Linbeymusol Wonderful character development!

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Taha Avalos The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

buckikris This is one show I got to watch at night as a kid, the other was The Rockford Files. I loved Emergency and still do today, a great show that the whole family can watch together. A lot has changed for E.M.T.'s and Paramedics since that show aired back in the day. Emergency was one of the first medical dramas I remember; and it seemed like everyone watched it during it's syndication. I remember when I was young my friends and I would pretend we were Gage and De Soto. Gage was my favorite, but both meshed together, and that's part of the reason why the show was successful. That and the reality of the situations; because not every rescue was successful.The show follows Station 51, a fictional company; but a real fire station in Los Angeles, CA.. It mainly follows station 51's Paramedic's John Gage( Randolph Mantooth) and Roy De Soto (Kevin Tighe). It also brings in station 51's firefighting crew, and one of them is a real firefighter. Mike Stoker who was lucky enough to be involved with the series. This show inspired me to want to become an E.M.T., eventually I went into Criminal Justice/Safety.I learned a lot watching Emergency, medical wise at a young age. I couldn't wait until it came on each week because it was so exciting, and action packed. Emergency led the way to other shows such as E.R., Trauma, Chicago F.D., to name a few. An Excellent show that has stood the test of time.THX, Kris L. CocKayne

Dalbert Pringle At best, this TV show from 1972 was only marginally entertaining.At times it became quite monotonous and predictable as they desperately tried to make each episode's emergency rescue mission seem unique and interesting. But, in the long run, it all ended up seeming like the same old thing.This show was partly ruined by the 2 asinine characters John and Roy from Squad 51. These 2 goofs and their dumb and pathetic attempts at generating some humor (as weak as it was) were almost unbearable to watch at times.I do not recommend this show at all.

savagesteve13 Emergency! is a rather quirky show, it seems almost devoid of lame, syrupy soap opera style plots you see on modern hospital and rescue shows. People aren't sleeping with each others wives and husbands, there is no quiet introspection by characters, and it is free from the general emotional malaise you see on shows now.Just the facts, you see the process of a rescue, the interactions, the diagnosis, the risk taking and everybody acts professional. I guess back in those days they cared about you and didn't ask for a $100 co-payment while you are on the stretcher! It is quite an intriguing show and it is glued together with just enough human interaction to form elegant and watchable episodes. The situations sometimes are humorous and sometimes head scratching, but isn't that life? You would think the process of alarm-driving-rescue-hospital-ending would get monotonous, but each episode is unique, and you gotta admit the fire rescue stuff looks fun. Sure its dangerous but you get a lot of toys to play with, you help people, and people respected you in return.The show falls somewhere in between a drama and reality TV.

DKosty123 In a way, Jack Webb cloned his Adam-12 success with this series in 1972. The setting & cast are different, I mean how can anyone with a colorful name like Randolph Mantooth fail? The regulars on this series provided some spark for sure as like the Adam-12 team they provided some of the spark for this show too.Another similar thing is the action. Being set in a fire house & on the streets often on calls, Emergency has it's fair share of action sequences. Most of them are very well done too. One difference between this & Adam-12 is that it is set in a 60 minute format so the stories could be bigger & more extensive.This had to be an easy sell to NBC execs, as you have the experienced Jack Webb production team who seems to endlessly come up with good action stories & endlessly keeps finding cast members that play off each other well. This show was a very good show.Once again, rerun heaven for it might be established once it is released on DVD, as it might pick up some fans.