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(2004–2020)

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10/10
The Best Medical Show On TV
Workin_Man13 July 2006
I really like this show. I definitely prefer this show over Grey's Anatomy, House M.D. or E.R. My only reason is this. It's real. Well, in a way. It's based on true incidences. That would be a better way to explain it. Anyways, this show is very intriguing, and inspirational. The stories are usually full of suspense and sorrow. They really make you think, if I was in that situation, how would I react? Or if I was that doctor, what would I have done? I have been moved by this show on may occasions. It is just amazing how a TV show can make you think. They touch your heart in a way that you will never think possible. Thats what I like about this show. It makes you think. I find no other show on TV does except this one.

Untold Stories of the ER is the best medical show to ever come out on TV. The stories are great, the suspense is great, and the acting is okay. Its not great, but it's satisfactory. I really enjoy watching this show. It has changed my views on the world of medicine, and and the people who work inside it. It has inspired me to become a doctor myself. I have seen for myself the rewards of saving lives and it has inspired me to become a life saver myself.

I very much urge you to watch this show. It is very enjoyable to watch and I guarantee you that you will be moved and inspired like I was.
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unbelievable stories
actor_jay4 July 2005
forgot actor sanjay madhav who also appears on this show. i have seen the episodes and they are really interesting, unique stories. it's hard to believe those things happen, but i guess a lot of odd things happen in the ER that the general public doesn't know about. many doctors are really tested in trying to uncover illnesses that are not obvious on first inspection. i hope there will be another season. most of the show involves re-enactments. they are pretty good. we also get the storytelling from the actual physicians that handled the ER cases. each episode features 3 separate stories so there is some variety that really keep the viewer interested. i thought that these stories might be bored, but the dramatizations helped keep the stories entertaining.
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10/10
Amazing, Unique, and Wonderful!
Jonas_fan1125 January 2008
I find this show quite unique. It is not like any other medical shows on t.v. Like my sister is watching Grey's Anatomy right now, and it is good, but I would rather watch Untold Stories of the ER, than Grey's Anatomy. I love all of the stories in this show, they are very interesting and it has really opened my eyes to everything that doctors do. It has also helped me understand things that go on behind the scenes of emergency rooms. It has also helped me understand just how stressful a job like this could be. It definitely gets in depth, and shows how much a doctor of the ER has to go through. I would definitely suggest this show to very many people, especially ones that are planning on going into the medical field.
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5/10
Can i audition?
unobruja31 May 2018
For real here. The stories are fantastic but are you kidding me with these reenactment actors? I'm sorry but this is possibly the worst acting i have ever seen! And sadly that takes away from the likability of the show because it's a sad story but i can't help but laugh at the horrible way these 'actors' portray the gravity of situations! For example: would a real doctor just put her head down on her desk when finding out she just did a procedure that might have killed her patient? I'd like to think not! Please let me audition for this show! I could certainly show more genuine emotion than that!
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3/10
Interesting series.
wkozak22124 July 2020
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This is my opinion. Interesting series. Some of the stories are very interesting. I now know where needy actors/actresses go. They can't act. Also, they make it look like they let kids everywhere. That is not the way it is. Could be more realistic.
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1/10
Absolutely Awful
leonijackson21 May 2017
This is one of the most unrealistic, over the top, "classic American reality" meets the fabricated world of the teletubbies (that even as kids was as realistic as an episode of Jerry 'with the everyday midget fight and his final fake Farewell' Springer show). What is already a stressful, highly pressurized profession has then been insulted by being exploited and further dramatized, dismissing any real life patient experiences in favor of entertainment, ratings and money making! All medical professionals deserve their daily work to be recognized, but this to me is riding on the bandwagon of shows that already make light of the crap storm that these people have to deal with on a regular basis. #stopstrikesrecognisetheirworth
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1/10
Untold ER......Horrible
pathaskell26 December 2020
This has got to be one of the most ridiculous how's that the idiots at TLC has produced. With the camera constantly moving and zooming in and out, the ridiculous acting, manufactured drama and inane story lines.
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1/10
Horrid acting
vhron11 July 2022
I feel nauseous because of the awful acting! Better performers than the ones you might find at the Dollar Tree should be hired by TLC, please! Due to their acting, they come off as mindless machines and all have the mental capacity of a monkey.
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2/10
it's just entertainment.
tylersmyler-346941 March 2019
It doesn't even take place in a real hospital. They are all actors.
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3/10
Worst camera action
mvcarillo20 May 2019
The show has some bad actors. But what makes it not tolerable is the camera crew. Swinging the camera firm side to side to make it look like a live action scene. It's annoying. Also at times they shove the camera in peoples faces. Cannot watch it.
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3/10
Completely unrealistic and ideologically based.
mtmaltbyasu4 July 2023
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I was a law enforcement officer for 21 years. During this time. I spent many hours in EDs and have made strong bonds and lasting friendships with heathcare professionals (I even married one). Point being, we worked together in a symbiotic relationship. So when I saw the episode "Fire in the Hole" I was left speechless. The police were portrayed as bumbling, trigger happy simpletons who made all the wrong decisions against the advice of the young, take charge, ED Resident with 0 actual real life experience and the feisty nurse caught up in the action. It was 180deg from real life and embarassingly laughable. The.cops trapped all over themselves trying to find a mass shooter(occasionally bangs are heard in the background, which are never really explained when the "reveal" of the story occurs), they point weapons at patients/staff and take direction from the doctor regarding the suspects they are there to detain.

NONE of this would actually happen and was, for lack of a better term, degrading. Certainly disrespectful. I have since transitioned to heathcare, hence my curiosity in the show, but seeing as how they disrespected such a major ally in patient care and community relations, I have decided to forego watching any further.

I only gave it a few stars because many of the stories are entertaining.

The show is billed as "scripted" and the doctors are real. But even though some of the stories are taken from real life experiences, I can assure you dramatic license is certainly overwhelmingly applied.

If this was a real story, I can guarantee, with experience on both sides of the aisle, this is not how any of it went down. Not even close.
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1/10
I've Got 12cc's Of Bad Acting
WereWolf177614 March 2024
This is the absolute worst show on television, honestly the actors are so bad they make me feel physically angry. These actors are so awful that it should be illegal to portray a re-enactment that badly. The stories of these doctors could be interesting, yet sadly I could not get past how ridiculous these actors were. I have a question to the producers and directors of this show, "what were you thinking?" Do they really think people speak like that in real life? I don't understand why every time a show hires Canadian actors, they are ALWAYS the WORST actors ever! I can't watch this show because of the absolute idiotic re-enactments. That's a shame too because it had potential to be a very interesting series.
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1/10
TRAUMATIC!
jillian-6932425 August 2022
THIS SHOW TRAUMATIZED ME FROM THE MOMENT I FIRST LAYED MY EYES ON THE TELEVISON! 1/10 STARS IF EVEN THAT! JUST A TERRIBLE THING FOR HUMANITY TO WITNESS!
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