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"ER" (1994) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1994-2009

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"ER" (1994): :  -- Actor Scott Grimes (Dr. Archie Morris) talks about how he came to be on the show.  Executive producer/show runner David Zabel elaborates that many small parts have grown into full-time characters.
"ER" (1994): :  -- Actress Maura Tierney (Nurse Abby Lockhart) and executive producer/writer/director John Wells reminisce about a messy scene in the rain.  Executive producer/show runner David Zabel talks about logistics and the writing pace of the show.
"ER" (1994): :  -- Actor John Stamos (Dr. Tony Gates) tried to get on the show years ago and made some big mistakes in auditioning.  Luckily he was given another chance.
"ER" (1994): :  -- Executive producer/writer/director John Wells and executive producer/show runner David Zabel talk about the original cast members, the possibility that they would ever return, and how they thought it was all over when George Clooney (Dr. Doug Ross) left.
"ER" (1994): :  -- Executive producer/writer/director John Wells talks about how they recruit actors for the show and the desire to get former cast members to return.

Overview

User Rating:
8.1/10   2,928 votes
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | unknown full episode list
Release Date:
19 September 1994 (USA) more
Genre:
Plot:
The work and lives of a group of emergency room doctors in Chicago. full summary
Awards:
Won Golden Globe. Another 118 wins & 261 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(1122 articles)
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User Comments:
Best Drama on Television. more (123 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 27 of 754)

Noah Wyle ... Dr. John Carter / ... (255 episodes, 1994-2009)
Laura Innes ... Dr. Kerry Weaver / ... (251 episodes, 1995-2009)

Laura Cerón ... Nurse Chuny Marquez (219 episodes, 1995-2009)

Maura Tierney ... Nurse Abby Lockhart / ... (190 episodes, 1999-2009)
Deezer D ... Nurse Malik McGrath (188 episodes, 1994-2009)

Goran Visnjic ... Dr. Luka Kovac / ... (186 episodes, 1999-2009)
Yvette Freeman ... Nurse Haleh Adams (185 episodes, 1994-2009)

Anthony Edwards ... Dr. Mark Greene / ... (182 episodes, 1994-2009)

Eriq La Salle ... Dr. Peter Benton / ... (173 episodes, 1994-2009)

Emily Wagner ... Doris Pickman (167 episodes, 1994-2009)

Alex Kingston ... Dr. Elizabeth Corday / ... (161 episodes, 1997-2009)

Lynn A. Henderson ... Pamela Olbes (148 episodes, 1995-2009)

Sherry Stringfield ... Dr. Susan Lewis / ... (143 episodes, 1994-2009)

Abraham Benrubi ... Jerry Markovic (141 episodes, 1994-2009)

Mekhi Phifer ... Dr. Gregory Pratt / ... (136 episodes, 2002-2009)

Julianna Margulies ... Nurse Carol Hathaway / ... (136 episodes, 1994-2009)

Parminder Nagra ... Dr. Neela Rasgotra / ... (130 episodes, 2003-2009)
Troy Evans ... Frank Martin / ... (129 episodes, 1994-2009)

Linda Cardellini ... Nurse Samantha Taggart / ... (127 episodes, 2003-2009)

Lily Mariye ... Nurse Lily Jarvik (127 episodes, 1994-2009)

Paul McCrane ... Dr. Robert Romano / ... (126 episodes, 1997-2009)

Ming-Na ... Dr. Jing-Mei Chen / ... (118 episodes, 1995-2004)

Montae Russell ... Dwight Zadro (117 episodes, 1995-2009)
Scott Grimes ... Dr. Archie Morris / ... (113 episodes, 2003-2009)

Ellen Crawford ... Nurse Lydia Wright (113 episodes, 1994-2009)
Conni Marie Brazelton ... Nurse Connie Oligario (113 episodes, 1994-2003)

