This show is brutally real. Classifying Wyatt Cole as a "slacker hero" is totally on target; and who better to portray that slacker hero than Tom Everett Scott? The character dynamics are honest. The chemistry between Sack and Wyatt leaves little to be desired...it's perfect! They guys work well together, and seem to add a guttural sense of humor to otherwise dire situations. These guys are strong, physically as well as mentally. They obviously know this job inside and out, thanks in part to some great writing and acting! Tom Everett Scott is such a versatile actor, to see him in such a drama is great! He has a way of bringing the viewer into the show. I have to say I'm falling for his portrayal of Wyatt Cole. Thanks to marathon watching this past weekend, I've gotten completely hooked to this amazing drama!!
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thattaylorgirl31 July 2006
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A_Legend_in_the_maki-119 June 2006This TV is excellent. Viewers make think this is similar to "Rescue Me" but it's not. "Rescue Me" has vulgar language and is not appropriate for all viewers. Granted there are going to be a few people who say this show is just a Rescue Me RIPOFF. It is similar considering they both deal with emergency situations, but the situations are totally different, one situation deals with fires and the other deals with medical emergencies. Although there is blood and other medical problems that may not be suited for those with extremely weak stomachs, although blood is almost normal for most television shows now. If you are looking for an excellent television show that is mostly clean and hardly no vulgar language, this is the show for you. This show and House, MD.
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david-valdez9 August 2006Love the drama and the real way things emerge and feel...I have a friend who is a trauma nurse, formerly he and his wife were both medics, and they were the ones who got me addicted...
The interaction between Wyatt and Alice is pretty real...it doesn't feel contrived...the frustration between Wyatt and his new boss are startlingly real, too. Wyatt's career decision and how it influences his relationship with his partner is powerful...
I'm not a TV person, so getting hooked is a surprise...
This series further cements the irrelevance of regular broadcast TV.
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mpoirier27 September 2006As a former paramedic, I cannot say enough regarding how accurate the emotions and dialog are on "Saved (2006)". And there are many small details that EMS personnel will pick-up on right away and enjoy: from putting on sunglasses at the first sign of light in the morning, to the dispatcher complaining that you've been en-route to a call for too long, to name just two. On the flip side, two not-so-realistic aspects are: 1) the near-complete absence of fire department personnel (though this is a secret dream of most ambulance personnel), and 2) Wyatt's nearly complete absence of ever wearing a uniform (rarely happens for more than a few hours before you get narc'ed on).
Each episode has a dozen, or so, connected vignettes; they're realistic and the characters more often than not say what most paramedics just think (but are usually too professional to say). In reality, however, most medics will not encounter as much drama in a normal shift as is portrayed on "Saved". But that is OK; otherwise viewers would have to watch hours of boring television before there would be anything worth watching. Ten normal shifts (a month's worth) might equal one "Saved" episode. A movie covering some of the same ground, "Bringing Out The Dead (1999)", is much darker, but also condenses an inordinate amount of drama into a shortened time frame.
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wildcardajc4 September 2006I have seen many doctor/ER type shows on TV and none of them compare. Most shows take reality and tweak it a bit in order to satisfy the target audience. "Saved" is a work of genius. As a mobile EMT myself, I can relate to MANY things I see in nearly every episode. There is very little artistic license taken. Each of the characters in the series develops his or her own unique personality which can be easily picked up on. The series also contains a web of relationships which is built upon from episode to episode. This alone shows the time and thought that went into writing such a series. The series also properly portrays the stress inherit in the work of an EMT and Paramedic. All in all, "Saved" is a terrific must see series.
