I stumbled upon "Doc" after watching "Little House..." on the Hallmark Channel and was pleasantly surprised. This show worked for Billy Ray and I found it believable. The show was well written, the cast was well suited, and acting decent. TV needs more of this type of programming, that makes one feel good and is positive. Watching this show made me feel refreshing, invigorated and reminded me to believe in the goodness of people. It was nice to watch this uplifting, positive story and not the hateful, violent, cynical material and bad screenplay and writing that now fills TV programming in recent years. TV these days caters to the youngest TV audiences and sacrifices quality in favor of sensationalism and violence.

Doc just sneaks up on you. At first you think it's corny (especially Billy Ray's mullet), but then you start to go hmmm or ohhh because it really touches you and makes you feel good...I mean really good. It's funny and it always makes you kinda smile in the end because even though some of the situations and characters are awful, someone ends up doing the right thing in the end...sometimes it's even the awful person. We need more of that on TV. I'm so glad that gmc (used to be called gospel music channel) picked up this show! I watch gmc on Comcast 189 in Atlanta, but it's also on Directv 338. You can go to www.watchgmctv.com to find out what cable companies carry gmc. The acting isn't bad...Billy Ray really convinces you that he's a down to earth person (which he really is in life, not jaded like so many people in New York,who deals with situations straight up and with faith. I like that a show isn't afraid to show people with faith. But Doc doesn't beat you over the head with a religious message. It just makes you feel that there are good people in the world -- not corny, not goofy, not unrealistic -- just people who want to try to do the right thing. That's a great thing to have on TV these days!

This is a wonderful heart warming series. It is a show that you can sit and watch with your family. I love the way he ends the episodes every time with an email message back home telling of what had happened and the hows and whys... I highly recommend this series. Billy Ray Cyrus as a doctor from a small time, moving to the big, cruel city is fantastic at playing the main character. The supporting cast also gives an excellent performance. I watched all the episodes on PAX TV when it was originally on, but now you can purchase 1 season on DVD. It is now becoming hard to find. I have several friend who want to purchase it, and so far no luck, except on ebay, and they keep getting out-bidded. We are all waiting for the other seasons. If anyone hears that they have put out those additional seasons, please let me know! Because it will be well-worth buying!!!!

Seriously, consider the ingredients - a former country music star turned actor, bad writing and Toronto posing as New York. Cyrus plays a doctor bringing some good 'ol down home charm to the mean, selfish streets of the big city and usually ends up playing life counselor to his patients as well as curing their physical ills. It's like a medical version of The Littlest Hobo - except that The Littlest Hobo was nineteen times more watchable. I often wonder how distributors of syndicated television get away with this sort of thing. If I produced something this flagrantly sub-par in my line of work, I'd be fired and humiliated in front of my peers.