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**Harpoon** · 09-26-2008, 09:05 PM

I dont know if anyone watches this show...

But they killed my boy "Pratt" last night..

Friggin' Brilliant acting...

Tear my goddamn heart out...

**PorkChopSandwiches** · 09-26-2008, 09:07 PM

I watch House for all my medical needs

**Harpoon** · 09-26-2008, 09:08 PM

House is a joke... It's like a fairy tale..

**PorkChopSandwiches** · 09-26-2008, 09:10 PM

House is a great show though, I watched ER for a while in the beginning, but its novelty wore off for me.

TheSinner · 09-26-2008, 09:11 PM

all medical themed serials are a joke...some more than others

**Harpoon** · 09-26-2008, 09:13 PM

ER has some really good episodes from time to time... I was in pain last night watching this man die...

TheSinner · 09-26-2008, 09:44 PM

but from the medical point of view...lets say that some stuff is only for films

**Harpoon** · 09-26-2008, 09:45 PM

This show's pretty good about that.. Now that show "house" thats a total science fiction hour..

**PorkChopSandwiches** · 09-26-2008, 10:52 PM

Its not science fiction, its Lupus

TheLancinator · 09-27-2008, 12:15 PM

There's no shame in admitting House is too sophisticated for ya Harp...at least you can discuss what happened on ER with the chicks at the office while the men all talk about what happened on House

**PorkChopSandwiches** · 09-27-2008, 06:29 PM

Bwhahahaha

ptownstompin · 09-27-2008, 08:34 PM

i used to watch E.R. all the time but stopped a few years ago, i dont even wanna start up again now if Pratt died

JoeyB · 09-27-2008, 09:45 PM

The last three seasons of ER have been brilliant...bear in mind they were considering canceling it last year but the increasing ratings and critical success of the show prompted a renewal. I actually wish this WASN'T the final season now.

I watched the episode on tape last night with my Mom, we were both in tears (yeah, I cried big honking man tears). Everything about that episode worked perfectly, but it was profoundly sad. This however is what defines great TV, the ability to emotionally move people to such a degree.

Still, I am honestly glad I had something lighthearted to watch after ER ended. Had that been the final program of the evening I would have been left in a melancholy funk.

As for the house vs ER debate...totally apples and oranges. But if I had to tip one way or the other I'd say ER is the clear winner. House is an unrealistic take on medicine, cartoonish and full of that snarky attitude that is so prevalent and boring in today's entertainment world. Some call it groundbreaking, honestly, to me it's just a typical product of it's time and I earnestly believe it will age poorly. I'm not dissing on it's fans...this sort of TV is trendy and it would be silly to find it anything other than popular. But I'm no House fan and I think Hugh Laurie's performance in the role is overrated. Loved the guy in Blackadder though (and perhaps a pox on any who don't)...

M_L_M · 09-27-2008, 10:12 PM

ER as a hospital program is one of the classics of the genre, supported by great acting and scripts. I would also put the following shows in that class:

St elsewhere
Casualty (the early years, before it morphed into a soap)

I agree that house is atypical but I think it may force the US TV industry to rethink its attitude to the genre. Hopefully, this will help move the writers away from the hideously schmaltzy (puerile) offerings like Grey's Anatomy (and the spin-off Private Practice).

We can but hope

TheLancinator · 09-28-2008, 01:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeyB

The last three seasons of ER have been brilliant...bear in mind they were considering canceling it last year but the increasing ratings and critical success of the show prompted a renewal. I actually wish this WASN'T the final season now.

I watched the episode on tape last night with my Mom, we were both in tears (yeah, I cried big honking man tears). Everything about that episode worked perfectly, but it was profoundly sad. This however is what defines great TV, the ability to emotionally move people to such a degree.

Still, I am honestly glad I had something lighthearted to watch after ER ended. Had that been the final program of the evening I would have been left in a melancholy funk.

As for the house vs ER debate...totally apples and oranges. But if I had to tip one way or the other I'd say ER is the clear winner. House is an unrealistic take on medicine, cartoonish and full of that snarky attitude that is so prevalent and boring in today's entertainment world. Some call it groundbreaking, honestly, to me it's just a typical product of it's time and I earnestly believe it will age poorly. I'm not dissing on it's fans...this sort of TV is trendy and it would be silly to find it anything other than popular. But I'm no House fan and I think Hugh Laurie's performance in the role is overrated. Loved the guy in Blackadder though (and perhaps a pox on any who don't)...

