*** Users on #chicagohope: @steen1 #chicagohope 809831578 *** noremac has joined channel #chicagohope > hi there hi > who are you? Joanne .... from Sudbury Ontario Canada > passing through or a fan? a fan.. new to your fan club > are you on the mailing list? yes....just got on a few days ago You guys are doing a great job with the club > i'm glad you're here! > what's your favorite ep? Glad to be here....I think my favorite was "Quarantine" my husbands was the episode (can't remember title) with the chainsaw!! > i think quarantine is my fave too > is your husband there too? Yes....but he's watching Grace under Fire. > :) Have there been many people on tonight?? > i just got on a second before you did > it just started though, and usually picks up when more west coasters can join Heard Monday night was really good!!! Wish I could have been there but had to get to bed. > monday night was fun -- i hope some of the monday nighters show tonight! > there were a couple from the east coast > what do you do? > (sorry if i'm sounding so inquisitive!) Nothing too exciting....housewife and mom What about you?? > i'm still a struggling student! > i have a few relatives in ontario Where??? > ottawa i think *** SarahJane has joined channel #chicagohope That's a nice place...about 6 hours from here. > i visited them a couple of years ago, and we and visited all the traditional "capital" tourist places > hi sarahjane! Hey, guys! Hi Sarahjane > i almost made one of the guards at the governor's house laugh > he broke a smile, but no laugh How's everyone doing? That is a feat!!! > good Great!! how about you sarajane > i know, i got in his way, when they do that 15 minute walk Sounds like you had a good time!! > definitely! Pretty good...getting ready to go up to college. Where are you folks writing from?? > where do you go to school? > bay area, california I'm writing from Connecticut. Go to school in Maine. Bates College. Whereabouts in the Bay Area? > i guess i'm the only one on west coast time > i wonder how they'll write geiger out of the show? Good question.....maybe they will have him committed Steen, where are you in the Bay Area? > i'm in cupertino right now, go to stanford, but am from lafayette (they're all the bay area!!!) Nah, I doubt that...they have to do something that will leave the door open for him to come back now and again.... True...heard he might want to do a few episodes > i'm hoping he and laurie get together, but they have to move away or something > perhaps he gets a job at a better paying hospital: cook county :-) Are you both ER fans as well?? > i'm a fan too I really don't know what they're going to do...Mandy wants him to go to Doctors Without Borders, but that doesn't really sound like Geiger to me. > although i'm obviously more ch bound I like ER now and then. Wouldn't say I'm a fan, tho'. > agreed...i will miss his and aaron's bond tho I like ER but think the writing is better on Chicago Hope. Do you think it will diminish Aaron's role as well?? > i won't be bummed if aaron and camille break up Absolutely, that was one of the highlights of the show...Aaron's probably going to be sulking for awhile after he leaves. :-( > no, i think they will increase his/hector elizondo, and alan's > maybe the leaving of geiger will precipitate the breakup of camille and aaron! > i wonder if infante will ever return? Steen, agreed. Peter McNichol was robbed at the Emmy nominations, IMHO. He was so terrific this season/ > definitely robbed!!!!! > but i hope they drop the not respect this season (i think peter macnicol even said he hated it) Steen, re: the breakup theory, that would be perfect!!!! :-) Well, it was funny at first, but it got used one too many times. Would be very happy if they drop that ... Not respect!! David E. Kelley tends to get slightly obsessed with these things, I think... :-) > they should get a male nurse! that would be funny! > sarahjane: agreed > i hope they continue using great music though -- geiger had the best music! That said: Are you guys as worried about the quality of the writing as I am, now that Kelley's left? Steen1 ... agree about the music... Me, too. > i thought the writing at the beginning was better than at the end, but i don't know if the new season will be like the end, in which case, i'd be disappointed (so the short answer is: yes, i'm worried) I sure hope they can keep it up without Kelley I just keep thinking LA Law... :-( > someone on monday was talking about how they had a gut feeling that alan would lose the baby this season > it would make a great issue storyline about adoptive