You get great actors and soon-to-be great actors. James Coco, Tom Hulce (Animal House and Amadeus!), Melody Anderson of Flash Gordon fame (yowza), SNL vet Laraine Newman, Spinal Tapper Christopher Guest, Keenan Wynn. There are also the folks who were already big names when they guest starred. Plus you get Doris Roberts in the role that won her her first Emmy. Okay, Rae Don Chong and Ally Sheedy didn't get quite as much to do but they still make you do a double take when they pop up. Where else are you going to see Ray Liotta throwing down with Howie Mandel? How about Malcolm In The Middle mom Jane Kaczmarek in a multi-episode run as a nurse? Before Michael Madsen made cinema history chopping off ears in Resevoir Dogs, he brought a race riot to the doors of St. Ray Liotta practicing his tough guy muscles years before Goodfellas. Tim Robbins as a rich young punk turned terrorist. Usually you're getting to see a future star really work his dramatic muscles for the first time. Elsewhere though it's extra cool because most of the time it isn't someone popping up in some nothing role. A lot of older shows are fun to watch if just to see now famous actors popping up in early supporting roles. Oh, there is also the matter of the guest stars. Elsewhere gets to have the spotlight at some point. Because, really, nearly every character on St. I mean characters came and went but usually due to where the plot on the show led, not because actors felt they would never get the spotlight. Elsewhere is that there wasn't a revolving door problem. So they would often move on to other shows and stronger roles. They wouldn't likely get juicy stuff to do. Often it felt like the reason for this was the supporting players were good actors who knew they weren't going to get to be more than "the girlfriend". For example, NYPD Blue was a good show but the supporting cast was very fluid. I get frustrated with a lot of dramas because the supporting cast can have a sort of revolving door. Maybe it sounds silly but it really gives the show a richer texture. Even though it is one shot character, they even have a scene in the first season where one of the doctors has a nice little conversation with a member of the cleaning staff that is just there to say, yes, the cleaning staff are people, they are part of the hospital. they get that a lot of types of people make a hospital go. The doctors and nurses aren't the only ones featured but also orderlies, maintenance staff. Elsewhere also has an amazingly expansive cast. And it did all this much better, in my opinion, than the current batch of medical shows. Similarly it was the first medical show to have plots centering on the personal lives of the characters as well as the medical plots. Elsewhere brought in the long running plots now common on medical shows. Elsewhere medical dramas were pretty episodic. Elsewhere basically reinvented the medical drama. My biggest problem is how to sum up quickly why this show was so good and so worth checking out. And it was at the top of my "To Buy" list to start with anyway. Don't have to ask me twice to write about it. We'll even send you a copy for your perusal.Īre ya kidding me? I fricking love St. Elsewhere Season 1 is coming out on DVD, how would you feel about mentioning the release on you site and maybe write up a little something about it. I got an email the other day that said, hey, St.
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