You see, St. Denis is a safety-net hospital , meaning its doctors and nurses provide healthcare to everyone, regardless of insurance or financial status.
After all, Joyce says, smiles are the most infectious disease out there. Ron Leonard, whose long years working in the medical field make him far less likely to crack a joke. I guess you couldget a smile from Dr. The Office. Parks and Recreation. Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
American Auto. Abbott Elementary. Animal Control. What was once a unique venture is now commonplace in comedy. And while a few of them succeed, most of them fail to catch on, quietly dying out like the struggling companies on which so many of them center. Denis Medical , will fall. Of all the series listed above, St.
Denis Medical feels most similar to Parks and Recreation. It stars a kooky cast of characters who, though they solve and usually cause some issues around the hospital, genuinely hope to help patients feel better.
But also like Leslie Knope, Alex is kind—a flawed character who longs to provide the best treatment to her constituents. Denis Medical , were it a patient, is still at risk of crashing. Occasional sexual gags; references to drug use and abuse; and mild crude language appear in each episode though harsh profanities are censored. Because this show takes place in a hospital, some storylines revolve around and include death.
