Cortechba Overrated

WillSushyMedia This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

Payno I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

Lela The tone of this movie is interesting -- the stakes are both dramatic and high, but it's balanced with a lot of fun, tongue and cheek dialogue.

NutzieFagin People may bash the seventies, but I grew up in that decade and it wasn't so bad. The young ones today will find out one of the best things out there is Retro TV and one of the best shows from the seventies was Emergency! One of the things about Emergency was that it was rarely boring to watch. Each show was comprised of usually one plot with many sub plots (or the situation and accidents fireman and paramedics encounter on the job) And BOY! did they think of some doozies! Besides your run of the mill car accidents, heart patients and slips and falls, you may get kids trapped in tree trunks--hang gliders banging into cliffs--or lovely naked women getting their big toe stuck into a bath facet. Whatever the situation, call the boys at Station 51 they can handle EVERY job!.Of course for the show, you will need the medical hospital staff as back up to help after your victim has been rescued. The staff at the Emergency (Rampart hospital) is basically professional and the most expert I've ever seen since Marcus Welby. They also seem to work 24 hrs a day because I've never seen any other personnel working. The "staff" consists of the ever caring "Dixie McCall" (Julie London) the concerned "Kelly Bracket" and "Joe Early" played by the Bobby Troupe. Boy I wish I had these guys as my personal doctors--I'd would probably live a good long life! And those lovable guys at the firehouse Station 51 ain't bad neither. Each member at Station 51 may have their troubles but all of them support each other. Mike Stoker (I figured he was a real firefighter because driving the truck IS NOT easy) Marco who gives that Latino ethnic quality, Chet Kelly--who seems to act like the Firehouse Mum because he is always concerned about the health and welfare of his comrades, and Capt'n Stanley whose job it is to keep this motley crew in line.Of course, lastly there are the two stars of the series, Randolph Mantoot( John Gage) who probably had to fight off the female fans with a fire hose and Kevin Tighe(Roy Desoto)with his expert medical knowledge on the job. I did remember hearing that some viewers who saw how Gage and Desoto worked on the job (CPR etc) actually saved lives from watching the show. These two seem to have great chemistry between each other as co-stars---whatever their magic is, it seems to work with the viewers.So Hail Retro TV!! Watch the show and fasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride from the firehouse.

dianawagner01 I'm trying to find out what episodes these three particular scenes were in. They were in NBC's original airing and also when TV Land was airing the reruns. I asked Universal and they said they need to know what the names of the episodes were before they can help me find out why they weren't included in any of the season 1-6 DVD sets. I don't have access to that info. TV Land said they don't have access to that info either. Does anyone out there have an answer for me? The scenes are:Johnny continues to have his knee go out on him then gets told he will have to have surgery to repair his knee or he will lose the use of it.Roy has to perform a tracheotomy in the field.While Roy is at the hospital with a patient, Johnny gets hurt and goes into cardiac arrest while being transported to the hospital on top of the engine. Roy and Dr. Bracket have to stabilize him on top of the engine before the can bring him into the hospital.

agbtg For those who have Netflix, let them be aware that they can download instant watching of all seven years of Emergency! Not all episodes can be watched instantly, some have to come in the form of a DVD, but most of the episodes can be watched instantly at least as many times as their particular plan allows.I am a big fan of Emergency! It is nice to watch a show where I agree with almost everything that they are doing and saying. I guess that probably dates me, but I don't really care. What I do care about is the fact that this was, and is in my opinion still a great show that anyone can watch or purchase online as well.Hopefully there will be others out there along with me who would like to see an updated form of Emergency! on television right now without all of the violence, swearing, sexual content and car scenes that were not needed to make Emergency! a great show! They did have their fair share of explosions and fire which was okay. Firefighters have to deal with fire and explosion and a series dealing with firefighters that didn't encounter those two elements would be suspect.And since Emergency! can be found Online for both watching and purchasing, and can be found on NBC as stated as well as Netflix, I would think it could be found other places as well.If you like Emergency! as well as I than perhaps we will have a bit of the 70s back into our lives on a regular basis or a new version of the same show updated.

onamission One of my best-remembered shows as a kid. What set this show apart from its predecessors was in drawing respect from the audience for the firefighters it portrays; for the first time the paramedics, doctors and firefighters didn't arrive to wave a magic wand putting the fire out and saving the patient. The range of (at the time) operating medical and CB radio procedures and terminology, the open identification with real-time Los Angeles and the range of rescue situations faced by Station 51 and their paramedics showed how thorough Jack Webb's research and commitment to authenticity was, pushing the benefits of the paramedic program in the face of a skeptical California state government; as a concerned West Coast citizen with an eye on the Big One he probably knew this was an important step forward in public health that would save many, many lives when that day inevitably arrived. Rescue 911, ER, Law & Order, Third Watch, Cops; the entire medical and police reality television genre can trace their origins to Emergency! and once a compatible DVD box set for Australian players arrives I'll have it to reminisce with too.