The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.The trials of a weary nurse, her friends and colleagues in a Vietnam War field hospital.
- Won 5 Primetime Emmys
- 26 wins & 46 nominations total
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- TriviaTroy Evans (Sergeant Pepper) was a Vietnam veteran. During a reunion on Good Morning America, he stated the show gave him a sense of closure.
- GoofsMcMurphy's pilot boyfriend is a Captain (wearing two silver bars on each shoulder) and has Command Pilot wings on his flight suit name tag (pilot's wings with a star surrounded by a wreath). To earn Command Pilot wings you have to be a rated pilot for 15 years and have 3,000 hours of flight time. No pilot in the USAF would be a rated pilot for 15 years and amass 3,000 flying hours and still be a Captain. Besides, assuming he graduated college at age 22 and flight training at 23, and then flew for 15 years he would be 38 years old. Clearly he isn't that old. [See Wikipedia article on "U.S. Air Force aeronautical rating" for rating criteria]
- Quotes
Colleen McMurphy: Sex is a bad word, but it feels good. Love is a good word, but it hurts.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 40th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1988)
- SoundtracksReflections
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Written by Brian Holland / Lamont Dozier / Eddie Holland
Recorded by Diana Ross & The Supremes
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Quality TV that is quickly kicked to the curb
This superbly crafted drama was too good for American television, and even though highly rated at 8.2, was prematurely ended. It amazes me that dreck like Grey's Anatomy drags on and on (for the life of me I can't figure that out and having worked at one of the nations top medical centers for years can attest it is rife with inaccuracies) with its sophomoric "office romances." The problem with that show is not the actors who are a talented bunch - it is the writing. China Beach was just one of those shows you awaited with anticipation because the character development was so good and the material was universal regardless of whether it was a Nam drama or medical series - it was just beautifully done. Oh well, mediocrity prevails and excellence is shunned.
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- ed-scherer
- Jul 17, 2015
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