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The 2016 'One Chicago' Crossover Event was one of the best TV shows I have seen for a long time. I would rate it 10/10 and the directing by Reza Tabrizi, Nick Gomez, and Holly Dale is perfect. Many people were involved in creating this event, too many to list. The location of Chicago, IL was the perfect place to film. I can see why these shows are some of the most popular dramas in the United States and around the world. These episodes show the many successes and tragedies of the Chicago Fire Department, doctors of Chicago, and the Chicago Police Department. The performances by Monica Raymund, David Eigenberg, Joe Minoso, Colin Donnell, Torrey DeVitto, Jason Beghe, and Jeremy Shamos were the highlights of this show. These actors are some of the best that have appeared on these shows. 'Chicago Fire', 'Chicago Med', and 'Chicago P.D.' are dramas of many sub-genres that show how they try to help the citizens of Chicago, Illinois, United States. In this event, all three departments team up to solve two cases together that become personal for everyone involved. One event that takes place during Part 1 and Part 2 that hit close to home for many characters is when Christopher Hermann (David Eigenberg) of the Chicago Fire Department is stabbed while working at a bar that he owns with other colleagues. Every one of his colleagues is deeply worried about him as they all treat each other like family. Everyone else responds to an apartment fire where many victims are rescued. One victim is found in a gas-filled basement with a bag around her head. Every victim is taken to Gaffney Chicago Medical Centre (colloquially known as Chicago Med). Joe Cruz (Joe Minoso) finds himself in hot water after escaping the hospital while being treated for smoke inhalation. He begins trying to find the perpetrator Freddie Clemente (Ralph Rodriguez). Freddie (Rodriguez) is later arrested. Near the end of part one, Hermann (Eigenberg) is taken to emergency surgery when his condition worsens by Dr Connor Rhodes (Colin Donnell). He is stabilised. The second event that takes place across all three parts is that many patients come into Chicago Med with mysterious symptoms and answers cannot be found. One of those patients was the person found in the basement at the apartment fire. The patient of Dr Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto) also has mysterious symptoms with no answer as to what caused them. Two more patients come to the Emergency Department and one dies from cardiac arrest. After a fourth patient comes in a cause is found. All four patients were diagnosed with the same thing, a chemotherapy overdose for cancer they never had. Their doctor is identified as Dr Dean Reybold (guest star Jeremy Shamos) who treated Sergeant Voight's (Jason Beghe) late wife Camille. He is charged with one count of murder, two counts of attempted murder, and fraud. He is found guilty. There were also a few storylines that only focus on one point and is not related to any of the main storylines that use minor characters as the focus. The setting of these episodes is truly remarkable as it is filmed around real places in the city of Chicago. Although the theme of each episode and scene is dark and sometimes filled with tragedy and suffering, there are periods where light can shine and everyone knows that everything will improve. Each character was their true self any time they were in front of the camera and each actor portrayed their character perfectly. There was some conflict between Kelly Severide (Taylor Kinney) and Connor Rhodes (Colin Donnell) over Hermann's treatment. There was a little bit of minor, comedic conflict between Sarah Reese (Rachel DiPilio) and Joey Thomas (Peter Mark Kendall) over a cup of coffee. In Part 1, Joe Cruz (Joe Minoso) was dealing with the guilt of Hermann's stabbing, as he believed he caused it because he brought Freddie (Ralph Rodriguez) with him to the firehouse as Freddie was getting out of a gang. He became very emotional about it and left the hospital against doctor's orders to find him. He risks his life when he walks into a gang house and is told to leave at gunpoint. Cruz rescues Freddie from a falling fire escape before Freddie is arrested and is not seen again. Cruz and Hermann have an emotional talk at his bedside right before his condition deteriorates. The structure of the whole plot is very well set out and there are very little mistakes and flaws in the structure. The biggest flaw though was that Hermann's condition was only mentioned a little bit after his surgery. Viewers are told that he will pull through and recover however that was only one sentence between doctors and none of his colleagues are told about it on camera. The style and the way the story was presented on TV was very realistic and there were some moments where I thought I was watching a documentary instead of a drama. In Part 3, Sergeant Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) and his Intelligence Team at Chicago Police Department began investigating the patient's illness. When their 'doctor' who overdosed them with chemo for cancer they never had is revealed to be Dr Dean Reybold (Jeremy Shamos), the case becomes very personal for Voight. His wife Camille was treated by the same doctor and sadly died a few years prior. He does whatever he can to get him arrested no matter what would happen. He is successful and we see a more emotional side of him when reminiscing with his foster daughter Detective Erin Lindsay (Sophia Bush) and while looking back at old videotapes. The lighting for this series was incredible. I was able to see every detail of the set and indoor places clearly and the outdoor scenes relied on the natural light which was perfect for filming. The editing was perfect and I didn't notice any mistakes or errors. The music used in the background of each scene was a perfect choice and the style of the music was the best for the mood and circumstances of each scene. Composer Atli Örvarsson is one of Iceland's best music composers. The sound effects and special effects are amazing and are very well set out. Special effects are used a lot. The items or products that are special effects, sound effects, or props include fire, explosions, blood, injuries, hospital equipment, handcuffs, and weapons. Each of these items was very realistic. The shot composition was very well set out and each element is seen in every scene. There was nothing relevant to the story that was left out of the camera. The show is filmed with a single-camera setup. This means that only one camera was used for filming and the lighting would have had to be reset before every scene. Overall, I would rate this show 10/10 as I believe that all the elements of this show are very well set out and the plot is very connected. The characters Sergeant Hank Voight (Jason Beghe) and Joe Cruz (Joe Minoso) had developed a lot during this series and viewers saw a more emotional side of each character as they were each attached to one of the storylines.