tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474373967694036822.post2174392728457982571..comments2024-03-27T00:18:24.085-04:00Comments on St. Elsewhere Experience: The Ski Mask Rapist, Parts 1 & 2Danielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06486660044959549624noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474373967694036822.post-14886049474987767642024-02-14T20:17:35.358-05:002024-02-14T20:17:35.358-05:00I love this show. I graduated from Nursing School...I love this show. I graduated from Nursing School in 1973. After graduating I worked in a Teaching Hospital. Loved it. I learned so much and many of these characters remind me so much of the people I once worked with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474373967694036822.post-78676512064586588612023-03-07T23:38:39.537-05:002023-03-07T23:38:39.537-05:00Best show ever
Best show ever<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474373967694036822.post-74234009977998681842019-07-19T10:29:52.016-04:002019-07-19T10:29:52.016-04:00Wow, the way-back machine! Wow, the way-back machine! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474373967694036822.post-11445750617968268042018-11-18T02:19:55.408-05:002018-11-18T02:19:55.408-05:00Another comment, I found it fascinating how open t...Another comment, I found it fascinating how open the nurse was about having an affair, which doesn't happen so much today, it reminded me how open Michael Conrad's character was in Hill Street Blues, a man in his 60's having a serious relationship with a girl in high school. How did that ever fly? Sick Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16166262908316126168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474373967694036822.post-41956334799792312032018-11-18T02:15:53.632-05:002018-11-18T02:15:53.632-05:00Yeah, I just needed to finish the episode, the one...Yeah, I just needed to finish the episode, the one you mentioned. Some off topic observations.<br /><br />I find this show more than moderately dated after watching ER. I found Hill Street Blues holds up better in regards to early 80's television. Of course, medicine has probably advanced a lot more than police tactics in that time, so it makes sense. That doesn't mean I am not enjoying St. Elsewhere, just a comparison to shows from similar time. The beginning of engaging drama. I find today's procedural's very over produced, csi's, law/order, so much so that they all look the same, homogenized, such as how mainstream rock is overproduced today to all sound the same. I guess after you've known the formula for so long, it is near impossible to break through and create some real grit, as 80's television gives us.<br /><br />I do recognized it opened the doors to shows such as ER and there were many firsts in regards to topics being discussed on television (aids, lesbian affairs, etc) which is why I like watching old shows, to see how our culture was back then, as it's hard to gather what it is like to live in an era without being there (although I was born before 1980). It makes me sad, watching St Elsewhere, Hill Street Blues, heck, even The White Shadow, and realize 30+ years later, we are still dealing with the same types of hate and prejudices that we deal with today. It leaves me a bit hopeless for the future. <br /><br />I'm surprised at this point with Denzel being a very small role compared to the others. When compared to the trajectory of George Clooney during and after ER, both vaulting to superstardom, it is weird watching him play second banana to Luther and the rest in plot arcs. He's barely even there prior to season 3. <br /><br />The one thing that bothers me most is the 2 minute intro (although it's not as painful to listen to as the intro to The Practice's early 90's loud techno beats), it's too long and reminds me of that time in TV before they stopped showing us what will happen 'on tonight's' episode, completely spoiling every episode before watching it. I can't believe they ever thought that was a good idea in television. I wish they could edit it all out, it is often two minutes in before the episode actually starts, already showing us essentially 5% of 'tonight's episode'. I'd like to find out the television producer who put an end to this practice. He should be celebrated as much as anyone for pushing television into what it is today. <br /><br />Good to find this blog, and find it still active, Thanks.Sick Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16166262908316126168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474373967694036822.post-17017421821953855802018-11-16T19:53:15.964-05:002018-11-16T19:53:15.964-05:00Okay, so there were two rapists, but the mental pa...Okay, so there were two rapists, but the mental patient wasn't one of them. He eventually confessed to a number of other crimes he didn't do, so they released him. Peter committed all the rapes in season two. After he managed to be exonerated and returned to the hospital, the rapes resumed, but in the episode after "My Aim Is True" (pretty sure that's when it is), a detective working undercover (as the world's worst orderly) arrests someone who turns out to have been a copycat. Are you watching them now on Hulu? :)Daniel Butterfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373444939654297721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474373967694036822.post-82768957847179112922018-11-16T10:37:30.402-05:002018-11-16T10:37:30.402-05:00I was confused as to season 3, when the mental pat...I was confused as to season 3, when the mental patient claimed to be the rapist, but that doesn't explain why Peter was in a ski mask and attacking (I can't remember who) in season 2. Sick Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16166262908316126168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474373967694036822.post-775952680338203322014-03-29T10:06:36.625-04:002014-03-29T10:06:36.625-04:00I edited these clips together from the versions I ...I edited these clips together from the versions I have... You're right, at some point someone comments that her wrist was broken from tied with the seat belt. It looks like I missed it, or it's somewhere else.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486660044959549624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474373967694036822.post-11067622328316835742014-03-08T14:01:27.177-05:002014-03-08T14:01:27.177-05:00Were these episodes edited later? I very clearly r...Were these episodes edited later? I very clearly recall an explanation given for the first rape victim's broken wrist - that the rapist had tied her wrist to the steering wheel. I think Dr. Cavanero mentioned it when she and Fiscus are looking at the x-ray. Something like: "That's a bad break." "Yeah, the bastard tied her wrist to the steering wheel."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474373967694036822.post-50163977409802791072014-03-03T19:10:34.026-05:002014-03-03T19:10:34.026-05:00Thanks Scott! Happy to oblige! I'll have to ke...Thanks Scott! Happy to oblige! I'll have to keep my eyes out for the lobster bit (unless anyone can remember and wishes to reply!).Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06486660044959549624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2474373967694036822.post-31132832786510647112014-03-02T15:29:32.036-05:002014-03-02T15:29:32.036-05:00This is absolutely fantastic. I'm thrilled to ...This is absolutely fantastic. I'm thrilled to find a site about this show - one I've loved for a long time but have not seen every episode and have limited access to the show. My mom spoke wonders of this show - and I'd love to learn more about it, and gain access to episodes so I can enjoy it more.<br /><br />I remember one particular episode as a kid. I remember someone was brought in to St. Eligius as they were attacked by a lobster? Also, I'm dying to find the finale to the second to last season where there was a wrecking ball going through the hospital. Any help here would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!<br /><br />Scott from MAAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07778181143328419753noreply@blogger.com