Another Hospital Drama…… That’s what I thought going into this. Do we need yet another McDoctor going into the on call room and getting it on with an intern show? Then I watched the pilot episode and to my ecstatic surprise the show was about the patients in the pediatrics ward. I wonder though how long I can root for a protagonist who is in the hospital? Won’t they inevitably get better or unbetter and die? Does FOX really want to put their audience through that? They’re kids. I’m glad I am not making those choices. I was, though, happy I made the choice to watch The Red Band Society. The writing was fresh and it is always good to see young people as the leads in shows instead of those you see in every new drama that gets canned every season(I’m talking to you Christian Slater). The story is told by a kid who is in a coma, this is a neat device in my opinion. But how does he know what is going on outside of his room??….suspension of disbelief…ok. The kids are all kinds…one that needs a heart, needs lungs, has cancer, an eating disorder, and one who needs courage.. Wait no.. that last one was The Wizard of Oz….different kid story. The first episode was mostly exposition. Now that we know the characters, I am excited to see what the next few episode have in store. It officially premiers on September 17, 2014, but you can see it on Hulu until then.
Grade: B+