Overrated

Great Film overall

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

What an absolutely amazing show!!! I followed it religiously! Great, creative writers, talented actors, amazing consistency, great medical accuracy combined with amazing attention to detail made Third Watch unique. Captivating story lines mixing the absolute extreme with normal everyday issues. Realistic, multidimensional, diverse characters from various age groups and socioeconomic backgrounds showing the different complex relationships they had with one another and how they And the relationships changed over time. I love the raw human emotions this show evoked. The humour injected was intelligent. I loved how the story lines tied together. I was so disappointed when this show came off the air. Glad to know there is still a large fan base. I still think I must be one of the shows biggest fans!

If ur reading these comments like I did before watching the show pay attention... WATCH IT!!! My friend has the shows on tape and I am finishing the entire show over the last several months and I gotta say it an incredible show. My feelings are the only way u make that many episodes (120+) is with high quality writing and characters u really end up caring about. I dare anyone to watch this show and not fall in love with Bosco played by Jason Wiles. Loved Faith, his partner, and Cruz who plays a great renegade character who u can't decide if u respect or hate with each episode!! I personally LOVE shows with story arcs and underlying story lines that last half a season to multiple seasons.If u love great characters, interesting plot lines, and just plain good drama u'll check this show out!! Like I always said about another of my favorites "Homicide" the worst of the episodes is better then 80% of whats on t.v. currently!!

In one of the last episodes, Cruz tells that it is indeed leukemia that is killing her, not some STD given to her in some rape, like the other commenter has speculated. She seeks some unorthodox, holistic care from some dancing folks.The series might've been better had the last episode featured a unicorn flying down from the sky with a monopoly board tattooed on its side, and a flag of some sort being dragged behind it. Then the unicorn could've swooped up Cruz, and taken her to some sort of lake where she escapes the vile life of New York and magically heals herself. Or maybe it was pretty good how it ended for real.

As we all know "Third Watch" ended last Friday May 6th, and its a real pity because I doubt if any show in the near future can replace it or come close. I happen to catch this show purely by accident in the 4th season by just channel surfing and I had never even heard of it before but I got very interested to tape it every week. I rarely see a show with such a large cast that their characters gets equal time and so much into their lives. "Third Watch" was truly an exceptional show that went under the radar for number of years and I was always surprised it didn't get the credit or exposure like other crap on NBC like "ER". The best aspect of the show was its character development, regardless of the cops and robbers stuff or the Fire fighters; it delve into these people's lives and characters like "Faith Yokas", "John 'Sully', and my favorite of all " 'Bosco". These characters were so believable that I know anyone who watched this show could say: hey, I know someone like that. One has to acknowledge the writers of this show and the labor of love went into each episode that not only dealt with a subject but people's daily lives and their problems. This last season when Yokas become a detective and went through a divorce it really was great change; she became good at what she did and even surprised Bosco. There was also another great character 'Doc' played by Micheal Beach and after his wife left he did become sad and bitter and each episode show that change but it was subtle and yet visible; Beach is superb actor.There is so much more I can say about this show but most of all I know I will miss those characters. I watched the last episode twice and it was sad and yet so much like close to what was expected of those characters. I think if I was to pick out the best scene it would be when "Cruz" and "Bosco" were sitting in the car to make that big bust and that conversation and their interaction especially Cruz played by Tia Texada (who was brilliant) and her farewell kiss to Bosco, which was unexpected surprise and yet so beautiful; you could almost see that Bosco still cared for her was realizing that she is not coming back. It those kind of small scenes like that which made this show so outstanding and again its sad to see this show came to an end in just 6 seasons. Sully's voice over for the ending showing the changes that occur for each of the characters was great; one in particular with 'Ty' and "Finney" who their fathers were bitter enemies and now their sons became great partners, also ending with Bosco jumping over a car chasing someone.If any of the cast,writers, Directors, producers ever read this I just want to say thank you for your great work and I wish all the best in all your future projects.Peace Tony Nejad