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As I promised in my last post here at Simple Man Entertainment, we'll be spending some of our time here covering some of the new shows that have just come out on television. One of the shows I've been interested in since I heard about it's pilot is the show Trauma, airing on NBC. It airs on Monday nights, and I decided to check out the pilot show. After all, everyone's proclaiming that it will bet the "new ER," and being a big fan of ER in the past, I just had to check it out.

So, I sat down and watched the very first show this past Monday night. I have to admit, it was a pretty good show. A lot of stuff got blown up in the first show, but beyond all the things blowing up, there were some pretty good characters. Watching the show, my husband and I came up with the top 5 characters that really seem to add to the show.

First of all is Nancy Carnahan, played by Anastasia Griffith. She plays a blond EMT who loses her "boyfriend" (they never called him her boyfriend, but I suppose since they seemed to be "getting it on in the ambulance" he must have been something like a boyfriend) in the very first blow up, where a life flight and a news chopper collide. Her character is in pain and trying to figure out why she keeps going in the job, and she definitely shows some depth.

Another top character is Marisa Benez, played by Aimee Garcia, the new life flight pilot. She gives one of the other characters, "Rabbit," a run for his money, finally punching a bit of sense into him in the pilot.

Speaking of "Rabbit…" He's the flight medic on the life flight helicopter (played by Cliff Curtis). He was the only survivor of the earlier helicopter collision, and while he always seemed to have attitude, it seems the accident (he went through some time in a coma after that accident) really gave him even more attitude. Even so, he seems to be the one holding everyone together in the show - perhaps the glue keeping the show together.

Then there is Cameron Boone, played by Derek Luke. He's another of the EMT's with a wife and family. He's struggling with the weight of his job and can't take that pressure home to his family, which leaves him straying to "less savory" company and coming in the door at 4am in the morning on a regular basis.

Last of all, you get a pretty brief glimpse of Dr. Joseph Saviano, played by Jamey Sheridan. He's a doctor in the hospital. Although you don't see much of him in the first show, you definitely get the feeling that he's an important character in this show.

Is Trauma the new ER? Well, I'm not sure. First of all, it's hard to judge a show on just the pilot show. On the other hand, I'm not really sure anything is ever going to replace the show ER. However, I'm going to keep watching this show because I definitely think it shows a lot of great potential and I'm interested to see if the next shows are as good as the first. It's definitely a show I'd recommend watching at least once - the rest of the story is yet to be told.