Hospital Dramas

[Bob Karo]

I love Emergency!, it's one of very few shows I have on DVD. About the only "realism" complaint I have with it is that Dr. Brackett and Dr. Early (sometimes with help from Dr. Morton) do everything, not just in the ER but various surgeries later on.

That was also one of the few deviations from reality on Dragnet: one week, Friday worked homocide, the next week vice and drugs, the week after that juvenile investigations, etc. Of course, that was necessitated by the fact that, otherwise, Friday would be handling only one particular type of case for the entire series.

If they had spaced it out more, that might have been very realistic. I've heard of some departments rotating their detectives through different departments.

 

[Gary Mitchell]

Not exactly a hospital show, but:

Emergency may be the most accurate medical drama ever produced.

I liked it myself. Also enjoyed the short-lived Trauma, which was a sort of descendant of Emergency. Too bad they didn't last longer. And, a cameo of Randy Mantooth and Kevin Tighe at some poiunt could have been fun.

Kevin Tighe did have a guest star role in one episode of Trauma. He filled in for the captain when he was ill.
I really liked Trauma. I wish they had given it more of a chance.

 

[Mysterion]

Not exactly a hospital show, but:

Emergency may be the most accurate medical drama ever produced.

I liked it myself. Also enjoyed the short-lived Trauma, which was a sort of descendant of Emergency. Too bad they didn't last longer. And, a cameo of Randy Mantooth and Kevin Tighe at some poiunt could have been fun.

Kevin Tighe did have a guest star role in one episode of Trauma. He filled in for the captain when he was ill.
I really liked Trauma. I wish they had given it more of a chance.

Damn, must have missed that episode.

Yeah, NBC really didn't give too much room to grow, but on the other hand, I imagine the sereis was reletively expensive to make ( a lot of location shooting, aerial stuff, etc.).

 

[donners22]

I really liked Chicago Hope. I'm not generally a fan of the producer's shows at all, and there were some characters who I really disliked, but it also had some exceptional characters and moments. I don't think it's ever come out on DVD, unfortunately - unless you count the crossover episode with Early Edition...

I watched ER until most of the main cast disappeared, and regularly watch House after discovering it during its fifth season.

 

[iBender]

I myself followed Casualty, ER and Chicago Hope for quite a long time
All of them well written, acted and produced.
Though I am not sure if I buy any of them on DVD, yet anyway..

Ahhhh Casualty...

 

[Holdfast]

I don't work at a hospital, but I've never been able to get into any hospital dramas. Maybe it's because there always seems to be some sickening soapy romance aspect to them. Someday there might be a hospital drama I like, the way I love Dexter (which is technically a cop show). Somebody's gonna have to get creative to think that far outside the box.

If you don't mind comedies:

Nurse Jackie has its moments (they tend to go on a bit too long and lose their edge, but still).

If you can find it in the States, Green Wing is pretty funny too.

Both are darker than your average hospital show.