6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Medic (1954)
Medic (1954)
Overview
Medic is an American medical drama that aired on NBC beginning in 1954. Medic was television's first doctor drama to focus attention on medical procedures. Created by its principal writer James E. Moser, Medic tried to create realism which would typify medical shows from then on. Moser had previously written for the radio shows Dragnet and Dr. Kildare. He went on to write the television series Ben Casey.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
Medic is an American medical drama that aired on NBC beginning in 1954. Medic was television's first doctor drama to focus attention on medical procedures. Created by its principal writer James E. Moser, Medic tried to create realism which would typify medical shows from then on. Moser had previously written for the radio shows Dragnet and Dr. Kildare. He went on to write the television series Ben Casey.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The series' central subject matter, a medical drama, focuses on universal human experiences of health and illness, and the scientific and ethical challenges within medicine. Its narrative champions solutions rooted in medical expertise and compassion, rather than promoting a specific political ideology.
The series features a predominantly white cast, consistent with the era of its production, and does not appear to include intentional race or gender swaps of traditional roles. Its narrative focuses on medical drama, portraying traditional identities in a neutral or positive manner without explicit critique or central DEI themes.
Secondary
The 1950s medical drama 'Medic' focused on realistic medical cases and the lives of doctors. There is no evidence of LGBTQ+ characters or themes being present or explored within the series' narrative, consistent with television programming of its era.
The television series 'Medic' (1954) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. No episodes or plotlines addressed gender identity or transition, consistent with medical dramas of that era.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Medic is an anthology medical drama from 1954. It does not adapt pre-existing fictional works with established characters of a different gender, nor is it a reboot with legacy characters. The characters are generally original to the series or fictionalized, thus not meeting the criteria for a gender swap.
Medic (1954) is an original television series, not an adaptation of prior material or a reboot of established characters. Therefore, there are no pre-existing canonical or historical racial depictions for its characters to be compared against, precluding any race swaps.
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