Vary good show but could be a little much for younger kids. 12+
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Medical docudrama has hokey re-enactments.
updated 07.04.08
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for Ages 12–14
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Parents need to know that this medical docudrama uses real-life stories as the basis for re-enactments of medical maladies and their diagnoses. Patients are shown in varying levels of pain and distress, and diagnoses sometimes touch on tough subjects like child abuse and sexually transmitted diseases. The raw emotions of the ailing patients and worried family members often tug at your heartstrings, and language sometimes includes mild expletives (mostly "hell"). Tweens who tune in may need further explanation of the medical practices and terms they see and hear.
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- Families can talk about how medical series like this one reflect real life. How does the media typically portray doctors and their work? Does this show follow that trend? Do you think medical dramas (like ER) help or hinder the real-life professionals they use as examples? Is it difficult to believe that doctors might make mistakes?
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Lives in TexasI rate this title iffy for age 2 and give itVary good show.
- Lives in OhioI rate this title on for age 11 and give it
Interesting Medicine, Cheesy Acting
The medical part of the show is interesting and a lot like it is on Mystery Diagnosis. Otherwise the show is too cheesy, primarily the acting. Whether it is by the actual doctors or supporting characters, the dialogue is usually awkward and melodramatic. The segments where the doctors talk together about things like hypotheses and testing seem entirely contrived. Furthermore, there are sidestories with a doctor, nurse, or technician in some kind of relationship with another. The schmaltziness is barely tolerable. This show seems to be OK for kids about junior-high-school age.
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