The Wiki article says this pig costs $2m an episode to make. What do they spend that on, 20 totally unknown actors and zero locations?
This show is a joke. Another stillborn attempt to cash in on the success of Gray's Anatomy. These 20 actors are totally unknown, and in ten years, they'll still be totally unknown.
I'll watch anything once, but I hate feeling punked out like this.
I would say, the reconstruction of KAF, though slightly inacurate, is quite well done. How could they do location shoots when it is based on a Military base 10,000 KM on the other side of the world?
I saw the first episode and I must say that it's not that bad. I will have to see how it progresses but I give it 7 out of 10 stars.
I'm glad the Military was helping them along with some of the props :P
~Thanato
I don't know, how did they do it in E.R., The Hurt Locker, Fringe, Brothers, Green Zone, etc.?
Hint: It doesn't involve a parking lot in Toronto.
I'd be surprised of ABC even bothers to show more than six episodes in the same time slot. They can't get a refund, so they might dump the rest of those episodes in any vacant Summer time slot when they don't have any less-terrible filler material, but this pig is toast, trust me on that.
mail-2775: ..."The Hurt Locker, Brothers, Green Zone, etc.?"... (?!)
Um... they're movies. You know, singular projects with budgets ranging from 10's of millions to $100 million dollars?
E.R. is based in Chicago. The characters are free to come and go and, as their story arcs require, they film on different locations (anywhere from their homes to Africa). This show was a powerhouse that had a huge budget and lasted for 15 seasons. (331 episodes)
(Fringe? ...terrible show. This X-files rip-off isn't even worth mentioning)
Combat Hospital has had a whopping total of 13 episodes so far. It is a tv show with a limited budget. The show itself is about military doctors, on tour, in the middle of freakin' Afghanistan. They can't just suddenly go to Rome, or Cancun, etc., whenever they feel like. Perhaps with more episodes, they could follow a character on leave somewhere, but the show is based at the hospital.
As for the cast, actors are only unknown until they're known and experience doesn't always equal talent. Schwarzeneggar has made dozens of films, grossing billions of dollars and he's known the world over. Would you call him a 'great actor'? Look at Hailee Steinfeld, cast in her first film at 13 years old and gets nominated for an Oscar.
Your criticism is ridiculous but, hey... what if they were to replace;
Michelle Borth with Angelina Jolie,
Debra Kara-Unger with Meryl Streep,
Elias Koteas with Harrison Ford,
Terry Chen with Jet Li,
Arnold Pinnock with Denzel Washington and
Luke Mabley with Tom Cruise,
would that make you happy?
If they increase the budget from $2M to, hmmm... how about $50 million per episode, and have Tony or Ridley Scott direct, JJ Abrams and Akiva Goldsman write, and Speilberg or Bruckheimer Exec produce... would that make you happy?
Give your head a shake.
Wolf
"I Drank What?!" - Socrates
To you they are unknown however Elias Koteas has appeared in several movies I have seen. As well I'm watching the show for Ellen Wong who sadly is only listed in three episodes.
shareElias Koteas reminds me of Christopher Meloni.
I enjoyed this show. It's different. Not the same old cookie cutter medical drama.
The Wiki article says this pig costs $2m an episode to make. What do they spend that on, 20 totally unknown actors and zero locations?
This show is a joke. Another stillborn attempt to cash in on the success of Gray's Anatomy. These 20 actors are totally unknown, and in ten years, they'll still be totally unknown.
I'll watch anything once, but I hate feeling punked out like this
I was annoyed by the hand held shaky cam sequences. That is video pollution of the worst sort.
shareapparently you need overpaid actors to have a good show??? I think this show is great. It's different, reminds me of something you might see on a Cable Network, which not surprisingly is where all the good shows are anymore.If ABC is smart they will pull this show out of the abyss that is summer television and save it for their Fall/Spring lineup.
shareI actually like the show, so there!
shareThese actors are totally unknown? Do you not remember the awesome, goalie-stick wielding, Wayne Gretzky on steroids Casey Jones from the Ninja Turtles?
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[knocks them over with his hockey stick]
Casey Jones: Two minutes for slashing...
[does it again]
Casey Jones: Two minutes for hooking...
[again]
Casey Jones: And let's not forget my personal favorite: two minutes for high sticking.
Raphael: [jumps in and knocks him down] How about a five-minute game misconduct for roughing, pal?
Casey Jones: Hey, Bogey... who died and made you referee? You did your job, now get out of here and let me do mine, all right? These JV low lifes need to be taught a lesson.
Raphael: Not like that they don't. Not from you.
Casey Jones: [turns to see the thugs running away, turns back] Well, it looks like you're the one who needs to be taught a lesson, pal.
[pulls out two ball bats]
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Raphael: Look, I don't wanna fight you.
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I'm the OP here.
The lord had mercy and put this pig out of its misery. You lames should have saved some of your spirited comments until after cancellation. This fan page has grown pretty dim since then, what with two comments (including this) on the whole board in a month.
Was I right or was I right?