Photo Illustration by Luis G. Rendon/The Daily Beast/Everett CollectionAs much as I love so-called “prestige TV,” there is no programming more magical than when a broadcast drama series cannonballs into the waters of bonkers, batshit absurdity—and, somehow, makes you cry in the aftermath.ER and its event disasters set a bar for that—thank Dr. Romano’s unfortunate incident with a helicopter for a deep-seated fear of (turns out, literal) choppers. Grey’s Anatomy raised ER a helicopter crash with a
The pilot onboard, as well as two residents in a mobile home neighborhood in Clearwater, were killed in the fiery plane crash. Officials said the pilot had reported an engine failure.