Presumably, however, the network would not be unduly upset if ''St.
But NBC keeps eagerly pointing out that the series remains an asset because it attracts the young viewers most sought by advertisers. Despite the tired gimmicks, the series has been a ratings failure, rarely getting as high as the Top 30. Elsewhere'' has become a middling example of nighttime soap opera, complete with rapists, drug addicts and ''hunk'' actors spending as much time as possible with their shirts off. With Bruce Paltrow as executive producer, and carrying the credit ''developed by Mark Tinker and John Masius,'' the series has settled into a pattern of grim-faced titillations and questionable cuteness, salvaged from mediocrity by one of the best repertory acting companies in a weekly series. Elsewhere'' into standard formula, awash with predictable exploitations, was even more rapid. But even ''Hill Street Blues'' lost its distinctive edge after a few seasons of weekly production grinds. Like ''Hill Street Blues,'' the new show had a different look and a nervous energy that commanded a bit more attention than usual. Marcus Welby, among many others, milked so successfully. Elsewhere'' promised to be more imaginative than television's average doctor formula, the kind that Dr. Both series are the products of MTM Enterprises, founded by Grant Tinker, who is currently chairman of NBC.Ĭreated by Joshua Brand and John Falsey, who are rarely mentioned in press releases these days, ''St. Elsewhere'' is partial to hand-held cameras and the simultaneous juggling of several plots, many of which are stretched out over several episodes. Now preparing for its fifth season, the NBC series, which can be seen on Wednesdays at 10 P.M., began life as a doctor-and-nurse version of ''Hill Street Blues.'' Like the police show, ''St.
Elsewhere'' is an oddity, even for television.
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