parents True...but I would hate to see that happen. > i'm just worried that they'll lose some of the quirky stuff like the chainsaw, heart drop etc. I hope not... :( > issues i think they can probably get > they did the adoptive parent thing on la law, remember? > when jill eikenberry's character, and stuart lost the baby > anne Hmm, yes, vaguely. sorry I didn't watch LA Law. > it was the same basic story: they have a surrogate mother, adopt, surrogate mother changes her mind, wins child back > i read a story with a very promising prognosis for CH (it was about whether or not CH can survive without geiger, like nypd did without caruso) Is Geiger going to be around for the first 8 episodes?? (heard that somewhere) > yes Is Mandy going on tour after that? > whenever i try to think of christine lahti, i think of shelley fabares of coach/donna reed instead NYPD Blue is BETTER without Caruso.....but he was no Mandy > i think there were rumors he might do some broadway :-) Yikes. *** Shortz has joined channel #chicagohope > it's probably the christine/christine thing > hi shortz! hi steen Hi Shortz > joanne: agreed hi all hi noremac Hi, Shortz! hi SJ am i interrupting? > we were discussing the impending departure of geiger bring me up to date > not interrupting! > he's leaving after 8 episodes, we were trying to figure out how he might leave/whether dek's departure will hurt the writing/poss. storylines for next year etc. etc. etc. or should i say carry on.....:) Steen: did you say that Infante was returning?? let me watch for a few minutes.....catch up > on monday we were wondering if mp's decision had anything to do with it being so geiger heavy at the end of last season Any CH fan fiction floating around yet? > no, i was wondering if y'all thought infante will return with no geiger Good question. > someone actually posted on the newsgroup today about a story involving characters from, get this: x-files/er/ch > but there's no ch only fan fiction i know of You're kidding!!! That's probably the most bizzare crossover I've ever seen. all popular shows though..... > i know! er/ch maybe! but with the x-files factor! i think someone took their fave shows, and wrote a story I know there have been discussion panels at conventions and such... > what did you all think of infante at the end of the season? Some of which have been, um, interesting. > (and during the relationship) > have you been to an x-file convention? I do not like Infante! I thought she worked well with Geiger ... but she was a little to needy. > infante, imho, betrayed him at the end of the season > she started out not being needy, but then became much more needy > i did like the bb king ep tho > the exchange between infante and geiger on the last ch ep seemed much more meaningful, so i wonder if they were planning on a betrayal like this > (oops, geiger was saying stuff how like you tell someone something in confidence, and they use it to bludgeon you) isn't geiger the doc with a wife in an institution? Steen, I thought that exchange was terribly corny. I was very disappointed in Kelley et. al. for that one. The writers are usually much more subtle. *** Sandy has joined channel #chicagohope > hi sandy!!!!! welcome back! shortz: yes Hi, Sandy! hi sandy Hi sandy hey kids! what's happening? > talking about infante and geiger again!!!! infante is a plastic surgeon or something? Yep. <---is catching up.... If you don't use it it will shrivel up > sarahjane: i don't like most of the infante/geiger exchanges ROFL. Sandy :)) the last ep was good...geiger is weird & cool > his humor will most definitely be missed The first date scene on Monday's episode is my fav from the whole season. Not by Camille! :-) > sj: :) > i love the bb king date Sandy, yes, that was so cute. > they're dancing, and they're happy and they're corny!!!!! :-) > but, i love the shot of his foot just freaking out!!!!! steen, ditto. > who will have the zingers on the show now, do you think? Hmm. Maybe Lahti! > i can't tell if she'll just be power-chick extraordinaire or a real character MP manages to create so much nervous tension that when he finally accepts the inevitablity of the relationship you can hear the ice break and everyone relaxes including the viewer. I bet she'll start out as the former and develop into the latter. gotta go guys....have fun....thanks > see you later shortz! bye shortz bBye, Shortz! later guys *** Shortz has left channel #chicagohope > but i was sad that he and laurie broke up, that i kept hoping and hoping that it wouldn't happen That episode annoyed the heck out of me, for