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A lot of TV shows and movies consider "realistic" as being bloody and gory or action packed. But this show seems to portray the incidents and the characters as I would imagine they would actually act in the real world. It does not tend to show the actual events that put the trauma victims in their predicament but rather show what real first responders actually see--the aftermath. That is a pleasant change. The cast is well chosen and do an excellent job bringing their characters to life. The story lines are a good mix of real world situations ranging from the mundane to the mass casualty. I do hope this show finds an audience and does not get canceled. It would be a real shame!

Now it certainly cannot be said that this drama is an accurate representation of life as a paramedic. If you think that's what it should be you will hate it. If being realistic doesn't matter to you, this drama has a lot to offer. Good character development and a wide range of different personalities. Relationships between the characters are particularly fascinating as they all have to deal with life and death on a daily basis. Overall I think it's a well made show with some very good and very interesting characters.

I approached this drama with no expectations and look forward to watching it every week.

I've watched all the episodes, and I am really getting into this show.

Obviously it isn't completely realistic. If you want a realistic medical show, go watch a documentary. That's what documentaries are for... TV dramas are for entertainment.

And entertain, it does. The first episode seems a little shaky, but afterward the characters develop really well. They're all likable and engaging. In every episode, amidst cool rescue action, interesting aspects of their jobs and lives are examined. Eg they explore the characters' feelings and actions when dealing with issues like homosexuality, accidentally killing patients, friendship/hierarchy conflicts, being exposed to terrifying contagions, and all sorts of other things. Something completely different happens in every episode. It's interesting, fast-paced and unpredictable. It's also slowly getting better; they certainly don't seem to be running out of ideas.

Basically, good show in every possible way. Except realism, but that obviously isn't the point.

I really love this new show -- its has great characters and story lines. NBC should keep this show, because it gets better each week. I like that we are learning more about the depth of the characters, which is important. It could be another ER or Third Watch which were also spectacular shows..This show could run for along time because there are so many stories that could be told. I like how doesn't focus on just one character, but explores all their backgrounds. The fast pace of the show is what I love so much as well. We don't have shows like that since ER and Third Watch are no longer on. They have chose excellent actors to play the roles and they are doing such a good job.

OK, most of you who know how to do CPR realize that almost no TV show accurately shows how to do it correctly, and Trauma is no exception. What do people expect, if you do it correctly on the people in the show you could injure them if they don't need CPR! Honestly you shouldn't be trying to learn medicine from a TV drama. I don't understand what all the negative comments are about. Many of the procedures are being shown done wrong. BUT I STILL LOVE THE SHOW. WHY? It keeps me interested. The injured patients do accurately represent SOME of what I see.

In my opinion the character "Rabbit" makes the show awesome, his mannerism and sense of humor is great. (Plus he was driving a 1970 Chevelle SS in the last episode, which makes him even more awesome) The quarrels between characters and the storyline keeps me entertained. I'm hooked on the show and can't get enough of it.

The writers do need to work on showing them how to do procedures a little more correctly and make it more realistic in the medical perspective but it is still a good show. Just don't expect that you will have EMT qualifications after watching this show.

BUT, do not expect this show to be anything like being on the rigs. I understand you need excitement in a show to retain interest, but it is so out in fantasy land, from the procedures EMTs vs paramedics are allowed to do, to the insane pretend driving, to the shallow one dimensional characters. This show, if it would have been realistic might have lasted more than one season. No certified provider one would ever be allowed to work in the field practicing outside their scope of practice, and it seems as if every call (or at least one each episode) was completely outside the realm of reason. Additionally, no matter how friendly you are with the staff, you never call a Dr. by their first name.

It was nice to see Kevin Tighe (DeSoto from Emergency!) get a showing in one episode.

The most juicy, action-packed and sexy show without even one vamp.. At all. Peter Berg, the executive Producer was on Chicago Hope for years for crying out. He has directed so many great movies and shows. He knows like the crew what works visually. And to put messy characters together and make it work is great television to me. It is like all other shows. Either you like it or you don't. No one ever said anything about vampire stuff being realistic so why would anyone make Trauma a target? Finally when it comes down to it. It's fictional entertainment. That's it. Anyhow! In a whole other way.. I think it's great to watch something that isn't about rich doctors or dirty cops or other questionable figures. But basic people with basic problems solving them in basic ways. Shows that works aren't the setting but the human relationships.

Cameron Boone (Derek Luke), Nancy Carnahan (Anastasia Griffith), and Tyler Briggs (Kevin Rankin) are some of the paramedics working in San Francisco. It's one year after Reuben 'Rabbit' Palchuk (Cliff Curtis)'s air ambulance crashes into another helicopter causing seven deaths including Nancy's boyfriend Terry. The rule breaking Rabbit is allowed to come back to work with Marisa Benez (Aimee Garcia) as his new pilot. Nancy is partnered with hot newbie Glenn Morrison (Taylor Kinney). ER chief Dr. Joe Saviano (Jamey Sheridan) is frustrated at Nancy wasting her medical skills. Her father is a powerful surgeon at the hospital. Dr. Diana Van Dine (Scottie Thompson) is the new intern.

