About this episode
Various legal proceedings aside, The Pitt is ABSOLUTELY not ER ...but if you liked ER , Fug Girl Heather Cocks agrees with the panel that you'll like Max's new and extremely gnarly medical drama. It has all the ingredients that make a doctor show (versus a soap with doctors in it) compelling: solid casting; elegant world-building via medical students; and just enough jargon. We're going Around The Dial with Switching Gears , The Breakthrough , and comfort TV scripted and non- in the form of The Traitors and The Summer I Turned Pretty . We're also interrogating The West Wing 's ill-advised 9/11 response episode, "Isaac And Ishmael," to see if it belongs in the EHG Nonac. Sanrio won, the Chrisleys lost, and Dan Cassino brings us below the line with a crazy-credits Game Time. Roll your gurney up to a speaker and listen! GUESTS 👤 Heather Cocks TOPICS Lead Topic: 👨🏻⚕️ The Pitt Around The Dial: ⚙️ Switching Gears Around The Dial: 🔪 The Traitors Around The Dial: 👙 The Summer I Turned Pretty Around The Dial: ⛓️💥 The Breakthrough The Nonac: 🏛️ The West Wing S03.E00: Isaac And Ishmael Winner & Loser: 😸 Sanrio character My Melody Winner & Loser: 😤 Chase Chrisley Game Time: 🎬 Where Credit Is Due SUPPORT THE SHOW 🔥 Join the EHG Club for bonus episodes, no ads, community Discord and more! 🛍️ Shop our merch store! NOTES 🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site 💃 Go Fug Yourself 🧯 The Anti-Recidivism Coalition's firefighter fund 🧑🚒 The L.A. Fire Department Foundation 📚 Exhibit B. Books's L.A. County Library fundraiser 🚗 Tara's Switching Gears review at Cracked ⚖️ In August, Michael Crichton’s estate sued The Pitt for revamping a proposed ER sequel into The Pitt 🤷♀️ In November, Warner Bros. claimed it was NOT derivative of ER 🍓 Ramy S01.E04, "Strawberries," on Hulu 📷 Photo: Warrick Page / Max