Getting on
The Complete First Season
DVD - 2014
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Add a QuoteDawn: What he said was that he's not in love with me, but that he sort of loves me.
Dawn: Will you stop whisper-yelling at me!
Dawn: We need to be respectful on out patient's sexual bill of rights.
Dr. James: No, no, you don't need to diet. You just need to lose a few pounds.
Right off the bat, a mini crisis:
Dawn: Technically, because it's a potential agent of infection, we would have Environmental Services come down to collect it. But the backlog is horrendous, so I'm just gonna ahead and have you red-bag it.
Didi: If it'll make it quicker, I could just pick it up with a Kleenex, wipe off the chair with some bleach. Boom.
Dawn: You can't. That might be
what you do at home, but you cannot do that in the hospital. There's just certain protocol.
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Add a CommentWell done show. Funny and smart yet touching and serious at times. Kinda reminds me of The Office.
not as funny as it could have been. Pretty juvenile characters, especially Laurie Metcalfe. Good storyline, but poorly presented.
I was so psyched to discover this show via EPL's new titles listings when I saw the cast. Thankfully the content lived up to their talent with roles allowing them to show how versatile they can be with understated but richly nuanced performances. Nothing is predictable, yet everything makes organic sense as their relationships and situations develop. I'm amazed it was so quick to get on hold - the wait list should be at least dozens deep.
A well-pitched dark comedy that illustrates how bureaucracy interferes with patient care in institutional settings. On a sliding scale I would place it halfway between "The Office" and "Nurse Jackie."
Harassing yet rewarding occupation for a small team of overworked diverse staffs inside a LA hospital geriatric ward, based on a BBC series of the same name. These reviews from wikipedia are dead on:
In a highly positive review, San Francisco Chronicle contributor David Wiegand said, "There is a brilliant mix of poignancy and hilarity in Getting On, which is why it all works so well."
Todd VanDerWerff of The A.V. Club wrote "Getting On captures the drudgery of work and life in this ward, but it also catches glimpses of the beauty, and it’s in those moments that it feels like a series that deserves better than it’s going to get."
I enjoyed watching this show, it's like a dark comedy on hospitals and their staff. The acting was really good, Niecy Nash showed a more serious side to her acting. Laurie Metcalf (Jackie from Roseanne) did a good job playing Dr. Jenna James.