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Is Big-Deal Movie Star George Clooney On Tonight’s ER??

Published at:  Mar 12, 2009 2:20:51 AM CDT

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We’re down to the final four episodes of “ER,” which concludes April 2 with Gilmore girl Alexis Bleidel joining the cast as County General’s newest intern in an episode expected to mirror the series’ pilot.

The big news for tonight’s installment is George Clooney’s rumored return alongside fellow season-one castmembers Julianna Margulies, Noah Wylie and Eriq LaSalle.

While NBC’s minions have been stealthfully spreading the word via iPhone, Blackberry and Treo, the network’s press literature is playing innocent, almost as if the peacock publicity department were abiding a contract:

DOCTORS STRUGGLE TO SAVE TWO TRANSPLANT PATIENTS - SUSAN SARANDON, NOAH WYLE, ERIQ LA SALLE AND JULIANNA MARGULIES GUEST STAR-Neela (Parminder Nagra) and Sam (Linda Cardellini) are shocked when they arrive back to the airport with transplant organs only to find that their plane has left them. Dr. Carter (guest star Noah Wyle) gets a surprise visit from an old friend (guest star Eriq La Salle) while waiting for his kidney transplant. Dr. Banfield (Angela Bassett) bonds with an abandoned baby boy that is left at the ER.


10 p.m. Thursday. NBC.








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  • Mar 12, 2009 1:30:28 AM CDT

    Hmm

    by morpheusthesandman

    Only saw the first series. Was suprisingly good. Maybe give it a second change?

    Morph

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  • Mar 12, 2009 1:43:30 AM CDT

    Why hide it...?

    by pantera777

    If Clooney's coming back, they should just say it, it's not like he's Jesus or something.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 1:47:12 AM CDT

    It's not like he's Jesus or something.

    by pmlinstrot

  • Mar 12, 2009 1:54:02 AM CDT

    Clooney said on "Larry King"...

    by jackbauer@ctu

    ...that he was appearing in the final episode.

    Hmm...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 1:55:29 AM CDT

    Clooney

    by titus05

    apparently Clooney is the one that ordered NBC to not announce his return...maybe it was part of the contract he signed

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 2:37:29 AM CDT

    After this is over what the heck does NBC have left?

    by lockesbrokenleg

    Three billion Law and Order shows?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 2:44:40 AM CDT

    re: lockesbrokenleg

    by cgi_pants

    NBC has SNL, 30 Rock, Scrubs, The Simpsons, Lost, and Seinfeld. I think that'll carry them.

    Do you want to put some CGI_Pants on lockesbrokenleg?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 2:45:09 AM CDT

    re:

    by cgi_pants

    They also have the Olympics for now and always!!!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 2:54:11 AM CDT

    re: NBC

    by george_lucas_beard_goiter

    Simpsons & Lost aren't on NBC, and Seinfeld has been off NBC for years (only airing in syndication).

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 2:54:24 AM CDT

    it wont matter because no one will be watching

    by obi12kenobi

    seriously, how lame is ER these days. the last good episode i can remember is when romano was killed by the helicopter. those last moments of his life were haunting...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 4:03:23 AM CDT

    Re: CGI_Pants, NBC

    by dan the geek

    NBC doesn't have Scrubs anymore, either. That switched to ABC last year.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 4:29:40 AM CDT

    I'm more curious about

    by the mcpoyle clan

    the identity of Lost's next DUI victim.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 4:35:18 AM CDT

    re: George_Lucas_Beard_Goiter and Dan the Geek

    by cgi_pants

    You guys need to check yo local listings, boy. Pretty sure NBC has Simpsons, Lost, and Scrubs. And I don't know what you mean by syndication, but I see Seinfeld on NBC a lot. I'm surprised their canceling ER. They never cancel anything. Like, seriously, the only thing I have seen them cancel in the last 10 years is IMUS. When are the next Olympics?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 5:52:44 AM CDT

    CGI never as good as real thing

    by aceholy

    You need to check YOUR listings, CGI_Pants. Simpsons is FOX, Lost and Scrubs are ABC. If you don't know what syndication is, you shouldn't be posting here with the big boys, because it makes you look a bit silly when you post that Seinfeld is still on when it's been out of production for something like 10 years. It's called RERUNS.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 6:13:06 AM CDT

    RE: CGI_Pants

    by incomplete gamer

    Okay, seriously, you're screwing with us ... right?? Lost and Scrubs are on ABC. I know, I watch them every week, I can tell you for a fact that they are on ABC (go to ABC's website and look it up). The Simpsons was an early show on Fox, where it's remained for like twenty years. And if you don't know what syndication is, then I don't know what to tell you.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 6:18:10 AM CDT

