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...night Gore decided, in a session that went until midnight with Coelho, Eskew, chief of staff Charles Burson and Tipper, he quoted the Old Testament story of Gideon, from Chapter 7 of Judges. In it, General Gideon gathers his troops to be on the march. He leads them to a lake and tells them to drink. Some of the troops put their face in the water and gulp; others cup their hands and drink. The general, acting on God's command, tells those who gulped to return home, those who cupped their hands to follow him. Why? Because those...
Whatever the reason, his latest character, Dr. Ben Gideon of ABC's Gideon's Crossing, fits the priestly mold: a researcher in experimental medicine at a prestigious teaching hospital, whose vocation is as spiritual as it is scientific. He does not believe in playing God, nor does he, like Alec Baldwin in Malice, believe he is God. But Gideon believes he is the instrument of something greater than the sum of his MRIS and charts. "He is willing to put himself on the line personally," Braugher says. "He's not afraid to sit at the bedside, not embarrassed by death...
...Gideon's Crossing is based on the experience of Dr. Jerome Groopman, a professor of immunology at the Harvard Medical School and author of The Measure of Our Days: A Spiritual Exploration of Illness, a chapter from which inspired the pilot. The African-American Gideon may seem far removed from the white, Jewish Groopman, but Attanasio says the scripts needed no changes once cast. Notes Braugher: "Gideon is a three-dimensional man, not because he is African American but because...
Charles Lang is sensitively portrayed by the Blue Man Group's Gideon Banner, whose awkward innocence and subtle expression create sympathy for the man whose trust has been crushed by the farcical reality of the American dream. As Lang's sister Rita, Angela Meade tackles an ambitious interpretation, capturing the audience with her expressive visualization and her innocent longing for a life away from the streets of Chicago. Her scenes with Banner are particularly touching and bring out the sensitive qualities of the actors. Unfortunately, the interaction between Lang and lawyers Gross (Will MacDonald) and Oberman (Ken Flott), while growing...
Frankly, the press release for Gideon's Crossing (ABC, Wednesdays, 10 p.m., starts in October) made us wince. "Ben Gideon is the voice of reason, empathy and wisdom...[He] treats the whole person, not just the illness." Is it Patch Adams: The Series? Nope. The Homicide team of Andre Braugher and producer Paul Attanasio has fashioned the most subtle, character-focused hospital drama since ABC euthanized Wonderland...