Watching ER from the beginning

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Anonymous wrote:I remember bleeding out on the table with my second baby and being like “wow this s just like that first episode of ER where the woman dies in childbirth and Dr Carter ends up crying in the hall.” All the doctors were flipping out. They had given me a lot of pain medication so I was the only calm person in the room.

That is messed up. Do you have PTSD from that?

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Which is better? Grey's?

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Anonymous wrote:I loved the first several seasons of ER, but it really sagged in the middle when most of the original actors departed. The last season was pretty good. The problem with long-running medical shows is that they run out of ideas and have to resort to increasingly fantastical plot stories. Plus, they killed off so many doctors in bizarre ways (death by falling helicopter, lol). In real life that would be a cursed hospital where no doctor would want to work.

I do really like The Pitt, but I think it would be a little more believable if it took place over a week/month than a single day.

ER doctor friends told me they love the Pitt becausw it captures their work. Both work in major busy hospitals that get everything from the area.

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Anonymous wrote:Which is better? Grey's?

Grey's is a cheap soap opera with a small handful of really good episodes. So, no.

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I have just started a rewatch as well. I’m about halfway through Season 1, and I’m finding there’s a lot I remember, but a lot I don’t. I suppose that’s understandable after 30 years. One thing I do remember is the stupid Caesar hair Clooney sports at some point. I can take or leave him, but I’m definitely leaving him with that haircut. It was akin to Keri Russell cutting off the curls on Felicity. Why mess with your best feature?

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Anonymous wrote:I have just started a rewatch as well. I’m about halfway through Season 1, and I’m finding there’s a lot I remember, but a lot I don’t. I suppose that’s understandable after 30 years. One thing I do remember is the stupid Caesar hair Clooney sports at some point. I can take or leave him, but I’m definitely leaving him with that haircut. It was akin to Keri Russell cutting off the curls on Felicity. Why mess with your best feature?

Hah! Have you seen his teeth? It’s clear this was before he made it big cus his teeth are a total mess-and now they are perfect!

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I haven't rewatched ER, but I watched it back in the day just for zeitgeist reasons. I probably would not choose it now, but hey, it was what was on.

I thought The Pitt was excellent. Exactly what I want from a medical drama. I thought Grey's Anatomy was trash. No better than General Hospital.

But if you want to talk dated... I re-watched M*A*S*H a few years ago, and WOW it did not age well. Great for its time, yes. Definitely a relic of the bad old days now.

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Anonymous wrote:I loved the first several seasons of ER, but it really sagged in the middle when most of the original actors departed. The last season was pretty good. The problem with long-running medical shows is that they run out of ideas and have to resort to increasingly fantastical plot stories. Plus, they killed off so many doctors in bizarre ways (death by falling helicopter, lol). In real life that would be a cursed hospital where no doctor would want to work.

I do really like The Pitt, but I think it would be a little more believable if it took place over a week/month than a single day.

ITA with this, that ER sagged in the middle and the plots were getting meh. I lived and went to school (healthcare related) in the 90s so ER resonates with me deeply. I still remember when Anthony Edwards tells Noah Wyle's character to "set the tone" (if I remember correctly, it's been awhile). Then after the nurse Abby left, I lost interest.

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Anonymous wrote:ER was SO much better than The Pitt. It feels like The Pitt is just a poor imitation.

The Pitt was supposed to be an ER spinoff called "Carter" but Michael Crichton's widow would not give permission to use his intellectual property. That is why Noah Wiley is playing an ER doctor with a different name and backstory.

Wyle, not Wiley. But, yes, he was supposed to play John Carter but they couldn't get the rights to do a spinoff.

It’s actually Noah Wylie.

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Luka!! My favorite. I had such a crush on Goran Višnjić.

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Anonymous wrote:I remember bleeding out on the table with my second baby and being like “wow this s just like that first episode of ER where the woman dies in childbirth and Dr Carter ends up crying in the hall.” All the doctors were flipping out. They had given me a lot of pain medication so I was the only calm person in the room.

That is messed up. Do you have PTSD from that?

Nope, not at all. I didn’t die so it’s all good. I got so much blood transfused that I joked I came in for a baby and they threw in an oil change for free. I did opt for a scheduled C with my next baby though. The doctor came in the day after the birth and hugged me and told me she was so scared — I think she had some PTSD! And the head of the practice also came in to check on me. The irritating thing is that I had to stay in the ICU for a couple days and they don’t let the baby stay with you in the ICU. I don’t know if my being a huge fan of medical dramas made it all less traumatic — they were like “she needs epi now!” And I was like “wait—you’re supposed to say “Push epi—stat!” And they were like “how are you still conscious?”

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Anonymous wrote:Luka!! My favorite. I had such a crush on Goran Višnjić.

Me too. I had forgotten his name though. Thanks!

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Anonymous wrote:I loved the first several seasons of ER, but it really sagged in the middle when most of the original actors departed. The last season was pretty good. The problem with long-running medical shows is that they run out of ideas and have to resort to increasingly fantastical plot stories. Plus, they killed off so many doctors in bizarre ways (death by falling helicopter, lol). In real life that would be a cursed hospital where no doctor would want to work.

I do really like The Pitt, but I think it would be a little more believable if it took place over a week/month than a single day.

ITA with this, that ER sagged in the middle and the plots were getting meh. I lived and went to school (healthcare related) in the 90s so ER resonates with me deeply. I still remember when Anthony Edwards tells Noah Wyle's character to "set the tone" (if I remember correctly, it's been awhile). Then after the nurse Abby left, I lost interest.

Wasn't that at the very end when Mark was leaving?

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Anonymous wrote:I never watched it the first time but I would love to tackle house or seinfeld.

Seinfeld is brilliantly candid, which means it would have never seen the light of day in these puritanical times.

Be sure to put on your 1990s not offended by anything mindset before you watch. It is a great show.

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Anonymous wrote:ER was SO much better than The Pitt. It feels like The Pitt is just a poor imitation.

Agreed. I actually just gave up on watching The Pitt. It was simply awful. I didn't care about any of the characters. The real time format doesn't work and woke message of the week is painful.

ER is way better.