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Episode 461
Deep Diving the ER Pilot
In this episode, we wheel our pilot program gurney down the 1994 procedural drama hallway of ER. Join us in the exam room as we discuss how ER was the defibrillator for NBC, why George Clooney was basically a baby dinosaur, and which actors we would re-cast. Plus we touch on whose careers have flatlined and who came out with a prescription for stardom.
In this episode, we wheel our pilot program gurney down the 1994 procedural drama hallway of ER. Join us in the exam room as we discuss how ER was the defibrillator for NBC, why George Clooney was basically a baby dinosaur, and which actors we would re-cast. Plus we touch on whose careers have flatlined and who came out with a prescription for stardom.
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- Rewind: LOST Pilot Program 438
- Background: Television Pilot (wiki) | Everything You Need To Know About Pilot Season by Christopher Ming
- Watch the ER pilot: Hulu | HBO | Amazon (purchase)
- Reference: IMDb | Rotten Tomatoes
- Oral histories of ER: EW | NY Times | TV Guide
- Noteworthy Steadicam tracking shots: ER’s opening | True Detective | Elephant
- Mentions: S1E19 Love’s Labor Lost | S1E1 Benton v. Morgenstern scene | S1E24 Directed by Quentin Tarantino
- Fact check: William H. Macy’s wife was part of the college admissions scandal?
- Reminder: Bechdel test | Latiff test
- Buy: ER the video game
- Recasts: Kate Walsh | Lauren Graham | Connie Britton | Amanda Peet (See also: Amanda Peet and Sarah Paulson convos on Instagram) | Gabriel Union | Elizabeth Berkley
- Learn more: Michael Chriton wiki
- Starters: 40 ER guest stars
- Recommendations: House | Veep | The Good Doctor
- Red light mentions: Other Jamie Goldens | GenX Knoxes | Joey Chestnut takes down a protestor
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