Product Details

• Actors: Tim Daly, Paul Adelstein, KaDee Strickland, Taye Diggs, Amy Brenneman
• Directors: Allison Liddi-Brown, Ann Kindberg, Bethany Rooney, Donna Deitch, Eric Stoltz
• Format: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English
• Subtitles: French, Spanish
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 5
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: ABC Studios
• DVD Release Date: September 14, 2010
• Run Time: 989 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B003F3NDW6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,893 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Private Practice: Complete Third Season" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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Does any show--medical, legal, or plain old prime-time soap opera--cram in as much personal melodrama and high-stakes issues as Private Practice? Every episode is a staggering compilation of psychological knots and thorny ethical dilemmas. To pick an example almost at random, Violet finds her personal traumas interfering with her ability to objectively counsel a woman who's considering carrying her long-sought baby to term… even though that baby resulted from a rape that she and her husband are seeking counseling to leave behind. At the same time, Violet is avoiding giving any affection to her own baby, the baby that was untimely ripped from her womb at the end of season two, and the baby's father (it would be a spoiler to reveal whom) tries repeatedly to get her to even acknowledge the infant. That's only one story line in the season's fourth episode, which also features a homeless girl with a child trying to evade her possessive mother, financial strife, and interpersonal conflict between floors. Maybe seeing only one episode a week makes such a traffic jam of issues seem exciting, but when watching the series on DVD, the cumulative effect can be preposterous.

Over the season, love triangles expand into rectangles and maybe even pentangles as Addison, Sam, Pete, Violet, Sheldon, and the rest trade partners more often than square dancers. Addison is stunned to learn secrets about her parents, Sam and Naomi are shocked to learn secrets about their daughter, and pretty much everyone reveals a secret of one kind or another at some point in the series. And it ends with a dramatic operation on a pregnant woman as she's simultaneously giving birth--and a central character dies! Fortunately, these emotional high jinx are carried out by a ridiculously good-looking cast; honestly, being a guest star on Private Practice is downright cruel. (If Taye Diggs isn't the handsomest man on television, he's at least in the top three.) The combination of gloss and angst may turn some viewers away, but others will dig into this show with delight. --Bret Fetzer

Product Description

Relive every moment of ABC’s hit drama Private Practice: The Complete Third Season – from the Golden Globe-winning creator of Grey’s Anatomy. The challenges that Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) and her co-workers at the Oceanside Wellness Group face every day have bonded them into a tight knit family, but big changes may be just around the corner.

An all-star cast including Taye Diggs, Amy Brenneman, Audra MacDonald, Tim Daly, Paul Adelstein, KaDee Strickland, and Chris Lowell is tested at every turn by the moral and ethical dilemmas that accompany their clinic’s unique medical cases. Addison learns a huge secret about her past while dealing with new feelings for a friend, Sam and Naomi receive a life-changing announcement from their daughter, Copper’s personal life is affected when Charlotte joins the practice, Dell struggles to raise a daughter on his own, and Violet realizes she has an important decision to make regarding the well-being of her baby.

Own all 23 episodes of Season Three in this 5-disc DVD collection, along with never-before-seen bonus features including bloopers, deleted scenes, and Kate Walsh’s personal favorite moments. With a prescription for a healthy dose of romance, drama, and heartwarming moments, Private Practice makes perfect.

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More than skin deep., August 25, 2010

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This review is from: Private Practice: Complete Third Season (DVD)

I've watched this season on live TV and followed it since the main character Addison left Seattle Grace (Grey's Anatomy) and lived in LA. Now I admit that the first season of Private Practice wasn't as amazing as it should have been following in the large footsteps of Grey's Anatomy. However, it was good enough to stand up on it's own.

The second season really didn't explore too much of the characters and focused more on the medical cases and those sort of stories which did make it good but the characters seemed somewhat shallow and hard to watch sometimes since we couldn't understand their intentions.

However, this season pulls us MUCH more into the character's history and actually lays down a whole case for everyone. Everyone had their shining moment and story which were pretty well written in my opinion and was much better than the previous two seasons. Especially jumping off Season two's cliffhanger. In my opinion, it was a strong show but there were times where I wished there was more.

I'm still a loyal fan and watcher.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great tv show, January 10, 2011

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Garrett swann (Vermont,USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Private Practice: Complete Third Season (DVD)

I only started watching this show out of boredom along with Grays Anatomy, but I fell in love with this one and dropped the other.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars After a mediocre and angsty second season, the writers did a much better job for the third season!, September 24, 2010

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Dennis A. Amith (kndy) (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Private Practice: Complete Third Season (DVD)

In 2007, Shonda Rhimes (creator/executive producer of "Grey's Anatomy" and writer of "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement") developed a spin-off of "Grey's Anatomy" titled "Private Practice" based on the life of Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh). For the most part, "Private Practice" Season One lasted about nine episodes and received a so/so reception from fans.

For the second season, viewers were promised a much more exciting season and sure enough, Shondra Rhimes and crew were able to take the series to different heights this time around.

