DJariya

This was created by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, the creators of American Horror Story, Glee and American Crime Story.

One more thing to mention, this is a case of the week procedural.


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starseed1981

Heck of a pedigree for a mid-season launch. I'm interested...slightly.

dex14

I was going to check out based on all of those involved, but the reviews aren't good, and I don't like procedurals.

DJariya

I saw 2 promos for this in the last month that had different pronunciations of Peter Krause's name in the voice over.

One pronounced it...."Krouse" Most probably assume it's this.

and the other pronounced it "Krousuh"

Apparently the 2nd one is the correct way to say his name.

I'm guessing this show was the reason why Connie Britton left Nashville. Plus she lives in Los Angeles where this is filmed.

dex14

Yes, it is the second pronunciation.

Isn't the reason she left Nashville because Hayden is a bitch and she couldn't stand working with her?

Axeramm

I hope this is good. I have adored Connie Britton for years.

DeadLamb

Decent enough show, it's really just dragged down by being a semi-clone of Chicago:fire with just another layer of 911 services in the mix. It's clearly going to be mostly about the firehouse vs the one female officer. Tough to be objective about these sort of shows as I'm pretty burned out on EMT/cop/fire and this one is straight classic family problem, brash rookie going against the rules etc.

I think if a person is looking for a new all around general EMT/911 show it's not bad or anything. I just really would like to see something other than yet another drama cop/fire/legal/medical show. Good cast should be able to pull in some of the Chicago:Whatever fans being they have to be getting burned out after something like 4+ spin offs.

mphtrilogy

Not bad, I would watch again, I like Connie, Peter and Angela so I will tune in again.

Some of the scenarios were interesting enough like the baby one... the oversexed young dude was a bad storyline, looks like Krause bulked up a bit from his Parenthood years..., Connie seems like she doesn't have enough to do here...

It's on a short leash but will def tune in again for a few eps...

Quatermass

This was better than I expected. It kind of reminded me of the old Emergency! TV series from the 70's where they go on different interesting calls every week. It could be good if they keep the "soap opera" content under 25% and feature the rescues, etc. That's probably not likely since it costs less to film the relationship dramas and the actors prefer the character development. I plan to watch more episodes.

mphtrilogy

I thought of Emergency as well...

No Hospital in this one though, that might have been a good idea...

writer106

I also like it more expected to. I just hope they don't drag the cop's story with her husband or rookie firerfighter's troubles.

lisadoris

I wasn't expecting much from this (I don't know why given the acting talent) and was pleasantly surprised. I haven't added a season pass yet but I'll give it a few episodes before making a decision.

DJariya

Very similar to the Chicago shows, but differentiated with the 911 operator aspect. It's very procedural, so don't expect any new territory covered here.

I liked Krause as the lead firefighter and liked Britton as the 911 operator. Bassett and Dunbar's home life subplot could be a trainwreck. I hope they don't focus too much on that and more on her work as a cop. The home invasion robbery in the final scene could have been more compelling had they not cast two actors who looked like dim wits and did not look threatening at all.

The newborn baby stuck in the pipe rescue sequence was quite well done and believable.

MikahC

I liked the first episode. It doesn't feel like a retread of Chicago Fire to me. I sampled Chicago Fire during it's first season, but I didn't stick with it. I still don't watch it except for crossovers even though I love Chicago PD (I don't watch Chicago Med, and didn't stick with Chicago Justice either).

So far this show isn't about solving things in the traditional sense (medical cases, fire cases, police cases, legal cases) it's about responding to emergencies. I think it's effective to show that they're not always going to win, like they didn't with the jumper.

