St. Denis Medical

Two episodes in, St. Denis Medical already feels like it's on the path to becoming one of the all-time greats, much like The Office. While the latter took its time to find its groove, we all know the heights it reached, and St. Denis Medical carries that same potential.

What stands out is how it mirrors the workplace humor and absurdity of The Office, but in a fresh, quirky medical setting. The characters, although still unfolding, hint at a dynamic chemistry that could become iconic. The humor feels sharp, relatable, and laden with just the right amount of awkwardness-a hallmark of great workplace comedies.

If you're a fan of shows that build a strong ensemble cast and weave comedy through everyday chaos, this is the series to watch. It's shaping up to be a unique yet familiar addition to the genre, and I, for one, am excited to see where it goes!

St. Denis Medical might just be the prescription for laughter we all need.

I turned this on because I was such a fan of Superstore. It is definitely a different tone than Superstore, but this show is clearly going for something more meaningful. It's cute, it's funny, it's about caring, and it's about community.

I think that it could qualify as a "Feel Good Comedy." It depicts relatable people as they struggle through the challenges of health care and caring for people that need help.

I have several family members who work in health care, and everything that I saw tracks with what I have seen so far in the show.

There are some new actors that I don't recognize, but there are some that I love (any cast from Superstore) seeing in new roles.

The show has great potential to be a hit. We have so few comedies on television today. It's nice and refreshing to see them on network television. Wendy McLendon-Covey is perfect in her role as the head director at St. Denis Medical Center in Oregon. Alison Tolman is effecetive as a nurse supervisor who has a family. Her character seems to be overly involved and so dedicated that she has trouble leaving to see her daughter perform in her school's Mamma Mia. David Alan Grier is fine here as a long term veteran doctor. There are some familiar faces here. I did enjoy the first two episodes and hope to see the rest.

Don't give up in the show. It's the best sitcom on NBC right now and that's not saying much. I would rather have more sitcoms than crime dramas.

*St. Denis Medical* plays like a tongue-in-cheek roast of hospital dramas, taking on the genre's endless parade of personal crises that rarely leave room for actual medicine. Rather than saving lives with stoic resolve, the doctors and nurses here are tangled in their own quirks and foibles: a head doctor terrified of needles, a new nurse bumbling his way through basic tasks, and an administrator more focused on boosting the hospital's reputation than fixing its dysfunction. Unlike *Grey's Anatomy*, where every love affair is treated as a life-or-death scenario, *St. Denis Medical* winks at the audience, pointing out how ridiculous it would be if real hospitals ran on the same level of personal drama. The show subtly mocks the genre's formulaic conventions, making it clear that a world this messy is far from the heroics-filled hospitals that medical dramas have sold us for years.

What makes *St. Denis Medical* refreshing, though, is that it doesn't shy away from showing just how flawed the healthcare system-and by extension, the people running it-really are. It hints at genuine issues like underfunding and overworked staff, but opts to show these truths through the lens of absurdity rather than earnest social commentary. The satire might be soft, but there's a pointedness in the way it tackles certain archetypes: the aloof, "House"-inspired diagnostician who ironically fears the sight of blood, or the overzealous administrator who believes a pep rally will fix morale in a crumbling ER. These jabs may be gentle, but they still get their mark across, highlighting just how absurd it is that so many real-life crises end up buried beneath the genre's melodramatic formula. By not being afraid to laugh at itself, *St. Denis Medical* stands as a self-aware takedown of TV's longstanding obsession with medical heroics.

I am impressed. It's well written, acted, & funny. I like how they handled current issues like reviews and "fat shaming" in the medical field. I'm especially happy to see Dr. Ron's character and nurse Alex is great opposite him. I do wish that nurse Matt wasn't so ridiculous though. He was home schooled, is from a small town, & is religious which you can see but he's a bit too dumb & clueless too often. This shifts things from real life & funny to silly which I think doesn't work as well for this show. Even with the nursing shortage & standards lowering no one would want him as an RN! Still, I look forward to this show.