Overview
Three Rivers is a medical drama that goes inside the emotionally complex lives of organ donors, the recipients and the surgeons at the preeminent transplant hospital in the country, where every moment counts. However, dealing with donor families in their darkest hour and managing the fears and concerns of apprehensive recipients takes much more than just a sharp scalpel. Leading the elite team is Dr. Andy Yablonski, the highly-skilled workaholic lead organ transplant surgeon, whose good-natured personality and sarcastic wit makes him popular with his patients and colleagues. His co-workers include Dr. Miranda Foster, a surgical fellow with a rebellious streak and fiery temper who strives to live up to her deceased father's excellent surgical reputation; Dr. David Lee, a womanizing surgical resident who has broken as many hearts as he has replaced; Ryan Abbott, the inexperienced new transplant coordinator who arranges the intricately choreographed process of quickly and carefully transporting organs from donor to patient; Dr. Sophia Jordan, a brilliant surgeon at the top of her field and the head of surgery for the hospital, who has trained throughout the world, which gives her an extremely diverse point of view; Pam Acosta, Andy's no-nonsense operating assistant and best friend; and Dr. Lisa Reed, an E.R. doctor who is haunted by her past and compensates by doing everything she can to spare her patients from the pain she experienced at an early age. In this high stakes arena in which every case is a race against the clock, these tenacious surgeons and medical professionals are the last hope for their patients.
| Original Air Dates: | — |
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| Country: | US |
| Genre: | Drama, Medical |
| Network: | CBS |
| Watched by: | 1 158 1 007 872 |
| Total running time: | 9 hours 19 minutes |
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| Episodes: | 13 |
So much for a guest role. Mendy Patinkin deserves the highest awards for such a game. I've known and loved this actor for a long time, but here he absolutely amazed me.
One episode is worth the whole series, and no matter how much I loved Alex, it was Patinkin who made this episode, and even Andy's doubts and struggles faded and got lost here.
I do not know why Three Rivers was closed, because of the ratings, or because of the small budget. Although it seemed to me that for 2009, all these devices like screens and surgical robots are very cool. I am so glad that it was Kuol's story that was not cut, cut off, or ruined, but ended well and on a happy note.
Yes, there are many things left unfinished - a romantic line with Lisa, a failed marriage with Rina, a dangerous relationship with Uncle Michael, and much more, Dr. Lee's unexpected epiphany that he has roots, and it's not just money that defines his personality. I really liked the character of the "assistant coordinator")) The guy found his place in life, and handled his duties well, often creatively... and how much could have been filmed about it...
it's a pity, there are a lot of medical series, few good ones, but this one has sunk into the soul with its emphasis on donation, donors, and the real gift of saving lives. Moreover, not only doctors are important, but ordinary people who, with one signature, one decision, can save several people at once.
And special thanks to Three Rivers for the amazing cast. Not only the main characters, but also guest roles. So many great actors were filmed, which was breathtaking. and in just 13 episodes.