From Jonathan Klotz
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One of the greatest shows in history is ISa medical drama that laid the foundation for the entire genre, but after 15 seasons and over 300 episodes, the series ended in 2009. Since then, various medical dramas have tried to become the next big thing The good doctor To Chicago Medwith mixed results. Debuts at Max on January 29th The Pitt dares to be different for a medical drama by adopting the “24-hour” gimmick where each episode takes place an hour during Dr. Michael “Robby” Rabinavitch follows.
Emergency room in real time
Played by IS As breakout star Noah Wyle, Robby is at the center of the chaotic whirlwind of a daily shift at Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital and is the first on the floor for most of the cast. Patients’ illnesses range from a leg that had its gloves removed, to laced fentanyl that killed college students, to a nail in the heart of a construction worker, to an old man with gallstones. As they interact with each patient, the large group of doctors and medical students come to the fore, displaying their personalities and character traits as they delve into the various medical topics.
In most medical dramas, the patients are the least essential part of the series, which inevitably involves either doctors working together or a gifted and talented medical prodigy. The PittThanks to the quasi-real-time gimmick, he barely pauses to give the medical staff a chance to develop any relationships at all, let alone a romance. Turns out the solution to the predictable and boring medical drama was to add a running clock.
While The Pitts Since the time game is different and the audience is currently only three hours into the ten hour shift, it is the show’s status as Max Streaming original that allows it to do something no other network drama can: show blood and guts. The removal of the gloves on the leg is hideously depicted in the first hour as the leg looks progressively worse, giving the crew a chance to show off their practical skills. There’s no telling how far the series will go by the end of the first season, but for those who grew up with it, seeing massive amounts of blood on screen during a medical drama may come as a bit of a shock IS And Chicago Hope.
Already one of Max’s most successful shows
Between the episodic gimmick and the abundance of gore, the cast of The Pitt brings the kind of humanizing touch you would expect from a medical drama. Isa Briones, Data’s daughter Picardand Fiona Dourif from Chucky are two of the better-known doctors, but it’s Gerran Howell as medical student Dennis Whitaker who stands out in the first three episodes as he goes through a rite of passage on his first shift. Noah Wyle, back home on a hospital set, is exceptional as Robby and immediately makes you think of Dr in his past.
The Pitt is reinventing the medical drama and for the first three hours of Robby’s shift it was a riveting thrill ride that has already become one of the top five most streamed shows in the world Max Story. Critics gave the show a freshness rating of 92 percent Rotten tomatoes through the first three episodes, with the audience right behind, at 91 percent freshness. Now this The good doctor is over, Noah Wyle’s return to the ER will be the next big thing.
The Pitt is now streaming to maxwith new episodes airing every Thursday.
