nurse jackie.

I don't have Showtime, but I do have Netflix.

And man, that Netflix has me hooked on Showtime shows like I was hooked on crack.

First it was The Sopranos. Then it was Weeds. Now since Netflix streamed the first episode of its new show Nurse Jackie, I'll probably be trying to hunt down episodes of that when it comes out on DVD.

The star is Sopranos actress Edie Falco. Honestly, her character, Jackie, personality wise, is not too far a jump from Carmela Soprano.

Maybe.

She pretty much still speaks her mind, edited or not.

Well, maybe that's where the similarities end. But I say this was a good transition for her as far as character goes.

Nurse Jackie snorts painkillers. She flushes jerk patients' body parts down the toilet. She has sex in the hospital.

...

The show's a dark comedy. But from my messy description of the show, you wouldn't be able to tell. She is a nurse and a caretaker and is deeply cynical of the doctors around her. In addition to all of the ludicrous things that she does, she does try to do the right thing most of the time as far as her patients as concerned.

But she does it her way.

I'll be interested to see what the rest of the season is like. If you have Netflix, you can watch the first episode until June 22. I don't know how Showtime functions as far as reruns go, but if you have it, try to catch this show.


- K. Rocka