I'm surprised nobody has mentioned Jeanie boulet's hiv storyline - totally groundbreaking for the time. And incredible episodes come out of that. There's one episode "ghosts" where she's confronting the husband that infected her "But we didn't have that kind of marriage, did we, Al? We didn't love, we didn't cherish. We didn't respect! And now you've killed me!"
And that inc Kerry trying to stop her practising for fear of her infecting a patient
Also amazing episodes with her caring for anspaughs son.
I also loved the lighter/comedic moments like stealing the crash carts back (very French farce) the snow storm (plaster casting carter in his sleep) m, when carter gives Benton a shit mentor evaluation cos he thinks he hasn't got the surgical residency, then a slot opens up and he has to try and retrieve it before the higher up dr sees it! And fails! And learns that Benton has given him a fantastic evaluation. When the receptionist accidentally fires a Grenade blowing up a van full of guns at the entrance, that then go off, when the kinkster and his domme are admitted and he won't take off his gimp suit, and then weaver catches them going through the dommes bag of tricks (which as has been mentioned leads for the "breakfast club" episode), when cater is accidentally zapped by deb with paddles during a crash and greene goes "how much was that on?" "200 I think" "well...he should be ok", then they kid him on they gave him a full work up inc rectal exam while he was out the game! When Lucy accidentally tae bo kicks carter in the chest sending him flying, carter getting to do Benton's appendectomy which he performs to "Mack the knife", "a shift in the night" when marks doing speed diagnoses in the waiting room and having a ball doing so - LOVE that one.
as it was the first time a drama series had done a live episode (I think). that isn't true as all tv in the early days was broadcast live. But it was unusual for that time.
Hated the African episodes white saviour bullshit very badly written.
i love the scene when abbey leaves and she’s taken to the name tag wall. Nearly broke me.
Loved that too
@Largethighsbadeyes it's way better than greys and I like greys too but ER is much better and more consistently so
The episode where Morris has the patient with DID, and no one believes him. You could really see how he'd matured from the spoiled, lazy stoner he'd been when he was first introduced to a competent doctor. Plus I think Shawn Hatosy, who played the patient, is a really underrated actor.
Totally agree
@Mary46 the resident is a little too do good and don't even get me started on new Amsterdam which is ridiculously twee.
It ran so ER could fly! 100% agree with this
Also ER’s “competition” Chicago Hope very much enjoyed that show too very few people I know have even heard of it!
I can't watch on all4 as no tv licence now (COL cutback for me) but is it available on Amazon I wonder? Even with ads?
I'm on "without a trace" at the moment thinking west wing will be next binge but will happily binge ER if it's available to me.