The show certainly has evolved into a very palatable experience both in terms of entertainment and portrayal. Obviously they cannot be too accurate or it would be a very boring show so I appreciate the producers' need to liven things up. I also think the character development was really starting to gel. It seemed to me that a lot of the characters were very cliche or one dimensional for the first several episodes, but have since become almost close to many people I know from the job.

In terms of exposure, I like to think of it like this. I have friends who are NYPD officer's. They go to work, go to roll call, get their radios and fall out. They ride around for the most part and for lack of a better word, 'babysitting' their sector and precinct til their tour ends. On a very rare occasion they interrupt a serious crime, have a shootout with perps, or go racing after people trying to flee. This is not to diminish what police offiicers on patrol do, but it is to say that shows like NYPD Blue, CSI, Law & Order, and [insert cop show name here] are NOT accurate portrayals of careers in law enforcement, more specifically Patrol division. Yet lots and lots of people want to be police officer's based on what they see on those same shows. Obviously some may be a little disappointed at first, but they learn the job and move on. The point is to get them interested, since that's usually the hardest part. In the end it doesn't take away from the entertainment value of those shows AND it allows for a new crop of individuals whom previously may not have cared or fully understood what it is we do, to get a fresh look and perhaps join the club.

In the end I wish I had given the show a chance, as I would have liked to have seen it flesh out over at least 2 seasons. Alas, I doubt the community reaction was the reason it was canceled as most shows go by ratings which is why horrid shows like Desperate Housewives and Wifeswap survive.

Stay safe out there
Bailey — NYC

The show certainly has evolved into a very palatable experience both in terms of entertainment and portrayal. Obviously they cannot be too accurate or it would be a very boring show so I appreciate the producers' need to liven things up. I also think the character development was really starting to gel. It seemed to me that a lot of the characters were very cliche or one dimensional for the first several episodes, but have since become almost close to many people I know from the job.

In terms of exposure, I like to think of it like this. I have friends who are NYPD officer's. They go to work, go to roll call, get their radios and fall out. They ride around for the most part and for lack of a better word, 'babysitting' their sector and precinct til their tour ends. On a very rare occasion they interrupt a serious crime, have a shootout with perps, or go racing after people trying to flee. This is not to diminish what police offiicers on patrol do, but it is to say that shows like NYPD Blue, CSI, Law & Order, and [insert cop show name here] are NOT accurate portrayals of careers in law enforcement, more specifically Patrol division. Yet lots and lots of people want to be police officer's based on what they see on those same shows. Obviously some may be a little disappointed at first, but they learn the job and move on. The point is to get them interested, since that's usually the hardest part. In the end it doesn't take away from the entertainment value of those shows AND it allows for a new crop of individuals whom previously may not have cared or fully understood what it is we do, to get a fresh look and perhaps join the club.

In the end I wish I had given the show a chance, as I would have liked to have seen it flesh out over at least 2 seasons. Alas, I doubt the community reaction was the reason it was canceled as most shows go by ratings which is why horrid shows like Desperate Housewives and Wifeswap survive.

Stay safe out there
Bailey — NYC

The show certainly has evolved into a very palatable experience both in terms of entertainment and portrayal. Obviously they cannot be too accurate or it would be a very boring show so I appreciate the producers' need to liven things up. I also think the character development was really starting to gel. It seemed to me that a lot of the characters were very cliche or one dimensional for the first several episodes, but have since become almost close to many people I know from the job.

In terms of exposure, I like to think of it like this. I have friends who are NYPD officer's. They go to work, go to roll call, get their radios and fall out. They ride around for the most part and for lack of a better word, 'babysitting' their sector and precinct til their tour ends. On a very rare occasion they interrupt a serious crime, have a shootout with perps, or go racing after people trying to flee. This is not to diminish what police offiicers on patrol do, but it is to say that shows like NYPD Blue, CSI, Law & Order, and [insert cop show name here] are NOT accurate portrayals of careers in law enforcement, more specifically Patrol division. Yet lots and lots of people want to be police officer's based on what they see on those same shows. Obviously some may be a little disappointed at first, but they learn the job and move on. The point is to get them interested, since that's usually the hardest part. In the end it doesn't take away from the entertainment value of those shows AND it allows for a new crop of individuals whom previously may not have cared or fully understood what it is we do, to get a fresh look and perhaps join the club.

In the end I wish I had given the show a chance, as I would have liked to have seen it flesh out over at least 2 seasons. Alas, I doubt the community reaction was the reason it was canceled as most shows go by ratings which is why horrid shows like Desperate Housewives and Wifeswap survive.

Stay safe out there
Bailey — NYC

The show certainly has evolved into a very palatable experience both in terms of entertainment and portrayal. Obviously they cannot be too accurate or it would be a very boring show so I appreciate the producers' need to liven things up. I also think the character development was really starting to gel. It seemed to me that a lot of the characters were very cliche or one dimensional for the first several episodes, but have since become almost close to many people I know from the job.

In terms of exposure, I like to think of it like this. I have friends who are NYPD officer's. They go to work, go to roll call, get their radios and fall out. They ride around for the most part and for lack of a better word, 'babysitting' their sector and precinct til their tour ends. On a very rare occasion they interrupt a serious crime, have a shootout with perps, or go racing after people trying to flee. This is not to diminish what police offiicers on patrol do, but it is to say that shows like NYPD Blue, CSI, Law & Order, and [insert cop show name here] are NOT accurate portrayals of careers in law enforcement, more specifically Patrol division. Yet lots and lots of people want to be police officer's based on what they see on those same shows. Obviously some may be a little disappointed at first, but they learn the job and move on. The point is to get them interested, since that's usually the hardest part. In the end it doesn't take away from the entertainment value of those shows AND it allows for a new crop of individuals whom previously may not have cared or fully understood what it is we do, to get a fresh look and perhaps join the club.

In the end I wish I had given the show a chance, as I would have liked to have seen it flesh out over at least 2 seasons. Alas, I doubt the community reaction was the reason it was canceled as most shows go by ratings which is why horrid shows like Desperate Housewives and Wifeswap survive.

Stay safe out there
Bailey — NYC

Rescue Me realistic? Rarely.
Entertaining? Debatably.

Trauma?

I am also 99.9999% sure that these same groups that were opposed to the show are not in pre-production of a replacement show or doing much differently to address the real problems of EMS than they were before Trauma went on the air.

Finally everyone should be helping spread the word about Ted Setla's project, a web TV series about EMS called the System (can't find the url). Ted is a paramedic and filmmaker in the Bay Area. His previous work was Level Zero the Alameda County EMS documentary.