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Post by drusillacakes on Oct 8, 2009 10:48:37 GMT -5
I was channel surfing last night and saw Michelle Trachtenberg on a new show called "Mercy"-- it's a hospital drama about nurses.
Anyone watch this regularly? I'm not a fan of hospital shows.
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Post by Hellbound Hyperion on Oct 8, 2009 16:09:33 GMT -5
I've been watching regularly. We actually have a thread about it in Movies & TV board.
The pilot was OK, but the show's gotten better since then.
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Post by Rebecca on Oct 8, 2009 17:10:43 GMT -5
So, Dawn became a nurse. Cute.
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Post by hitnrun017 on Oct 8, 2009 18:58:25 GMT -5
This is becoming a guilty pleasure. The first episode was good, second was meh-ish, and last night's was great. It's basically the same thing as Grey's Anatomy, but with nurses and... better. Cast is good, writing is good, and who knew Michelle was an amazing comedic actress?
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Post by Hellbound Hyperion on Oct 8, 2009 21:10:52 GMT -5
This is becoming a guilty pleasure. The first episode was good, second was meh-ish, and last night's was great. It's basically the same thing as Grey's Anatomy, but with nurses and... better. Cast is good, writing is good, and who knew Michelle was an amazing comedic actress? I agree. It's a show I didn't think I'd be liking, especially after the pilot, but I gave it a shot and it's already establishing itself. Granted, I don't watch Hawthorne or Nurse Jackie so I don't have much of a comparison in terms of nurse shows, but as a TV watcher I'm enjoying it so far. I especially like that that actual caring of patients is sort of underplayed and the characters' drama is at the forefront. There's already plenty of good medical shows out there that go through medical processes in excruciating detail, no need to add another one to the pile. |
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Post by elenasaur on Oct 9, 2009 15:38:06 GMT -5
Yeah, Mercy is pretty good. I don't think I've seen the latest episode, because I generally wait to watch it online until I have time.
Some of the trailers have some very funny moments in them, and I'm looking forward to actually seeing them on the show...
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Post by buffyfan21 on Oct 9, 2009 17:30:56 GMT -5
I just watched the pilot on Hulu last night. It's not the best show in the world (I'm usually not a fan of the hospital type shows, except for House), but it's alright. I plan on catching up with the next two eps on Hulu, and then DVRing the new ep next week. I want to see more Michelle. I hope we get to see more of her character.  I don't really like that Veronica is the main focus. Also, did anyone else notice that the one nurse chic is the popstar from that one ep of Dollhouse? |
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Post by Hellbound Hyperion on Oct 9, 2009 19:47:08 GMT -5
I just watched the pilot on Hulu last night. It's not the best show in the world (I'm usually not a fan of the hospital type shows, except for House), but it's alright. I plan on catching up with the next two eps on Hulu, and then DVRing the new ep next week. I want to see more Michelle. I hope we get to see more of her character. I don't really like that Veronica is the main focus. Also, did anyone else notice that the one nurse chic is the popstar from that one ep of Dollhouse? Sonya? I hadn't noticed until NOW. I love Veronica. She's definitely one of my favorite female leads on TV right now. |
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Post by hitnrun017 on Oct 9, 2009 19:51:39 GMT -5
I just watched the pilot on Hulu last night. It's not the best show in the world (I'm usually not a fan of the hospital type shows, except for House), but it's alright. I plan on catching up with the next two eps on Hulu, and then DVRing the new ep next week. I want to see more Michelle. I hope we get to see more of her character. I don't really like that Veronica is the main focus. Also, did anyone else notice that the one nurse chic is the popstar from that one ep of Dollhouse? I love Veronica. She's definitely one of my favorite female leads on TV right now. I agree. I was surprised to find out she has only one film credit from 2007 before this. Such a talented, and attractive, actress. She kills every scene. |
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Post by buffyfan21 on Oct 10, 2009 11:41:44 GMT -5
Yeah. I found her a little annoying in the first ep, but Veronica is starting to grow on me. And love Michelle's character (Chloe), of course.  |
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Post by Greer on Oct 11, 2009 13:42:44 GMT -5
I don't think it's that bad of a show! I'm waiting for it to grow its wings and get a little better, but it's good. It is so gratifying to see nurses finally get represented positively( I don't like Nurse Jackie; I feel it's completely inaccurate, and HawthoRNe is unrealistic), and Michelle is on it, so yay! I believe it's accurate (at least in my nursing experience) and realistic. Kudos on the show!
