"3 lbs." (2006) TV series

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Creator:

Peter Ocko

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

An arrogant neurosurgeon takes on a new partner.

Plot Keywords:

Neurosurgeon | Physician | Medical Drama | Number In Title

Cast

Ken Wharton	...	Hospital Administrator (8 episodes, 2006)
Mark Feuerstein	...	Dr. Jonathan Seger (7 episodes, 2006)
Armando Riesco	...	Dr. Tom Flores (7 episodes, 2006)
Stanley Tucci	...	Dr. Douglas Hanson (6 episodes, 2006)
Indira Varma	...	Dr. Adrianne Holland (6 episodes, 2006)
Zabryna Guevara	...	Melania Ortiz (6 episodes, 2006)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Colour:

Colour

Filming Locations:

Between 93rd and 95th, Amsterdam Avenue, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Levinson / Fontana Company, The

Trivia:

The title of the show "3 Lbs." is referencing that the average human brain weighs approximately three pounds

Quotes:

Dr. Douglas Hanson: Why do you do this Seger?
Dr. Jonathan Seger: Care?
Dr. Douglas Hanson: Oh stop, that's too easy. No, try to put yourself in their shoes?
Dr. Jonathan Seger: Oh, because fourth year I took a seminar entitled "Putting Yourself in Their Shoes".

Soundtrack:

Calling All Angels

Decent , but nevertheless I couldn't like it too much

After watching the 4th episode today, I said to myself: why can't I like this show? It has likable and charismatic characters. It has a powerful and refreshing approach to it, by showing the effects of brain deceases on human lives. The dialogs are well-written, witty and filled with hilarious one-liners. But despite all my praise, I constantly had the feeling that something was missing and I can't really put my finger on what it might be. Maybe Dr Hanson can find the answer somewhere in my neurological system?! I'm at a serious loss here.

Maybe it has something to do with the format being too crystal clear. We have Dr Hanson, the cynical surgeon representing the ratio, and Dr Seger, the empathic surgeon representing the feeling. In every episode their method of approaching patients is significantly different, but in the end they must admit that they both are right in their thinking. By YOUR powers combined! No real surprises anywhere. The other characters are also too crisp to really ignite any real fondness for them. Charming, yes, but at the same time very dull and predictable. It'd be a much more powerful show if the writers either chose to make its main characters morally less transparent ( like in Nip/Tuck ) or by choosing for a more over-the-top style (like in Grey's anatomy ). I didn't need Dr Hanson after all...and neither did CBS apparently.