Monday, June 29, 2015

The Television Gods Took Another One! #RIP #NurseJackie

Showtime Nurse Jackie starring Edie Falco

I know all things must come to an end, but somehow with some shows I find I am just not ready. The 'Television Gods'  - the 'powers that be' decided it was time to snatch Nurse Jackie out from under me.

For those of you who haven't watched the show, feel free to binge watch this summer and then come back here and sound off.

About the Series:

Edie Falco stars in her Emmy® winning role as NURSE JACKIE, a skilled nurse with a nasty drug habit. She lies, she cheats, she steals, she hurts, she bamboozles friends, fools family, pops pills and breaks hearts. But you still root for her because on the worst day of your life, hers is the only face you want to see. With an addict's survival skills and an attitude that just won't quit, she'll do whatever it takes to hold onto the things that truly matter to her -- her friends, her family and her job.


Showtime Nurse Jackie Cast Photo


For those of you who have been watching, do you agree that Edie Falco needs to get 'a better ending' clause in her future contracts?

The 'ending/non-ending' of The Sopranos left many with a bad taste in their mouth, and oddly enough the same happened for me with the 'ending/non-ending' of Nurse Jackie. Perhaps it was because I was a die hard fan of the show. I wanted 'more'. I'm not even sure what 'more' means as I sit here and type this still in shock. I get she was on a hamster wheel with her addiction and I am not naive enough to think that she would ride off into the sunset habit free, but I felt so invested in all the characters maybe part of me did secretly want one of those saccharine sweet 'hollywood' endings.

All I can say for Edie Falco is that she really does fully embody her characters - Carmela Soprano and Nurse Jackie were very different women and she was very believable as both of them. I can't wait to see where she lands next.



There are small things I wonder like why Jackie wore that particular Saint pendant around her neck, (in fact on an interview Edie Falco did on the show "The View" she said she kept that necklace! I find it interesting that the pendant resonated with both her and the character so much.) and why oh why did cooper (played by Peter Facinelli of the Twilight series of films) go to Boston just before the end of the series?

I write this feeling a bit like a jilted girlfriend - where is my CLOSURE?

I just re-watched this 'Good Bye' from the cast:



My Take:

The show is incredibly well cast and you grow to care about them all, I wasn't quite ready to see the show ending, and I am not sure the series finale provides any closure, but would I watch it again? Definitely!

My favorite moment, has to be when Nurse Zoe and Dr. Roman do drugs and see a large sasquatch approaching them who happens to be Nurse Thor and NOT a sasquatch! It was the bouts of silly despite the 'serious' subject matter that I will miss most!

What did you think of the ending? If you haven't seen the show, add it to your binge watch list and come back and tell us what you thought of the ending once you have seen it!

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22 comments:

  1. I have never seen this show. Sounds like a good Netflix marathon show!

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  2. I haven't seen this show but know so many people that rave about it! I will have to check out the previous seasons, too bad it is being cancelled.

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  3. I've actually never seen Nurse Jackie, but a lot of my friends say it's great. Luckily, I have Netflix, and I love a good marathon. =D

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  4. I haven't watched this but heard lots about it. I may have to add it to my Netflix list

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  5. I don't watch a lot of t.v. shows, but this one sounds pretty good! I will have to check it out now!

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  6. HELP! I'm going to need a fix of Nurse Jackie and there won't be one !!! Love Loved the show and I felt like really knew them all personally .I wish the ending gave us a solid knowledge of Jackie life but that's Jackie in a nutshell.

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  7. I have never watched the show, but now I am intrigued. I will have to check this out if it is on Netflix now,

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  8. I haven't ever seen this but it SO sucks when shows we love get cancelled. I have had many and I always get so mad! There really isn't too much good tv anymore! - Jeanine

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  9. I have never watched Nurse Jackie but always feel bummed when a favorite show ends or gets canceled. This one sounds good and perhaps I will add it to my Netflix list.

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  10. I have not seen this show, but it sounds good. I will add it to my must watch list.

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  11. I havne't seen that show in years but I loved it. Too bad they are canceling it.

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  12. I have not see it but will be making a note to try to watch it soon.

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  13. I have watched Nurse Jackie since day one. I am a huge Edie Falco fan and I cried when the Sopranos ended. This show was so awesome, but then the last few seasons made me wonder if they had a different writer creating the screen play. Their was a major shift. Still good though. I am really going to miss the character Zooey. She was freaking hilarious.

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  14. I'm so sorry your show was cancelled. Maybe we can hold out hope for a movie???

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  15. I hate when shows that I love get canceled - especially when they don't tie up loose ends.

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  16. This is supposed to be a fantastic show. I will have to do some binge watching and watch all the seasons. I have heard great reviews on this show.

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  17. I heard of nurse Jackie but sorry I didnt watch it. I hate when my favorite show goes away you are definitely left empty and confused!

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  18. I hate when they cancel shows with little regard to the fans who so loved them. This is really sad news. I think she's a wonderful actress.

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  19. I never watched nurse Jackie. I'll have to watch it to see what it's about.

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  20. I never did see it, and I know it's been around awhile . Now I've missed the boat entirely . UGH!

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  21. I've heard a lot of great things about Nurse Jackie, but never watched it. It stinks that they cancelled it!

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  22. This sounds like a good show! I would love to check it out!

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