    RE: CGI_Pants (Part 2)

    by incomplete gamer

    And one more thing, NBC has canceled many shows. Remember that show Joey? The spin-off to Friends? Well, they canceled that. They also canceled My Own Worst Enemy a few months ago. And what about Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip? And one more thing, NBC News fired Imus, not NBC Entertainment. They are different, even if they are part of the same company. Still, even if you count Imus, you shouldn't ignore the rest of the NBC canceled shows.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 6:19:40 AM CDT

    I know what to tell YOU, Incomplete Gamer.

    by delagoya

    And everyone else responding to CGI Pants' comments: YOU'RE BEING TROLLED DUMBASSES!!!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 6:25:12 AM CDT

    RE: Delagoya

    by incomplete gamer

    Perhaps you're right. But I would rather be trolled than insulted. Just a personal thing I suppose.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 6:33:26 AM CDT

    Oh yeah...

    by delagoya

    And I say fuck Sam Jackson as Nick Fury. George Clooney IS Nick Fury damnit!!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 7:11:32 AM CDT

    will the REAL nick fury please stand up!?!?!?

    by viperfiend07

    you guys are both wrong! Nick Fury, was, is, and always will be.............DAVID HASSLEHOFF!! Thats right, i said it! Look it up even. Go check IMDB if you must

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 7:17:37 AM CDT

    well, if they didn't advertise it

    by zom-bot.com

    then they are completely stupid. does anyone watch ER anymore? but i guess ratings won't matter on a cancelled show. although ER has to be the longest 'still aired while cancelled' show ever. every recent season i'd hear it's getting cancelled, and every season it just keeps coming back on.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 7:22:56 AM CDT

    Clooney is the only reason anyone would watch this

    by walrusholder

    why hide it? Do they think ER viewers are so plugged in to the rumor mill that they'll somehow know this is coming?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 7:27:07 AM CDT

    Thank God it's over

    by georgieboy

    I'm sick of my wife clogging up my DVR with this show.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 7:44:42 AM CDT

    ER rules!

    by syn_flood

    ER has been one of the best shows of the past few years, with a consistently high quality to the episodes that very few shows seem to have.

    If you don't watch it then you don't have an opinion on it.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 8:03:35 AM CDT

    CGI Forgot some shows

    by frodofraggins

    NBC also airs The Cosby Show, Bonanza, Cheers, The Sopranos and I Love Lucy. Those shows are carrying NBC right now! They don't need no stinking ER.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 8:42:57 AM CDT

    contract

    by zom-bot.com

    i could understand that clooney would like it to be no big deal. have the show watched on its own merits rather than hype....butt hat nbc would sign a contract like that..they are the king of hyping up episodes. to them, EVERY E.R. is 'a very special episode'...LOL

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:13:14 AM CDT

    clooney was great in attack of killer tomatoes 2

    by groothewarrior

    then he ruined the batman franchise, what a great guy

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:14:39 AM CDT

    If they had him I think they'd be trumpeting that fact

    by jimmy_009

    My guess is no. Also cancel this fucking show already. It's so depressing. Country morale would go up in a matter of weeks after cancellation.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:16:27 AM CDT

    FUCK YOU NBC!

    by mr_x

    RIP journeyman

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:24:34 AM CDT

    clooney did not ruin batman

    by zom-bot.com

    he has blamed himself...but he could have been a great bruce wayne and batman with the right director, script, costumer, co-stars, lighting...um, everything else involved inbatman and robin. Clooney was the high point of the movie. In a serious, older batman role, he would have been fine.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:25:11 AM CDT

    And how is he a big deal movie star?

    by indycollector

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:38:31 AM CDT

    The Killer Tomatoes cartoon rocked

    by walrusholder

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:39:55 AM CDT

    Worst kept secret...

    by blanket-man

    Geez, even NBC.COM says we'll be seeing "Julianna Margolies (and the doctor Hathaway married!)" in tonight's episode. Unfortunately, I think all the Doug/Carol scenes will take place in Seattle, and they won't be directly interacting with Carter and Benton in Chicago. I wonder why NBC didn't save this for Sweeps, though.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 10:15:10 AM CDT

    I'd care if I didn't stop watching ER 7 years ago

    by rob0729

    Once they killed off Anthony Edwards, I was done. Unlike Law and Order or CSI, ER couldn't hold its audience with massive cast turnovers. Especially when they started to rehash Doug/Carol storylines with the Croatian Clooney and Maura Tierney (the one night stand getting rushed into the ER, the nurse going back for her medical degree)
    I don't know if Clooney returning is enough to make me want to watch this episode especially since it will still revolve around characters I don't know nor care about. If this was a stand alone story with Clooney, Wyle, La Salle, and Margulies; I think I would watch. But how can you go back after missing the last five or six seasons worth of episodes?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 10:20:06 AM CDT

    the episode will be as uncomfortable as

    by zom-bot.com

    a high school reunion. a bunch of standing around, catching up, and talking about the remember whens.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 10:21:38 AM CDT

    i also stopped watching ER

    by zom-bot.com

    with the death of anthony edward's character and then whenever ratings would dip they would bring him back for a flashback or memory episode as often as biggie and tupac tracks are occasionally 'rediscovered'

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 10:52:07 AM CDT

    NBC also has...

    by iamjack'suserid

    The Bruce Campbell Show, Bruce Campbell at Night, Bruce Campbell Late, The Steve Buscemi Hour, Explosions the Show, The Megan Fox Nude Show, Miller's Crossing The Series, and Bruce Campbell Reads the Phonebook. So they're ok...

