September 10th
I was rushed to the emergency room today. A few months ago, I was diagnosed with a double hernia and stupidly put off treatment. Well, it came back to bite me. I couldn't walk and was doubled over in pain. As I sat there in the ER, I reflected on the many doctors I've gotten to know through television. (This is how I get all of my medical information. Not too bright, I know.) I've decided to write to some of my favorite TV doctors.
St. Elsewhere - My all time favorite TV medical show, groundbreaking for its time, and it helped to rescue the fortunes of NBC in the 1980's. Some of the best TV doctors ever! (I've already writen to two of them, Denzel Washington and Howie Mandel.)
Ed Begley, Jr.
Norman Lloyd
David Morse
Stephen Furst
Mark Harmon
M*A*S*H - A great commentary on both war and the gallows humor surgeons deploy to face the fact that they hold life in their hands as they operate. The finale is still the highest rated TV show ever.
Harry Morgan
Wayne Rogers
Dr. Kildare - The original "hot young doctor" medical drama. It's star made people see doctors in a different light.
Richard Chamberlain
Marcus Welby - the opposite of "Kildare", this was about a kindly old doctor who used traditional methods to treat patients in a rapidly modernizing world.
James Brolin
Trapper John, M.D. Technically a sequel to "M*A*S*H", this one hour drama followed the post-Korean War career of Trapper John McIntyre (played by a diferent actor) and his young hotshot protege.
Pernell Roberts
Gregory Harrison
Quincy, M.E. - More of a murder mystery series than a medical show, Quincy nonetheless set the stage for all the forensic shows that populate television in 2006.
Jack Klugman
Robert Ito
Doogie Howser, M.D. - A show about a young doctor still in his teens should have streched credibility beyond belief, but it actually worked and became a big hit.
Neil Patrick Harris
E.R. - The show that revived (no pun intended) medical dramas in the 1990's. It launched George Clooney to stardom and is still going strong as NBC's 10PM Thursday night anchor.
Anthony Edwards
Noah Wyle
Eriq LaSalle
Scrubs - A very funny show about life in a hospital, with some of the brightest young stars in Hollywood and cameos by some big names.
Zach Braff
John C. McGinley
St. Elsewhere - My all time favorite TV medical show, groundbreaking for its time, and it helped to rescue the fortunes of NBC in the 1980's. Some of the best TV doctors ever! (I've already writen to two of them, Denzel Washington and Howie Mandel.)
Ed Begley, Jr.
Norman Lloyd
David Morse
Stephen Furst
Mark Harmon
M*A*S*H - A great commentary on both war and the gallows humor surgeons deploy to face the fact that they hold life in their hands as they operate. The finale is still the highest rated TV show ever.
Harry Morgan
Wayne Rogers
Dr. Kildare - The original "hot young doctor" medical drama. It's star made people see doctors in a different light.
Richard Chamberlain
Marcus Welby - the opposite of "Kildare", this was about a kindly old doctor who used traditional methods to treat patients in a rapidly modernizing world.
James Brolin
Trapper John, M.D. Technically a sequel to "M*A*S*H", this one hour drama followed the post-Korean War career of Trapper John McIntyre (played by a diferent actor) and his young hotshot protege.
Pernell Roberts
Gregory Harrison
Quincy, M.E. - More of a murder mystery series than a medical show, Quincy nonetheless set the stage for all the forensic shows that populate television in 2006.
Jack Klugman
Robert Ito
Doogie Howser, M.D. - A show about a young doctor still in his teens should have streched credibility beyond belief, but it actually worked and became a big hit.
Neil Patrick Harris
E.R. - The show that revived (no pun intended) medical dramas in the 1990's. It launched George Clooney to stardom and is still going strong as NBC's 10PM Thursday night anchor.
Anthony Edwards
Noah Wyle
Eriq LaSalle
Scrubs - A very funny show about life in a hospital, with some of the brightest young stars in Hollywood and cameos by some big names.
Zach Braff
John C. McGinley
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