A Gifted Man

I have spent the entire weekend watching the first 12 episodes and at first I thought it was a little like House but then I got over it. I like Michael Holt and I like that he reveals a little of himself every week. The menagerie that accompanies him every week fits in with each episode and the writing is quite good.

I know it's probably headed for the scrapheap because most of the good ones are but I hope it reveals a lot more of Michael and Anna's relationship that we don't know already.

I love Rita and while I didn't like her at first she is the type to grow on you and certainly would pull the group at the Clinic into line and probably get them the money they need to continue to support the community.

Good one! Well done and let's hope that if the show is canceled that Patrick Wilson finds another home on TV very soon. He would be sorely missed otherwise.

I was nicely surprised when I finished watching the first episode of Gifted Man. Even it is placed in medical context it is not like any of medical drama shows on TV. Many of them are so popular, and some of them are very good made, but they are all almost the same and are oriented only in character relations and melodramatics in everyday life.

So I don't watch them. If I would be medical professional I would probably watch them all. On the other hand everything that is different from conventional, and have a bit of mystery in it always attracts me. And that medical part here, looks serious and professional.

With that in mind I was happy to see what Gifted Man will tell me. I was not disappointed at all, at least with pilot. Not some masterpiece but overall, it is very good and even in medical context not like any well known medical show we know.

First we have very good actors in it, like it is Patrick Wilson and Julie Benz, and second, the spiritual world. I am interesting to see how they will develop this, maybe the hardest and questionable aspect. So it is not an easy task. It must be presented somehow believable. If they fail in in it the whole show will fall. For now the segment in dealing with what me missed through life was very good and it fits right.

I don't know much about Shaman's ritual, but I hope they present it in correct way.

So with first very good impression, I am happy to see where it will go, and I hope I will not be disappointed.

It's a same ol' same ol' hospital drama, nothing new and this one very unrealistic on top of it. The mystical story doesn't contribute much to the plot either except being a gimmick. In the Pilot it all looked very promising but by episode 3 i can't find anything to keep watching it. The characters are bland and cliché with the depth and wisdom of a soap opera. The story line is nowhere exciting.

It's obvious where it's supposed to go: stubborn cold hearted rich MD at a private clinic gets turned around by the good hearted spirit of his ex wife who was a living saint. So far he's been running between two clinics (a rich and a poor - get is?) solving complicated medical issues without any trouble, while he gets nagged on by his ex wife. There is no depth anywhere and i couldn't care less about either of the characters. Just very boring. Very disappointing.

This is a great show. If you like medical dramas with some supernatural and comic relief mixed in. The show moves at a pace with minimal drag on parts. If you liked the movie passengers with Ann Hathaway and Patrick Wilson who stars in this ironically too, then you will really enjoy this. Its a show where all you have to do is watch one episode and you are hooked, trust me. Its also a show where you wont want the episode to end and you will look forward to the next one all week. Its a combo ER and Grey's anatomy, ghost but roles flipped flopped. What makes it better then those two is the pace the show goes at, plus the show is funny too without forcing it and trying to be. Saying he is a gifted surgeon is an understatement, but he lacks people skills which makes the show funny to. Please give this show a shot for one show, you will love it.

totally Love this show.. just the right mixture of all emotions..like the the way the show can make me laugh and cry all in the same episode. one of my favorites this season.. A GIFTED MAN..really like the new women that's heading up the clinic but was really disappointed when you find out she is married.. honestly cant wait for next weeks episode.. its every mans night mare to be haunted by his x wife but i wouldn't mind it if she was always happy and cheery like the ghost wife on this show. its almost like the the good doctors conscience always leading him the right way to go even when he don't want to.. i was also impressed with the moral messages that were portrayed related to current issues in today's society..