1534 - Nurse Jackie: season one

Obviously late to this show, although people raved about it from the very beginning - and now having blasted through the first season I'm a little embarrassed to not have discovered it earlier (however delighted that I've got a stack of it to catch up on!)
This could very well be one of the best written comedy series on television.  Set mostly in a hospital, mostly around horrible things, the tone of this show is just absolutely brilliant.  It's dark, but it's not morose.  It's over-the-top, but so goddamn real.  You believe that all of this can (and probably does) happen.  The pilot itself is probably one of the best pilots in the history of television.  It's amazing how they slowly reveal her character and all the complexities that are tied up inside of it.  The entire cast just adds so damn much to the ensemble.  It's hilarious and heartbreaking, and Edie Falco is a goddamn treasure.  She is so ridiculously good on this show, it almost makes you feel like she was wasting her time on The Sopranos as 'the wife' character when she's capable of so much more. 
I could write and write about this show - all of my favorite characters and interactions, best scenes, but I would just be spoiling you from discovering them on your own. 
If you're behind like me - catch up - seriously - this is not a show to be missed by lovers of great television.
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