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As Paramedic/Cop/Firefighter shows go, this is one of the best I have seen. The cast chosen do an amazing job with their parts; Molly Price and Jason Wiles play off of each other spectacularly. The show its self gives a good view into the daily job of a Paramedic and Officer; the struggles they endure in the job itself and how it effects their personal lives. Most shows get caught up in the personal aspect, but this one focus more on their daily jobs; showing how they save people on a daily basis. The only downfall is that it can get exhausting after awhile with the fast pace of the show. But I highly recommend it if you have an interest in watching show about Paramedics, cops and firefighters!

Its very annoying that only seasons 1-3 are available for purchase!!! There were 6 seasons that aired!

This show entertained me for 4 excellent seasons. I appreciate the writers and the actors and the direction. I highly recommend watching this drama but be careful because you will get attached to the characters and end up binge watching it.

The first four seasons are some of the best written episodes that I have seen on a television program about cops and firefighters and paramedics.

Unfortunately, something changed in season four and in season five they started to shift to focus mostly on the police. Some of the main characters left the show and other characters changed into something completely different. It seemed to become a completely different show by the end of season five. I really did not enjoy season five. They did some weird things with some of the long-term characters that didn't make any sense at all. I suppose the writers had run out of ideas at that point.

In fact, the ending of season five felt so ridiculously over the top dramatic and silly that I didn't have any interest in watching season six. I watched the first episode of season six just to see the conclusion of the cliffhanger from season five. What I saw was totally and completely cartoonish villains and incompetent cops chasing them. Very stupid and disappointing.

It was like a completely different show at that point. They should have ended the show at the end of season 5 because the characters had nowhere much to go and clearly there was no connection to the original feeling of the first four seasons.

But definitely watch the first four seasons for enjoyment and season five just to say goodbye to some characters. Skip season six.

I am a doctor of medicine and a lawyer the paramedics and the cops were good in all the series The emergency room interventions and interplay with law enforcement and crime agencies was brilliantly portrayed Art imitates life and third watch showed this, completely Brutal , ruthless and realistic with a touch of humanity

I've got a real soft spot for this one.

"Third Watch" beamed a spotlight on the first responders of NYC (underpaid and absolutely vital) with an emphasis on their off-the-clock daily lives. It was a high-end network drama with solid action scenes, compelling characters and high emotional stakes; and I think it was the first series to really *grab* me and keep me tuned in on a weekly basis. I mean I was hooked; my admiration for these workers was through the roof. I loved the relationships between partners, and the characters certainly didn't stagnate. I think every single person had a traumatic arc, and while these storylines were often dark, they made for riveting TV. The show was also in a unique position to integrate 9/11 into its very fabric, and their handling of the tragedy was impeccable.

One criticism I've heard over the years is that it eventually became a generic cop show, and it's a fair one. You can feel the tone really start to shift right around the beginning of the fourth season when they shoehorn Sgt. Cruz into it. I'll defend the show to the death, but I have never liked her. Thankfully, the paramedics are still around, but Fire is all but gone completely. On this recent watch-through (thanks to the Roku Channel), it was the characters I'd grown to love that kept me going to the very end, tonal shift notwithstanding.

It's a phenomenal show, hard-hitting and unbelievably affective. And seeing it again reminded me of the sentimental value, and I'll have to track down the DVD sets; they only ever got around to releasing the first two seasons, which is sad, but I'll take what I can get.

Great show with characters you actually give a damn about. Got a lot of heart and some great moments and growth with the characters. Oldie but a goodie.