His take on House, M.D.:
Will someone please enlighten me: what the hell sort of doctors are House and his groupies? I’m not talking about assholery: that part is clear enough. I mean specialty. In no big hospital that I know of would the same people sitting around thinking off over a patient be the ones to do all those procedures. Biopsies. Radiologic interventions. Of late they’ve tapered off a bit from their routine breaking and entering of their patients’ homes; but they still seem to be doing pretty much everything else.
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This is why I can’t watch Grey’s Anatomy. Brain surgeons do not do pediatric orthopedics. These shows make me crazy.
They are TV doctors, a unique subspeciality of medicine in general. It is where one can know all, do all and always just in time. And the best part is it’s just a part-time job. See the reference, “I’m not a doctor, but I play on on TV.” to give the air of authority.
These bozos on Gray’s Anatomy and house make me pine for the relatively demure demeanor of Trapper John MD and his boy wonder Gonzo Gates.
You’ve got to see doctors on soap operas.
There is one villain doctor on One Life to Live who can do brain surgery, some “experimental” ObGyn surgery he himself invented to restore fertility, treat kids and do heart surgery. He can also bring a guy puy to death by letal injection by mistake back to life.
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