jeffreygunn

The thing I'm taken by every time I watch this movie, aside from the level of intelligence in the screenplay, the perfect acting and attention to historic detail is the next level sound design. May seem odd since this isn't a high adrenaline action film or sci-fi thriller, but it's the otherwise seemingly mundane, incidental sounds that are so well defined and layers. From the sound of actors walking to a school bus coming to a stop. It almost gives the viewer he feeling that they are there as the events happen in very voyeuristic way. It's like an added texture level to the movie that should be mentioned more in my opinion.

False bravado, cheesy "mood" music, at times strangely unable to match the actual mood of the scene (music that would and should ordinarily establish a light-hearted, goofy back serious, would be dramatic moments. Vice versa is the case at times, as well).

Otherwise there's nothing original, groundbreaking, revolutionary, whatever adjective you'd like to use. Take the characters out of a fire station and put them in a police department or hospital and it would be difficult to see the difference.

Producers, networks, writers please, come up with something else. These shows are all just white noise now. I love the city of Chicago, but the shows that near its name bring shame upon the great town.