tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post5375983927971915148..comments2024-03-28T01:36:10.408-04:00Comments on Dancin' Dan On Film: Thursday Movie Picks - TV Edition: Medical DramasDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-21109204506462917292017-07-06T15:21:24.958-04:002017-07-06T15:21:24.958-04:00I want to watch The Knick...but I'm guessing I...I want to watch The Knick...but I'm guessing I probably have to cover my eyes for some of the non-modern-medical stuff.Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-29713506352704846052017-07-06T01:00:14.568-04:002017-07-06T01:00:14.568-04:00Definitely seek out The Knick if you can. It's...Definitely seek out The Knick if you can. It's GREAT.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-86916912583496390392017-07-06T00:59:54.487-04:002017-07-06T00:59:54.487-04:00OMG ME TOO. It's honestly a large part of what...OMG ME TOO. It's honestly a large part of what keeps me watching.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-55299175556123008632017-07-06T00:59:27.227-04:002017-07-06T00:59:27.227-04:00DEFINITELY seek out The Knick. It's great, and...DEFINITELY seek out The Knick. It's great, and Clive Owen is sensational in it, as is Andre Holland.<br /><br />The only one of your picks I've seen more than one episode of is MASH, which I quite enjoy whenever it comes on. I need to watch some of St. Elsewhere.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-44055145969885190922017-07-06T00:57:47.301-04:002017-07-06T00:57:47.301-04:00It's a better premise than a show, but it'...It's a better premise than a show, but it's definitely not bad.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-39172995455032812502017-07-06T00:57:12.272-04:002017-07-06T00:57:12.272-04:00OMG THAT EPISODE IS SO SAD. A bit over the top, ye...OMG THAT EPISODE IS SO SAD. A bit over the top, yes, but STUNNINGLY well done.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-69343482032187480382017-07-06T00:56:36.397-04:002017-07-06T00:56:36.397-04:00Yes, sometimes the backstage drama did threaten to...Yes, sometimes the backstage drama did threaten to overshadow the quality of Grey's Anatomy. The Knick was on Cinemax, I think, so not many people got to see it. But it's totally worth seeking out and watching.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11480863610135936930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-23088476134003327702017-06-30T07:34:16.216-04:002017-06-30T07:34:16.216-04:00Grey's is clearly the fave this week. I used t...Grey's is clearly the fave this week. I used to watch every now and again in the first few seasons. Good stuff, I just never became a regular. I've never heard of your last two picks.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-71539788552118872672017-06-30T05:29:29.608-04:002017-06-30T05:29:29.608-04:00I absolutely love Grey's Anatomy! I would have...I absolutely love Grey's Anatomy! I would have never thought I would care for some fictional characters so much! Sonia Cercahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07313734872038610058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-85369993637761465722017-06-29T23:11:29.611-04:002017-06-29T23:11:29.611-04:00I've wanted to see The Knick SO bad but I don&...I've wanted to see The Knick SO bad but I don't have Cinemax. LOVE Clive Owen so someday I'll track it down. A Gifted Man came and went before I ever had a chance to give it a look. I know so many people who loved Grey's Anatomy but I always found it meh. Patrick Dempsey grew up very well though.<br /><br />Love most medical shows so with so many choices I simply picked three favs.<br /><br />St. Elsewhere (1982-1988)-Set in Boston’s financially strapped St. Eligius Hospital (the St. Elsewhere of the title so called due to its less than exalted place in the city residents hearts despite it being a teaching hospital), headed by Drs. Donald Westphall, Daniel Auschlander and autocratic Mark Craig (Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels respectively). The series follows the overlapping lives of many incoming residents, doctors and patients and their families, including something of a first for serial TV Westphall’s autistic son Tommy (Chad Allen). Critically acclaimed series that though never a big ratings success managed to run for six seasons as a prestige show for the network. This served as the launching pad for many stars including series regulars Denzel Washington, Alfre Woodard, Mark Harmon and Helen Hunt. Laced with an absurdist edge the show could be hysterically funny and also crushingly sad, sometimes within the same episode.<br /><br />M*A*S*H (1972-1983)-Long running comedy/drama show based on Robert Altman’s film about life in a Mobil Army Surgical Hospital during the Korean War featuring the travails, both funny and sad, of Dr. “Hawkeye” Pierce (Alan Alda), Head Nurse Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan (Loretta Swit)-both of whom stayed throughout the series run-and the various others surgeons & aides-Trapper John, B.J., Henry Blake, Colonel Potter, Radar O’Reilly, Charles Winchester, Frank Burns, the crossdressing Max Klinger and Father Mulcahy who passed through. Beginning as a light hearted comedy this morphed through the years into one of the finest dramedy series in history. What kept it vital aside from excellent writing was the flow of characters during the years allowing for fresh interactions and situations.<br /><br />Medical Center (1971-1976)-Dr. Paul Lochner (James Daly-father of performers Tyne & Timothy) is the chief of staff at a large L.A. based hospital. Experienced and capable he is friendly with the young associate professor of surgery Dr. Joe Gannon (Chad Everett) but they often clash over medical procedures for the patients. Lochner favoring tried and true methods while Gannon believes in more experimental methods. Weekly different challenges present themselves to the doctors and nurses, overseen by Head Nurse Eve Wilcox (Audrey Totter).joel65913https://www.blogger.com/profile/14526657073681774683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-71484716354405665822017-06-29T22:03:03.625-04:002017-06-29T22:03:03.625-04:00A Gifted Man sounds really good. A Gifted Man sounds really good. pilch92https://www.blogger.com/profile/12263559408792146826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-57539913051548650952017-06-29T07:40:35.469-04:002017-06-29T07:40:35.469-04:00I've heard of all of these shows but never wat...I've heard of all of these shows but never watched any of them. I do remember lol'ing at a Grey's commercial that showed a shooter in the hospital because it looked so over the top.Brittani Burnhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07975067259283007280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5507748677937404511.post-5600671926465111662017-06-29T07:28:32.215-04:002017-06-29T07:28:32.215-04:00I have not watched any of these. For some reason, ...I have not watched any of these. For some reason, I never got into Grey's Anatomy. It seemed to have some big backstage crap with Katherine Heigl and McDreamy. I have to say I always liked Sandra Oh. The next 2 actually sound quite good. I don't know what channel they were on and have forgotten by watching the clips here already..Brain is going. I remember more The Knick but, to be honest, the title sucked and I just didn't watch it due to the title...pretty sad actually. I think that one was on a regular channel I can get. Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.com