In the biggest sense, this was just another failed dysfunctional-hospital drama. It could never gain any traction on distinguishing itself from other medical dramas. There wasn't a McDreamy, or a bitter Brit know-it-all. However it did have some good actors. William Fichter is solid as usual. You got Jane Lynch, Robert Joy, John Hannah, and Michaela Conlin as the naive rookie Dr Yang that we're supposed to root for.These are all stock characters. There wasn't anything wrong with the show. The central premise is a continuous battle between the doctors trying to treat patients and the bureaucratic administrators working the numbers. It's just that there wasn't anything original to make it stand out and it did not get the numbers that the network wanted.

I was really getting into this show, it had to two great lead characters....that DID NOT know each other, until the two met later in the season..the only season they shown here in the Central U.S.!!!!!!!!!! But the characters were played by great, sometimes seems as very underrated actors; William Fichtner...you have to love a lot of the characters he plays: good or bad guy. Then there is the very funny John Hannah... anyone can easily remember his flamboyant character from the Mummy movies. This show did have a M*A*S*H feel to it, but in Modern day, inside the urban lifestyle of the United States. Some people have felt that it got too close to M*A*S*H, and did not like that...like watching a poodle guard a pile of fresh meat, they would get mad, and call MD's a show that copied another good show. No matter what they believe, or say.. if you have a show about a hospital today, and it is somewhat of a 'Dramedy', it's staff, and the show will be blamed for copying the great M*A*S*H. Too bad. Anyway, I did like this show, and I was hoping it would be on for a long time, but it did not last one full season. Very sad...

This show so far has been totally great. The vibe between Doctors Kellerman and Dalgetty reminds me very much of the vibe between Doctors Pierce and Hunnicut from M*A*S*H*. The show had characters like Doctor Kellerman, a man who is divorced and tries to see his kid as much as he can. He's good at what he does and always tries his hardest. Then there's Dalgetty, with that sexy Scottish accent, he's the Hawkeye Pierce of the show. He's the one who is always charming women and has never had a relationship last longer than 3 weeks. Nurse Doctor Pool is a woman who has a Doctor in nursing and takes her job very seriously. Mr. Donge (pronounce the 'e') is the representative from the hospital's HMO, there to make sure money is only spent on necessary things and not on things such as reattaching a pinkie. The cast has worked together beautifully from the start and I think that this show has real staying power, if only it could be moved into a better time slot.

I think that MDs could become a great show as the season goes on. There are some great characters and situations, interesting dialogue and the classic suspense of a medical drama with a touch of comedy. The only draw back I see is the strong similarity to M*A*S*H. I am a huge M*A*S*H fan and was constantly noting small (and sometimes not so small) parallels. I hope that this fact isn't intentional and that it doesn't hinder the potential of this new show.