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Post by Secret Scoobie on Oct 22, 2009 10:00:28 GMT -5
Oh no! I didn't think this had started in Oz yet (Channel 7 did next to no promos for it) and now I've missed 3 episodes... and to top it off, it's not doing well and been pushed into a 10:30 time slot... it came 3rd out of a possible 3 (for the main 3 tv networks)....That sucks! I wanted to watch it.
DVD I'm thinking... if it doesn't get axed!
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Post by Hellbound Hyperion on Oct 22, 2009 12:02:05 GMT -5
Oh no! I didn't think this had started in Oz yet (Channel 7 did next to no promos for it) and now I've missed 3 episodes... and to top it off, it's not doing well and been pushed into a 10:30 time slot... it came 3rd out of a possible 3 (for the main 3 tv networks)....That sucks! I wanted to watch it. DVD I'm thinking... if it doesn't get axed! It's doing pretty well here, so I hope you guys/gals get to see all of it.  |
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Post by Rebecca on Oct 22, 2009 12:44:37 GMT -5
Oh no! I didn't think this had started in Oz yet (Channel 7 did next to no promos for it) and now I've missed 3 episodes... and to top it off, it's not doing well and been pushed into a 10:30 time slot... it came 3rd out of a possible 3 (for the main 3 tv networks)....That sucks! I wanted to watch it. DVD I'm thinking... if it doesn't get axed! Sounds like bad marketing... |
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Post by Smashed on Oct 22, 2009 16:52:41 GMT -5
Mercy's actually not doing very bad. It's had steady ratings and has been one in it's timeslot.
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Post by Rebecca on Oct 22, 2009 18:39:11 GMT -5
Talking about the ozzie market. Someone posted above saying that american ratings are doing well.
Whelp, watched my first ep today, yesterday's, and OMG... I'm totally hooked! It's like ER, and Grey's all rolled into one! Like, drama, well balanced between sexy drama and medical drama. Good so far.
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Post by Smashed on Oct 22, 2009 22:33:10 GMT -5
Well, the ratings aren't that great. Grey's gets about 13mil...this show gets 7. However, freshman season, yada yada yada. Hopefully 'Mercy' will at least get to finish it's season and get a DVD release. I would LOVE to see it get a season 2 though. I'm all about medical dramas! MT is really good in it too! |
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Post by Rebecca on Oct 23, 2009 11:24:01 GMT -5
God, Grey's gets 13 mil? I seriously cannot stand that show anymore.
Anyways, the point I was trying to make was that Mercy's ratings in the US aren't in trouble, unlike the situation for the show in Australia, as Secret Scoobie was trying to tell us.
I agree, it's a really good show, and I'm all for medical dramas. My only complaint about Michelle is her acting seems exactly like Dawn, only more coy and less angsty. It's really hard not to watch Chloe and see Dawn.
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Post by Smashed on Oct 23, 2009 15:46:39 GMT -5
What channels does it get played on in other countries? I'm intrigued! I love looking at foreign TV sites. |
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Post by buffyfan21 on Oct 24, 2009 11:42:35 GMT -5
My only complaint about Michelle is her acting seems exactly like Dawn, only more coy and less angsty. It's really hard not to watch Chloe and see Dawn. Agreed. I love her character, though. Really great to see Michelle back on TV. |
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