Network: NBC
Episodes: 13 (hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: September 28, 2009 – present
Series status: Has been cancelled
Performers include: Derek Luke, Cliff Curtis, Anastasia Griffith, Aimee Garcia, Jamey Sheridan, and Billy Lush.
TV show description:
Instead of being centered around a hospital like most medical dramas, most of the action in this series takes place “in the field,” where the traumas happen. It follows the first professionals on the scene, the first responder paramedics.
The trauma team that travels to these emergencies is based out of San Francisco City Hospital. They move by whatever means they have to get there — by land, sea, or air; whichever will get them there the quickest. They must be ready to respond wherever they’re needed, under the most extreme conditions.
Reuben “Rabbit” Palchuk (Cliff Curtis) is a flight medic for Angel Rescue 2 and a survivor of a helicopter crash — the worst rescue disaster in San Francisco history. No one can decide whether it’s more genius or madness that drives him, but most figure it’s probably somewhere in between. He’s full of bravado, yet has a reason to be with the talent he has. He’s also quite the ladies’ man.
Marisa Benez (Aimee Garcia) is Rabbit’s new pilot. An Iraqi war vet, she doesn’t take crap from anyone, including him. While he’s a genius working on the human machine, she’s a genius on mechanics.
Nancy Carnahan (Anastasia Griffith) graduated from med school to make her physician dad happy, but before beginning her internship, she took a detour and ended up a paramedic instead. She lost her partner in the helicopter crash, and it’s left her questioning many things. She’s great helping the patients, but not so good at helping herself. Glenn Morrison (Taylor Kinney) is Nancy’s new EMT partner for Medic 114. He’s a rookie, which isn’t what she was looking for. He’s naive, yet determined to not get overwhelmed.
Cameron Boone (Derek Luke), the paramedic side of Medic 78, is also bothered by memories of the air disaster. While he was once devoted to family and work, the loss of his two close friends has caused him to stray from those core values. Tyler Briggs (Kevin Rankin) is the EMT half of Medic 78. He’s been an EMT in almost every major city in the U.S., but has been in San Francisco the longest. He’s Boone’s subordinate in rank, but they work as equals. They’ve worked together so long they can almost read each other’s minds.
Dr. Joseph Saviano (Jamey Sheridan) is sometimes referred to as the godfather of San Francisco City Hospital. He sees it all and doesn’t seem to be affected by any of it, having been trained to stay detached from what he sees. However, when it comes to his own, there’s no doubt he’s closer than he probably should be. He treats Nancy like a daughter and Rabbit like the little brother who’s always screwing up.
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