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 10:55:07 AM CDT

    i love the steve buscemi hour

    by zom-bot.com

    it's just an hour close shot of his mouth. eating, talking, smoking, licking his teeth. it's so innovative.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 10:55:47 AM CDT

    If Carter dies...

    by hobocode

    I'm DONE with this show!!! What's that you say....?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 11:04:45 AM CDT

    RE: Syndication

    by cgi_pants

    It was late. Had to stay up all night to study for midterms. Thought I'd come fuck with ya'll. It was fun. I guess they'd call it trolling, but I've never trolled before. Now, I guess I can see why people do it sometimes. But thanks for playing along. I got a kick out of it.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 11:59:40 AM CDT

    Blanket-Man, it IS SWEEPS...

    by toby wan

    They changed February sweeps to March this year because of the digital switch day that didn't happen in Feb. So, yesterday started sweeps. Hope that clears it up. NBC is not a TOTAL douche, only a partial one.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 12:19:13 PM CDT

    They should CGI Dr. Ross into Dr. Green's funeral

    by azultool

    What fucking brilliant movie was Clooney working on that kept him from his buddy's funeral? The Peacemaker? Anyway, ER sucks so much cock. I was a big fan of the show back in the 20th Century. And, I kept watching it way past it's expiration date because I think Parminder Nagra is hot. But, even she couldn't save the fucking generic, lazy bullshit that they started churning out. I had to give up on ER. I tried to watch an episode a few weeks ago, and I couldn't even make it halfway through. I'll DVR tonight's episode. If Clooney's on it, I'll check it out. If not, dump it.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 12:31:37 PM CDT

    @CGI_Pants,.uh-huh..uh-huh..uh-huh..

    by macfaux

    Dooode..that was so cool and phunny..dooooode, did you see how I used 'ph' instead of 'f' in phunny...Dooooode..this college thing is so bartlesome...like the Bartles and Jaymes wine coolers weee beee drinkin....doooode..are 'U' listen' '2' Lady Gaga and Akon and Flo and the new Brit '2'?

    Aweeee-yeah-some!!!!

    Mid terms be sooooookin! yeeaaah boy-girl transgender-er...The only Kool mooooo dee show is on the M T V yoh!...
    Reeeal World...yeeah....Hilllllls..boootter up yoh backside...yeeeah, boyz!br>
    Allll rightz...iGen in the hizzzneeee! suxk it yo old smart peeeeps!

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  • Mar 12, 2009 12:38:35 PM CDT

    HARDCORE DKR MOVIE WITH CLOONEY AS OLD BATS!

    by azultool

    After Nolan finishes Batman 3, of course.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 12:58:03 PM CDT

    Does anyone...

    by mjohnson

    ...actually still give a shit about this show?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 1:10:19 PM CDT

    HoboCode

    by rob0729

    I'm with you. If Carter dies, I will I never watch another new episode of ER again. I can make this fearless promise that if Carter dies, I will be watching something other than ER on Thursdays at 10 PM next year during the television season. I have waffled in the past on promises like this, but this time I am going to damn well sure follow through with it.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 1:41:59 PM CDT

    Over/under on his screentime - The line is at 50 second

    by tallboy66

    I'd pick Under.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 1:45:08 PM CDT

    Remember Spock in Unification Part 1?

    by tallboy66

    "Indeed. And you have found him, Captain Picard." Probably something as quick as that. But if it turns out that Dr. Doug Ross is leading the Vulcan/Romulan Unification movement, that would be super awesome.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 2:31:19 PM CDT

    We'll always have Knight Rider

    by lockesbrokenleg

  • Mar 12, 2009 2:42:09 PM CDT

    I find it funny

    by tom_bombadil

    all of you say if 'Carter dies you not going to watch the show ever again'. Ah, isn't this the last episode??? I have never watch a whole episode of this series and have not intention on watching the last episode either.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 2:54:07 PM CDT

    Toby Wan

    by blanket-man

    Ahhh, thanks for the clarification. As a TV junkie, I'll always associate Nov, Feb and May as Sweeps Months - not March! Is nothing sacred?!?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 3:01:01 PM CDT

    NBC CANCELLED FIREFLY. SCREW THEM

    by arcadian del sol

  • Mar 12, 2009 3:04:10 PM CDT

    I'd watch the Steve Buscemi hour

    by david lazarus long

    and would listen to Bruce Campbell reading the phonebook as a book on tape. But I don't watch ER. And Clooney ruined the nipples on Batman.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 3:38:38 PM CDT

    RE: Over/under on his screentime

    by rob0729

    I'll say Clooney's cameo is less than his Juliana Margulies' last episode cameo.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 3:41:31 PM CDT

    re: MacFaux

    by cgi_pants

    Yr. a fuck.