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I have to admit, I was excited about Saved, but I was also worried I would be disappointed. Let's just say I wasn't. I'd been excited all year about seeing the Closer again and I enjoyed Saved much more than I did the Closer. The characters came alive immediately, you feel like you know them, the screen writing is amazing, the acting is great. The show takes a different take on the whole hospital style scene--it goes to the paramedics and the initial trauma and captures the chaos and adrenaline-pumping rush to the scene and then to the hospital with an ambulance crew. It captures the emotion so well, and develops different parts of the characters very deeply, as well as maintaining the traumatic nature of a day in the life of 2 paramedics, yet there is an underlying humor and uplifting turn to it, and while it captures the gritty nature of the emergencies, it does not go into overkill with overly dramatized and exhibited blood or gore as with most shows where it isn't as necessary as it is played up to be. A great show, I recommend it whole heartedly, most of my family were not desiring to watch it at all, but I convinced them to give it a chance, and they ended up loving despite admitting to having premonitions of a total letdown, and they're stubborn people, so it's some doing to get them to admit they were wrong so kudos to Saved and its cast. As a final note, Tom Everett Scott and Omari Hardwick do a fantastic job acting and not just acting, but that higher level of portrayal where it becomes a creation in our imaginations so great do they develop themselves. Akin to John Keats "Ode On a Grecian Urn," they bring it alive to us just as in the phrase "Beauty is truth, truth beauty--that is all ye know on earth and all ye need to know." Enough said. It looks like it will be a fantastic series and I look forward to watching it again and sincerely hope it extends beyond only the summer season into the regular season of television.
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DCJerzeygrl30 July 2006Tom Everett Scott is the heart & soul of 'Saved'. He makes this show work. Yes, the rest of the cast was thoughtfully-chosen and they interact wonderfully. However, if T.E. Scott was not the lead character I wouldn't be watching, and I don't believe I'm in the minority. He has that thing you can't turn away from or ignore. Rita Wilson saw it, bless her heart, and because of her he was cast in Tom Hanks, "That Thing You Do." The choice of music is smart and a breathe of fresh air as well. Even Wyatt's t-shirts make a difference. Can't wait till they release the DVD, I want it. 'Saved' is the best show on cable right now, don't miss it!! Oh, and for the record, I work for 2 doctors, both my brothers are doctors and I was set to marry one, but didn't (thank goodness).
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JBing49511 May 2007I am among many who cannot believe the series Saved is not being brought back! This show was so addictive, I never missed an episode and when I was stuck working, I made my husband tape it, he is an EMT and loved the show as well. Most of the people he works with were also watching it or were starting to because they were always discussing the show at work, and now this! I am not going to watch or promote to co-workers, family, or anyone any more shows on TNT, because if I like it, they will surely cancel it! This was a great show, and if it comes out on DVD, I would definitely recommend getting it. And if another network is wise enough to pick it up, WATCH IT!!!!
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hornsorhalo7 July 2006At first, I started to watch the show because I had seen Tom Everett Scott on a couple other things and just thought he was a doll. I didn't expect anything amazing from the show, just something to watch whenever I remembered over the summer. But as soon as the pilot had aired, I was immediately addicted. The show has such an amazing storyline.. Its amazing how easily humor and drama walk hand in hand. Yea, the show does have the whole "love triangle" thing going, but its not even a bad, horrible, boring one, as many shows are doing anymore. Granted, you still root for the people involved, but its not all the show focus on.
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TNT has done a great job with their original programs in the past, Saved just happens to be a big miss. The writing is really rather bland. I don't know if they meant for it to be humorous, but I didn't crack a smile the entire episode. Those of you looking for the next "Rescue Me" will be sorely disappointed. The characters are so clichéd. You have the medical school drop-out rebelling against his surgeon father (how many times have we seen that), still pining for the woman he let get away. Of course she's involved with a dweeb of a doctor she has no business being with and probably won't be with for long. Then there's the former drug addict father trying to make good by his son. I realize it's hard to come up with original characters, but it feels like they didn't even try. This show would get lost if it weren't the summer, which I guess is the point of passing it off when there is nothing else on. Go watch "Rescue Me", which is an original show with excellent writing and acting.
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soweird720 June 2006This show is so awesome.
They never have a show that really revolves around paramedics. I really enjoy it. The humor, some romance in there, and of course the whole plot of the show, saving people's lives. If you enjoy that kind of stuff, then you will definitely enjoy this show. One awesome thing that they do is when they get to a patient, you see a flashback seeing what the patient was doing before the paramedics got there. I think that effect is very cool. This show is very awesome and I am very glad that they created it.
