fiascofilmsco Review of General Hospital

General Hospital (1963– )

Nothing Now Like The Original

[13 October 2000]

I watched this show from its premier in 1963 until 1973. It was a mix of hospital drama, comedy, and interactions between the featured players. I learned things from this show, too. Things like "artificial insemination" which is what Audrey Hardy did to the dismay of husband Steve. My favorite charactor was Lucille March, the head nurse, and the little drum roll that we heard upon her entrance on the set. Sometimes she had the best parts on the show. Jesse Brewer, RN, was great, too. I'll never forget how many scenes took place in the small room off the back of the nurses station, and how the camera would often follow an unknown person to the right side of the stage to the elevator which would always be opening... Good stuff.

I have tried to get into the show in the last few years, and notice that nothing happens in the hospital anymore. It looks silly to me now.