ION TELEVISION COMMISSIONS ORIGINAL PRODUCTION OF MEDICAL DRAMA “SAVING HOPE” FROM ENTERTAINMENT ONE AND ICF FILMS The Agreement Includes 18 All-New Episodes and Rights to Current and Future Seasons of the Series. WEST PALM BEACH, September 3, 2014 – ION Television today announced its latest partnership with leading independent studio Entertainment One Television (eOne), reaching […]
By:Lynn When we left Episode 8 two weeks ago, Charlie was being taken off of life support due to Dawn winning the Consent & Capacity hearing, and issuing the DNR (do not resuscitate). Episode 9 picks up right where 8 left off, as Alex is tenderly removing the ventilator from Charlie’s face, while Melanda, Dawn, […]
By:Lynn Episode 8 jumps right in with Alex and Dawn facing each other across the table at the Consent & Capacity hearing to determine who is better qualified to make Charlie’s end-of-life decisions. The moderator hears Dawn’s case first, as she is the one who initiated the petition. Dawn states that Charlie wouldn’t want to […]
By: Lynn At the start of Episode 7, Alex is explaining what she feels should be a relatively minor surgery to Sandhya Ahuja and her mother and brother. They’re going in to remove a small tumor in Sandhya’s bowel. They don’t expect the tumor to be cancerous, and in all likelihood, Sandhya should be able […]
By: Lynn Episode 6 opens with Alex reading some get well cards to Charlie. She is interrupted by Melanda asking if Alex happens to have a tampon with her, as it’s “that time” of the month. Alex starts to answer, then pauses, startled, as it suddenly occurs to her that she’s late for her own […]
By: Lynn Episode 5 opens with what looks like the entire staff of Hope Zee seated in the auditorium as Dr. Dana Kinney tells everyone about an upcoming important, hi-profile surgery. A worker in a chicken processing plant, Mr. Pineda, has had both of his hands completely cut off, and the hospital is geared up […]
By: Lynn I don’t want to come off like a broken record saying how this show gets better each week (even though it does!), so let’s just jump right into the recap: As Episode 4 begins, Alex is sitting vigil at Charlie’s bedside. Charlie’s spirit sits beside her, and says “Any surgeon will tell you […]
By: Lynn Not to sound like a repeat of my last recap intro, but the third episode of Saving Hope was even better than the first two – I fall more in love with this show as each week goes by! It has an amazing balance of exciting drama, touching emotion, and humor that brings […]
