year old eyes can't read text that small--I would not have purchased it. EOne and anyone else who approved this censored version of Heartland should be ashamed of themselves though I doubt they will. I suspect in their petty minds art always should be trumped trumped by commerce. If EOne had an ounce of moral fibre they would immediately refund those of us who bought this snake oil season set and any other censored season sets we bought. Zero stars for this set.As for the show itself, the first five episodes are really good. The next five are good. 4 stars for the show.By the way EOne and their fundamentalist partners have mixed and matched the Canadian seasons of Heartland and produced a bastardised set in the process. Season One of the EOne/GMC/Up set contains all of season one and part of season two. The moral of this story? Avoid the EOne/GMC/UP sets like the plague unless words like "arse" traumatise you so much that they will send you into fifty years of expensive therapy.Addendum: I found a note at the bottom on the back of the DVD case which says "Please note package contains episodes as seen on GMCTV. This is a poor caveat since some of us who buy Heartland have never heard of GMCTV and do not know that it engages in censorship. This would be a better caveat: Please note that some episodes are edited for content.

This series starts off very seriously and continues with great family fun, serious drama, and horses. What is better than that? When I told my husband about the show he was skeptical, but the first 15 minutes got him hooked and we now make a point of watching every episode that we can. Thankfully we live near the Canadian border and can get the current seasons as they are aired. I wish everyone could see this show. It is entertaining and has good family values. I often tell people that it is a modern day Walton's or Little House on the Prairie.

I bought Heartland Seasons 1-12 for myself. The plots, the people and the promises are unimaginably good! My wife and I are going through the 12 seasons for the 3rd time! Every family needs a Jack Bartlett in their lives to stabilize and encourage each family member. Heartland is so good that I bought a copy of Season One for a widow when her Cowboy husband recently passed away. I think it is the best TV Series available! My only regret is that they do not have Seasons 13 and 14 on DVD or BluRay for the United States, yet. Perhaps they will produce one for us in America!

This is an excellent show for the whole family. If you are the kind of person who watches a show with the kids and always worries that sooner or later you will encounter an episode with some questionable content you do not have to worry about that with this show. I've seen 8 seasons of it and have always been pleasantly surprised at how the writers and producers have chosen to maintain a consistent high bar for the characters. Also the cinematography is absolutely beautiful. After the first couple episodes the show just gets better and better.

Excellent show but careful on ordering. This "season one" is actually season 1 and part of 2 based on shows website list of season episodes. Others have comment but season 1 was only 13 shows and this dvd gives u 22 shows (9 of beginning season 2) Buy this and same model labelled season two and three to " even out" true seasons. each has 22 shows, so by end of " season three" dvd set you will actually gave all of seasons 1, 2, 3, & 4!!!! They stopped putting 22 episodes in each dvd after the season 3 one.of this type. However then the big Boo Boo happened. If you order season 4 "as seen on UP" you actually are getting season 5----if you order season 5 UP, you are getting season 6. ANOTHER boo boo, season 6 is really season 6!!!!!

This show is great and is relaxing to watch. Owning Season 1 is a good idea so that you can watch it in the future with more friends and family (get them addicted, lol). I love the show and it only gets better and better as the Seasons go along. Although you could watch it on Netflix with your subscription, sometimes its better to have an actual download (like this) instead of streaming each episode over Wi-Fi which can glitch or not stream properly. After you download this over Wi-Fi, you won't need Wi-Fi to watch it. Just make sure you have enough space on your device before downloading. It's a great show to get into with your friends or family.

The 600 acre Bartlett ranch, in the family six generations, now specializes in troubled horses. Sudden tragedy places the future in doubt. Jack and granddaughters Lou and Amy struggle to cope - helped by former tearaway Ty, who is on probation. The odds are against, the challenges immense. What hope of success?This Canadian series works a treat. Unashamedly it unholds traditional values without being preachy. Great to look at. Likeable characters. (Amber Marshall particularly impressive as fifteen year old Amy, she having inherited her mother's horse healing skills.) Strong feeling of community. Interesting storylines, including the one concerning estranged father Tim - he so anxious to atone for his failings ten years earlier.Mean people hover, but are dealt with. (Some viewers may wonder if rich neighbour Val is a distant relation of Sue from "Glee".)Thirteen forty two minute episodes. Thirty five minutes of interesting bonus features. They tell of attempts to transfer popular books to the screen without disappointing loyal readers. Cast discuss the characters they play.Heartwarming fare, rather badly needed in this cynical world. Welcome this chance to share the Bartletts' adventures, their disappointments, triumphs. A "must see" for young horse lovers. Wholeheartedly recommended.

I had never heard of this series before and i was looking for some dvds with horses involved, and to see some nice green countryside,( as at writing this review it is january 2016 and we are fed up of dark nights and cold wet days and nothing on tv) so i read the reviews and thought i would give it ago. and i am thoroughly enjoying it. we owned horses in the past and never used a whip or a bad word, and all worked out well, I am enjoying this so much so i ordered series 2...keep me going till spring....well worth a try,acting is pretty good and story line not bad.........

Totally GUTTED - I am deaf and guess what NO SUBTITLES - why is this in this day and age? The series has been aired with subtitles and I have discovered that Entertainment 1 advertise these with subtitles in USA so why not in the UK? Disgusted!

Horses have always been a favourite pastime of mine, but now as I am unable to be involved with them personally, I have to watch them on TV, films or series. I have watched all six of the Heartland series and they are a delight, especially as they involve the horses so much as well as the family story. I have found the series a delight and I am hoping that Amazon will be able to get season 7 for me to buy. If you all want a soft hearted and family type series then Heartland is the one to watch!!

This is a great series for any horse lover. You can almost smell the stables and the hay meadows . A standard mix of family characters, but all actors have been cast well and the acting, especially from the young people is pretty good. All sorts of horses, all sorts of stories- believable story lines . I am already watching series 2. It looks like there are 9 more?