ER was a medical drama that aired on NBC for 15 seasons. Created by historic author Michael Crichton (Jurassic Park), ER follows the daily happenings of the doctors, nurses, and interns at Chicago's County General. The staff have included Dr. Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards), Dr. Doug Ross (George Clooney) and countless others including Dr. Archie Morris (Scott Grimes) and Dr. Tony Gates (John Stamos). The series used a revolving door of cast members a la Law & Order.
Throughout the fifteen seasons there have been numerous challenging cases in the ER that involved helicopters crashing, doctors being beaten up inside the hospital, and the personal dealings with the doctors, nurses, and families inside County General. Numerous doctors have fallen victim to death inside the ER as well as family members and many other personal tragedies.
ER has launched the careers of actors George Clooney, Noah Wyle, Anthony Edwards, Gloria Reuben, Jorja Fox, Eriq La Salle, William H. Macy and countless others, and wraps up its final season with the returns of many of the show's former cast.
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@petitepanthera Grey's is more accurate medically.
I love this is show, other than the fact that there are a lot of inaccuracies. For instance the medical students working in the hospital full-time. I'm in college for phlebotomy, then RN, then Nurse Practitioner, then Physician/Surgeon. You can't go to medical school and work in a hospital full-time too, there isn't enough hours in the day. Besides, that's what a residency is for.
You have to watch the Retrospective. I was so amazed that after years actors can cry while remembering a sad situation in ER. It's shocking bc I heard about actors who have to use fake tears and Alex literally started apologizing that she started crying during the talk about the scene when Mark died. 7 years later... Amazing.
And done... in 2 weeks time give or take :D Wow, my life won't be the same :D
Nothing can compare to ER. Greys Anatomy sucks xD
I love this show <3
One of my favorites show ever.
Let me be the first to say I love ER, despite it's problems in later seasons. The first few seasons were pretty brilliant and ahead of its time.