ntvnyr30 Great show! Great characters! Great plots! I am a physician and have been through "Monday Morning"-type scenarios but not as dramatic. Alfred Molina was superb as the Chief of Staff. I found myself laughing out loud at Dr. Park's character. What a pity indeed that this only lasted 1 season. I wish David Kelley read these reviews because this show was universally loved.

CynthiaBarker I think this show is brilliant. Well-written, well-planned, and very well acted. Since it is so good, it will probably not be renewed. It seems that every new show that has substance and value gets cancelled, and replaced by some mindless drivel.I, too, am sick of "reality TV". Just because it is cheap to produce does not make it worth my viewing time. The popularity of these "reality" shows just emphasizes the dumbness of the American public. I personally do not care what happens on Honey Boo Boo, the Kardashians, Wife Swaps, or Jersey Shore. I admit I have never watched these shows, but the ads and promos I see do not peak my interest.Please keep Monday Mornings for the excellence of the script, and informative value of the show.

quantex I found the series enjoyable and educational. The characters are unfolding and the story-line is developing gradually much the same way as in a novel. As Sanjay Gupta pointed out, the cases are real and the complications/discussions are real.Just yesterday, a doctor friend of mine called me after watching the episode 4 and told me she had similar experience. One of her patients, a 14-year-old girl, needed blood transfusion and her parents refused the treatment on religious grounds.That is what appeals to me most - the real life stories doled out in a neatly packaged drama by the producers and actors. These episodes help us learn about the ramifications/outcomes surrounding each procedure. Of course, we can read about them on the Internet. But to me, drama appeals more. Added to the real life issues, characters are portrayed highlighting their strengths as well as weaknesses. In the pilot,Sydney is shown as passionate and formidable, Tina as compassionate and caring, Ty as super excellent in his job and arrogant. In the next few episodes we see other sides of these characters. Sydney, feisty and formidable and takes no prisoners yet falls short in personal relationships. Villanueva takes it upon himself and conveys her words to John. That is funny and also illustrates how much Sydney is loved by senior doctors. In the book, Dr. Hooten perceives her as his logical choice to succeed him as chief of staff. That Hooten is kindly disposed towards Sydney shows in his mild chiding of her for identifying herself as a doctor from Chelsea General. Tina is called "umbrella" by Michelle for protecting her yet her husband Mark uses the same imagery with a different connotation. That is creativity on the part of the writers, I'll say. Ty drags Tina away from work avowing he would jump out the window if she says so. "To say that, you brought me to a room without windows?" she asks. Funny but also speaks of their personalities. Parks has poor language skills yet comes out strong as he confronts his accuser in a later episode. His patient who came to him desperate for a cure for hand tremors, returns to accuse him of negligence. The recurrence of patients from previous episodes contributes for continuity again as in a novel. Parks carries himself superbly in that scene and earns viewers' respect. What happens next is yet to be seen.The writers, directors and actors have done excellent job of bringing the message home. Congratulations.This drama-cum-novel is not complete with one season. The numbers of viewers is growing (17% up this week) and story-line is developing beautifully. This show must and will go on.

pennymaui We don't need a lot more comedy or what passes for comedy on network TV. There are not a lot of shows that take a serious subject and dramatize it so that people who do not just watch CNN and other news can be educated about what has usually been kept 'quiet'. Sanjay Gupta, MD has impressed me all through his CNN career and now he has written a book and collaborated on this TV series so that the general TV watching public can be educated without being 'lectured'. Its entertainment! I too miss ER but this promises to continue in the genre and its a sad statement on North Americans to see such negative responses. Maybe these people should mention the names of shows they DO think worth watching? what .. Survivor?? Anger Management?? Those of us who appreciate really intelligent scripts that for once are not from the BBC need to applaud the producers for serving up what I just told my husband I thought was now the best new thing on TV..and its not even about lawyers and cops! (we like those too). But Gray's Anatomy is more like a soap opera than a drama. Patients need this kind of wake-up lesson about not necessarily trusting the first doctor or opinion. I thought the acting was just fine and appropriate. Please please don't pan this promising new series!!