I tried watching the pilot for the new Jerry Bruckheimer production "Miami Medical" and I didn't make it past the first half hour. While I know that I should probably try to give the show a pass because it's a pilot, I couldn't even convince myself of that because the first 30 minutes gave me nothing but noise and random surgical procedures.

The beginning of the show has a crash that is reminiscent to the controversial PSA's for seat belts (I think) and then Andre Braugher's character inexplicably loses it and walks off mid-surgery and strips his clothes off. Of course, since we only have seen Braugher for about three minutes before that, when he leaves, you're most likely going to laugh or wonder what the hell is going on. And since it's a fast-paced trauma show, the closest thing you're going to come to an answer is some expository dialogue about how trauma docs often lose it. It's probably the most ham-handed way I've ever seen a show try to prove that their doctors are in a pressure cooker and have to be a special breed to handle the job. Because the focus is on action, these little moments are completely wasted because we don't know who anyone is and most certainly don't care about them. We actually spend more time with the couple in the opening car crash than anyone in the trauma center. (The writers of this show should have just ripped off the opening of "The West Wing")

The show did well enough in the ratings (7.6) so it could survive for a few more episodes but I expect it to drop a bit (although, it doesn't have much competition at 10pm on Friday so maybe not.) Either way, I won't be watching.