The premise of the series is that Dr. Addison Montgomery has left Seattle Grace Hospital and moved to California to work for a private practice, Oceanside Wellness Center. In the first season, Dr. Addison Montgomery had to win the respect of her fellow doctors and relationships were examined in the first season.

In the second season, Oceanside Wellness Center is not exactly in the best circumstances as the center faces major financial problems, a new rival practice trying to steal their clients, more relationship problems and drama, cross-over episodes with "Grey's Anatomy" and to cap things off, a dark and twisted season finale that viewers were probably not expecting.

For the third season, "Private Practice" was all about personal challenges and taking things up a notch. For Addison, we know that her promiscuity comes from her father and she knows she has to deal with it. This season, she finds herself in more complication situations and also having to decide where she stands with Pete and Sam.

Naomi is also put into an interesting situation as her move to another center tests her friendship with Addison but also her business/personal relationships with the men she works with. But most of all, she's tested as a mother, with a teenager who is growing up.

Violet and Pete must take on many challenges after Violet has suffered a major attack and now, not sure where she is in her life after the attack and having to give up her baby and making Pete a single father. Cooper and Charlotte's relationship is tested and as volatile as a couple, they are also in love but have a difficult time showing it.

This third season features episodes that deal with personal and emotional challenges, discovery, heartbreak and tragedy.

VIDEO:

"Private Practice - The Complete Third Season" is presented in Widescreen (1:78:1) - Enhanced for 16×9 televisions. Whereas "Grey's Anatomy" tends to be focused indoors, inside the hospital, "Private Practice" has a slick California look. Indoor scenes are well-lit and outdoor scenes are quite vibrant but viewers will notice the grain in the series. Even during the low-light scenes, you do see a bit of noise but compared to other drama series on television, the series is above average in terms of picture quality on DVD.

AUDIO:

As for audio, "Private Practice - The Complete Third Season" is presented in Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound. Possibly with the exceptions of the final episode with the sirens and episode 41 (Blow Ups), the series is primarily dialogue driven, so it's pretty much front and center channel driven.

The show is presented in English SDH, Spanish and French subtitles.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

"Private Practice - The Complete Third Season" includes the following special features:

DISC 5:

* Kate's Top 8 - (12:16) Kate Walsh talks about her top 8 favorite moments from season 3. Featuring interviews with show creators and television crew.
* Deleted Scenes - (8:10) Featuring 12 deleted scenes.
* Bloopers - (4:27) "Private Practice" season 3 bloopers

EXTRAS:

"Private Practice - The Complete Third Season" comes with a slipcase cover.

JUDGMENT CALL:

Oh Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers! And the writers for both "Private Practice" and "Grey's Anatomy" series... You listened to the fans and what good you have done to improve "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" this last season. And you should be commended for what you have done.

Last year's "Private Practice" was going through an average season until things picked up towards the season finale which came out of nowhere. But there had to be some improvements to this series. The characters needed to be put in situations and challenges that they have never been before.

It was one thing for Violet to deal with her violent attack and then leaving her baby behind, we got to see how things would develop between Violet and Pete, Cooper and Charlotte, the love triangle between Addison, Sam and Pete and to also see some development with Naomi and her relationship with Addison starting to deteriorate and then to see her find some love in her life. But instead of becoming the usual "Private Practice" and characters sleeping with this character and that character, there were some deep storylines where the talents were given moments to shine.

Kate Walsh did a fantastic job this season and she absolutely shined in episodes such as "The Hard Part" in which she gave such an emotional performance, Amy Brennerman also shined as the victim in the beginning of the season and also her return in the last episodes of the third season. The writers did a great job in thrusting other characters in positions that they have never been in before. Taye Diggs, Tim Daly, Audra McDonald were put into emotional situations and I really enjoyed the ups and downs between Adelstein's Cooper and Strickland's Charlotte.

I felt another positive about this season is by bringing in new characters (like they did with "Grey's Anatomy"). There is only so much viewers can stand of Addison sleeping with this guy or that guy and Pete or Sam being with this woman and that woman, it's time that the series had new blood and the addition of Amelia Shepherd, William and Dr. Fife was very good. Especially the potential of Amelia Shepherd, which would lead to crossover episodes with "Grey's Anatomy" that did not always involve Addison.

And by the end of the season...as how Shonda Rhimes and Betsy Beers and the writers have shocked everyone with multiple tragedies in the sixth season finale of "Grey's Anatomy", the writers came up with a shocking finale in "Private Practice".

Of course, there is only so much you can do with tragedy and this is not something that people will want to see every season finale but it was necessary as "Private Practice" needed to pull off a season finale that could best last year's shocking finale. And the writers were successful. But now we can only hope that they continue the solid writing for the fourth season.

Overall, "Private Practice - The Complete Third Season" was the best season thus far. The DVD contains a few special features and I wish there was more. But the writing alone for this season was a major improvement and if you are a fan of this series, definitely give this DVD box set a chance!