dlh-48964
As a pre-med major it's awesome to see a show that actually protrays the medical field correctly. I love that they don't dumb things down, the medical terms are correct to those used in medical books. As well the characters are all individually interesting & lovable, the storyline is always growing, many twist, I've watched this show from beginning to end many times & everytime its always amazing. one of the only shows that demonstrates raw, honest emotions, & characters that are relatable, & storylines that are intense & interesting to follow
MartinHafer
"E.R." was a very good show and I watched it for years. While I realized it was not an accurate depiction of real E.R. life (I have friends who work and have worked in this setting), it was exciting and soap opera-like without being boring or clichéd....at least for a while. And there's the problem...the show simply went on way, way, way too long. Because it was on 15 seasons, old familiar characters came and went many times and by the end of the show no one familiar remained and the plots seemed old, tired and often dumb. Good examples are what they did with the nasty Dr. Romano--first having him lose his arm in a freak helicopter accident and later having him killed in a helicopter accident! What were they thinking?! Clearly these were examples of the show jumping the shark. So my advice is watch the re-runs if you want...but also be willing to do something the series couldn't do...pull the plug when it's obvious the patient is terminal! I'd give the show a 9 for the first 8 or 10 seasons and a progressively lower score from there. By the end, the show barely merited a 3.
hydebee-2
tonight is the last e.r. or should i say the last hurray for Dr. carter, YES THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PROMOTING ON N.B.C. and yes it all surrounds Dr carter or does it, after watching the last E.R. i am sort of disappointed it had it high points and it had the unanswered questions , and the hope that Dr Ross will return it did not happen and today half the women in the USA that love clooney are in despair , to say i hate e.r. is not true i actually enjoyed several episodes thru the years , among them the rescue scene where Dr Ross saves the boy, Dr Greene last episode,and this years the recurring dream,and yes i am a big fan of Dr. morris, ,but the thing i hate this show is it wears thin , one of my least favorite character is Dr carter , he is a rich ,preppy type doctor who had so little in common with the people this show is usually about , .i also hate the fact the writers etc preach to us in every show they said on the recap they never did well they are wrong watch the old shows and see if they are not pushing an agenda ,it always came with a point if you really looked closely, while some like that i don't like Hollywood telling me what to think.what to feel!!probably the most obviously thing is as the years have past by the talent level has decreased the story lines have became stale,dry and not interesting .the days of George clooney and Anthony Edwards and Juliana margulies are well over , now we have the girl in bend it like beck-ham who tried but really is not that great a character or the girl out of broke back mountain and yes john stamos -do you call that star power? stamos should be playing drums for the beach boys not acting!!!well most of the folks i know who loved e.r. will tell you the truth it lost a lot in the past few years . conclusion THANKS TO N.B.C. for removing E.R. from life-support and letting it go peacefully , please no 2 hour movies later let it R.I.P. goodbye E.R.as for the very last episode all i talked with were let down felt empty as if they had watch 2 hours of almost good TV but then had it jerked away at the last seconds goodbye e.r.
mlmcknight
I'm just rating this show up through the end of the season where Mark Green died.This show was one of the best acted, most moving shows I've ever watched. There are far too many high points to list all of them, but....Carol's suicide attempt in the pilot.The stabbing of Carter & Lucy: after that, I couldn't watch the reruns with Lucy anymore. It is so strange to think that two hours of TV could be that traumatic.The episode where Mark screwed up and a woman died while giving birth. Mark weeping on the el at the end was heart breaking.Mark and his first wife getting caught by the staff while being intimate. They accidentally hit the call button and most of the ER staff ran thinking someone needed assistance. So funny! Mark's last day in the ER, when he told a hypochondriac that he had an inoperable brain tumor and that he won. Mark telling Carter "you set the tone" The death of Shep's partner from severe burns.The man who got sprayed with acid. It interacted with his body chemistry, and they couldn't save him. Carol tried, in vain, to help him say goodbye to his estranged daughter. His ex-wife wouldn't allow it. Carol sat with him while he died.The stillbirth of Carter's child. This was after Mark's death, but was still a very good episode. Carter collapsed into his father's arms, and later helped convinced his future wife to hold their dead child and say goodbye.When Carol left to be with Doug.The two part death of Mark episodes. I'm a man, and I'm unashamed to admit that I wept like a baby.Those are just a few. I'm still amazed at how much this show could move you. My personal opinion: when Mark died, they should have ended the show. He was the heart of the show.
