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St. Elsewhere
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Good for friends night · binge-friendly · thought-provoking
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St. Elsewhere is an American medical drama television series that originally ran on NBC from October 26, 1982 to May 25, 1988. The series starred Ed Flanders, Norman Lloyd and William Daniels as teaching doctors at a lightly-regarded Boston hospital who gave interns a promising future in making critical medical and life decisions.
Gritty Medical RealismExistential DreadEnsemble Character StudyDark Satire of Institutional FailurePsychological ComplexityTragic Human DramaAmbiguous Narrative EndingsCerebral DialogueBleak Atmosphere
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Is St. Elsewhere worth watching?
77
GreatGoodWatch scoreMostly, it's well received, with a GoodWatch score of 77 (IMDb 8).
Does St. Elsewhere get better after season 1?
8.1S18.5S28.6S38.7S48.4S58.2S6
Yes: season 1 has an IMDb average of 8.1, and season 4 peaks at 8.7. The highest-rated episode is My Aim Is True (season 3, episode 6) at 9.2, and the lowest is Good Vibrations (season 5, episode 21) at 6.6.
How long does it take to watch St. Elsewhere?
137 h
About 137 hours: 137 episodes in 6 seasons of about 60 minutes each, aired from 1982 to 1988.
Is St. Elsewhere plot-driven or character-driven?
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Mostly character-driven: it leans on character depth (9 of 10) and pathos (8 of 10) more than on its plot.
What tropes does St. Elsewhere use?
Dead Person ConversationSnow Globe of InnocenceToken Minority CoupleTitle DropTalking in Your DreamsRecycled In SpaceMister SeahorseCloudcuckoolanderAffectionate NicknameMind ScrewDrugs Are BadCuckoo Nestand 150 more
TV Tropes lists 162 tropes for it, including Dead Person Conversation, Snow Globe of Innocence, and Token Minority Couple.