NBC had planned to run the original 13 episodes that it had ordered, but now rumor has it that more episodes are forthcoming. Some believe that the ever-perplexing Nielsen ratings are responsible, but others believe that a groundswelling of fan support has tipped the scales in the show’s favor. Apparently there’s a #savetrauma campaign on Twitter, and fan fiction has sprung up surrounding the characters, always a sign of true fan loyalty.

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Opinions seem to vary on whether this was a welcome move or not. On the one hand, the constant nit-picking and fault-finding from some members of the EMS community must certainly have played a role in the cancellation. When actors have to do damage control interviews and apologetic press junkets to ease ruffled feathers, you know it can’t be a good sign. On the other hand, a whole group of enthusiasts defended the series as good old-fashioned entertainment that took no more creative license than most shows on television do – does anyone think for a minute that CSI units actually work in dimly lit, moody laboratories and drive around in Hummers? It seems that when it came to Trauma, you either hated it or you loved it, but either way, it’s gone.

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