some reason. Now I missed several episodes at the beginning. Wasn't there another doctor sort almost involved with Geiger? I guess I thought that it should have been more powerful, or something. > that was with aaron (antonovich) > oh, winslow? Yeah, but there was another black woman sort of involved with him. Steen, is that her name? > i thought so too, considering the feeling between them > nadine winslow, i think Just as an aside, I remember thinking that the actress who played her was absolutely beautiful. Picked up the idea during one episode that Aaron and Camille had lost a baby....Did that happen??? Something like that...we don't know all the details yet. > i think it was implied, but we never really heard that much about it > i actually liked that ep, but many people didn't like the "moral" of it It was a real tough ep.....a lot of heart to it. OK, I'm outta here, too. This was fun, guys, thanks. > see ya later sarahjane! bye SarahJane....hope to see you later. > hope to see you again! bye bye Definitely! Have a good evening, all! *** SarahJane has left channel #chicagohope > i liked the struggle within the wife > plus, i remember the guy from thirtysomething Yes...I can't imagine being faced with that decision..especially after having a baby. *** Allister has joined channel #chicagohope Hi Allister > i know, you want to save your husband, but... > hi allister! hi guys!! what's happening in here tonight Hey Allister. Are you a fan? watch it every week faithfully > yay allister! who's your favorite character?? GEIGER - Is there anybody else? > i like geiger's humor, a lot Well Camille is starting to become a hot shot I really like Aaron They don't give him much Geiger gets the best lines *** Allister has left channel #chicagohope > he's played them very straight, as opposed to when he played adam on nx > camille could be a good character, but i don't like her part very much > i think after geiger leaves, it might be alan for me Camille isn't given enough power. > agreed > for the head scrub nurse, her character just doesn't seem kickass enough No...she plays the dutiful little wife and that's about it > that's been a major criticism of ch is no good female character writing yet Alan cracks me up -"I'm completely in charge". I'd like to see more personsal side stories with him. Do you think that young girl will come back to reclaim her baby? I hope not...that baby was our only glimps into his personal life. > i forget who i was talking with, i think laura, but she thought it might be the dad who comes back, or the parents of the dad > i think the deal was, she never told the dad she was pregnant I agree about the female characters. Jeri was strong tho. > but i personally hope not as well > he makes a great dad > but was pretty lame at the end Think they could have given Infante a better death scene at least!! > definitely I have to go do a little work. I'll see you kids around. What do you think about Danny...I don't really like his character. > see you later sandy! Bye Sandy *** Sandy has left channel #chicagohope > he's pretty underdeveloped and one dimensional > although, he has good one-liner potential maybe True...just find him to be fairly dull. > yeah, plus the nurse fetish is just... getting a little old!! > however, i loved the kronk/mia sara ep > even though i was rooting for them! When is CH premiering for the fall season. > mmmm, i think it's September 18 > (that's the same premiere date as last year!) Sounds reasonable...I will be so glad to get away from re-runs!! > that's a mere two weeks from monday, finally! > they're re-run schedule seems to have been particularly bad, tho They seem to have run some episodes over and over and..... > maybe they just bought the rights to those particular episodes or something, but i would have loved to have seen some of the earlier ones replayed, b/c i wasn't a huge fan at the beginning Same with me...I have to admit I was an ER person at first. > the ONE episode they did play from the beginning, my sound didn't tape!! Figures....that's the way it always goes. > i was sort of put off by the whole er/ch hype, so i loosely followed both, but gave both a chance at x-mas I'm just glad they are on different days now...though if I had to choose it would be Chicago Hope all the way. > agreed > i hope they can carry the momentum for the next season Yes...The last ep was pretty powerful. > jayne brook (grad) seems so superfluous to the cast agreed. > but i liked the obba babbatunde story ??? sorry ?? > the aids patient, mr. ellis Yes.... > he was very sympathetic, although his