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Ampang Medikal
''Ampang Medikal'' is a Malaysian based medical drama series. The brainchild of Abdul Rahman Ahmad (CEO of Media Prima Sdn Bhd) and Keith Chong (CEO of Niche Films Sdn Bhd), the series is a first in Malaysian TV for medical dramas, set in a fictional hospital in Ampang Jaya, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur and also the first to feature an openly gay person character onscreen played by Kris Law . Production began on May 5, 2008 and the series debuted on NTV7 on August 21, 2008. The series has been compared to ''Grey's Anatomy''. Cast References {{Ntv7 Medical television series Malaysian drama television series 2008 Malaysian television series debuts 2008 Malaysian television series endings NTV7 original programming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medical Drama
A medical drama is a television show or film in which events center upon a hospital, an ambulance staff, or any medical environment. Most recent medical drama (film and television), dramatic programming go beyond the events pertaining to the characters' jobs and portray some aspects of their personal lives. A typical medical drama might have a storyline in which two doctors fall in love. Communication theory, Communications theorist Marshall McLuhan, in his Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man, 1964 work on the nature of Mass media, media, predicted success for this particular genre on TV because the medium "creates an obsession with bodily welfare". The longest running medical drama in the world is the British series ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'', airing since 1986, and the longest running medical soap opera is General Hospital running since 1963. History ''City Hospital (U.S. TV series), City Hospital'', which first aired in 1951, is usually considered to be the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |