# Holy Shit! How can they show that on TV? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted\ **Created:** [November 21, 2023, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457 "2023-11-21T03:56:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/21 "2023-11-21T15:44:36Z")
I am fascinated what WeTV edits out of their L&O reruns. They take out words that were fine for broadcast TV! And sadly, Cozi does edit Emergency! I watched an episode, and the credits mentioned Dick van Patten was in it. Well, not the one I watched! His whole rescue was cut. Thank goodness I have the DVDs. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/22 "2023-11-21T15:45:36Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > My source is the 50th Anniversary Special. Highly recommended for any fans of the show! ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/23 "2023-11-21T15:46:33Z")
> [@solost](#): > > So, seeing a man’s bare butt can cause seizures in some people? Is that what I’m getting from this thread, or did I misread something? 😄 If that butt is _just_ pale enough, and the light hits it _just_ right … ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/24 "2023-11-21T15:47:11Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > They came in after the credits rolled, and fined the company. > > After all, the name of the show was Emergency! not Bureaucracy! That was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/25 "2023-11-21T16:13:43Z")
I like the crossover with Adam12. Those are always good episodes. And, the firehouse dog situation was always a great ongoing cute part. I’m watching on FETA ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/26 "2023-11-21T16:30:06Z")
The fellow who played “Marco,” was on Adam-12 a few times and one time the guys at Station 51 were watching an A-12 episode and Marco rolls up on a motorcycle to help Reed and Malloy and no one says anything. I’m pretty sure Mantooth and Tighe had to take real life paramedic training for the show. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/27 "2023-11-21T16:36:16Z")
Those were all Jack Webb series, weren’t they? Webb was always serious about authenticity and using real cases all the way back to _ **Dragnet** _. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/28 "2023-11-21T16:42:49Z")
The end credits say the shows particulars were taken from real events. ---
**Author:** ![TRC4941](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/trc4941/32/6792_2.png) [@TRC4941](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TRC4941)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/29 "2023-11-21T16:46:41Z")
Great video! The firehouse in Chicago Fire uses the same number as the Emergency firehouse - 51. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/30 "2023-11-21T16:48:31Z")
> **[Birth of EMS: The History of the Paramedic - JEMS: EMS, Emergency Medical...](https://www.jems.com/administration-and-leadership/birth-ems-history-paramedic/)** > > The EMS profession has grown leaps and bounds in the past 50 years. > By 1972, the expectation of advanced-level care on the streets and in the homes of Americans grew, fueled by the iconic TV show _Emergency!_, which portrayed paramedics providing care in an advanced manner never before seen, now watched by millions every Saturday night. For more than five years, America watched Johnny and Roy swoop in to save lives and help those in distress. > > Although just a TV show, _Emergency!_ set a standard expectation for the public and served as a catalyst for many to pursue careers in EMS. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/31 "2023-11-21T16:48:37Z")
> [@John\_DiFool](#): > > I guess, but quite a few channels DO go to that trouble. _shrug_ Well, some channels/stations have interns to keep busy. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/32 "2023-11-21T16:55:11Z")
Hey, Beck, you want real life strobe-effect-could-cause-a-seizure? There’s a US road near my home where the trees come right up to both shoulders and at a certain time of day the sunshine flitting through the trees feels like it’s going to trigger a fit. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/33 "2023-11-21T16:58:09Z")
I like to see the shows how they were presented when new. But the strobe light show just shocked me. I was looking down at my phone and saw a blink. Thinking something interesting was happening on the TV I looked up. It kinda burned my brain. It lasted, maybe 2 minutes. I was rubbing with the remote trying to turn it off. It was over before I could. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/34 "2023-11-21T16:59:31Z")
I’ll be right down. Is your guest room ready? Clean sheets? What’s for dinner?😊 ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/35 "2023-11-21T17:03:31Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > > [@Two\_Many\_Cats2](#): > > > > Where the hell was OSHA? > > They came in after the credits rolled, and fined the company. > > After all, the name of the show was Emergency! not Bureaucracy! > > (Though an OSHA inspector lunchbox might have been cool for kids. not) (We wouldn’t be what we are without the nitpicks) California isn’t an OSHA state: they use a state-managed, OSHA-approved system. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/36 "2023-11-21T17:03:31Z")
Depends what the diner up the road is serving that day. But you won’t be disappointed with whatever you choose. That’s **Steffens** diner on US17 in Kingsland, Georgia. Be there. Aloha! ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/37 "2023-11-21T17:05:05Z")
> [@Slithy\_Tove](#): > > a state-managed, OSHA-approved system. Well, that’s gonna be a lot tougher to fit on the lunchbox. ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/38 "2023-11-21T17:07:28Z")
They don’t carry them. You’re the lunch. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/39 "2023-11-21T17:07:47Z")
A long time ago, I had a job transferring documents onto microfilm at an insurance company. One of my fellow workers was put into a catatonic state by the light on the camera blinking as he fed the papers into the machine. ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2023, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457/40 "2023-11-21T17:08:53Z")
> [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](#): > > Hey, Beck, you want real life strobe-effect-could-cause-a-seizure? There’s a US road near my home where the trees come right up to both shoulders and at a certain time of day the sunshine flitting through the trees feels like it’s going to trigger a fit. Hah, there’s a strip on a road just three kilometers from my home I often drive where that’s the case, too. Every time I pass by when the sun-light strobes through the trees, I’m glad I’m not epileptic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/holy-shit-how-can-they-show-that-on-tv/993457.md?page=3)