Medical Investigation

I happened to catch this show on Starworld (Channel 18) that was showing from 9-10pm. It is fast-paced and can get very exciting. Here's a synopsis I took from its official website:

Neal McDonough (NBC’s “Boomtown”) and Kelli Williams (“The Practice”) return to series television as members of a mobile medical team from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) who are summoned in a heartbeat to scope out -- and hopefully snuff out -- outbreaks of unexplained and fearful diseases. These specialists drop out of the sky anywhere and have government carte blanche to take charge when people start dying, which requires them to medically re-construct grisly events to prevent the next epidemic, plague or contagion.

McDonough stars as Dr. Stephen Connor, the leader of the team whose take-charge attitude has enabled him to save the lives of millions, but in the process, has sadly cost the separated Connor his family. Williams portrays Dr. Natalie Durant, who specializes in pathology and epidemiology and works under the supervision of Connor, a man whom she respects, but is willing to stand up to in any life-threatening situation.

The elite team also includes Troy Winbush (“John Q.”) as specialist Frank Powell, a quiet but intense medical inspector who is friends with Connor. Likewise, Powell works well with Dr. Miles McCabe (Christopher Gorham, “Jake 2.0”), the newest and youngest member of the team who tries to prove his “wunderkind” reputation is deserved -- but struggles to mature and keep pace with his colleagues in the big leagues. Anna Belknap (“The Handler”) also stars as the NIH’s publicity liaison Eva Rossi, a woman who uses unconventional methods to keep the media at bay in the middle of a crisis.

I'm sorry it's a little word-y, but it's quite thorough in introducing the characters.

A photo of the entire team.

I think the youngest member of the team (first from the right in the photo) is quite cute. As in, I think he has a boyish look that's quite... erm... nice? :)

A closer look at his side view. :) I think he reminds me of the lead actor in Smallville from this angle.

So. Those of you who have Starworld, you should check this show out! It's really cool! If you think that it's something like CSI, you're quite wrong. Yes, both of them are dramas that have something to do with medicine and scientific areas, but they deal with different arenas. CSI has more to do with crimes, while Medical Investigation deals with possible outbreaks and epidemics. It is a rush against time to find out the cure before the disease spreads even further. I think the most interesting thing was to see how the lead actor (head of the team) in this show could envision a situation. It is very difficult to explain here. You should just catch the show and see for yourself.

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