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    ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Television, in association with Warner Bros. Television. ER follows the inner life of the emergency room (ER) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and various critical issues faced by the room's physicians and staff. The show ran for 15 seasons with a total of 331 episodes, becoming the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history. It won 23 Primetime Emmy Awards, including the 1996 Outstanding Drama Series award, and received 124 Emmy nominations, which makes it the most nominated drama program in history. ER won 116 awards in total, including the Peabody Award, while the cast earned four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series.

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    Paris Barclay on directing a pivotal episode of ER

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    Piper Laurie on guest-starring on ER

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    John Wells on the end of ER and writing the finale

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    Warren Littlefield on the development of ER

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    Nina Tassler on the development and casting of ER

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    Leslie Moonves on the process of audience testing for ER

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    Paris Barclay

    Paris Barclay on directing a pivotal episode of ER

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    Paris Barclay on directing several episodes of ER

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    Bonnie Bartlett

    Bonnie Bartlett on guest-starring on ER

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    Thomas Del Ruth

    Thomas Del Ruth on acting as director of photography for the pilot of ER and the use of the steadicam

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    Thomas Del Ruth on working with executive producer John Wells on the ER pilot

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    Thomas Del Ruth on acting as director of photography for ER episodes subsequent to the pilot

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    Hector Elizondo

    Hector Elizondo on Chicago Hope competing with ER and the popularity of the show

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    Sally Field

    Sally Field on her Emmy-winning guest performance on ER

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    Marla Gibbs

    Marla Gibbs on then-current projects, including guest-starring on ER and the daytime drama Passions

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    Lesli Linka Glatter

    Lesli Linka Glatter on how she came to direct ER, and on working with John Wells

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    Lesli Linka Glatter on how the ensemble cast of ER worked together, including George Clooney

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    Lesli Linka Glatter on the ways in which shooting an episode of ER was a unique experience, and on mishaps while shooting

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    Lesli Linka Glatter on the process of preparing to shoot an ER episode

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    Lesli Linka Glatter on directing the guest stars of ER

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    Lesli Linka Glatter on being involved in post-production of the ER episodes she directed

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    Lesli Linka Glatter on returning to direct ER in its final season

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    Lesli Linka Glatter on the legacy of ER

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    Walon Green

    Walon Green on being hired by John Wells as co-executive producer on ER

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    Walon Green on learning medical jargon for ER

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    Walon Green on the live episode of ER, "Ambush," and on George Clooney getting nervous as the airdate drew near

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    Walon Green on favorite ER episodes and storylines of during his stint on the show

    01:35

    Kathryn Joosten

    Kathryn Joosten on her first big break in acting - on E.R.

    01:19

    Elodie Keene

    Elodie Keene on choosing ER as her next directing project

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    Elodie Keene on attempting to impose what she'd learned on St. Elsewhere on to directing ER, and on dealing with the sets

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    Piper Laurie

    Piper Laurie on guest-starring on ER

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    Warren Littlefield

    Warren Littlefield on the development of ER

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    William H. Macy

    William H. Macy on playing "Dr. David Morgenstern" on ER

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    William H. Macy on the length of and medical details in ER scripts

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    William H. Macy on his ER character, "Dr. David Morgenstern"

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    William H. Macy on the live episode of ER

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    William H. Macy on returning to ER in its final season

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    William H. Macy on his 1997 Emmy nomination for ER

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    William H. Macy on working with the ensemble cast of ER

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    William H. Macy on the legacy of ER

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    Leslie Moonves

    Leslie Moonves on "stealing" ER from NBC

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    Leslie Moonves on the process of audience testing for ER

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    Leslie Moonves on the development of ER

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    Leslie Moonves on the casting and scheduling of ER

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    Garrett Morris

    Garrett Morris on his dramatic work including appearances on ER and Hill Street Blues and Hunter

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    Don Ohlmeyer

    Don Ohlmeyer on ER and Chicago Hope

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    Don Ohlmeyer on the slow start of ER

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    Executive Don Ohlmeyer on the costly negotiations to keep ER at NBC

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    Lori Openden

    Lori Openden on her involvement in casting ER

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    Lyn Paolo

    Lyn Paolo on her role as costume designer on ER, on the challenges of designing clothes for the voluminous number of extras on a show based in a hospital emergency room, and her frustration that the audience thought the extras wore their own clothes to set (which producer John Wells told her was a compliment because she made the clothes look so real)

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    Lyn Paolo on how she worked to tell the story of a character in an instant by how they were dressed, as costume designer on ER and striving for realism, and on the groundbreaking look, scope, and impact of ER

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    Lyn Paolo on working with producer John Wells on ER and what makes a good working relationship between a producer and costume designer

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    Lyn Paolo on the crew she worked with in the costume department on ER, and on what she looked for when hiring her crew on that show

    03:21

    Lyn Paolo on the challenge of costuming ER due to the pace of filming and the number of people who needed to be costumed for each episode

    03:28

    Lyn Paolo on why the 360 Steadicam shooting style of ER made the challenge of costuming even more difficult, since so many people would be visible in each scene and each person needed a costume, and on the other departments she interacted with most frequently

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    Lyn Paolo on designing costumes for the live episode of ER, including needing to dress the crew for the episode

    02:51

    Tom Poston

    Tom Poston on guest-starring on ER

    02:50

    Thomas Schlamme

    Thomas Schlamme on directing "Ambush", a live episode of ER

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    Nina Tassler

    Nina Tassler on the development and casting of ER

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    Nina Tassler on ER and Chicago Hope going up against each other when both shows debuted

    02:08

    John Wells

    John Wells on how ER came about and Michael Crichton's original idea for the show

    05:48

    John Wells on the casting process for ER

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    John Wells on shooting the pilot for ER and the subsequent look and tone of the series

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    John Wells on the writing of ER and the use of real medical terminology in the scripts

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    John Wells on observing real life emergency rooms to write for ER

    03:56

    John Wells on network notes about ER

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    John Wells on coming up with new ideas over ER's fifteen-year run and the public getting medical information from the show

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    John Wells on issues the ER producers had with some advertisers

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    John Wells on the large number of cast changes on ER over fifteen seasons, including George Clooney leaving the show after five years

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    John Wells on the end of ER and writing the finale

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    John Wells on the legacy of ER

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    Jeff Zucker

    Jeff Zucker on his affinity for ER as a viewer and an executive

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