Definitely, if you have a medical background there is pretty much no show on TV AT ALL that you can watch without suspending disbelief. Eventually, that is just your default mode for all shows and you don't even have to remind yourself to do it. But even if you try to ignore the stuff you see, you can still be very distracted when you least expect it. For instance, I have become totally blase about watching everyone get injections and .000000001 second after the needle pierces the skin, the cure has taken effect! I just nod my head and say,"mmm hmmm....yeah, that's right....problem solved, he's cured...now on to our next scene...." But once, I found myself watching a scene with Ray in the hospital and all I could think about was,"Why is he in a hospital room and he is on a stretcher and not a bed? Would the hospital not get fined for what could be a patient safety or quality issue? What is going on with Material Services that they don't have a bed for him? And he is in a room... it's not like he's camped out in the ED or a procedure room....and wouldn't some obsequious hospital VP somewhere be having a hissy fit that a local VIP businessman is on a stretcher and not a bed!" I barely noticed what the characters were talking about, I was so obsessed with that darn stretcher
In fact, in another show, a more realistic-type show, a character was in hospital and there was a piece of equipment in the room that was just spot-on for the kind of injuries sustained, I don't think I've ever seen another show think to include it for a common injury (severe beating, rib fractures) -- so the fact that the show did such a good job with accuracy was so shocking to me (b/c I just have such low expectations always) -- well seeing that they got something so right was so distracting that I forgot to pay attention to what was going on in the scene, and I had to go back and rewatch the scene!
I always think about what it must be like for people who are IT experts, and martial arts experts, and just all the other kinds of other experts/jobs/careers on all kinds of things we see in all the shows we watch and how funny it must seem to them watching various shows.....
In fact, in another show, a more realistic-type show, a character was in hospital and there was a piece of equipment in the room that was just spot-on for the kind of injuries sustained, I don't think I've ever seen another show think to include it for a common injury (severe beating, rib fractures) -- so the fact that the show did such a good job with accuracy was so shocking to me (b/c I just have such low expectations always) -- well seeing that they got something so right was so distracting that I forgot to pay attention to what was going on in the scene, and I had to go back and rewatch the scene!
I always think about what it must be like for people who are IT experts, and martial arts experts, and just all the other kinds of other experts/jobs/careers on all kinds of things we see in all the shows we watch and how funny it must seem to them watching various shows.....
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