lee241•7mo ago

Rant: How a snow day changed my view on medical dramas

I always thought medical shows were just blood and sad stories, so I never watched them. Last week, I was stuck inside because of a big storm and had nothing to do. My buddy, who usually picks awful movies, told me to try this one show about doctors in a city hospital. I figured why not, and I put on the first episode. Before I knew it, I had watched ten episodes in one sitting. The characters felt real, and the stories hooked me in a way I didn't expect. Now I see that binge-watching a whole season can make you care about the people on screen. I was wrong to write off a whole type of show without giving it a chance, and I guess my buddy isn't always wrong.

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jackson.victor7mo ago

Which show was it? Some of those medical dramas do a better job of making the cases feel real instead of just gory.

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oliver_hill7mo ago

My cousin's a nurse and she always laughs at the CPR on TV... like they never get the rhythm right. Saw one show where the patient woke up after two seconds of chest compressions, no defib or anything. It's so fake it takes you out of the story completely. They focus on the blood and guts but miss the basic stuff that makes it believable. Makes you wonder if the writers ever talk to real doctors.

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william_carter7mo ago

Same here, I thought they were all blood and sad stories until I gave one a shot. @jackson.victor, it's the characters that pull you in, not just the medical stuff.

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