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PunkyD2039118 July 2006Now, when I first heard of "Saved", I thought great, another doctor/hospital show. But it isn't! For once they show the point of view from the Paramedics, who have just as an important of a job. Saved doesn't only follow the life of Wyatt, the gambler with family issues, but the others from the staff. There's Wyatt's partner who is trying to get his son into a very prestigious school on a Paramedics salary. There's also two other partners who couldn't be more opposite. One a soft, loving Christian man, the other a tough, hardworking woman . It's also original in the way they shoot things. Whenever the paramedics go to save someone, it shows flashbacks of that persons life. "Saved" is a very original, entertaining series. I really hope they continue with more seasons.
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cebunch19 June 2006I think it is about time that a show has come along that shows the life of a paramedic and those that work to save lives. All the other shows like Rescue Me that deal mainly with the fire fighter are good and all but a show that deals with ambulance rescue I am more interested in. Having work in that field I think it is refreshing to let people see what kinds of things that go on during a day of a rescue worker. Granted it is similar to other shows that are on but it differs in ways that I guess only someone that has been in situations that it shows. The job a paramedic/EMT performs everyday is mis-understood a lot of the time and I think this show will bring to light some of those mis- conceptions that some people think about Rescue workers.
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"Saved" in one word is art. Let's see, why can't we have a medical drama that doesn't take place in the hospital? Oh, I got it! Let's put a couple dudes into an ambulance and put it on right after the world's most watched show so people will change the channel at 9:59 and watch HGTV for the rest of the night! Frankly, I knew this show was going to be bagged on from the start. You know why? Because it's entertaining and The Closer isn't. I for one certainly hope they keep this one because it is not to be missed. And for all you folks that are home watching Closer and turn the TV off when it ends, just give this show a chance. It is not a ripoff of that distasteful sex crap you call Rescue Me.
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Bruiser211029 July 2006This person who left the comment before me is an idiot. Obviously you don't have any experience as an E.M.T. or any Emergency Services! Sometimes you have break the rules to save a life asshole...this show is great and does a good job of portraying the stress that the Paramedics have to deal with both on and off duty. The acting is great and each episode makes you want to watch it again. ...still not as good as FX's Rescue Me but is still a great show. There are few rescue shows that can be taken seriously, but this is surely one that can be. There are a number of police shows on the air and now there is Rescue Me for firefighters. It is about time someone created one of us Ambulance workers! Ignore the guy who posted before me...he doesn't know what hes talking about...
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StepHen465719 June 2006I saw the premier of this show last week and it started off slow but it gradually pulled me into focus. I have never watched Rescue Me because I thought that it was a little too macho hero worship for me. This shows a pretty decent character been developed with flaws as with every human in the living condition. In first viewing this show you feel as if you are being introduced to a "family" which each brings their problems and characteristic to the table, and we are slowly being involved with all the weirdness of each character and the job which binds, separate and cause the conflicts we will get to see week after week. So far it is very believable and I expect to see a couple more episodes and continue liking SAVED.
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DianeBaby29 July 2006You have got to be kidding - Anyone who is in the EMS industry can't even support or believe this show. I work in EMS in Portland, Oregon and this show is completely phony. It is the grossest misrepresentation of EMS I have ever seen on TV. Isn't this supposed to be a "true to life drama"? It misses the mark completely.
In this show alone, I counted 20 blatant untruths, factual errors and violations of EMS Protocol, protocols as laid down by qualified, licensed medical directors and followed as the EMS bible by every EMT and Paramedic in the real field in Portland, Oregon. A medic never goes against Medical Direction advice or orders to give medications to a patient when explicitly ordered not to. A real medic would never scream at the hospital nurse receiving a report "I'm here and you're not" and not suffer the serious consequences of discipline.