    Seriously, could I find a less disruptive place to be disruptive on the entire internet than the fucking ER/George Clooney talkback.


    I hope your tea is warm at least.


    Love, CGI!

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 4:01:10 PM CDT

    Fox cancelled Firefly, dumb ass

    by lockesbrokenleg

    And for good reason.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 4:22:21 PM CDT

    WTF?

    by drebin

    So much sarcasm and stupidity on this thread, so confusing. ER has not been relevant for years. Hard to keep viewers when you have to replace the cast every season.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 5:08:56 PM CDT

    grrrr

    by melvin_pelvis

    another week without a new Supernatural
    The season started so strong, but then had all those weird halloween and classic critter eps that sucked.
    Now a long fucking break from new eps.
    Gettin pissed

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  • Mar 12, 2009 5:14:57 PM CDT

    SEASON FINALE-ROMANO'S SEVERED CREEPING UNDEAD ARM.

    by alice 13

    you have to shoot it in the head!

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  • Mar 12, 2009 6:39:26 PM CDT

    caption for above pic

    by phoenixmagida5th

    Doug; you know..we're kind of dicks for not going to mark's funeral huh? Carol; well we had more important things to do like me doing ghost ship and you making a remake by the way oceans !2 sucked doug; but the paycheck didn't. Hahaha carol: haha

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  • Mar 12, 2009 6:45:49 PM CDT

    also ever notice

    by phoenixmagida5th

    How when clooney comes back carter takes a turn for the worst. Like in carol's last ep carter was a drug addict. And now carter's going into kidney failure. Maybe he shouldn't come back

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  • Mar 12, 2009 6:55:24 PM CDT

    I always figured

    by melvin_pelvis

    er was Carter's story
    It started with his first day on the job and should have ended with him becoming chief resident, or whatever.
    The show jumped when they made him a drug addict.
    There've been good eps since then and good arcs, but it's never been as good or the same.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 7:22:09 PM CDT

    Caption for Picture Above #2

    by azultool

    Clooney: "I want to thank you for all of your years of service. You are, by far, the best maid my Italian Villa has ever had."

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  • Mar 12, 2009 7:26:31 PM CDT

    Is anyone watching Smallville?

    by shermdawg

    This shit can't be real.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 8:23:41 PM CDT

    ...and it's not.

    by nasty in the pasty

    I fucking HATE "Reset Button" plots.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:04:21 PM CDT

    I haven't watched ER since Hathaway left.

    by shermdawg

    Watched every episode up to that point.....but don't remember there being this much of a score to the show....and what's up with them not having a real intro anymore?

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:06:09 PM CDT

    caught a few episodes...

    by maxwell's hammer

    ...this season, and its not been bad. A LOT less "Grey's Anatomy" type melodrama. And seeing Carter back in the building is very comfortable. The new episode just came on, and I love how Clooney, Wylie, Marguilies, and LaSalle got top billing over the current regular cast.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:06:39 PM CDT

    Re: CGI_Pants, NBC

    by zootrain

    I can't believe this guy got so many bites.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:09:07 PM CDT

    Clooney sighting!!

    by buffywrestling

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:09:53 PM CDT

    hahaha, this is TRIPPY

    by lt. kaffee

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:13:51 PM CDT

    I used to love ER when it first started.

    by buffywrestling

    Srsly. LOVED it. Now I have it on in the background when I read.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:14:00 PM CDT

    I think a testament to the chemistry...

    by maxwell's hammer

    ...of the old cast is the way the I-Don't-Give-A-Fuck factor goes through the roof every time they cut to Angela Bassett or Hunky Austrailian guy.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:16:00 PM CDT

    Ohhh...They don`t know it`s for Carter!

    by buffywrestling

    It`s going to get all shocked face & Dun-DUN music when they find out.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:17:14 PM CDT

    Julianna

    by melvin_pelvis

    still a cutiepie

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:18:32 PM CDT

    So, is this related to the attack he suffered...

    by shermdawg

    ....at the hands of the dude that killed Becca from Life Goes On?

