Emergency! Season Two
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Movie Reviews of Emergency! Season Two
Movie Review: A Blast from My Past
Summary: 5 Stars
The TV show "Emergency!" has a special place in my heart for two reasons: the first one being that it was a show I enjoyed watching when I was a little kid. The second one being that at the same time this show was airing, my father was also a volunteer firefighter, so watching this on TV was sort of a way for me to see what it was my dad did whenever he got called out to go and fight a fire.
Watching this show as an adult, I love it even more! It's like visual comfort food.
I love the fact that Emergency! was always about people doing their jobs and not about people in the medical and public service professions obsessing about and navel gazing over the goings on in their personal lives. It would be nice to have a show on the air currently that focuses on these people doing their jobs. The time capsule angle is also something I get a kick out of, particularly because I'm old enough to remember a lot of this stuff (i.e. when nurses still wore caps and white uniforms, no VCR's, cell phones, personal computers, scanners at the grocery store, leaded gasoline, glass thermometers, etc). I also like how there is enough humor to balance out the seriousness of the rescues. And I really like the fact that the cast seems to be very tight and they work well together.
The RTV channel airs Emergency! on Monday through Friday, and that is what led me to start purchasing each season on DVD.
I give this series five stars because of the episodes and the acting. The only nitpicks I have are with the DVD's themselves and how Universal decided to put them out. I wish Universal would have cleaned up the master copy of the film before transferring it to DVD. I also am not a fan of the double sided disc (but I am happy that subsequent box sets stopped doing this). My biggest nit pick, though, is the lack of extras. I hope that Universal is listening and if they decide to put out the final season of two hour movies, that they also give us extras. There are so many things that they could have extras about (interviews with the cast and crew, the history of the paramedic program, outtakes, etc).
Movie Review: Emergency hits its stride
Summary: 5 Stars
If you watched the Season One boxed set, you might have had a few thoughts. Do Johnny and Roy look a little rough around the edges on rescues? Do the staff at Rampart General Hospital seem a little out of place from time to time? Do most of the characters seem to sound a lot like Jack Webb?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, rest assured, from this point on, the cast and crew of 'Emergency!' will be shown during a period where they hit their stride. Everyone seems smoother and more comfortable with their roles. The rescues seem less awkward, and more natural, more like those of rescue workers who rescue people on a daily basis.
The drama is better too! In the first episode, "Problem", Roy must confront his own feelings regarding a patient he feels he loses on the way to the hospital - something I too felt while working as am EMT - wondering what other steps, if at all possible, could he have taken to prevent the patient from dying.
Other episodes deal with the introduction of new paramedics into the program, and the certification they must go through to be allowed to treat the general public.
Emergency! was a great television show, one that has yet to be matched for realism and drama. Knowing that all of these rescues came from the log books of the Los Angeles County Fire department, and that there was a LACoFD advisor on the set who was to ensure that all of the actions being taken on each rescue were done as it would have been done in real life, Emergency was as close to "reality TV" as you could get in the 1970s!
Movie Review: Emergency Rocks!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just love this series. I couldn't believe my eyes when I found Emergency Season 1 and a few months later found Emergency Season 2 were available on DVD. I live in Australia and it isn't available on Region 4. I quickly checked my DVD player and thankfully it is Region 1 compatable. When the discs arrived, I rang work and said I was sick (shhh don't tell anyone.... hahaha) just so I could stay home and watch them straight away.
It is fantastic to be able to watch a televison show that is serious when it has to be and still has light hearted moments that make you laugh. The characters are well developed and the comaradarie between all the characters is so refreshing.
With all the modern TV programs that are on at the moment that mimic reality too much (such as all the Law and Order series, CSI etc) AND with too many reality TV programs (such as Big Brother, Backyard Blitz, etc), it is great to be able to turn on the DVD player and flip in an episode or two of pure nostalgia that doesn't take itself too seriously.
It is because of this show that I used to watch as a kid that I have become an Emergency Nurse. I can't wait for season 3 to add to my collection! Does anyone know when it is going to be released???
Do yourself a favour and buy this DVD. To sum up this show in two words: Emergency Rocks!
Movie Review: Another wonderful addition to my DVD library
Summary: 5 Stars
As a fan of Emergency from when it first hit the airwaves, I'm thrilled to be able to own the first two seasons on DVD. Season two is just as good as I remember it. It's great fun to see who will pop up in an episode as a guest star or even as a minor extra: John Travolta as an injured hiker; Kevin Dobson as a police officer; Ronnie Troup (Bobby's daughter) as an accident victim.
Now if we could just get some extras for the next DVD releases. I would love some episode commentary by the actors, directors, writers, etc! Or how about a documentary on changes in the profession of the paramedic/EMT from the time of Emergency to the present.
UPDATE ON SEASON THREE!!!
I just read a news item that announced the release date for season three. On February 13, 2007 season three will be released as a 5 disc single-sided box set. It looks like Universal listed to the fans on this one, since it is switching from the double-sided discs.
Movie Review: The geekfest continues ... Johnny Gage, take me away!
Summary: 5 Stars
OK, that's a little silly, but after having devoured Season 1, I enjoyed Season 2 even more ... esp. since there are almost twice the episodes. It's become quite the family event in our house, with both the kids curling up to watch an episode before bedtime. The other nice thing is that as a young kid, I didn't really get a lot of the story line, so while I may have watched these many times over as a kid and recognize quite a few of the episodes, there's quite a bit of material that's actually "fresh" to me. Randy Mantooth, if you're out there, thanks for the memories -- I'm almost embarassed to say my very first crush as a little girl was on Johnny Gage at the tender age of 4 ;-) Nicely packaged, DVD is crisp and clear, and NO COMMERCIALS during the episodes, which is a vast improvement over watching them on TV as a kid. If you enjoyed Emergency during it's initial run in the 70s, treat yourself to the DVDs. You'll enjoy them all over again.