George Clooney ... Dr. Doug Ross (109 episodes, 1994-2009)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
E.R. (USA) (alternative spelling)
Emergency Room (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
44 min | 60 min (including commercials) | Netherlands:55 min (including commercials)
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Aspect Ratio:
1.78 : 1 more
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Certification:
UK:15 (some episodes) | UK:18 (one episode) | Singapore:PG (season 3) (season 4) | Netherlands:12 (some episodes) | Netherlands:MG6 (some episodes) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 1) (season 5) (season 6) (season 9) REPLACE WITH: (season 1) (season 5) (season 6) (season 9) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | Hungary:16 (some episodes) | Singapore:M18 (season 7) (season 8) (season 10) (season 11) | Singapore:NC-16 (season 9) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Australia:M (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes) | Brazil:14 | Norway:15 | USA:TV-14
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
When the show debuted in 1994 it won the People's Choice Award for 'Favorite Dramatic Series' every year until 2002. It has also won the George Foster Peabody Award. more
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Doctors and nurses frequently wear their stethoscopes backwards - with the binaural pointed toward the back of the head rather than the face - while listening to heart or lung sounds. In reality, this would not allow the listener to hear ANYTHING, as sound would be transmitted into the skin at the back of the outer ear rather than down the ear canal. more
Quotes:
Carol Hathaway: Doug can you help me out here. "If a red quark is attracted to an anti-red quark, is it a gluon or a meson?"
Dr. Doug Ross: Thank you, Carol, for pointing out something else i know nothing about.
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FAQ

When did _______ leave and why?
When did 'ER' end?
ER/Hospital staff shown as patients
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48 out of 54 people found the following comment useful.
Best Drama on Television., 21 November 2002
10/10
Author: Christian (christian94@hotmail.com) from Montreal, Canada

I started watching ER on Thursdays in 1995 after my basketball practices. Already at its second season, I had heard a lot of good from the show, but never bothered to see what it was all about. I was exhausted, relaxing on the couch after a good workout and a cooling shower, flipping channels, something I rarely ever do, when my attention was grabbed by the intensity of the scene that was been played out before me. Something to do with Eriq Lasalle's character (Dr. Benton) and his mom or sister, I vaguely remember. Then the emergency room complications, the tension. Blood. Hospital. This must be that doctors show, ER, I thought. Let me see what this fuss is all about, I said to myself, intended to watch at least the end of that show… But it was already too late!! I was already hooked. The next week, I found myself driving back faster from my basketball practice to make sure to catch the show again.

Seven years later, I'm still watching (or taping) it every week. Why? Because it's the best drama show on TV, hands down, no contest. I thought at first I was biased because I studied physiology and am pretty versed in the technical jargon and medical realities they face on the show. I have a great interest in medicine and even considered a career in that path at one point in my life. However, the more I watched the show, the more I realized that it's not about the physical traumas, but about the human traumas. The admittedly romanticized, but no less relevant, reality of a profession that deals with life and death day after day, night after night. This is what makes it compelling. This is what makes it of greater scope and deeper emotions.

An ER doctor never gets enough sleep, never gets to go home. Is facing critical situations one after the other. Must make life-altering decisions daily. And yes, also has to cope with his personal life. Relationships, achievements and short-comings.

The setting aside, ER is a show that can boast about serious talent in the writing, directing, acting, casting, cinematography, editing, sound and even the pretty realistic make-up-F/X departments. And I'm talking about top-notch rendition, year after year. Just look at the list of Emmy and Golden Globe nominations over the years. What should also be kept in mind is the genuine appreciation by the public, as demonstrated for example by the People's Choice Award for Favorite Television Dramatic Series for eight years straight.

Created by writing mogul Michael Crichton, this show has passed a host of extremely talented actors that went on to 'bigger and better things', while still keeping the quality and the excitement of interesting and captivating stories told by equally apt newcomers. The style of the show is unique. The humour is witty and often sarcastic (see the purposely unlikable, sharp-tongued Paul Crane's Dr. Robert Romano). The tension is handled impeccably. The death of main characters truly riveting, sad and heartfelt (no question some of the best shows). The personal stories of the nurses and doctors and their work interactions with each other is worthy of a soap opera, but handled with a honest hard look at the twists and turn of life and personal interplay. The directing is smart, thorough. The long continuous takes (with great cinematography work) enables us to feel right in the action and switch from a tense situation to the other. What can you ask more of a TV show?

I enjoy ER and give my hats off to everyone involved with the show. Back in 1994, they re-invented the TV drama genre, upping the level of writing, acting and directing. This challenged the competition at the time and started giving us altogether better drama shows (for the most part). In its ninth season, ER is still the best; it hasn't lost any steam yet. Yes, there has been a lot of changes (actors-characters), but the essence (writers, directors, producers) of what makes the show great is still there and still strong.

When it comes down to it, the daily stress and life-affecting decisions at County General Hospital coupled with the hectic work environment is a place I want to vicariously live in every week. Because, with all the pain and hardness, we understand that these doctors like to help people, but they also love the RUSH.

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