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Post by aakcool on Jul 24, 2008 15:12:50 GMT 10
Found this new article about ER Credit: www.tvfodder.com/archives/2008/07/someone_will_di.shtmlSomeone Will Die on "ER" Apparently not everyone will be around for this season's "ER" finale. TV critic Terry Morrow is reporting that at least one member of the current cast won't make it until the end of the upcoming season. Sure, Abby, Luka and Joe could move away to be happily ever after. However, executive producer John Welles couldn't deny that one of Country General's finest was going to be leaving the set in a body bag. Now before you say that doesn't exactly mean anything, Welles went on to say that if they did kill off someone, it would be a person "whose story has played out." The important question is, in such a long-running show, whose story isn't played out? From reading the blogosphere, it seems like I am the only person that is upset about the end of "ER." Sure, it's not the same as the George Clooney/Anthony Edwards days. However, it still rates highly and keeps the story semi-fresh with a rotating cast. Sure we've seen every horrible Abby story imaginable. Maybe they should adopt a "Menudo" policy when it comes to canning certain cast members. Plus, good luck getting rid of that timeslot. Everything else that has appeared there since "ER's" inception seems to tank. And c'mon -- won't NBC just have another hospital drama in a year or so? OK... enough of my weeping. Who would you like to see get the axe on "ER?" Neela? Morris? Gates? Joe?? I will be livid if Abby, Luka and Joe don’t leave the show as a family. Hasn’t enough happened to those poor people? We shall soon see. The final season of "ER" premieres September 25 on NBC. -- Rachel Cericola
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Post by Praline on Jul 24, 2008 15:59:39 GMT 10
ABBY DIES?!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Gotcha!...I'm such a tricker.
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Post by loopyallie on Jul 24, 2008 16:55:15 GMT 10
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Post by Praline on Jul 26, 2008 4:23:05 GMT 10
Very naughty From Cinefaythe at TEex:
TV critics were given a tour of the ER set at Warner Bros. on Tuesday but it didn't generate too much buzz. According to this brief mention in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, John Wells and the other producers were there and Angela Bassett was the only cast member.
www.stltoday.com/blogzone/tube-t ... but-first/
Perhaps the biggest news is that, as of now, Wells does not seem to have any plans to close the ER at the end of the series or to blow it to smithereens or anything--though if he does, it sounds like he'll want to put it back together again. That's because at the meeting, he apparently expressed his wish to have the audience feel like the ER is continuing on just not with cameras. His words are in this Hollywood Reporter blog, plus you'll find the obligatory mentions of a Clooney return (played down with no conclusive answer) and a mention of Noah Wyle returning for the finale, though the reporter says "final episode."
www.pastdeadline.com/
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Post by larue on Jul 26, 2008 5:48:27 GMT 10
Wow....very low key. I am surprised that they would go with Bassett as being the only actor there. No one has seen her on screen, has any sort of 'history' with her......sheesh. They definitley need new PR people. And writers.....ALWAYS new writers.
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Post by Christabelle on Jul 26, 2008 9:13:18 GMT 10
I have to admit, that i like the simple ending Wells talks about. This is what i have always imagined ER final episode to be, just another day in the ER and the camera panning away from the hospital for the final time. It's realistic and stays true to the show. Many of favourite shows that i have seen come to an end so far have been disappointing, will and grace, charmed, mad about you. I hated the way they all went to the future, how life turned out for them, it didn't work and i thought this to be very unrealistic. IMO Friends has had the best ending because nothing drastic changed. It wasn't an ending as such, it left you thinking they were giong on leading their lives. This is what i think Wells what for ER and i hope so too.
