'9-1-1' rescues a familiar formula
by Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times
Jan 04, 2018
2 minutes
911. What's your emergency?
Help. There are too many television dramas about firefighters, police officers and first responders. I don't think I can take another one, but "9-1-1" premiered Wednesday, only three days into 2018. I'm feeling hopeless.
Stay calm. We know the genre's been worn threadbare from decades of overuse ("Emergency!," "T.J. Hooker," "Rescue Me," "Chicago Fire/Med/P.D.") and so has your tolerance. But if
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