Topic Posted by: melissa
Date Posted: Wed Nov 11 22:43:19 2009
Additional Comments: Tonight was really good - well written & funny. They had some funny lines like "I didn't realize until right now that we are white trash" and "what happens at perv club stays at perv club?".
I am started to get into this one more and more - I don't see this as a replacement for ER but I am enjoying it WAY more than Three Rivers (which I gave the boot).
Posted by: Thalia Date posted: Thu Nov 12 16:44:40 2009
Message:
Mercy is more about people than blood and gore, and Victoria and her Irish family are so much fun to hang out with, with Kate Mulgrew as the matriarch. Love the fact that it is set in Jersey, and not only are there killer views of the city across the river, there are also inferiority complexes from some from on the Jersey side about not being over there where the money and action are. It is gritty, sweet, and good drama, good writing and good acting and getting more engrossing by the episode. The good news is that it has been given the go ahead for a full 22 episodes. The bad news is that it is on NBC, and the ratings are not that good right now. I love this show. I watched it with my reording of The Good Wife, and felt very satisfied to be able to watch two really engrossing scripted dramas... a rarity in the reality age.
Posted by: fuzzwuzz Date posted: Thu Nov 12 1:49:55 2009
Message: I sat down and watched ''Mercy'' for the first time tonight. I liked it on the whole and will probably try to watch it from now on. I disagree about ''Trauma''! I loved it from the first eppy!!! I love all the characters on it. They're all interesting and have a story to tell. I especially love Rabbit and the little chick that flies the helicopter. I will miss them when it's gone! I also like ''Three Rivers'' mostly because I really, really like Andy, the head doctor!! He's arrogant, adorable and wonderful to look at!!!! I hate the bloody procedures and usually leave the room. Another one I will miss!!!!!! But I am happy to know they are cancelled so I can savor every episode for as long as I can!!!
Posted by: lisa3 Date posted: Thu Nov 12 0:19:37 2009
Message: I agree that it's the best of the three new medical series. Trauma and Three Rivers, to me, are virtually unwatchable. Just so awful and dull. At least Mercy has more interesting characters. It also has had nice moments here and there, such as when Veronica bonded a little with the doctor whose name I can't remember, the one who got mad at her for the damage done to his car?
Anyway, I think I'll keep watching this one and see where it goes.