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Post by aakcool on Jul 26, 2008 10:03:27 GMT 10
Another article about ER Credit: goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2008/07/news-er-tv-1739.html (LA Times) Emmy nominations champ 'ER' flatlining after 15 years The Past Deadline blog by Ray Richmond of the Hollywood Reporter reports on the end of "ER." The all-time Emmy Awards nominations champ — two more nods this year brought its total tally to 122 — is checking out at the end of its upcoming 15th season. Once a ratings powerhouse, the medical drama has seen declining numbers and rising costs in recent years. "Of the original cast, Noah Wyle stayed on the show the longest — 11 seasons," notes the report. "Fittingly, he will return to 'ER' for the final episode." In this wide-ranging interview, exec producer John Wells also revealed that the show's finale is unlikely to end with the closing of the hospital. "I think we will probably — we haven't written it yet — but certainly my inclination will be to feel as if we've simply walked away from the hospital with the cameras." To read the rest of this interview - CLICK HERE "ER" garnered seven consecutive Emmy nods for best drama series beginning with its first year, winning only in its second season (1996). The only regular cast member to win an Emmy so far is Julianna Margulies, who picked up the supporting actress trophy for the first season (1995) and was nominated for each of her following five years on the medical drama. While she moved up to lead actress in the third season she never won any of her four bids in that category. Her on-screen love interest, George Clooney, lost lead actor bids for the first two seasons (1995, 1996) while Anthony Edwards went 0 for four in that same race (1995-1998). Sherry Stringfield got lead actress nods for three seasons (1995-1997) before leaving the show and went without recognition when she returned in 2001 for four more seasons. The other supporting actress nominees — Laura Innes and Gloria Reuben (1997, 1998), CCH Pounder (1997), and Maura Tierney (2001) all lost as well. Supporting actor contender Wyle made five successive unsuccessful bids (1995-1999) while Eriq La Salle lost three noms (1995, 1997, 1998). Over the first 14 seasons, 13 actors, including this year's nominee Stanley Tucci, have competed for guesting on the show. Ray Liotta was the only winner among the group for his stunning 2005 portrayal of the last hours of the life of an alcoholic. Among the seven actresses to compete for their guest shots, only Sally Field won in 2001 for the first of her two nods as the bipolar mother of Maura Tierney.
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Post by larue on Jul 26, 2008 13:01:07 GMT 10
I have to admit, that i like the simple ending Wells talks about. This is what i have always imagined ER final episode to be, just another day in the ER and the camera panning away from the hospital for the final time. It's realistic and stays true to the show.
Well, I kind of hope there will be some kind of 'event' that would bring it all full circle....like maybe Rachel showing up as a pre-med student or something. Carter returning just doesn't do it for me.
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Post by Praline on Jul 26, 2008 18:41:36 GMT 10
I have to admit, that i like the simple ending Wells talks about. This is what i have always imagined ER final episode to be, just another day in the ER and the camera panning away from the hospital for the final time. It's realistic and stays true to the show. Many of favourite shows that i have seen come to an end so far have been disappointing, will and grace, charmed, mad about you. Hee, I had the same perception from these shows' endings too. Very unrealistic and disappointing. Not that I don't want to see Luka, Abby, Joe and their Croatia adopted babygirl, but this type of ending isn't going to do it for me. Now, I'm not sure if another day at the ER would do it either. So many has passed through that place that ignoring them (the way they have been doing everytime someone left the show) would be dissapointing too. About Carter, I'm curious to see what his character is going to bring...if he is going to bring something new...
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Post by aakcool on Jul 27, 2008 2:25:43 GMT 10
Credit: www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/26/morrow-er-lose-cast-members/Morrow: 'ER' to lose cast members HOLLYWOOD - As "ER" marches to its series finale next season, the body count will begin. "ER" executive producer John Wells revealed to the Tele-Buddy this week that not all of the current cast members will be around for the series finale in 2009. He also could not deny that at least one current cast member will be killed off before the finale. When Wells was asked if he will be killing off any of the current characters during the final season, he replied, "I don't really want to answer that. Take that answer for what you will." What if he does kill off someone? "It would be someone whose story has played out," he says. But he did confirm that not all the current cast will make it through to the finale. "No, you won't see all of the current cast there," he says of the finale. Noah Wyle will return to the series near the end of the season, Wells says. He doesn't think George Clooney, one of the original cast members, would have time to reprise his role. "We had always planned that the end of the series would involve Noah returning because he was so central as a new character at the very beginning, an entering character growing up in the ER," Well says. "So we pulled out those old notes and came out with a lot of new things." As "ER" gets ready to mount its last season, the series is bringing aboard Angela Bassett as the new chief of the emergency room. Despite rumors to the contrary, Wells says Bassett is not being introduced for an eventual spin-off. Wells says no "ER" spin-offs are in the works. NBC did ask Wells once to look at spinning off the hit series, with the stories looking at other emergency rooms around the country. "Sort of like how 'CSI' did 'CSI: Miami,' " he says. Wells has had the finale thought-out for years, and has even been taking notes for a while now about the subject. "We had a series of the storylines and things that we wanted to do. I had sort of assumed at the end of season eight, that that would be about it, but we were around season six, and I started thinking about season eight. So I started doing some planning. I still have those notes. They've gotten a little old and smudged. "… So we're going to be talking, I think, during the season about the condition of the health care system because it will be our last time to really comment on it. I would have never believed it when we had those first conversations that we would, 15 years later, not only would we have not solved things, but we have actually allowed the system to deteriorate."
