Dr. Oliver Wolf, a gifted neurologist, applies his unconventional approach to treating puzzling psychological cases.Dr. Oliver Wolf, a gifted neurologist, applies his unconventional approach to treating puzzling psychological cases.Dr. Oliver Wolf, a gifted neurologist, applies his unconventional approach to treating puzzling psychological cases.
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- TriviaIn a September 2024 Entertainment Weekly article, Maureen Lee Lenker reported that this series and its main character are inspired by the life and work of Dr. Oliver Sacks, a renowned British neurologist and writer. Born in 1933 to a London Jewish family, both of his parents were doctors (his mother was one of the first female surgeons in England). In addition to his long career serving on the faculties of several New York-area medical schools and hospitals Sacks was a best-selling author of popular medical histories and case studies, including the collections The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mars and the book Awakenings (an account of his attempts to treat encephalitis patients, this book was adapted into the eponymous 1990 movie in which Robin Williams portrayed Sacks). Like Quinto and the character he plays in this series, Sacks was gay, though he did not come out publicly until late in his life. Sacks's middle name was "Wolf," which is the last name of Quinto's character and which was the original working title for the show.
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It's been a while since there's been a "rogue genius doctor" series on network, so it's about time.
Firstly, I think it's awesome they let Quinton's character be openly homosexual. Not sure how it's relivant to the story but we shall see.
The show itself is basically "House" just with a more focused specialty of neurology, face blindness instead of a limp, and not so much of a drug problem (so far).
You still have the strict Chief of Medicine, except this one is his mother instead of his "will they/wont they" romantic interest.
The thing I can do without are the SUPER CHEESY big speeches. They feel so absolutely fake and corny, and don't really further the plot. If the writers feel the need to include them, maybe write them into a small, one-on-one conversation instead of a big public speech.
I love the weird conditions the writers introduce us to, and the medical nerds out there will most certainly be blowing up Wikipedia (I did for Capgras Syndrome!) I think over time the show may truly find its feet and hopefully live to exist at least a few seasons, after all, NBC did renew the trash it brought us in 2023...
Firstly, I think it's awesome they let Quinton's character be openly homosexual. Not sure how it's relivant to the story but we shall see.
The show itself is basically "House" just with a more focused specialty of neurology, face blindness instead of a limp, and not so much of a drug problem (so far).
You still have the strict Chief of Medicine, except this one is his mother instead of his "will they/wont they" romantic interest.
The thing I can do without are the SUPER CHEESY big speeches. They feel so absolutely fake and corny, and don't really further the plot. If the writers feel the need to include them, maybe write them into a small, one-on-one conversation instead of a big public speech.
I love the weird conditions the writers introduce us to, and the medical nerds out there will most certainly be blowing up Wikipedia (I did for Capgras Syndrome!) I think over time the show may truly find its feet and hopefully live to exist at least a few seasons, after all, NBC did renew the trash it brought us in 2023...
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