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Casualty versus ER - have your say!

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gracefulllama Tue 08-Sept-26 14:09:09

I watched the 40th anniversary Casualty episodes and thought they were very amateurish. I found the acting wooden, the scripts terrible, and some of the scenes ludicrous, for instance when Di Botcher came out and screeched that she needed two ambulances to get out there (shouldn't she have been more professional and picked two of them to be readied to go?)... so they leapt into their cabs while some of the vehicles still had ramps attached and the rear doors hanging open. It was like a primary school play gone wrong. The direction was that bad... Now, we're also watching old episodes of ER. What a professional show! Believable acting and action. The people feel real, not like they're pretending. My vote goes to ER every time.

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Aveline Tue 08-Sept-26 14:52:21

Try the Pitt. It's streets ahead of both of them.

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gracefulllama Tue 08-Sept-26 14:53:33

Love Noah Wyle. He'd be a great doc.

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BlueBelle Tue 08-Sept-26 14:56:48

Who is Di Botcher ?
I love Casualty and think the acting is just great and not at all amateurish, on the other hand, I m not at all fond of American soaps so I wouldn’t be choosing ER at all

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Smileless2012 Tue 08-Sept-26 14:59:08

ER without question. Best present Mr. S. has ever bought me was the complete series on DVD which I still have.

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MrsQuigley Tue 08-Sept-26 15:08:06

Are ER and The Pitt American? If so I wouldn’t watch given the option. Much prefer British productions.
I watched the 40th anniversary edition of Casualty and enjoyed it. Have been a viewer for most of its time and find it comforting to watch. I did find bits of the episode a little far fetched but hey, that’s Casualty. Will miss it not being on again until January.

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Farmor15 Tue 08-Sept-26 15:14:18

I watch Casualty now and then- used to be much better. It's got very "soapy" in recent years. I watched the double episode last night- it seemed ludicrous that Dylan was the only competent doctor in the whole place - when he could get himself together! If there really was a major incident, doctors would have been drafted in from other parts of the hospital and called in from home.
I must start re-watching ER - The Pitt was brilliant.

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tanith Tue 08-Sept-26 15:18:53

I don’t know what ER is? If it’s American then I wouldn’t watch anyway I’m not that fond of programs. I like Casualty despite the sometimes questionable scripts/acting.

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gracefulllama Tue 08-Sept-26 15:31:19

I'm surprised that so many are saying they won't watch US dramas. They're missing out, I promise.

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Aveline Tue 08-Sept-26 16:17:04

Yes. Their loss.

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