ID:394869: cache ID:394869:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:8081:įollow us on Twitter and like us on Facebook for the latest entertainment news alerts. The 20 Absolute Best TV Shows of All Time, From All in the Family to Modern Family. The grand finale of the then-longest-running medical drama on TV, which movingly reunites a host of fan-favourite characters such as Carter, Stringfield, Lewis, Benton, and La Salle. However, particularly in the last few years, the show has also included some of the best depictions of nursing ever seen on prime time television. Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards).Ī dramatic helicopter crash on the roof and the death of a key cast member proved that after 10 seasons the show could still surprise and shock audiences. This episode demonstrates this subtle balance so well with a storyline climax and a real tear-jerker marking the death of Dr. What the makers of ER did so well was to balance the tense storylines from the trauma room, with long-running, slow-burning character story arcs. Knight ( Kellie Martin) and had many fans (including this one) upset at the loss of a much-loved character.

The Valentine's Day-themed episode follows the stabbing of Dr. Hands-down one of the most moving, gut-wrenching, tragic episodes of the entire show. 'All In The Family' (Season 6, Episode 14) ER ran for 331 episodes across 15 seasons. The show follows the physicians and staff members of the emergency room (ER) of the fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. ER is an American medical drama television series that premiered on NBC on September 19, 1994.

Carter is forced to take charge of the emergency room. The series spanned sixty-three episodes across five seasons. I have not yet seen any following seasons, but like 'The West Wing' (same producer, John Wells), this show takes off from the opening scenes of the first episode, and never once drops. A toxic chemical spill causes havoc for County General Hospital, Corday ( Alex Kingston) rescues a man whose right arm is trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building, and Dr. In one episode, at night, during a heavy snow storm, we see for a small part of one episode, what the ER looks like when it is not busy. Not the best episode for storyline or character development, but yet more evidence of the show's worthy place in the history books of groundbreaking TV.Įvent TV. ER pulled off a remarkable live episode to start the fourth season.

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