I also liked that they showed the new guy not taking the job seriously enough and having to come around. I liked Bobby's (Peter Krause) disposition, even though he'd dealt with the job poorly recently. One of the tropes of professionalism is that you shouldn't allow yourself to get emotionally involved in cases for two reasons:

1) It will hinder your objectivity and prevent you from methodically doing the best job you can
2) You'll burn out

There is certainly truth in that, but there's a balance. Given an option, I'll always take a proficient professional that at least cares a little bit about my situation over one who doesn't, whether that be doctor, lawyer, or anyone else. But it's possible to slippery slope yourself too far in either direction. That aspect of doing the job played out in this first episode in various ways, and it's enough to keep me interested for now.

Inhumans99

Forgot to watch this over the weekend so I watched before I went to sleep and to echo others it was a pleasant surprise. I actually liked the conflict between the now out of the closet to all his family husband and Bassett, he rebukes her saying hey you got kids out of this marriage like you wanted, and she is torn that he should have not waited an eternity before saying something. Also, the daughter basically saying hey...I am woke, not really okay but more concerned that it will get out to her friends and mates at school, this rings true to me as to how a kid who still wants to be with and loves their parents after such a revelation might react (there is being embarrassed by your parents and then there is being being embarrassed by your parents).

I look forward to enjoying the show.

windom

Wouldn't the cops have at least asked the guy with the dogs for his ID to verify that he lived there? After watching a lot of Live PD, that's what I would expect.

Inhumans99

I have not finished the ep but that struck me as a bit sloppy on the part of the show...the guy was bleeding due to the dog attacks but he seemed able to pull of an Irish goodbye and avoid being held up by the paramedics and first responders?

writer106

I agree with both you on that part of the episode. Other than that, it was an ok episode.

DJariya

The 2 crazy deaths from the roller coaster accident were pretty harrowing to watch, especially the fat guy falling away from Buck's grasp.

It was a decent follow up. I don't think they're going too overboard with the "at home" scenes. I do like that they're trying to add a little more depth to Abby.

Agree, the burglary scene was sloppy. No cop would be that stupid and not ask for ID to see if that person actually lives there.

And it just hit me, I can't believe the actress who plays Connie's Mom is Mariette Hartley. I don't think I've seen her in anything significant in years. She's pushing 80, so she definitely works age-wise to play her Mom.

Inhumans99

That was quick...I finished the show and with it being only the second episode I am already thinking uh oh, please show more crazy calls the first responders have to go out too and much less of the scenes like the young tortured sex crazy firefighter boinking Autumn Reeser. I watch a show called 9-1-1 because I expect to see more first responder at roller coaster disaster type scenes and much less of hot young buck schtups his therapist (which I groaned at because I saw that coming a few million light years away, she had to stand up to go console him why???).

I get that budget limitations tamp down how many accident/rescue type scenes they can squeeze in every show, but the show runners need to tighten up the interactions of the cast with each other. I will say this, so far I do like the replacement caregiver for Connie Britton's mom on the show.

This being a Ryan Murphy show, well I never really watched The Shield, walked away from Glee after maybe completely the second season, only watched the Witches Coven season of American Horror Story in its entirety...maybe I am not as big a fan of Ryan Murphy shows as I think I am and will end up giving up on this show if it piles up on my tivo. Almost forgot, Scream Queens was another short lived Ryan Murphy show I abandoned after less than 3 episodes (by the time I was 5-6 behind I just freed up valuable space on my tivo).

emachine12

I groaned at the sex scene... its like Ryan Murphy just can't do one episode without sex. Matter of fact, that scene completely turned me off to the show.

I rather enjoyed the scenarios adapted from real calls and I understand it needs character drama but even Game of Thrones stays of bedrooms/couches/dragon dens to tell compelling stories.

DJariya

Renewed: http://tvline.com/2018/01/16/911-ren...ason-2-at-fox/

TGM

why wouldn't they position the ladder under the fat guy so if he fell he just fell a couple of feet onto the rig...

Giantrobo

Watched the 2 ep over the weekend and we loved this.

mphtrilogy

Wow, quick renewal, I guess the ratings were pretty good, I am enjoying this show with my wife...