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Emergency! co-creator Robert A. Cinader said that it was difficult not to insert his personal opinions into the series
“I try not to be partisan, but the realism creeps in."
Although television has been a source of entertainment for decades, plenty of creatives feel that the medium holds untapped potential.
A television show serves as a communication device, able to fire off morals and messages with a single episode. Like any good art form, television can make an impact, for better or for worse.
Emergency! co-creator Robert Cinader understood how powerful a television series could be. Emergency! wasn’t some outlandish series focused on fantastical elements; it offered a realistic look at the lives and work of first responders.
Cinader took his job very seriously. He had immersed himself in the work of first responders. Cinader’s passion ran so deep that he was appointed to the Los Angeles County Paramedics Commission, according to an Associated Press article.
In the same interview, Cinader said that it was sometimes difficult to remember his role as a television producer in order to avoid inserting his own personal opinions into the series.
“Sometimes I get my two functions mixed, that of producer and commission member,” Cinader said. “I try not to be partisan, but the realism creeps in. I do it three or four times a year with subjects that deal with real ongoing paramedic problems that exist in the system in this county.”
These episodes frequently worked in Cinader’s favor, as they tied entertainment with realism. However, the producer maintained that he didn’t want every episode of the series to preach moral lessons.
“It’s unfair for me to express a partisan point of view because people who disagree with me don’t have equal access to the air,” said Cinader.
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