# Mob Doctor - yeah or nay? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 22, 2012, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mob-doctor-yeah-or-nay/635475 "2012-09-22T05:24:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mob-doctor-yeah-or-nay/635475/1 "2012-09-22T05:24:50Z")
I’m still smarting from the cancellation of “Chicago Code,” an awesome show about law and order and organized crime in my hometown. But this week debuted a new show (also from Fox network) about corruption in Chicago. I’ve only seen the pilot so far, but I thought it was awesome. Not as good as Chicago Code (yet), but I have high hopes. Anyone else seen it? Thoughts? Bonus discussion topic: the lead actress, Jordana Spiro, was also the lead in another (but very different) Chicago-based show, “My Boys,” on TBS. I thought maybe she was a local gal who refused to work outside the Windy City, but no, a quick IMDb search shows that she is a Manhattan native, so that is probably just a coincidence. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mob-doctor-yeah-or-nay/635475/2 "2012-09-22T07:46:45Z")
The wiki page makes me roll my eyes: _The series follows Grace Devlin, a surgical resident, who is balancing a double life, the life of a surgeon and the life of protecting her family from the mob. She has to try to save people’s lives, and then has to deal with the consequences of telling the mob that she would pay off her brother’s debt, basically making it so that she would kill anyone that they demand, and if they need her to help stitch someone up, she has to be there. She also has to try to keep her secret life a secret from her mother, and her co-workers._:rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mob-doctor-yeah-or-nay/635475/3 "2012-09-22T14:03:12Z")
The premise is so absurd I have no interest in watching it myself, but it’s gotten slammed by the critics – I wouldn’t get too attached if I were you. ---
**Author:** ![Two\_Many\_Cats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@Two\_Many\_Cats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Two_Many_Cats)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mob-doctor-yeah-or-nay/635475/4 "2012-09-23T01:01:34Z")
At last! A show with an even stupider premise than _Hogan’s Heroes_. But at least _Hogan’s Heroes_ was funny. ---
**Author:** ![Rollo\_Tomasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/58956e/32.png) [@Rollo\_Tomasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rollo_Tomasi)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mob-doctor-yeah-or-nay/635475/5 "2012-09-23T01:16:25Z")
The first episode absolutely bombed in the ratings (1.5 in the 18-49 demo). If you’re looking for a show to add to your regular rotation, this is not the one. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mob-doctor-yeah-or-nay/635475/6 "2012-09-23T02:47:03Z")
It’s a perfect title for a parody. I saw the advertisement for it just a few days ago, and had to struggle to keep from laughing out loud. I can just imagine, the pitch: “Think about it, Dave, the most reliable hit shows fall into two categories - doctor shows like _House_, and crime shows like _The Sopranos_. Logically, the perfect TV show is going to be about a doctor who works for the mob. The only question is whether she should have a puppy, a kid, or a dopey husband.” “If this is a hit, we follow it up by fusing _Doctor Quinn, Medicine Woman_ with _Deadwood_, and calling it _Outlaw Cowboy Doctors in Love_.” ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mob-doctor-yeah-or-nay/635475/7 "2012-09-23T03:03:47Z")
… So, it’s not actually about a mob doctor (that is, a doctor who serves the medical needs of the mob)? Well, that’s a disappointment. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mob-doctor-yeah-or-nay/635475/8 "2012-09-23T03:51:00Z")
> [@Kamino\_Neko](#): > > … So, it’s not actually about a mob doctor (that is, a doctor who serves the medical needs of the mob)? > > Well, that’s a disappointment. Exactly. If it was about that, a Crime Doctor if you will, I’d watch it. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2012, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mob-doctor-yeah-or-nay/635475/9 "2012-09-23T05:53:53Z")
Just watched the pilot on On Demand. It was awful, won’t be giving it a second chance. You’d think they’d stop casting Zjelko Ivanek in things since he pretty much does a new series every year. ---
**Author:** ![jharvey963](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/54ee81/32.png) [@jharvey963](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jharvey963)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mob-doctor-yeah-or-nay/635475/10 "2012-09-26T21:07:13Z")
I watched the pilot on TV. I was unimpressed by it. The previews of upcoming episodes looked even worse. It’s off my rotation. J. ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mob-doctor-yeah-or-nay/635475/11 "2012-09-26T22:56:18Z")
I watched the first two episodes but I’m done with it. Crappy premise and it didn’t provide anything to improve on it.