tailgunn

I think you guys need to chill a bit, and to expect ER to be your image-liaison to the world is delusional. It's entertainment, it may not be accurate entertainment, but remember it's targeted to people that largely know nothing about the professions portrayed and don't really care if it's accurate. Sure, the producers could do a better job of making an accurate show that is also entertaining, but why? Their getting the ratings, raking in money hand over fist, and it's probably one of the most successful dramas of all time. I'll give you a corollary- I race motorcycles, the crotch rocket type. We are mis-represented all over the place. Maybe some of you have heard of Biker Boyz and Torque; both movies that are a joke among people who actually ride, as are most of our portrayals on tv, commercials, wherever... I have a few racing pictures in my office and people are always surprised when they find out what I do. They're image is of some young punk w/ a face full of piercings and tattoos. You cannot do anything about the people who don't know better, but I would bet that a lot of people who knew absolutely nothing about hospital life before, have learned a thing or two. I was fresh out of college when it first came on the air, and I knew nothing about what people went through to work in an ER, such as the exhaustion, the danger, the frustration, etc. You want to see something to really complain about, go watch some of the old Emergency Room show from the 70s. I think you will appreciate how far we've come. I just realized I ended up defending a show I haven't been able to stand for 5 years.

Since I'm a guy, I figured the male/female ratio would at least work in my favor at some point... but for all the loans I'm gonna' have to take out, it better be some damn good sex!

I was thinking about becoming a nurse, but if there is no chance for sex in the supply room...