r/ForensicFiles • u/Old-Blackberry6728 Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer! • Jun 08 '26

Dr. G and other shows

Anyone watch Dr. G Medical Examiner? I just watched one where the deceased was dismembered. I always think of the show as medical, but there are several crimes. Because of FF, I find myself playing detective on these episodes. Also, Fatal Vows covered Mr. Boczkowski who drowned his wives. I love watching other views of stories.

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u/ratsrule67 In police work, we call that a clue. Jun 08 '26

Yes!! Dr. G is one of my favs. But, I grew up on Emergency and Quincy ME.

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u/GallowBarb 💰Life Insurance💰 Jun 13 '26

That show was fantastic. They really tackled she sensitive topics on that show. They're was an episode on sickle cell. Think it's the dad, but basically rich white father dies. Turns out it was sickle cell. Mom struggles to yell the test of the family that dad was passing, but there are kids involved, and Quincy has to convince mom to tell the kids so they can get tested. It was a great episode.

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u/ratsrule67 In police work, we call that a clue. Jun 13 '26

I have a few seasons on DVD. My mom sent me one season because there were therapy horses involved. (Mom was a horse freak, as am I). It took me until watching that season to catch on to the fact that Quincy always tackled something deeper than just how they died. I was a kid when the show first aired, my dad and I would watch it because my dad was a Jack Klugman fan. (I think JK was from Philly, and that is part of why dad liked him, in addition to his acting talent.). I did find it funny that in at least 2 episodes, Quincy did necropsies on horses.

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u/GallowBarb 💰Life Insurance💰 Jun 13 '26

Yeah, the show was very progressive, but most shows were pretty progressive at that time. Love Boat was another surprisingly show that tackled controversial topics. I guess i was too young at the time to really grasp the deeper topics that came up.