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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Season 4 - A great show in a groove!, January 9, 2008
This review is from: Emergency! - Season Four (DVD)
By its fourth season Emergency had really settled into a groove. The stories were exciting and action packed, and the writers and actors had the characters nailed. Sure, Gage & DeSoto's fellow firefighters were fairly one dimensional characters - but they were FUN one dimensional characters, and the focus of the show was really Gage, DeSoto, Dr. Brackett, Dr. Early, Nurse McCall, and Dr. Morton anyway.
The realism presented on the show by this point had become expected, and the technical jargon was actually fairly well known and understood by the fans. Emergency was a driving force behind the education of America on the procedures and perils of being a firefighter or paramedic, and it gave a glimpse into what doctors and nurses really did in a hospital.
The fact that Emergency was as successful as it was paved the way for later TV shows like E.R. and movies like Backdraft.
The previous DVD set (Season 3) was a hit or miss affair. Good episodes, some looking good on the DVD, some just OK, but several episodes had the wrong theme song and opening credits. It was the same opening credit sequence used for the TV Land showings, which had always been a bone of contention with some fans (the original theme song was one of the best in TV history, and to have it replaced was foolish). Hopefully for this set Universal gets it right. (Update: Well, I've watched several episodes, and they all have the wrong opening theme.)
Even with the minor quibbles about past DVD sets, Emergency is a MUST HAVE TV show on DVD, and Season 4 is no different.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The reason I'm a fireman, November 27, 2007
This review is from: Emergency! - Season Four (DVD)
Emergency! was one of my favorite shows as a kid. And as far as television shows go, this was a classic. It's still good and stands up to the test of time, something a lot of shows haven't done. Rediscovering it in a motel room one night on TVLand made me decide to pursue my childhood dream of being a fireman.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I am so excited, November 28, 2007
This review is from: Emergency! - Season Four (DVD)
I am so excited that they are going to release another season. I can't find it on TV anymore and I so enjoyed it.
This show was before it's time. I just can't wait. Just three more seasons after this.
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