In this particular show, the variables in the patient condition were too great to know how the medications would affect this patient, as pointed out by the nurse, because the patient had been pinned in in the auto that went off-road for 3 to 4 hours prior to EMS arrival. Both medics "hot dogged" by immediately jumping into unstable vehicle that clearly was teetering on the verge of plummeting down an embankment before Fire arrived to stabilize the vehicle-a very serious safety protocol violation.
Then, when Fire did arrive, they stood around and did nothing to stabilize the vehicle or help the medics with the patient. They meandered around their fire engine in full turnouts as if nothing was happening. Completely unrealistic. Stabilizing the vehicle is the first priority to ensure safety of the medics to safely reach and treat the patient. The C Collar was applied by the medic "yanking" the patient's neck upward while putting it on, subjecting the patient to possible paralysis or further injury. The hot dog medic Wyatt miraculously (and improperly) diagnosed what was wrong with the patient by only taking a blood pressure. He gives medication to the patient under direct orders not to, and used two large bore needles (why???) to administer "crush medications" (there is no such thing) and the patient crashed immediately. Then their CPR was completely laughable.
The other mistakes were so blatant I found myself laughing through the rest of it. The dispatcher was completely outside of protocol when dispatching. Wyatt argued with the nurse over the radio at Good Samaritan Hospital (another disciplinary offense) and went against explicit orders about patient care that no drugs were to be administered and to transport immediately.. both orders ignored. A fireable offense. The supervisor then lied to the nurse on the crew's arrival at the hospital with the patient and said no medications were used when she nailed him about it. Not realistic, and also another fireable offense. I suppose these medications aren't going to show up in the patient's labs? Poorly thought out. The star of this show, Wyatt, is such an incredible hot dog he's laughable. He does things his way, irregardless of the rules and protocols set forth by the medical director of his county. He's insolent, reckless and dangerous. He wouldn't last a day in the real world, his ass would be fired for "doing his own thing his own way". Not to mention he's a liability hazard to the company. Had this happened in the real world, there were so many lawsuit opportunities, I couldn't believe it.
Where is the consultant for this show? Did he do any ridealongs with real ambulance and fire crews before he wrote this stuff? Obviously not since he's clearly lacking in factuality and realism. The banter back and forth about personal issues while ignoring critical patient care is also a disciplinary matter. Ignoring a patient's needs and proper care as a first responder is against the code of ethics. Also, since when would an ambulance in Portland Oregon take a "detour" for a patient en route to a hospital to show them the ocean? That's a detour of no less than two hours. The receiving hospital would be wondering why the ambulance hadn't arrived after the hear report was given, not to mention the dispatcher keeps tabs on arrival times being reasonable. Completely unrealistic. Sorry folks, for realism this show gets a zero. Entertainment value for someone not wanting to watch a realistic EMS show could be much higher rated.
As to the "expert" below who's commenting on idiocy, I made my points solidly. Where are your points? And please, provide a solid basis for them rather than resorting to name calling and shallow accusations. -
nyy52627 August 2006In my opinion Saved is one of the best shows on TV. It deals with the professional and personal lives of Paramedics (well one of them is an EMT, there is a difference) and how they deal with all their problems. The writing is great. Every new episode has an exciting twist to it. The episode "Triage" sticks out in my mind as the best of the season. Tom Everett Scott does a great job in depicting Paramedic Wyatt Cole, and Omari Hardwick as his partner. This show is like ER with a twist. As an EMT myself I think much of it is true to life. The most recent episode was also fast-paced and exciting. All in all this is one of the most entertaining shows on TV, and I'm pretty sure it will stick around.
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chris-petrick2 September 2006With all the hype surrounding this show prior to its premiere in June, I have to say I was expecting great things heading in. I had to tape the hour long, commercial free first episode and didn't get around to watching until a few days later. Let me say, I was simply blown away. Wyatt Cole is the paramedic we all wish we could be. Running along similar lines as Fox's hit drama "House, MD", Cole is a medical professional who cares only about his patients. His personal life is a disaster and he makes almost no money (I know this for a fact) and yet he continues to operate with a passion that you would want to see in an EMT. However, unlike House, TNT pushes the limits of cable television. The fast paced nature of the EMS field lends itself incredibly well to the series.
