The lives, loves and losses of the doctors and nurses of Chicago's County General Hospital.

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Michael Crichton
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Series cast summary:
Noah Wyle ...  John Carter 254 episodes, 1994-2009
Laura Innes ...  Kerry Weaver 250 episodes, 1995-2009
Laura Cerón ...  Nurse Chuny Marquez 219 episodes, 1995-2009
Deezer D ...  Nurse Malik McGrath 190 episodes, 1994-2009
Maura Tierney ...  Abby Lockhart 189 episodes, 1999-2009
Goran Visnjic ...  Luka Kovac 185 episodes, 1999-2008
Yvette Freeman ...  Nurse Haleh Adams 184 episodes, 1994-2009
Anthony Edwards ...  Mark Greene 182 episodes, 1994-2008
Eriq La Salle ...  Peter Benton / ... 173 episodes, 1994-2009
Emily Wagner ...  Doris Pickman 168 episodes, 1994-2009
Alex Kingston ...  Elizabeth Corday 160 episodes, 1997-2009
Lyn Alicia Henderson ...  Pamela Olbes 149 episodes, 1995-2009
Sherry Stringfield ...  Susan Lewis 142 episodes, 1994-2009
Abraham Benrubi ...  Jerry Markovic 137 episodes, 1994-2009
Mekhi Phifer ...  Gregory Pratt 136 episodes, 2002-2009
Julianna Margulies ...  Carol Hathaway 136 episodes, 1994-2009
Parminder Nagra ...  Neela Rasgotra 129 episodes, 2003-2009
Troy Evans ...  Frank Martin / ... 129 episodes, 1994-2009
Lily Mariye ...  Nurse Lily Jarvik 127 episodes, 1994-2009
Linda Cardellini ...  Samantha Taggart 126 episodes, 2003-2009
Paul McCrane ...  Robert Romano 126 episodes, 1997-2008
Ming-Na Wen ...  Jing-Mei Chen 118 episodes, 1995-2004
Montae Russell ...  Dwight Zadro 117 episodes, 1995-2009
Ellen Crawford ...  Nurse Lydia Wright 113 episodes, 1994-2009
Conni Marie Brazelton ...  Nurse Connie Oligario 113 episodes, 1994-2003
Scott Grimes ...  Archie Morris 112 episodes, 2003-2009
George Clooney ...  Doug Ross 109 episodes, 1994-2009
Gloria Reuben ...  Jeanie Boulet 103 episodes, 1995-2008
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Michael Crichton has created a medical drama that chronicles life and death in a Chicago hospital emergency room. Each episode tells the tale of another day in the ER, from the exciting to the mundane, and the joyous to the heart-rending. Frenetic pacing, interwoven plot lines, and emotional rollercoastering is used to attempt to accurately depict the stressful environment found there. This show even portrays the plight of medical students in their quest to become physicians. Written by Tad Dibbern <DIBBERN_D@a1.mscf.upenn.edu>

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Trivia

Seasons seven and fourteen are the only seasons to not have a cast change. See more »

Goofs

In episode 14.7, BLACKOUT, the show starts with Abbey and her son at the airport with a cut on the left side of her forehead, then the show goes back in time 15 hours. When we see how she gets the cut, she bumps her head on the door frame of the back door of a cab, but she hits it with the right side of her forehead, and when the show catches up with the beginning, the cut is back on the left side of her forehead. See more »

Quotes

Dr. Kerry Weaver: [showing medical students around] Most interns send their samples without knowing what happens once they're there. Let's pretend we're a urine sample and find out.
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Alternate Versions

A couple of other noticeable differences between the two live broadcasts: Eriq La Salle's character stumbles and drops something out of his pocket in one version, and George Clooney's "neck cracking" gag elicits a startled response (and makes a louder sound) in the first version. See more »

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Even an indifferent episode is better than the alternatives
29 April 2004 | by ColinBakerSee all my reviews

In the UK we have the home grown medical dramas Casualty and its sister show Holby City. Putting these against ER is like comparing two Ladas to a Rolls Royce. The Brit shows look leaden, and have far too many hammy and wooden actors.

ER has set a very high standard of modern TV drama for 10 years. True, there have been the occasional duff episodes, but the urgency of the drama, combined with what looks like hand held camera work usually delivers punchy tension filled drama, with first rate performances.

Another contributor mentioned the only serious rival to ER, Chicago Hope, a show that was cheeky enough to have a character say "I was hoping to watch ER tonight", and had a hilarious scene which culminated in the death of a heart transplant patient! Unfortunately, that show suffered with the loss of Mandy Patinkin, and began taking itself too seriously. ER may have lost most of its mainstays, especially Anthony Edwards, but it still is a far better option than any other medical drama. I realise however, that it may struggle once Noah Wyle leaves.


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Release Date:

6 September 1995 (Canada) See more »

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