Just to show the Internet is opening up the whole world, Australian TV is now joining the UK, US and Japan in filling up the torrent sites.

The Surgeon is a nifty half hour show that I managed to catch, despite my queasiness for all things medical. It lacks the gloss of ER et al but is far more "warts and all" than its US counterparts: the staff have rubbish bedside manners, they make mistakes, they're rude to each other, they spend time at work chatting when they should be paying attention to patients, and the equipment is old and practically obsolete. I have no idea if this is an accurate reflection of the Australian healthcare system, but it seems in keeping with the NHS so I'll accept it as such for now.

I probably won't watch any more episodes, since I'm not really into medical dramas, but it's nice to know there's a little variety on the web now.

Updates and related entries

January 29, 2008: I've tried watching some Canadian TV to see what's it like