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:19:01 PM CDT

    Hey!!!

    by jimmy rabbitte

    Danny Ocean is in Seattle masquerading as an attending physician.

    Clooney and Margulies w/ John Wells writing and directing provide a small glimpse, at how good this show was way back in the mid '90's.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:19:19 PM CDT

    And when are they gonna get his Mars flick goin'?

    by shermdawg

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:20:27 PM CDT

    Oh I think Angela Basset is fine

    by buffywrestling

    I really enjoyed her almost eye roll to Norris. Aussie guy is a goofball though.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:20:57 PM CDT

    Is Jerry still on ER? Jerry was awesome.

    by shermdawg

    I might've even teared up when they killed him in Open Range.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:22:12 PM CDT

    Oh so close!!

    by buffywrestling

    That was tensey. I haven`t felt that for awhile watching this show.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:22:23 PM CDT

    Have mercy.

    by shermdawg

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:22:49 PM CDT

    BORGNINE!!!

    by shermdawg

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:23:38 PM CDT

    No Supernatural talkback but we do get ER

    by hamtaro hentai

    Where's the Grey's Anatomy talkback? And tonight's Supernatural was awesome, as was Smallville.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:25:28 PM CDT

    Yes, Supernatural was good.

    by shermdawg

    That's one of the few times I can say that this season.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:30:40 PM CDT

    So...Sarandon for an Emmy nod, yes?

    by buffywrestling

    Man, that's harsh. We had to shut my brother off his machine. Not that easy.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:30:51 PM CDT

    gotta say...

    by maxwell's hammer

    ...i'm digging the very organic way in which they're weaving the old cast-members' stories into this season. I kind of hope Hathaway and Ross never find out the kidney is for Carter. It would be more subtle and less overblown. The antithesis of what's been wrong with ER for the last several seasons.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:31:22 PM CDT

    There's no doubt...

    by jimmy rabbitte

    good actors, good writing and good directing make a huge difference.

    This ep is actually intersting; and it's because the current cast has been marginilized, in favor of the original cast.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:33:12 PM CDT

    I haven't watched Supernatural yet!

    by buffywrestling

    I wait 'til later on Thurs - no spoily, K?

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:33:27 PM CDT

    Supernatural was on?

    by melvin_pelvis

    my tvguide online said it was a fucking hockey game

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:42:20 PM CDT

    Your affiliate pre-empted it Melvin.

    by shermdawg

    Check after the game.

    Reply to Talkback

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:42:23 PM CDT

    Benton is way cool.

    by jimmy rabbitte

    I'm loving the old home week.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:45:01 PM CDT

    Carter's kidney

    by buffywrestling

    He only has one - because of the stabby stabby - and I think he caught some sort of virus in africa. Or something.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:45:21 PM CDT

    Thanks Shermdawg

    by melvin_pelvis

    I tuned in and it is a hocky game
    i can't see them airing it after the game
    damn

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:46:31 PM CDT

    who wrote this shit?

    by melvin_pelvis

    Benton is way out of character

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:47:41 PM CDT

    How many Oscar winners can we pack into one ER episode?

    by sifodyasjr.

  • Mar 12, 2009 9:48:32 PM CDT

    Did he just *yank* the fucking scapel

    by buffywrestling

    from the nurse? How rude! And kinda dangerous.

    Oh oh...machine is beeping..

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:49:51 PM CDT

    Melvin_Pelvis, your affiliate sucks as much as mine

    by qwonk

    I got a freaking college basketball game on my CW. Neither of the teams playing are located in a state that even borders mine. You know what? Fuck that.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:49:53 PM CDT

    Melvin

    by hamtaro hentai

    Trying to keep this spoiler-free. Yes this ep of Supernatural was great. It went back a bit to the whole Supernatural mythos. Just watch it.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:51:30 PM CDT

    melvin_pelvis

    by maxwell's hammer

    Go back and rewatch seasons 1-8...Benton is pitch-perfect.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:54:30 PM CDT

    maxwell's hammer

    by jimmy rabbitte

    completely agree... he saved Carter's ass by being the same stickler for details he was when he taught Carter.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:58:53 PM CDT

    My affiliate usually airs Supernatural & Smallville....

    by shermdawg

    ...after college basketball when it's pre-empted. Check later, or check YouTube tomorrow, fans always throw them on there.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 9:59:01 PM CDT

    That was the first episode of ER I've actually enjoyed,

    by jimmy rabbitte

    since 1995 or '96.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 10:00:36 PM CDT

    That was bizarre.

    by catvutt

    LaSalle, Clooney, Julianna, Sarandon AND Borgnine?

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  • Mar 12, 2009 10:00:43 PM CDT

    I'm gonna have to third re; Benton's OoC

    by buffywrestling

    In fact, during their first converstaion, I thought to myself, 'WTF? Benton used to be more protective than that.'