If you want a GREAT show with solid plot and entertainment, then check out "Saved". I can't wait until the DVD is released...I'll skip class/work and watch every episode straight in a row. -
I read in our local paper that saved was not picked up for another season. Please say it isn't so as it is the one show I look forward to!The show is riveting with fine performances given by all cast members.Working in the medical fields, the events and cases are true to life in most cases, and are much better presented than the slick medical shows that are in the mainstream. Tom Everett Scott once again has proved himself to be a better than average performer by allowing his character to be shown with the true-to-life flaws that make Wyatt so engaging. The rest of the cast does more than just act as a background for Scott, however, lending their talents to create rich characters that you truly care about. I hope this show will be back and continue on the air for a good long time.
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This is now one of my new favorite shows. I tried getting into Rescue Me, but as I work in EMS, things like the main character going to work drunk/high on pain killers bother me.
I'm giving this show an 8 out of 10 because it is not perfect, but I wasn't expecting it to be. The FNG Harper (Angela's parter), who is supposed to be an EMT (vs a paramedic) starts some IVs, which EMTs do not do. But hey, most people don't know that there is a difference between a firefighter and an EMT/Paramedic (In 90% of the place, all firefighters are EMTs/Paramedics, however not all EMTs/Paramedics are firefighters).
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A friend of mine saw this show and said, "Rescue Me called, they want their storyline back." And while the preceding statement may be undeniably true, that still doesn't change the fact that "Saved" is first-rate, new-age, uber-edgy television drama at its finest. This show is a truly gripping; I love the idea of mixing a fast-paced medical drama with the gritty allure of the seedy poker underworld. There have been way too many "Doctor" shows on T.V. the past few years to just try and come out with a new "Doctor-show on wheels" -- ("I know, this time we'll set in an ambulance!") Thus, I truly believe that adding the poker-thing was a stroke of pure genius. And as hot as poker is right now, don't even try to stop this one! ESPN could put a live broadcast of Phil Hellmuth, "Jesus" Ferguson or Johnny Chan taking a schit on television and I guarantee you it would draw top ratings! Mark my words, ya'll, this one will be around for a while; right along with "House" and "Rescue Me." You heard it here first.
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What a disappointment this show was!! TNT launched it really well, making even someone like myself who thinks Rescue Me is unwatchable trash try the show out.
But sadly, this is just a rehash of Rescue Me, down to the horrid camera work.
Isn't there anyone at TNT that knows the difference between a good director and a guy who shakes the camera at everything indiscriminately.
How boring, how trite, how depressing this show is. If that's the best that cable can muster, then the broadcast networks have nothing to worry about. -
eddie1584515 June 2006I'm not one for beating about the bush. If you watched Saved and found it to your liking, then you owe it to yourself to tune in Rescue Me on FX and see how exciting this type of show can be when done right.
Saved has been modeled after Rescue Me, and in that respect, lacks originality. Rescue Me's Tommy is battling alcohol and pill addiction, Scott on Saved has a bad gambling problem. Tommy's fire house has a Puerto Rican, a woman fire fighter proving she belongs, and a probational fireman (probie) who's picked on by the vets. On Scott's ambulance there's a black paramedic, a Hispanic woman paramedic, and a young, white-bread, paramedic that's the butt of hurtful remarks (think probie). I can forgive that, but it's not even close to Rescue Me in quality of plot or acting.
Let me conclude by saying I've only seen the pilot so I'll likely give Saved a second chance provided I can muster the stomach to watch. -
chris-glo17 July 2006I have always loved rescue-type series. I will watch something new on TV and really try to have an open mind. But this one - it sends a terrible message out to young adults: it's o.k. to ignore direct orders from those in authority. Do we not have enough of this in society already?? Everyone who works in any type of job is going to have someone that tells them what to do or have someone in authority over them. Everyone has to answer to someone at one time or another. To show kids or young adults someone that deliberately disobeys protocol and/or orders from their superiors and have everything turn out OK is putting forth a terrible example. I hope this show is off the air soon.