A Snake Reminds Rebecca She's a Long Way from Miami on 'Combat Hospital' (VIDEO)

The Series Premiere of 'Combat Hospital' (Tue., 10PM ET on ABC) dropped Major Rebecca Gordon into war-torn Afghanistan in 2006. Wartime medical dramas are nothing new, and in fact have given television some of its best television series. But we're not ready to say 'Combat Hospital' is ready to join their ranks.

It does, however, feature a likable cast and lead in Gordon (Michelle Borth). A little out of her depth in Afghanistan, we thought the snake scene in the O.R. did a great job of spotlighting just how out of her element she was.

"I was the youngest chief surgical resident in Miami General's history," she was telling her superior officer during surgery when he stopped everyone in the room cold.

Then, quite calmly, he pulled out a gun and killed a snake that had come into the room. Not only did it shut Gordon up, but it was a very sobering reminder that who she was in Miami General may mean very little in the field.

What did you think of the premiere of 'Combat Hospital'? Is it a series that has the potential for a real future, or another likely contender for a one-season disappointing summer run? ABC seems to have had a lot of those these past few years.