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Post by loopyallie on Jul 27, 2008 3:04:58 GMT 10
Wells says no "ER" spin-offs are in the works. NBC did ask Wells once to look at spinning off the hit series, with the stories looking at other emergency rooms around the country. "Sort of like how 'CSI' did 'CSI: Miami,' " he says. If they were to do a spin off, the should do a Luby one while they are (In Boston, Mass?) That would be great! (Wishful thinking) "ER: Luby" "Hey everyone! I'm watching that new show 'ER: Luby' tonight!" oops sorry being silly, had a couple of beers in the garden with the BBQ Yeah naughty me sneeking off to check my messages lol!
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Post by smkbrad on Jul 27, 2008 3:30:30 GMT 10
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Post by Christabelle on Jul 27, 2008 4:21:29 GMT 10
I have to admit, that i like the simple ending Wells talks about. This is what i have always imagined ER final episode to be, just another day in the ER and the camera panning away from the hospital for the final time. It's realistic and stays true to the show. Well, I kind of hope there will be some kind of 'event' that would bring it all full circle....like maybe Rachel showing up as a pre-med student or something. Carter returning just doesn't do it for me. This is my take on how i think ER will end. Towards the end or maybe mid way thought the series will get a major storyline, which will finally be resolved in the final episode. And within that episode will get a scene where the camera maybe pans around the ER and past Doctors and Nurses voice can be heard in the background (i know maybe a little corny!!) The final scene is of two doctors waiting in the ambulance bay, maybe one doctor (Morris?) makes a sarcastic comment about working in a county hospital, the ambulance pulls up and they rush the patient out on a gurney through the ER doors and then the camera starts to pan away from the hospital, voice can be heard and it ends as just another day in the ER. Any ideas on a major storyline? but Rachel turning up would be a good idea.
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Post by Praline on Aug 10, 2008 15:00:30 GMT 10
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Post by loopyallie on Aug 10, 2008 16:50:32 GMT 10
Oooh so which paper/magazine this article from Rory? I heard Carter coming back, did I see Weaver is popping back for in an episode? I googled it, it was from the National Ledger www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_272621991.shtmlArticle from AfterEllen.com PAGING DR. WEAVER This fall will mark the 15th and final season for long-running medical drama ER. And given the list of actors who have come through the swinging doors of the fictional County General Hospital and gone on to continued success in Hollywood, you might be wondering just who will be coming back for a last hurrah. You can cross George Clooney off your list, but Noah Wylie will be back, and it's quite likely that Laura Innes will be, too. Her character, Dr. Kerry Weaver, is still the longest-running recurring lesbian character on prime-time TV. When I spoke with ER's executive producer, John Wells, on the set of ER earlier this week, he told me that he's in touch with Laura "all the time" because she also directs episodes of the long-running series, "and I'm very hopeful she'll come back this season. ... I think it'll probably happen." Dr. Weaver went through six seasons of ER before her sexual orientation even came up, but in Season 7, she fell for staff psychiatrist Kim Legaspi (Elizabeth Mitchell), and later came out. She had a relationship with firefighter Sandy Lopez (Lisa Vidal) in Seasons 8 and 9; had a child with Lopez in Season 10 followed by custody battle when Lopez died in the line of duty; and had a relationship with TV producer Courtney Brown (Michelle Hurd) in Season 13. In January 2007, Dr. Weaver moved to Florida, taking a job at a Miami TV station. Though Wells made it sound like bringing Dr. Weaver back was almost a guarantee, he also said that the show's writers have only just begun writing the story lines for the upcoming season, and they "don't really want to do the ... there's a party that everybody comes back to" type of reunion show. "If we're gonna get people to come back, we want them to have stories that are appropriate for their character and advance the character." Tune in this fall to see just what he means by "appropriate" and "advance." Hopefully it has nothing to do with lesbian pregnancies or child custody battles (been there, done that).
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