death was cheezy, i didn't mind that much It was cheezy but a bit touching too > yes, it was touching, that was what was great about it I hope they make Geigers departure powerful...not just a transfer to another hospital > i think he should get the send off he deserves (i.e. powerful), because i don't think he really intends to do ch anymore > even though the option is there for him to return, i have a feeling he won't, at least not until next season > all his interviews seem so final Yes..understand he wants to spend more time with his faminly family :)) > he does, which is completely understandable -- his kids are still very young, and it must be very hard commuting all the time from new york Yes..can't imagine that...did you ever see him in Princess Bride?? > yes, it's one of my fave movies of all time > he looks so different though! Ours too.....my husband just loves it... Our first nick was Inigo!!! > i couldn't believe it was the same mandy patinkin in dick tracy (but then i thought, how many actors are named mandy patinkin) > you killed my father! prepare to die! Saw that on one of our french stations here....just doesn't work the same!!! :)) > did they overdub in french? Mon nom et Inigo Montoya vous etes morte mon pere......blah blah It was hysterical > that's so funny! > how did they do the rhyming scenes (no more rhymes now, i mean it! anyone want a peanut? aaarggh!) let's just say it loses alot in translation..... > i can imagine! > :) > do your kids love it? Saw the note from the person in the Czech republic on e-mail today...amazing to think how many people see this show. > on the web page, you wouldn't believe the places people sign the guest-book from! ireland, norway, finland, australia, czechoslovakia etc. My son will be a year old in a week....so doesn't really pay much attention to TV yet. > happy early birthday! Thanks!!! Busy web page??? > a lot of people sign in...i love reading the comments from other fans! Broad range of ages???? > yes, definitely, from like 14/15 to 60-ish > but settling mostly in between > hmmm, i guess they all are in between, i meant in a middle range from there really....didn't think the older (60-ish) people would watch much > there are a couple, but even more, that 60-ish are web savvy True...guess there are some cool grandparents out there!! > yup Can't see my grandmother on here > mine either! So what do you think they will do with Krunk (sp??) this season?? > i think kronk might take up some of the orneriness of geiger I can see that happening....he's my husbands fav ... because of the chainsaw of course. > his character has a lot of potential too, wonder if he'll develop an aaron/geiger type relationship with nyland > of course! It seemed like that was what they were hinting at towards the end of last season What was your LEAST fav ep?? > i hope it happens, because none of them are really friends, except aaron/geiger > i think the flesh eating bacteria one was pretty bad Yah it was...we didn't like the baboon one. > that one too...i was so sad when the baboon died! me too... but guess it did bring up a good issue. > i agree with whoever posted that to make the baboon a performing babbon was a very deliberate attempt at pulling heart strings yah...and it worked > i think that's what made the bacteria ep so poor (apart from it being named "The Virus") that there weren't a lot of issues in it They just seemed to hop on the bandwagon....everyone seemed to be getting this disease in real life. > yes, a ripped-from-the-headlines storyline It was right around the time one of our politicians here got the disease and had his leg amputated. Writers watching too much current affair?? > it was right after the enquirer ran several horrible photographs of a man whose face had been eaten off! :)) > :) Guess everybody gets writers block > guess so! > i liked the girl with breast cancer story too That was a good one. What a thing for someone so young to face. > i could totally identify with her emotions! and especially at that age, it's so easy to say, i'd rather die then! Showed what amazing things doctors (plastic surgeons) can do too. > that's the kind of story line hancock was good in Yes... > yes definitely, plastic surgeons can do it all now, it seems Well Steen I think I better call it a night...it is 10:40 pm here and I have to get up with the baby in the morning. > i think i will go home now, and have dinner! > good night, it was great talking with you! It has been really nice talking to you. Have a good dinner...you must be starved!! > hope to talk with you again soon! bye > bye