So you discuss ER with the chicks at the office like Harp...no shame in that...just like Y&R and As the World Turns

09-26-2008, 09:05 PM	#1
Harpoon Sailing the seas of Cheese Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Down by the river Posts: 36,485 Thanks: 46 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	E.r. I dont know if anyone watches this show... But they killed my boy "Pratt" last night.. Friggin' Brilliant acting... Tear my goddamn heart out... __________________ . Last edited by Harpoon : 09-26-2008 at 09:08 PM.

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PorkChopSandwiches Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Online Posts: 52,003 Thanks: 6 Thanked 440 Times in 180 Posts	I watch House for all my medical needs __________________ A Teabelly Original

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Harpoon Sailing the seas of Cheese Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Down by the river Posts: 36,485 Thanks: 46 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	House is a joke... It's like a fairy tale.. __________________ .

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PorkChopSandwiches Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Online Posts: 52,003 Thanks: 6 Thanked 440 Times in 180 Posts	House is a great show though, I watched ER for a while in the beginning, but its novelty wore off for me. __________________ A Teabelly Original

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TheSinner Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Malta...a small island full of beer, sex, punks and sunshine... Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 17 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	all medical themed serials are a joke...some more than others __________________ Part of team Mush -> Overseas Fuggable Fugger! Everybody's got to believe in something - I'll believe I'll have another BEER! sig fixed by Mugzy - thx mate

09-26-2008, 09:13 PM	#6
Harpoon Sailing the seas of Cheese Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Down by the river Posts: 36,485 Thanks: 46 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	ER has some really good episodes from time to time... I was in pain last night watching this man die... __________________ .

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TheSinner Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Malta...a small island full of beer, sex, punks and sunshine... Posts: 2,129 Thanks: 17 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	but from the medical point of view...lets say that some stuff is only for films __________________ Part of team Mush -> Overseas Fuggable Fugger! Everybody's got to believe in something - I'll believe I'll have another BEER! sig fixed by Mugzy - thx mate

09-26-2008, 09:45 PM	#8
Harpoon Sailing the seas of Cheese Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Down by the river Posts: 36,485 Thanks: 46 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	This show's pretty good about that.. Now that show "house" thats a total science fiction hour.. __________________ .

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PorkChopSandwiches Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Online Posts: 52,003 Thanks: 6 Thanked 440 Times in 180 Posts	Its not science fiction, its Lupus __________________ A Teabelly Original

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JoeyB Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: In a castle dark, or a fortress strong, with chains upon my feet. Posts: 707 Thanks: 38 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The last three seasons of ER have been brilliant...bear in mind they were considering canceling it last year but the increasing ratings and critical success of the show prompted a renewal. I actually wish this WASN'T the final season now. I watched the episode on tape last night with my Mom, we were both in tears (yeah, I cried big honking man tears). Everything about that episode worked perfectly, but it was profoundly sad. This however is what defines great TV, the ability to emotionally move people to such a degree. Still, I am honestly glad I had something lighthearted to watch after ER ended. Had that been the final program of the evening I would have been left in a melancholy funk. As for the house vs ER debate...totally apples and oranges. But if I had to tip one way or the other I'd say ER is the clear winner. House is an unrealistic take on medicine, cartoonish and full of that snarky attitude that is so prevalent and boring in today's entertainment world. Some call it groundbreaking, honestly, to me it's just a typical product of it's time and I earnestly believe it will age poorly. I'm not dissing on it's fans...this sort of TV is trendy and it would be silly to find it anything other than popular. But I'm no House fan and I think Hugh Laurie's performance in the role is overrated. Loved the guy in Blackadder though (and perhaps a pox on any who don't)... __________________ Behold my signature. I can't take it anymore, Felix, I'm cracking up. Everything you do irritates me. And when you're not here, the things I know you're gonna do when you come in irritate me. You leave me little notes on my pillow. Told you 158 times I can't stand little notes on my pillow. "We're all out of cornflakes. F.U." Took me three hours to figure out F.U. was 'Felix Unger'.

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M_L_M micro waster Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Georgetown, Canada Posts: 24 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	ER as a hospital program is one of the classics of the genre, supported by great acting and scripts. I would also put the following shows in that class: St elsewhere Casualty (the early years, before it morphed into a soap) I agree that house is atypical but I think it may force the US TV industry to rethink its attitude to the genre. Hopefully, this will help move the writers away from the hideously schmaltzy (puerile) offerings like Grey's Anatomy (and the spin-off Private Practice). We can but hope __________________ The world is a dangerous place; only yesterday I went into Boots and punched someone in the face.