It is a performances centric movie

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

I'm not a person that usually likes Australian drama shows much, but this one I really liked. The story line was good and the acting was excellent. Very believable characters and great writing. I was surprised to find myself looking forward to each episode. I realise the ending was very sad, but I hope they find a way to continue this drama for at least one more season. I would definitely watch it.

I have become hooked on this medical drama. Unlike other reviewers, I only see the medical professional and public hospitals from the patient's point of view. I can understand why some in the medical profession would find this series confronting: the level of bullying of junior staff by their seniors, the level of male chauvinism among the surgeons, the arrogance, the "faces of Janus" when dealing with patients. Maybe some of the medical procedures are not quite correct but, Dr.Patel, perhaps hospitals in reality aren't quite correct either! The several sub-plots make this series a cut above the sentimental soap operas that usually frequent this genre: the health of the main characters, the professional pressure to "bury their mistakes", the elicit affairs between senior staff and those whom they supervise, the "glass ceiling" that seems to prevent women from becoming senior surgeons, the nepotism that ensures that the children of senior medical staff follow in their parents' footsteps. While many series have multi-cultural casts simply to be politically correct, "Pulse" reflects the true multi-ethnic make-up of Australian hospitals. Highly recommended.

Yes, I do mean tripe, although stomach lining WILL be lost if you watch this series. I am an Aussie anaesthetist, my OH a neurologist and he actually managed to note about 10-15mins into the first episode that "but this isn't set in Australia?" Had to disabuse him of that misconception. Sorry, I only watched the first episode, it was just TOO bad to have my life for another episode.So, why it's so wrong? We don't operate when the AC is down. IF you can't do air exchange in the theatre then the air isn't of the quality required to assure "cleanliness" and so theatres would be cancelled. We don't assign cases to residents, you have a team you are assigned to for a term, so you might be the cardiothoracic resident for 10-12 weeks, you do their cases, although if they're cancelled that day, you're off on the wards! I wouldn't mind if you had a transplant as my resident. But if you sent your dialysis requiring renal failure patient home (and he wasn't already unconscious) I'd suspect that he'd arrest from too much potassium as he already would have had significant uraemic encephalopathy. You've just proved that you really aren't up to scratch, probably shouldn't have passed third year medical school let alone being a renal resident (which in many hospitals is a medically streamed resident job) and would be spending significant time with medical admin rethinking your career path.And there is much more that is just not what should or would happen in the modern Australian workplace. Seriously ER back in the 90s was a run of really bad days at work. This is just BAD! Read a book.

I think its the 3rd time in a review that I'm mentioning that I am an actual MD and I'm always very critical about medical dramas. (You can read such a review in "Pure Genius", a ridiculous medical melodrama that I think I'm pretty much responsible for its unavoidable doom and cancellation).Pulse is in its essence a more serious medical drama. I recognize many elements that are close to reality, despite the fact that some of them may appear exaggerated for dramatic purposes...It is (very) realistic for young doctors to be and act more emotional than they should be. To feel empathy. To ...fall in love with their superiors. You have to learn to be more emotionally detached, so to be more efficient, more professional. It's also very realistic that young doctors have to stand-up for themselves if they want to learn. No one will take your hand and show things to you if you don't chase it, or even demand it.On the opposite side of the ladder, the heads of medical departments have to fight with the healthcare system all the time. They have to take tough decisions and to deal with their consequences in order to be fair and ethically correct, as they possibly can be.The cast is good enough, so is the acting with transparent performances which helps to learn the main characters quickly and follow them to their personal and professional journey.The darker low-contrast photography adds to the realism and the music, mostly with a single guitar seems suitable.Overall: Good medical drama. If it doesn't turn to a melodrama or jump the shark in the later episodes, it would be a nice show to watch..