This is more action than the regular medical drama. It has a few big set pieces and is packed with big drama. The characters are generally interesting led by Rabbit. Nancy is good co-lead. Marisa reminds me of Aliens with her sunglasses in the helicopter. Glenn is hot but he's not that deep. Diana feels more like a secondary character. I have the most trouble with Cameron and Tyler. They spend way too much time with Cameron's homophobia and Tyler's sexual preference. It can fill one episode but if the problem continues, I'd expect them to find new partners. It's hitting the same note over and over again. Maybe they could make it funnier but it's never actually funny. In general, I like the show and the characters. It was cancelled after one season. Viewership was steady between 5-6 millions which was a little below the target.

Trauma is a great show. I got into it initially by turning channels out of boredom. But once I started watching it, I was hooked! It's well-written, fast-paced, has great characters, actors & story lines. It's exciting & funny & emotional.

I'm thrilled that NBC is giving it a few more episodes - it blows most other shows away ( in terms of "watchability"), so I don't know why they'd want to cancel it ( although it seems like most of the really great shows get cancelled prematurely, IMHO). Please help keep it going!!

I don't watch too many TV shows, but I have to admit that I really look forward to watching this one - can't wait til it's back!

This is the first Fall in a long time where I'm actually marking my calender not to miss some excellent new shows!I only had a handful of shows that I looked forward to every week (prime-time). Now there's at least five more that I've added to my list. To the point- The first time I ever saw Cliff Curtis at all, was in the latest Die Hard. He pops out of nowhere, and yet had this instant "it" factor about him. Never heard of him, or saw him again. Then I noticed during the new ads for "Trauma", that he would be part of the cast. So, that is why, even though I love "Lie To Me", something told me to check this show, and BOY, I'm glad I did! "Rabbit" makes the show, in my opinion, but I also found myself feeling the pains and emotions of all the actors. It started out with a bang, and left me in awe. "Trauma" has realistic dramatic situations, as well as sex, comedy, REAL pain (emotional), "edge of your seat" wows all around, and compassion. I see this show going very far, and I CANNOT WAIT until next week's episode! (Kudos to the female actors- they were superb!). Good luck NBC- so far you've won me over with "Trauma", AND "Mercy". Looks like this Fall will be a lot more entertaining than the last few. (Don't forget: We also have great new shows from CBS, ABC, and FOX- so here's HAPPY WATCHING!! P.S. For those of you that may think this is just another "medical drama", you're wrong. It's all about original ideas, as well as the cast as a whole- give it a shot! Thank You- Darkdragon8987

I love this show; Anastasia Griffith is beautiful and plays smart well, I am a fan of Cliff Curtis, and I have sort of missed Jamey Sheridan since Deakins retired on "L&O: Criminal Intent".

But it bugs me that lacks the intensely researched hospital setting of "Scrubs", the procedural accuracy of the police investigations on "Starsky and Hutch" Or the gritty and hardcore legal milieu of "Ally McBeal".

As others have pointed out, story and characterization generally should get priority over nailing every little detail of setting.

Not every show or movie can go on location or afford to research all relevant social aspects like "Star Wars".

This show reminds me of ER and Third Watch but still manages to be very original, original story lines and original characters. They are likable yet flawed and I can't wait to get to know them further! The setting of San Francisco is great I'm enjoying seeing how beautiful the city is and full of diversity. Each character as well has their regular storyline that involves their job as well as an interesting personal situation that you want to know more about. I'm not familiar with the actors on the show but each is very talented and they compliment each other well. The action never stops, from the opening helicopter crash to the car crash involving two paramedics. There are touching moments that make you want to cry and yet there is humour as well. All in all a very well put together show that I enjoy watching and hope to watch for a long time.

This show shows some of the most compelling real life scenarios that a paramedic/EMT will have to see in real life. Besides some sub par medical work which is to be expected the show does a great job showing what its really like to work in the field of running "911" emergency calls. I wish the show wouldn't have ended. Even though it has been a few years now that it has been off the air I would love to see a type of show like this come back. I know that there are a ton of people that would watch this on a weekly basis because its one of those shows that grabs you and pulls you in for more. I have been into this show since I discovered it and wish that it didn't stop after the first season it would have been a continually great show that survived many years.

I love this serie, it has romantical - emotional - trauma - medical knowlegde tension. I think they have to make more seasons. I love Nancy character, because she is beeing watched by everyone. As a nurse i can tell that the protocols they use are real, they "clear" when they defibrilate, they use correct medications, they use right timing to attend an ACV- IAM. I liked a lot this, and it remembered me why i wanted to be Paramedic.

