It’s Tuesday and time for my reminding push.. ok maybe it’s
a shove… no, really let’s call it what it REALLY is.. a lovingly enticing…
DEMAND that you watch The Night Shift tonight on NBC 10/9c.
Why…besides because I said so? Ok… the details, the reasons…
and some more not so subliminal demands…as to why...
The Night Shift brings so much to the table it’s hard to know what aspect to choose and label as your favorite part. While it is not here to teach us medicine, nor to be a docu-series on the military, we do get accurate glimpses and a realistic ‘feel’ of what it may be like to walk in such shoes. Watching The Night Shift we laugh just enough, tear up just enough, get aggravated with some characters in one moment, and want to give them a comforting hug the next. The pranks, the passion, the traumas (both past and present), the urgency, the intensity, the patients, the pain, and the laughter…. this multifaceted show glistens at every turn.
Many Night Shift viewers followed a favorite actor/actress
here from another show or movie – whether it was one of the handsome and
intensely almost insanely talented actors - Eoin Macken, Brendan Fehr, Freddy
Rodriguez, Ken Leung….or one of the stunning and powerfully gifted actresses Jill
Flint, or Daniella Alonso….. or whether in a commercial or ad you were
staggered by JR Lemon’s smile, or the mischievously exquisite gleam in Jeanne
Goossen’s eye, or just couldn’t stop grinning at the adorable innocence of
Robert Bailey Jr… No matter WHO you followed to The Night Shift, just about
every fan has said that they immediately fell in love with the ENTIRE cast.
There is a warmth, a camaraderie onscreen and off (as seen in many pre-show
cast interviews)… this group of people are a package deal – you just adore them
all. There is this instant bond with them and they become the folks you want to
hang out with, have over for a summer evening BBQ ….or enjoy some drinks with while
watching a favorite TV show… and THAT is something that we DO get to do with
this cast. Each week there have been several Night Shift cast members live
tweeting during both the East and West Coast airings. They chat with fans, they
banter with each other. Their appreciation for their fans, and how generous
they are with us all is a rare and beautiful thing. I have to admit though that
for me – and I know many others – when you see them tweet back and forth with
each other, you see their true love for each other – and THAT makes us adore
them even more. This is not just a cast, not just a bunch of copacetic
coworkers and colleagues. These folks are friends and family to each other… and
in many ways to many viewers as well. Trust me you will find yourself loving
the supporting cast as well… the nurses, the MRI/lab tech….
This cast deserves to continue playing and creating
together… and honestly, we as an audience seeking quality TV to enjoy, deserve
that as well. They have MORE than amazingly done their part… now it’s our turn.
YES the show has done VERY well for its first 3 weeks, but
this week needs to match or top that for us to get the rest of this season as
well as have our new favorite show renewed for a second season.
My regular readers and social media followers know that have been pushing (um, I mean
highly recommending) The Night Shift since well before it aired. I impatiently
(OK, Yes Eoin, I indeed (maybe)
should have waited till it officially aired) blogged my review of the pilot
preview episode to pre-entice folks to watch. While the preview version had
some major differences….some characters, the tenor of some of the same (in both
versions) remaining characters, and scenes…. I actually loved them BOTH – just
different… kind of like fraternal twins. For me it was fascinating to see the
same scene done just as marvelously in two different vibes, and to see how the
same characters could be forged and introduced in differing ways. It gave me
even more respect and appreciation for the talents of the actors, writers,
producers… the whole lot.
If you haven’t watched The Night Shift yet.. NOW IS THE TIME…
you can jump right in tonight and enjoy… or either as prep beforehand or even
after tonight’s episode, to catch up on a show you will have now discovered and
loved, you can watch episodes 1, 2, and 3 FREE (in the States) on NBC or Hulu
(links below).
If you have watched I know you loved it… I know there are
several (in the double digits but let’s take that number higher!) folks on
Facebook and beyond who watch The Night Shift because I insisted (again that IS
a typo and I do indeed mean heavily – maybe Soprano heavy style - encourged)
that they do and now they are (of their own volition) fans!
I guess I do post a lot about the show –
possibly more than about my own work which may not be too prudent but… folks
who know me, know that truly (all joking aside) I do not even mildly suggest
let alone full on recommend and support anything, anyone, on or off screen,
unless I truly a) think it is quality and b) believe in it. Well clearly The
Night Shift has my vote/viewer support… to the point that a few folks asked me
if I post so much (on FB more than Twitter honestly as I am clearly challenged
by expression in a mere 140 characters!) because I work on the show – I laugh
and say I wish and then instantly get serious and reply “BUT… I HAVE worked at
jobs and on projects (in and out of this industry) that I have invested my
heart and soul in, where I adore my colleagues and want to keep working with
them.”….. and THAT is what I see here with this amazing cast and crew.
Ok.. I have rambled… no coffee yet today… and I should have
just shared the succinct and yet eloquent post shared by Brendan Fehr (Drew)
yesterday...
From
Brendan’s official message board posted by Brendan
"Well
tomorrow, Tuesday the 17th at 10 pm on NBC, is the 4th episode of the
television show you may have heard me talk about, The Night Shift. The first 3
have done really really well for us and I wanted to thank you for watching and
TELLING YOUR FRIENDS (you did that right?). Well June 30th is the deadline for
NBC to pick us up, which gives us 2 more aired episodes, including tomorrows,
before we hear about our renewal. I’m asking for a big rally, even to the point
of uncomfortably telling complete strangers to watch this show so we can make
this decision a complete no-brainer for NBC. I don’t even care if you don’t
like this show, you should consider "perjuring" yourself then, by
telling everyone "it’s the awesomest show ever made, no word of a
lie" for a tried and true friend like myself (realistically a true friend
would never ask you to perjure yourself but then again, a tried and true friend
would support their friend’s show so…) Tomorrow’s is a really cool episode for
me and one I’m excited for so thank you for reading this plea/rant/diatribe/any
other accurately descriptive word(s). May you find yourself on your couch
tomorrow night, watching this show, receiving texts/calls from all those
friends and strangers you told to watch, thanking you for telling them about
it."
Just watch… no need to thank me… it’s a gift
that we must do our part to insure it keeps on giving….and yes I am still
bribing folks with home baked cookies…..
WATCH... GET OTHERS TO WATCH... Tonight... TUESDAY, on NBC 10/9c
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