C. Everett Koop, M.D.

C. Everett Koop, M.D.
Genre Documentary
Presented by C. Everett Koop
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 5
Production
Executive producer(s) Philip Burton, Jr.
Producer(s) MacNeil/Lehrer Productions
Running time 45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Original run June 4, 1991 –
June 30, 1991

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]

Contents

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

# Title Original 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. ^ a b Goodman, Walter (June 4, 1991). "Review/Television; Health Care of America's Children". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/04/news/review-television-health-care-of-america-s-children.html. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  2. ^ a b c 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. http://articles.latimes.com/1991-06-03/entertainment/ca-173_1_health-care. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  3. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Tucker, Ken (June 7, 1991). "TV Review: C. Everett Koop, M.D.". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,314527,00.html. Retrieved 2009-07-19. 
  5. ^ Richmond, Ray (June 4, 1991). "Ratings NBA Finals' big-city matchup has NBC points ahead". The Orange County Register: pp. F.01. 

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