For those of you who don't know, or don't care, or don't know AND don't care:
One of the current offerings on television is "Memory of a Killer."
The plot line concerns (I swear) a hitman with Alzheimer's disease. Really. I am not making this up.
It's done as a serious crime drama. I suppose it could also be done as a comedy, albeit with only one joke ("Sheesh, you killed the wrong guy AGAIN!").
But I have to say that the most ridiculous, implausible, absolutely impossible part of the show is that a neurologist would have an office this tidy:
I can only assume that Patrick Dempsey, the producers, set designer, and pretty much EVERYONE involved in the show have never actually seen a neurologist. Our offices are a disorganized mess of paper stacks, writing implements, plastic brain models, Star Wars & superhero action figures, Post-It notes reminding us to pick up tomatoes on the way home, journals we've been meaning to read since the Clinton administration, reflex hammers, dust bunnies because the cleaning crew gave up years ago, and empty Diet Coke cans.
No, I have no idea what the bowl of colored ping-pong balls is for.
If you know a neurologist whose office really is that neat and organized, please encourage them to seek professional help.
11 comments:
I feel your pain, but this still isn't as bad as the depiction in modern US television of a pathology suite. TV version: two-story open-interior building with one table in the middle and mood lighting better suited to a romantic dinner, no PPE required! Reality: cramped room with no windows, interrogation room lighting, all the PPE.
A neurologist who was (now retired) a renowned expert on ALS had, in his office, a collection of statues of feet demonstrating the Babinski response. As a neurology resident in training, it wierded me out.
After reading this it’s really, really difficult to avoid making an unacceptable comment about the cognitive ability of politicians from whatever country one might care to think of. Of course, it is always unacceptable for any doc to make a public comment on the diagnosis of a patient (s)he only knows from news media.
Pick up the yellow ping pong ball using only your left thumb and ring finger
It seems to me that the authority figure in any medical picture is usually a Chinese appearing man.
Keep in mind, Patrick Dempsey also starred on Grey's Anatomy, which always drove my BIL crazy whenever he'd see me watching it. "WHY IS THE OPERATING ROOM SO DARK?!?!!? THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!!" Seeing him so annoyed made me laugh and laugh (and wonder-- really why was I watching such a stupid show)...!
Now I know why my neurologist never had me in his office but in the exam room. Thanks Dr. Grumpy!
Also, no one views multi-slice scans in tile mode/film simulation mode anymore
Why is it all white? It’s as white as a billionaire’s living room. You know, the “I have an interior designer” ones.
The important question is...how long had the post-it regarding tomatoes been stuck to the monitor, and how many times did tomatoes appear at home?
If you want to attract the kind of Alzheimer's patients who watch the show, you're going to have to remodel your office. Then again, the Alzheimer's patients who watch the show won't remember what the office looks like anyway!
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