TCA Exclusive! NBC's "Trauma" to feature gay paramedic!

All of the above, please.

My vote is on either of the last two though.

Just being selfish, but I'm hoping for that bearded (pardon the pun) rookie, Glenn Morris. But that's just for my own fantasy life.

There are a lot of great choices there, and it would be great if they had a LGBT of color on the show. There's more than one to choose from.

I'm voting for some rookie nookie! That Glenn Morris is H. O. T. !!!!

It has to be the Rabbit.

How singularly innocent I look this morning.

I'll take 'daredevil' Rabbit over the Rookie any day.  I'm sure he has a couple tricks up his sleeve that would keep anyone happy...

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The guy with the beard!  Please!  My shallow side (and that's the only side that matters when I'm watching TV, sue me!) wants it to be the hottest guy.

OTOH, I absolutely hate medical shows.  So if it's one of the chicks, I have no reason or responsobility to watch.   Lord knows I have to watch enough TV already.......

that this one is gonna go to the ladies - that female "tough rookie helicopter pilot" description just screams Hollywood-style lesbian to me.

On the other hand, kudos to the exec producers for actually including a gay character in the regular cast of a San Francisco-set show!

I read the title as "gay pandemic" -- which means either we actually are contagious or, sweet, a sentient, homosexual virus.

I would watch a show about either, ngl.

I'm wondering if it's the guy whose name is Taylor Kinney,lol. Queer As Folk fans would remember that that was the last names of the main couple on the show-Justin Taylor and Brian Kinney.

I would like it if it were him,or the woman. There aren't any lesbians on network tv-none that I can think of. I'm not talking about cable when I say that,I mean just the three major ones.

I also hope it lasts longer than Kings,and is given a better shot at succeeding.

Otherwise Michael would not be soooo happy and there would be much less hoopla.

Im tempted to vote for the edgy EMT or the rookie, not because how they look (yeah right), but because of the description, I rather have an edgy or rookie gay character than a stoic one. (You see how I got out of that one?). Although having a non white gay character would be nice too.

Now if you excuse me, Im off to google Taylor Kinney...

Why does the gay character have to be a big secret at all if there isn't going to be a big "coming out" thing?

I remember Taylor Kinney from that crazy soap Fashion House with Morgan Fairchid and Bo Derek.

If it was Cameron Boone (Derek Luke) that would definitely be different and new for  a network drauma.

it is Glenn. I'd watch him just sit in a chair for an hour, damn! Hot!

Nice to see Jamey Sheridan in another show.

Sorry guys, but I seriously doubt the creators would make their best eye candy--and likely biggest draw for female viewers--gay.

 My bet is on the "stoic" guy...only because it would be nice to see some more gay people of color on TV.

Like most ensemble casts, I suspect each character is created to appeal to a specific audience demographic.

The rookie EMT (a.k.a. Gerard Butler's younger brother) has the John Carter ("ER") role of newbie and male eye candy. There's no way he's the gay - the producers expect him to draw in the female viewership. The blond female will be expected to do the same for the hetero male demographic.

The stoic guy and the rookie EMT will already be flying their own ethnic minority flags so I doubt either will also take on the gay mantle. Rabbit's very nickname suggests he'll probably be providing some of the comic relief. The funny gay sidekick is so overdone, so it's unlikely he's the one.

And did Michael Jensen's own headline already rule out the older doc? Which leaves Mr. Edgy to carry the rainbow banner for us.

I think it is Dr. Joe Saviano (Jamey Sheridan) as the "paramedic's mentor".

Well.. Looks like we're not sure if it's going to be a male or a female paramedic.

If it's a guy I would like it to be Glenn Morris, but I think it's more likely it will be Tyler Briggs or Reuben Palchuck. Cameron Boone would be an excellent choice too. There's not many Afro American gays on tv, so he would be a welcome contribution.

Then again.. Nancy Carnahan would be nice if the gay one is a female. She is hot!

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The show's creators must have forgotten to tell the cast not to spill such details themselves.

For those who don't mind being spoiled as to the identity of the gay character, Greg In Hollywood has an interview with the actor/actress who portrays that role. Apparently, on the series, the audience won't find out till several episodes in.

This is the quote from the interview that tells you all you need to know about how much air-time this character is going to get:

 they wanted to avoid the cliched coming out storyline. Kudos to them for that. 

good

they are gonna have a lot of competition this time around with several new medical shows appearing this year.

The "edgy" paramedic it is!

Unfortunately, from an interview with Kevin Rankin (the actor playing Tyler Briggs), “My character Tyler is more of a peripheral character right now."

*sigh*  Of course.