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The premise, such as it is, is that this L.A.-based facility notoriously happens to be the busiest emergency room in the U.S., one where “Code Black” is called more than any other. Leanne Rorish, they’re an eclectic but pretty nondescript bunch, other than Christa Lorenson (“NYPD Blue’s” Bonnie Somerville), who will eventually explain why she’s subjecting herself to this ordeal at a more advanced age than most of her peers. Under the supervision of Harden’s residency director Dr. “For the next three years, I’m your mama,” gruff nurse Jesse Sallander (Luis Guzman) tells the new batch of first-year residents, in very “Grey’s Anatomy”-like fashion.
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Harden isn’t the only fine actor here, but they’re all toiling in service of hoary cliches, in a pilot that quickly flatlines.
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Named after a term for a very specific type of crisis - a moment when a hospital’s resources are essentially overwhelmed by the number of emergency patients - the CBS series is trying to get maximum promotional mileage out of Marcia Gay Harden’s casting as a hard-driving surgeon, one of the heroic personnel on display. “ Code Black” certainly feels like a misnomer, since it’s hard to think of a medical drama that could possibly look more beige.