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  • Mar 12, 2009 10:00:59 PM CDT

    best episode of ER in years

    by hercules

    really enjoyed that.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 10:02:18 PM CDT

    NOBODY can complain about that

    by memento108

    One of the best ER episodes ever, and it was such an amazing subtle touch that Hathaway and Ross didn't know Carter got the kidney. Love this show, don't wanna see it end, and I will remember these characters forever.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 10:02:48 PM CDT

    It really was pretty good.

    by catvutt

    Just bizarre. Awesome choice not to have Carol and Doug know it was Carter...I kept waiting for them to find out and rush to Chicago to see him or something stupid. Very well played.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 10:05:04 PM CDT

    I was totally expecting that scene too

    by buffywrestling

    and I'm happy I was surprised.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 10:05:32 PM CDT

    Really, fun...but weird.

    by mr_macphisto

    What fucking year is this?

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  • Mar 12, 2009 10:10:52 PM CDT

    This should've been the series finale...

    by blanket-man

    Great ep tonight, but there's nowhere to go but down from here. I mean, after Ross, Benton, Carter and Hathaway, are we supposed to be psyched for Susan and Abby? Oy. Cool how the three old-timers all had a hand in saving Carter. And I was pleasantly surprised that the Ross's are just as happy now as when we last saw 'em in 2000.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 10:13:46 PM CDT

    For me, it probably will be the series finale.

    by catvutt

    But I can see why they'd want to give the other cast members, the ones very few of us have watched, their own send-offs. They carried the show well past its expiration date. But yeah, I'm done. I don't see the need to watch another one. That was a fitting end.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 11:13:54 PM CDT

    I second Hercs post

    by drpain

    I have just sort of tuned in and out of e.r these last few seasons, but I made sure I was going to catch it tonight. Best episode in a long time. Surprisingly was not disappointed. It will probably be the finally for me, no plans to watch the finale episodes.

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  • Mar 12, 2009 11:32:47 PM CDT

    maxwell's hammer

    by melvin_pelvis

    benton was a dick *period*
    A self absorbed jackass.
    In 8 seasons he never smiled, all he did is judge everyone
    and go on about how everything impacted him and put him out

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  • Mar 12, 2009 11:36:22 PM CDT

    I mean

    by melvin_pelvis

    even when Carter was a junkie and Benton took him to rehab.
    That was out of character.
    All Benton ever cared about was Benton and those things that pertained to Benton

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  • Mar 12, 2009 11:50:22 PM CDT

    gaah

    by melvin_pelvis

    can't believe didn't get to see Supernatural because of a damn hockey game

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  • Mar 12, 2009 11:51:12 PM CDT

    Does WB

    by melvin_pelvis

    stream eps of Supernatural?

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  • Mar 13, 2009 12:31:00 AM CDT

    Yeah, Melvin, the CW website does

    by qwonk

    But not for three days, according to the FAQ. Bastards. I checked after the game, all I got was a George Lopez rerun. Damn, that studo audience sure loves to laugh, hahahaha!!

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  • Mar 13, 2009 12:33:56 AM CDT

    I meant to say "boy" instead of "damn"

    by qwonk

  • Mar 13, 2009 12:35:46 AM CDT

    This Was supposed to be the final episode...

    by toby wan

    After they filmed it, the dicks at NBC realized that the show was pulling decent numbers and extended the season by 3 episodes. So, what was gonna be the series finale, is now just another episode of ER. Which goes to prove, NBC cannot do anything right. Great episode, regardless. Oh, and BTW, you ever think Benson may have softened up after raising a deaf child and seeing his prodigy lying in a bed, waiting on a kidney. I thought it was well done by Eriq LaSalle. His best work since Coming to America. Seriously, has he done anything else other than Soul Glo boy and Peter Benson?

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  • Mar 13, 2009 12:46:25 AM CDT

    It's kinds nice they didn't hype Clooney

    by erykthedead

    And I would have never guessed he'd actually do an episode as Doug. I mean a whole episode, not a cameo, not a scene, but an episode. Bravo

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  • Mar 13, 2009 1:40:44 AM CDT

    one of the best episode's ever

    by phoenixmagida5th

    Better than the dr. Greene flashback episode. I love the fact that they didn't ruin doug and cxarol's happy ending. In fact they brought em back and made em go out as heroes and reminded us all why we feel in love with the original cast in the first place. It was good to see the old chemistry back tonight the show has been missing for years. Love also as someone else mentioned the old cast got top billing and the new cast was mainly reduced to background characters. It was like a great episode from back in the 90's. Well done e.r. and melvis, obviously you didn't see benton's finale episdoe where after all his years pf putting himself first he had one final great surgery and stuck it finally to romano by declining to advance his carrer and instead chosee his son and put his career on the back burner and be happy with just being a normal surgeon and went into private practice. And yeah with romano not riding your ass for years wouldn't u crack a smile and lighten up also? I think for the first time we saw the real benton tonight. And the old school came back to save carter. They didn't go for the 'oh it was carter we helped let's go see him' typical ending. The job of helping a nameless person was its own reward. Also liked when doug was and the girls were asking about who worked and knew certain doctors. Nice touch.