I happened to be in San Francisco at the time filming began, and being filmed in my hometown, I wanted to see the pilot and see how things went. This was the very first TV series filmed ON the streets of San Francisco in many decades, since "Streets of San Francisco" was filmed here during the 1970s, and I enjoyed that fact immensely! I actually got to see some Trauma scenes filmed on the streets of SF, and those I saw were within a half mile of where I used to live as a youngster! I photographed what I could of the street filming. More meaningful to me was that, as a young lad I actually saw the filming of the 1968 film "Bullitt" chase scene where both cars are barrelling down steep streets of Russian Hill, so when Trauma did the "same" chase scene and on the same downhill street too, though they turned south on Filbert versus north on Filbert as was done in the film Bullitt, I was very excited to be probably one of a very select few who saw the two separate filmings, standing on the same corner as the cars came screaming down Taylor Street! Into the second season, they cancelled the show and I was so disappointed, I vowed never to watch anything on NBC, and that vow I've kept to this day! If there were spots where I could post some snaps I have of the street filming, I would post!

If there's any indication that the fall TV season is shaping up to be something really good then "Trauma" is another candidate for another hit that gives the proceedings loads of gravitas and energy. With ER off the airways and other themed shows vying for our viewing pleasure such as Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice, Trauma takes a different approach as the rescuers are out in the field rather than the emergency room saving lives while also trying to deal with issues in their personal lives at home or when their on the job.

Sure, there's some nitpicks I have with the show. The first being is that there's only snippets of character development but the show is fast paced and thrilling with a jaw-dropping opening that will leave you on the edge of your seat. But there's also humor and charm that works really well within the shows atmosphere and little by little you'll grow to like the characters even more.

Even with Grey's Anatomy and other similar shows out there, "Trauma" mixes action with humor, charm, and suspense with likable characters and great storytelling. And it's produced by Peter Berg, the man who gave us Hancock, giving it a gritty edge that's hog wild in the world that they created.

I was a big Third Watch fan and as a result I had low expectations for this show, and I was right. The fact that the show focuses only on the paramedics gives it a shred of originality, but honestly they should have just brought back Third Watch (which only ran for six years and ended before it's time). A mix of new cast and perhaps some of the original cast would have drawn new viewers and probably some old fans like me. All they would have had to do was to focus on the paramedic/fire aspect more than the police if that's the angle they want. But Trauma is nothing but another cheap rehashing of an old idea with an uninspired cast. Don't waste your time with it. Go rent Third Watch on DVD instead.

As a veteran paramedic and a paramedic educator, I am disgusted by this show's terrible medical care and poor portrayal of my profession. Every single patient encounter in "Trauma" is done improperly. All of these medics and EMTs would lose their certification and even face jail time for the stunts they have pulled. While I certainly understand that NBC has to infuse a certain amount of extra drama into the show in order to attract viewers, they cannot sacrifice every last shred of realism to do so. Paramedics and EMTs in the US have been wanting to have a good EMS show on TV again, but after "Saved" and now "Trauma," my hopes aren't high.

Well i am a big fan of medical TV Series, i watched 9 seasons of E.R. which is still one of my favorites because it's the most realistic one i know. I watched all of House's Episodes because the characters are very well played and it doesn't matter that the medical plot isn't always as accurate, at least the procedures are done right. I watched Nip Tuck, because the first season, the make-up&masks in the surgeries were totally awesome, the character story was funny too, sadly the good medical side has gone worse, i don't think i can watch this any longer. And then there are my 2 soaps "Greys and Private Practice", GA started very nice, but then became worse since season 3, it wasn't all that accurate from the beginning, but it became worse, in addition the characters made such incomprehensible moves, that makes you think you're in a satire, the only reason i still watch is, because the soundtrack still is great and when i face medical clichés in my patient i know where they get it from. PP doesn't run this long and has a greater focus on the characters and ethical dilemmas, which is good because then you can't mess up the medicine like in GA.

So except from House i wanted a new series with good cases, good characters and Emergency Medicine, i was psyched to see this.

But i can say EVERY second was bad, i don't know where to start, let's make a list: Medical procedures? CPR with one hand because it looks cool? No it doesn't, administering the wrong medicine, why? - Sex in an ambulance? Yes, but not on duty! - Beer on duty, WTF? - Every character gets introduced, 2 helicopter crash (i thought the pilot was such an awesome dude ...) and there are survivors? Are you kidding me?

These shows are supposed to show Medical PROFESSIONALS, at least they try to tell you this, but all you see are pretty people who don't know their head from their ass. I really don't know why they have take every realism out of this series, emergency medicine is a rush, you don't need to push it up with ridiculous plots, actions. Realism makes medical series better, not worse. I don't know why writers don't get that.

Let's hope for the next medical show :)