Comments on: CBS Three Rivers Switcheroo and Live Chat

By: Clifford

Clifford — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:00:05 +0000

One doesn’t have to use a live infant. Obviously the risk and liability would be far too great to use one as a mere prop.

It would be far more realistic to use a doll…
shrivelled,
red.
About the size of a cube (box) of margarine.
In an incubator
Tubes and electrodes everywhere.
Probably with increased oxygen or other breathing assistance.

Or…
Could they just install a high-res camera in an OB Surgery ward and the NICU? It would be great for monitoring the babies.

Perhaps using a mix of live footage for the overall picture, and a doll for closeups.

Yes, everyone likes to listen to the healthy cry of a newborn… when I heard that, I knew something was seriously wrong with the show.

By: Tiffany

Tiffany — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:19:52 +0000

Clifford, TONS of shows use big babies for newborns and full term babies for preemies. Camera crews are likely not the best things to bring into a NICU and film crews in general use bigger, more robust babies for filming for safety reasons. I noticed this of course but this show is only the one millionth show to use a larger baby for filming. I barely bat an eye when I see it anymore.

By: Clifford

Clifford — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:50:50 +0000

Not a bad show overall… some interesting topics for “food for thought”.

However,
The woman with the heart problem had a 28 week fetus…
Probably would have weighed about a pound.
The fetus itself would have been in serious risk of complications including brain damage.

Yet.
At the end of the show, they showed a perfectly healthy… 5 to 10 lb baby.

With a full-term baby, there would have been little or no debate about the heart transplant or other treatment.

Showing the barely viable fetus… would have shown the full reality of the choices made. As well as showing what other choices that affect birth weight such as prenatal smoking can do to an infant.

If this is going to be a serious medical show, please add some believable realism.

By: cozette

cozette — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:09:45 +0000

I’m so bummed. My cable went out this morning at 5am, then the power went out.
Cable is still out, I can see Alex’s name on credits for Bonnie Show but no picture.
Will someone let me know how it was.

By: Sandra Fegan

Sandra Fegan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:11:26 +0000

Well if she had to fan herself after saying his name, what will she be like when she actually meets him, after all as the saying goes, he could charm the bird out of the cherry tree, Mind that might be an old very English saying, but then I am an old english/aussie person LOL
Enjoy the programme I migh have to catch it on the net somewhere. Oh, to be in the old U.S of A this week wih everything Alex on TV.

By: cozette

cozette — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:06:51 +0000

Don’t know what she meant. but she did have to fan her -self off after she said his name.

By: Sandra fegan

Sandra fegan — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:27:50 +0000

Whatever does Bonnie Hunt mean, yes we all know ALex is a Hunk, but whatever is a hunkie dunk?

By: Cozette

Cozette — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:18:17 +0000

Everyone, Bonnie just said Guests for Tuesday “Alex O’Loughlin the hunkie dunk Heating up
prime time. So for sure he will be on. Yeah!!!! Only 6 more days.

By: Cozette

Cozette — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:19:14 +0000

Sandra, I understand , but my cable will list guests for tomorrow by 11am. Today.
So as soon as I find out I’ll Post.
Anyone in the L.A. area can call NBC programing and ask for the Guest line-up for the week.

By: Sandra fegan

Sandra fegan — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:52:26 +0000

Cozette it is on Tuesday. The main guest is Betty White, also a six year old farmer. On the site there is a map of USA, if you click on your state it will tell you what time it is on for that paerticular place.
Me I jsut hope it get on Youtube or such. I have pay TV but not probably on in Australia. I don’t even get channel 10 where I live in the Outback to be able to see Three Rivers when it gets aired over here.