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  • Mar 13, 2009 1:42:33 AM CDT

    but

    by phoenixmagida5th

    Was there a deleted scene for the screen cap above was not in this episode? Or do they come back for one more episode?

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  • Mar 13, 2009 1:46:33 AM CDT

    *Shakes Fist At Sky

    by melvin_pelvis

    Damn You NBC Dicks!

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  • Mar 13, 2009 1:48:02 AM CDT

    *Shakes Fist At Sky (again)

    by melvin_pelvis

    Damn You WB Dicks and your 3 day emabrgo!

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  • Mar 13, 2009 2:00:16 AM CDT

    Wonk, how's the video quality?

    by melvin_pelvis

    is it like youtube? better?
    Can Supernatural be Hulu'ed(sp?)
    Does Hulu install proprietary bs, spyware shit?

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  • Mar 13, 2009 2:11:50 AM CDT

    Clooney

    by melvin_pelvis

    gets paid by the square centimeter of face he displays per frame
    And when you got that much face it really adds up
    That's why directors are always doing partial profiles in shadow.
    Even Clooney when he directs himself.
    Even Clooney can't afford Clooney

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  • Mar 13, 2009 3:05:05 AM CDT

    I've never missed an episode of ER...

    by bob loblaw law blog

    and this was one for the books.Absolutely fantastic... and the "reunions" were completely realistic (even if they were coincidental). I like how they didn't try to bring them all in one place together. Great emotion and drama.I don't think this should have been the series finale, though. I like that it ended it Doug and Carol... a nice little end to their story. The series finale needs to be at County, though.One minor, minor gripe: I'm a lifelong Oregonian and love the Pacific Northwest... but, we're VERY particular about the pronunciation of our cities/counties/rivers/landmarks/etc. (i.e. It's OR-EE-GUN, not OR-UH-GONE... and nobody here refers to Washington as "Washington State," unless they mean Washington State University. We say "D.C." when we mean the U.S. capital.)But, anyway... the gripe... did no one bother to tell Julianna Margulies that Spokane, Wash., is prounounced "SPO-CAN," not "SPO-CANE"?If it were a tiny town, that'd be one thing... but it's the second-largest city in Washington. I think she would have learned that after all these years living in Seattle! Oh well...Again, great episode. I was 14 YEARS OLD when ER began and I've really enjoyed it all these years... I cannot believe it's almost over.

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  • Mar 13, 2009 3:14:42 AM CDT

    They extended the season BEFORE Clooney shot this episode...

    by bob loblaw law blog

    not after, as someone said above. ER was extended in early January, and Clooney shot his scenes a few weeks later.http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117998243.html?categoryid=14&cs=1

    http://www.etonline.com/news/2009/01/69956/index.html

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  • Mar 13, 2009 3:19:41 AM CDT

    Borgnine!! x2

    by the mcpoyle clan

    Is that BORG-NINE or BORG-NEEN? Just kidding. I don't know how old he is, but he looks good.Hearing Benton utter "Carter!" was a blast from the past. I quit after the original cast all left, so I don't know (or care) who any of those other people were. It did take me a few moments to figure out where I'd seen the brunette with the glasses before...she was on Roswell?!

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  • Mar 13, 2009 9:19:02 AM CDT

    HOLY FUCK!

    by mr_macphisto

    According to Wikipedia, Borgnine is NINETY-TWO YEARS OLD.

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  • Mar 13, 2009 9:20:20 AM CDT

    Wow.. Really well done

    by marillion

    Gotta agree with Herc too.. Really one of the best episodes in a long time.

    I loved how Ross and Hathaway's story, while intertwined, was completely seperate. There was no "soap opera" (cue the Dun-Dun music with someone in the background uttering "Oh my God"...) moment, just good solid performances.

    Loved how Clooney's role wasn't just a one-off cameo.. This was just as much about him as it was about the other guest stars.

    My only complaint was the Borgnine character.. They just set it and forgot it. But then maybe that was the point. Even Sarandon's character didn't get a lot of time. But with Benton also thrown into the mix, there wasn't much time to give. So maybe a two hour episode would have been better, but I'm very happy with what we got.

