For those first responders on here, what TV Shows or Films portrays police officers, paramedics and firefighters the best and most realistic?

[Takes Two To Tango]

I know you guys are on here, just wondering what you guys think are the best TV series or Movies that showcase what you guys do the best?

Thanks.

Update: Exclude reality TV Shows.

 

[Sobek]

By best you mean most realistic portrayal?

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

By best you mean most realistic portrayal?

Yeah most realistic.

 

[Sobek]

Yeah most realistic.

I'll have to think on it a bit. Some movies/shows touch on little bits here and there but writing and storylines often lead away from outright realism all the time.

'Bringing out the dead' (1999) definitely captures some of the dramas of night shifts and crazies you deal with. From memory it covers tiredness, tension, frustrations etc. It captures what it tries to quite well. Make that a monotonous day in day out cycle with some days far worse than others and off duty relationship dramas and you get an idea.

 

[TheChance]

Yeah most realistic.

Tacoma FD and Super Troopers

 

[syct23]

Rescue 911

 

[Fedorgasm]

House

Because they say on the show that diagnostic departments don't exist, but Cuddy created one just for house.

and House's team does all the nurse stuff because house doesn't trust nurses.

So it's not realistic but at least they explain why it's not realistic.