C. Everett Koop, M.D.

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C. Everett Koop, M.D.
Genre Documentary
Presented by C. Everett Koop
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producer Philip Burton Jr.
ProducerMacNeil/Lehrer Productions
Running time45 minutes
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseJune 4 (1991-06-04) –
June 30, 1991 (1991-06-30)

C. Everett Koop, M.D. is a five-part American documentary television series hosted by C. Everett Koop. The series premiered June 4, 1991, on NBC. [1] [2]

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Production

The series was conceived as a look at the latest technology in medicine, however Koop changed the focus to emphasize the failures within the American health care system. [3] Each episode was shot using a different production crew. [2] The series took five months to film. [3]

Episodes

#TitleOriginal airdate
1"Children at Risk" [1] [2] June 4, 1991 (1991-06-04)
2"Listening to Teenagers" [4] June 9, 1991 (1991-06-09)
3"Forever Young"June 16, 1991 (1991-06-16)
4"Hard Choices"June 23, 1991 (1991-06-23)
5"A Time for Change"June 30, 1991 (1991-06-30)

Reception

Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly rated the series a B, calling it "pretty interesting". Tucker continued by saying that "the scripts are just a tad banal", but that Koop's "intelligence and sincerity come through in his deft, informed interviewing style". [4] Ray Richmond of the Orange County Register stated that the series is "forthright and intelligent" despite Koop's penchant for being "a tad overbearing with his scholarly demeanor and bullying manner". [5]

References

  1. 1 2 Goodman, Walter (June 4, 1991). "Review/Television; Health Care of America's Children". The New York Times . Retrieved July 19, 2009.
  2. 1 2 3 Cerone, Daniel (June 3, 1991). "Dr. Koop Finds His Bulliest Pulpit Yet - Television: The outspoken former surgeon general hopes his five-part NBC series on health care 'makes people mad.'". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved July 19, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Brennan, Patricia (June 2, 1991). "C. Everett Koop, M.D.; Five-Part Look at Our Ailing Health-Care System". The Washington Post . pp. Y.07.
  4. 1 2 Tucker, Ken (June 7, 1991). "TV Review: C. Everett Koop, M.D." Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved July 19, 2009.
  5. ↑ Richmond, Ray (June 4, 1991). "Ratings NBA Finals' big-city matchup has NBC points ahead". Orange County Register . pp. F.01.


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