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  • Mar 13, 2009 12:09:03 PM CDT

    "best episode of ER in years"?

    by oisin5199

    Bullshit - Herc and others are just gaga over it because it had George Clooney. Herc even admitted he hasn't been consistently watching the show, so how the hell would he know? Now, I liked seeing Benton and Carter together and Benton finally with the stick out of his ass, and Susan Sarandon's performance was amazing, as you'd expect. But I'm sorry, the rest of the episode was just average. There have been episodes this season that have FAR surpassed this one. The one with Mark Greene was amazing, not because of his 'return' but because of how it worked with the current characters and storyline. The one with Bill Macy and the old guy from the 70's was also fantastic because, again, it brought together old characters with the current ones. This episode was for fans, plain and simple, and didn't really advance the show at all - we just got to see Doug and Carol again, in their own environment. Which is fine, but not amazing, or anything. I'm just tired of all this 'ER sucked after Clooney et al. left' bullshit. The show has continually had amazing episodes since then, including, and especially, this season. Some episodes are weaker than others, but to say this recent one was the 'best' one in a while does a disservice to the show, which has been mostly knocking it out of the park this season.

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  • Mar 13, 2009 12:53:16 PM CDT

    This show sucks...Except for last night.

    by azultool

    Yeah, I was pleasantly suprised by the quality of the episode last night. It reminded me of E.R's glory days. And, Clooney was good too. He gave us an update on the character with his performance, instead of the writers doing it with exposition. He played an older, wiser Doug Ross who seems to finally be at peace with himself. Good stuff.

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  • Mar 13, 2009 3:10:50 PM CDT

    Question

    by jumpjumo01

    Was Benton wearing the L-Token that Carter gave him when he left County General???

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  • Mar 13, 2009 3:52:35 PM CDT

    "Big-Deal Movie Star George Clooney"

    by mr spork

    That's sarcastic, right?

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  • Mar 13, 2009 4:30:00 PM CDT

    olslns5199

    by phoenixmagida5th

    You are dead wrong. This did move the story along. It wrapped up a situtaion from severral eps about the mom getting a new heart and carter getting a kidney and due to benton carter survived surgery and he convinced carter to contact his wife again. And it was ballsy. Usually when old cast members return its quick cameos here it was about them annd not the new cast anyone gives a fuck about which is a rareity for a show to do. Besides when they cut back to gates I rolled my eyes. Why watch stamos do his best clooney impression when the man himself was in the episode.

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  • Mar 14, 2009 12:44:44 PM CDT

    "Why watch Stamos do his best Clooney impression..."

    by blanket-man

    Great line, and so true. If Luka was a Ross-a-be, I don't know what that makes Gates. But it's nothing worth watching.

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  • Mar 14, 2009 9:11:32 PM CDT

    Ahh dagnabit

    by melvin_pelvis

    Smallville and Supernatural were on tonight (sat)
    Missed Smallville, caught SN 5 mins in

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  • Mar 15, 2009 12:45:32 AM CDT

    I just watched my first episode since Green died.

    by fanboy71

    It really makes you miss the good old days. Good episode. It does make me think about all the people who left the show for film careers, but of them all, only Clooney has managed to hit the big time. Where was Sherry Stringfield? Too busy to come back?

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  • Mar 15, 2009 3:45:59 AM CDT

    Sherry Stringfield

    by melvin_pelvis

    got even fatter and was too embaresed to waddle on stage

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  • Mar 15, 2009 11:00:56 PM CDT

    Trivia question: which Geo Clooney movie made money?

    by thegreatwhatzit

    Sorry, the answer is not OCEAN'S 11 and its tedious sequels (they were not George Clooney movies but performed by ensemble casts). Clooney's movies tank at the boxoffice. Yep, this was a trick question.

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  • Mar 16, 2009 1:15:34 AM CDT

    phoenixmagida5th

    by oisin5199

    It's not about moving story along. Of course the episode 'moved the story' albeit through a mighty set of coincidences. But since I'm keeping up with the show now and not currently watching old seasons, if the episode and the return of old characters is just a fan wank and doesn't resonate in any way for the current characters, then it's not as successful, period. As I said, the best character returns are resonant for audience members with connections to these characters AND resonates with the current characters on a deep level. As the Greene flashbacks did for Banfield, as Macy's episode did for the entire cast. I loved it when Carter returned and was amazed at how good Morris had gotten as a doctor and told him 'you set the tone' which he had said to the then-clueless Morris when he left. Which is what Greene said to Carter when he was in the same position. Just that one line drew together 3 different time periods of the show, and was great shorthand. The Clooney thing was just so-so: a great scene for Clooney and Sarandon and rewarding to longtime fans, but not in anyway connecting to the characters who are on the show now, which should be the main concern for the writers. Anyways, I didn't really have a problem with this ep - all I'm saying is that saying this episode was the 'best ever' simply because Clooney appeared does a complete disservice to the many episodes this season alone that were much better and proof that the show still has moments of poignancy and brilliance, even with the current cast and without the Great George.

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