EPMD57
Joined Jan 2019
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You should watch the show. It isn't perfect, but it's still better than 99% of shows out there right now. It has very good production value, memorable characters, and compelling personal storylines amidst a nostalgic backdrop of 1980s Australia.
The biggest flaw with the show is that the writers take it too far with their characters' issues. Their issues make them interesting, but the writers have to sacrifice realism to give viewers all of the drama in the show. There are moments where you wonder why the writers are assassinating characters you like.
That said, they could make 20 seasons of this show and I would watch them all.
The biggest flaw with the show is that the writers take it too far with their characters' issues. Their issues make them interesting, but the writers have to sacrifice realism to give viewers all of the drama in the show. There are moments where you wonder why the writers are assassinating characters you like.
That said, they could make 20 seasons of this show and I would watch them all.
I am a big fan of ER. This show seems to be trying to copy it, which I am more than okay with. If they are going for a worthwhile homage to ER then I recommend they:
1. Limit the use of shaky cam.
2. Stay on a camera shot longer than a second.
3. Stop talking about hospital finances. Budgets are not compelling viewing.
4. Limit the number of medical cases per episode. That's way too many to care about each of them.
5. Stop grossing us out. The bedpan scene was not cool.
In short, the show needs to slow down and let the stories and characters breathe. We know it's a chaotic work environment, but we don't need to be hit over the head with it.
1. Limit the use of shaky cam.
2. Stay on a camera shot longer than a second.
3. Stop talking about hospital finances. Budgets are not compelling viewing.
4. Limit the number of medical cases per episode. That's way too many to care about each of them.
5. Stop grossing us out. The bedpan scene was not cool.
In short, the show needs to slow down and let the stories and characters breathe. We know it's a chaotic work environment, but we don't need to be hit over the head with it.
I didn't like the fact that the leads were childhood exes. I prefer to watch a relationship develop in front of me, not 10-20 years before the story picks up.
The lead woman spent the first half of the movie gawking at the lead man. It started early with a shirtless scene, and the movie really never let it go. Physical attraction is a key part of relationships, but it isn't the most interesting storyline to follow.
The lead man is portrayed as some sort of perfect man. He has a perfect body, perfect hair, he is calm, he is a physically strong carpenter, he was a great athlete, he was a military man, he cured Ebola, he solved racism, and he refuses payment from all of his customers because he is just that amazing. Mary Sue characters like this are completely uninteresting!
The setting is nice, and the movie is a decent background option. Just make sure you have something else to do so you don't spend 90 minutes rolling your eyes.
The lead woman spent the first half of the movie gawking at the lead man. It started early with a shirtless scene, and the movie really never let it go. Physical attraction is a key part of relationships, but it isn't the most interesting storyline to follow.
The lead man is portrayed as some sort of perfect man. He has a perfect body, perfect hair, he is calm, he is a physically strong carpenter, he was a great athlete, he was a military man, he cured Ebola, he solved racism, and he refuses payment from all of his customers because he is just that amazing. Mary Sue characters like this are completely uninteresting!
The setting is nice, and the movie is a decent background option. Just make sure you have something else to do so you don't spend 90 minutes rolling your eyes.