Watching ER from the beginning

[Anonymous]

And this show is such a representation of the times…

There is a case of AIDS in almost every single episode. It’s wild.

Also the technology. wow.

It’s crazy watching some of these older shows in a totally different generation.

[Anonymous]

I did this about 10 years ago. Another fun thing is the guest stars. Basically everyone who became famous during ER’s run started out as a guest star on ER.

[Anonymous]

After I watched The Pit, I did a rewatch of ER. Honestly, I haven’t finished it yet, but go back and forth when nothing appeals to me. Noah Wylie had such a baby face. Was surprised to see Mariska Hargitay and other stars to be.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After I watched The Pit, I did a rewatch of ER. Honestly, I haven’t finished it yet, but go back and forth when nothing appeals to me. Noah Wylie had such a baby face. Was surprised to see Mariska Hargitay and other stars to be.

Me, too. I've really enjoyed it, more than I thought, but I'm currently stuck in season 9. I think the same thing happened when I was watching it live! Feeling less invested in the current characters etc.

[Anonymous]

ER was SO much better than The Pitt. It feels like The Pitt is just a poor imitation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ER was SO much better than The Pitt. It feels like The Pitt is just a poor imitation.

I honestly love both.

[Anonymous]

I never watched it the first time but I would love to tackle house or seinfeld.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ER was SO much better than The Pitt. It feels like The Pitt is just a poor imitation.

The Pitt was supposed to be an ER spinoff called "Carter" but Michael Crichton's widow would not give permission to use his intellectual property. That is why Noah Wiley is playing an ER doctor with a different name and backstory.

[Anonymous]

I remember bleeding out on the table with my second baby and being like “wow this s just like that first episode of ER where the woman dies in childbirth and Dr Carter ends up crying in the hall.” All the doctors were flipping out. They had given me a lot of pain medication so I was the only calm person in the room.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember bleeding out on the table with my second baby and being like “wow this s just like that first episode of ER where the woman dies in childbirth and Dr Carter ends up crying in the hall.” All the doctors were flipping out. They had given me a lot of pain medication so I was the only calm person in the room.

I actually think it’s a fairly real depiction of an er even today-much more so than greys anatomy and the like. But the fact that there are no cell phones is really wild-like doctors calling the hospital back from pay phones.

[Anonymous]

I recently rewatched the first few seasons and it’s still really good!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:ER was SO much better than The Pitt. It feels like The Pitt is just a poor imitation.

The Pitt was supposed to be an ER spinoff called "Carter" but Michael Crichton's widow would not give permission to use his intellectual property. That is why Noah Wiley is playing an ER doctor with a different name and backstory.

Wyle, not Wiley. But, yes, he was supposed to play John Carter but they couldn't get the rights to do a spinoff.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember bleeding out on the table with my second baby and being like “wow this s just like that first episode of ER where the woman dies in childbirth and Dr Carter ends up crying in the hall.” All the doctors were flipping out. They had given me a lot of pain medication so I was the only calm person in the room.

I actually think it’s a fairly real depiction of an er even today-much more so than greys anatomy and the like. But the fact that there are no cell phones is really wild-like doctors calling the hospital back from pay phones.

LOL - we were all glued to ER when it first aired and I fondly look back at the blissful days without cell phones when nobody knew where you were or could reach you until you got home to the landline!! And people actually had to talk to each other and couldn't hide behind a text or email.

I watched The Pitt too and enjoyed it very much.

[Anonymous]

I loved the first several seasons of ER, but it really sagged in the middle when most of the original actors departed. The last season was pretty good. The problem with long-running medical shows is that they run out of ideas and have to resort to increasingly fantastical plot stories. Plus, they killed off so many doctors in bizarre ways (death by falling helicopter, lol). In real life that would be a cursed hospital where no doctor would want to work.

I do really like The Pitt, but I think it would be a little more believable if it took place over a week/month than a single day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ER was SO much better than The Pitt. It feels like The Pitt is just a poor imitation.

I doubt The Pitt will hold up in the same way, but it scratches the same itch. I'm glad it spends less time on personal drama outside of the hospital.