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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, October 01, 2015 - 7:09 pm 
I really enjoyed the show. Will as the mods to move the comments over.
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Lazylu
Member
04-09-2010
| Thursday, October 01, 2015 - 8:47 am
Code Black was intense and I have no idea what was being said half of the time. The head nurse was obnoxious.
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Sanfranjoshfan
Member
09-17-2000
| Thursday, October 01, 2015 - 2:26 pm
The idea behind "Code Black" seems a bit weird. Apparently "code black" refers to when the hospital is getting slammed with more patients than they have resources to treat them....and they said something like it happens 300 times in a year? Gee, if it happens that often they should just call it "Code Typical-Day-in-the-ER".
I assume the title means that every week will be as frenetic as this first episode, but I hope I'm wrong. I actually felt physically tired by the time the episode was over!
I thought the acting and the drama was done well, but it felt like they went out of their way to balance each tragic death with a miraculous recovery. Oh yeah...I figured out the pregnant girl had carbon monoxide poisoning the second she mentioned that she "lived above a boiler room"and had headaches! (I never went to medical school, but I was a big fan of "St Elsewhere", "Chicago Hope", and "ER"!  )
The main thing that bothered me was how claustrophobic they make that hospital look and feel...lots of tight camera shots with way too many people crammed in, not enough lights, and the whole place looks absolutely filthy! I was surprised when they stated this is the hospital that the president goes to in an emergency. If they can afford to have a whole trauma exam room set aside in case of a presidential health emergency, you'd think they could spring for a fresh coat of paint to at least make the place look cleaner than a crack house.
I'll keep watching for now because I like hospital shows that are more dramatic than soap opera, but I hope they don't overdo the chaos.
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Spunky
Member
10-07-2001
| Thursday, October 01, 2015 - 8:02 am
I guess when it's too much it's just too much and that goes for Code Black. Don't need to see this old mess again... ER, House and others seemed good enough at the time but this Code Black is just a bloody mess.. Scratch this one!
The next one to scratch is Blood and Oil if the second ep doesn't get better.
I'll stick with Limitless, Quantico and Blindspot.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, October 01, 2015 - 8:19 pm
I laughed when the Dr said we need a barrel of morphine, it just struck me funny, LOL.
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Konamouse
Member
07-15-2001
| Thursday, October 01, 2015 - 8:52 pm
When our ER is overfull, or we have no more beds available in our facility, we call it "On Divert". And our ER can get a bit crowded in some areas (adult side) to the point we could have some gurneys in the ER hallway. Peds ER has individual rooms, no one is in the hallway. But the waiting room could get busy.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, October 02, 2015 - 5:30 am
Haven't watched yet, but I'm a real sucker for medical dramas. I wish 'House' was still around.
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Misspoufy
Member
09-30-2004
| Friday, October 02, 2015 - 8:12 am
I thoroughly enjoyed it. Yes it was frantic, at times, but the underlying storylines were there (like the quiet moment when the resident asked MGH who she'd lost and she said, "everybody". I LOVED the head nurse! He's like the sheriff, keeping everybody in line. This is on my MUST WATCH list.
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Misspoufy
Member
09-30-2004
| Thursday, October 08, 2015 - 5:18 am
Slower pace, deeper storylines in the 2nd episode. I think this one will be a definite for my viewing schedule.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Thursday, October 08, 2015 - 10:36 am
I was not at all impressed by pilot episode. Thought of quitting the series after it. I did watch last night. So much better. I will continue to watch.
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Mamabatsy
Member
08-05-2005
| Thursday, October 08, 2015 - 11:02 am
OK, I had dropped it, but I will now check it out On Demand. Thanks.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, October 08, 2015 - 5:01 pm
I really enjoyed the second show, it was interesting and had some good storylines.
And as Misspoufy said it wasn't as frenetic as the pilot.
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Kaysarluvsme
Member
08-06-2005
| Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 1:48 am
Has anyone seen whether this show has been renewed or not? Last show said only 4 episodes left. Confused me.
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Misspoufy
Member
09-30-2004
| Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 6:13 am
I haven't seen anything but I hope so. I truly enjoy the show.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Sunday, January 31, 2016 - 8:28 pm
I hope it will be! I really like the show and agree that it improved from the first episode.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Monday, February 01, 2016 - 3:17 pm
It is a great show!
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 1:09 pm
WOW! Last night was amazing. I wondered how they were going to deal with the lead doctor, the woman whose family was killed, leaving to do her sabbatical. Man, did the writers come up with an original idea.
Fabulous show, extremely well acted.
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Lazylu
Member
04-09-2010
| Thursday, February 04, 2016 - 5:06 pm
Very well written and acted last night. I sure hope they renew this show.
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 1:44 pm
Wednesday nights at 9:00 Central = Code Black, American Crime, and Chicago P.D. Only two tuners with my TiVo. I've been watching AC and Chgo P.D. Today I signed up for CBS All Access. Catching up on Code Black.
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Scooterrific
Member
07-08-2005
| Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - 1:54 pm
LOVE THIS SHOW
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Thursday, February 11, 2016 - 10:47 pm
It gets better every week.
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Ophiliasgrandma
Member
09-04-2001
| Friday, February 12, 2016 - 9:37 am
This show works for me. I learn a lot of valuable info from this program.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Saturday, February 13, 2016 - 1:03 pm
Another fabulous show!
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Colordeagua
Member
10-24-2003
| Saturday, February 13, 2016 - 4:37 pm
Yes, love Code Black. I am up to date on shows via CBS All Access.
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Dipo
Member
04-23-2002
| Wednesday, February 17, 2016 - 5:00 pm
Can't wait to see the zombies tonight.
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