Realism, mostly. It’s in pretty much real time. Each hour-long episode covers one hour of an ED shift, and the medical problems are actually believable.

I haven’t seen the Good Doctor but House MD is mostly luck and medical malpractice. I like the show, but it’s not realistic in the slightest.

[–] Shadow@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

House is really more an interpersonal drama in a medical setting. It's not about the medicine.

The pitt is like a medical documentary in the format of 24. It's absolutely fantastic.

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 9 points 3 months ago

You’re correct, but even more accurately, House is Sherlock Holmes in a medical setting.

[–] cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago

No, it's not. When I watched House MD, there was an excellent medical blog that rated the medicine and the drama separately. Most of the time, House's team made rookie or inexcusable mistakes to extend the drama out to an hour. Of course the drama is fine.

The Good Doctor is Freddie Highmore (Bates Motel) playing a surgeon with ASD (he's autistic). And Richard Schiff in a supporting role as his mentor/father figure. I think it comes down to if you like Highmore's acting. He's certainly a good actor, but he kinda rubs me the wrong way sometimes. Or rather the characters he's pigeon-holed into, do. The man himself is fine.

Real time like 24? That's certainly interesting. Thanks for answering!

[–] degen@midwest.social 5 points 3 months ago

Comparatively, those shows are basically slop next to the pitt. Like no offence to them, I love house and really respect the good doctor for its messaging. A huge difference is HBO vs network tv, and the seamless shift narrative really makes the whole show

[–] TheJesusaurus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

House is great. But neither of those shows approach anything resembling reality