I didn't want to watch this at first because it appeared to be a warmed-over and dumbed-down version of Grey's Anatomy. If it weren't for Mamie Gummer's fantasic acting chops and genine camera presence, in some ways, it is. I've watched only seven episodes, but I can't imagine the overall tone to change. That would be like moving the literary tone from Danielle Steele to Tolstoy. The audience might suffer mental whiplash.The formula for this series is the same as most prime-time soaps: take a cast of characters with major, adult, life responsibilities but poor interpersonal problem-solving skills and below-average maturity levels, and then put them into situations in which no one in the viewing audience would find themselves or seek out, and, if so, would never make the mid-pubescent decisions the characters would make. It's like putting middle-school children into hospitals, law offices (LA Law, Ally McBeal), or police stations (Hill Street Blues, Blue Bloods) and watch the moral, legal and interpersonal chaos unfold. It's a way of putting the Three Stooges into Crime and Punishment scenarios: character pratfalls and emotional food fights embedded in genuine existential crises and tragic, fatal outcomes.Unlike the unstated formulaic character of most series of this sort, Emily Owens, MD, is simply stating clearly in bold lettering the actual nature of the series: adults behaving childishly. Adolescent behavior such as gossip, talking behind each other's backs, getting 'catty' and breaking trust are the principle methods of creating each episodes' conflicts. Throw in a few genuine moral dilemmas and puzzling diagnotic conunndrums and you have the recipies for a great mind-numbing TV series. (I can almost visualize Emily and one of the other female characters eating baloney sandwiches and drinking from juice boxes at lunch, discussing, using air quotes, whether they "like" or "like like" some dreamy male intern or resident.) It's Judy Blume with adult vocabulary.The writer's have all they need to keep this formula going indefinitely and still collect their paychecks without reaching to grasp a genuine literary challenge in their script writing tasks. So, grow up! The producers wouldn't want it any other way. Grab the popcorn and enjoy: this ain't Twin Peaks. And no one is going to talk about the last episode at the water cooler tomorrow: that's Mad Men territory.

Does it have the seriousness and medical intensity found on ER? No. Is it as "soap opera-ish" as Grey's anatomy? No. Is it as comical as Scrubs? No. Emily Owens MD takes the best elements found in the above shows. It's a medical drama with a splash of comedy and romance. The acting is good. The characters are likable. The writing is better than many of the shows that came out in 2012-2013. Emily Owens M.D. is enjoyable and entertaining.I was surprised to find that show had been cancelled. I missed this show during it's original run, I am sure a lot of people did. Shows this good normally don't get cancelled after one season. It's a fun show to binge watch on Amazon Prime or Netflix.

This lasted one season because it's an even more annoying version of Grey's. The patients are younger the interns are younger and stupider and the lead has slightly more irritating mental illness. The constant voice over and music is lifted from Sex in the City so maybe they'll do surgery on shoes. First day of work you save a life while chatting with (like) a nine year old, talk about your boss's sexual orientation, get in a screaming match with that mean girl from high school. Even the respective rolls of the characters and casting is the same as Grey's. I bet though there will be a lot less rolling around on the floor having sex at work. In any case I have to put in the time because wifey eats this chick TV stuff up. Thank God it's only 13eps.

This show is amazing. It makes you laugh, makes you cry and always has a message. I love this show- I hope that the network rethinks its decision to cancel the show.Not only is the cast dynamic and diverse, it appeals to different backgrounds, different experiences, all woven into a complex and beautiful fabric of a show. This is one of the first medical dramas that has both heart and soul in it.Fantastic. I wouldn't miss watching this for the world. Mamie Gummer is hilarious, awkward and her performance is captivating and really draws the viewer into her thoughts and feelings. She is going somewhere- just wait. Then, the whole love triangle/square between Mamie, Justin, Michael and Aja's characters is great as well. It doesn't ever feel like a cheesy love drama. Their performances make it feel very real and raw.