On Mar 13, 7:41 am, "Sharon Too" <askformya...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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wrote:
> 'ER' to court former stars for final season
> Mar 12, 2008, 06:29 AM | by Lynette Rice
>
> http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/03/will-clooney-an.html
>
> We might just have the writers' strike to thank for bringing George
Clooney
> back to the ER! Yep, you read that right; NBC, facing a shortened
> development season brought on by the 100-day labor dispute, is in the
final
> stages of renewing ER for a 15th season next fall. The reprieve has
prompted
> executive producers John Wells and David Zabel to make ambitious plans
for
> what (finally) appears to be the drama's last season.
> He's already guaranteed a visit by at least one alumnus: Noah Wyle will
> reprise his role as Dr. Carter for four episodes next season. Goran
Visnjic
> (Kovac) is also expected to make a return engagement. "The toughest will
be
> getting Tony Edwards because his character is dead,"
"Our top story tonight: Dr Mark Greene is still dead." I guess they're
not even going to try for Alex Kingston?
> That's a little tricky, but there are ways to do it that we've thought
> about. Even if it were like a lost episode from 1996 featuring him and
Wyle."
They could go the Red Dwarf route:
"Mark, what's it like being dead?"
"It's like being on holiday with a group of Germans."
> In the meantime, Zabel will keep the ER buzzing for the remaining six
> outings this season by bringing on Aida Turturro (The Sopranos) for a
> three-week stint as a patient
Ooh, I wonder if the patient will be as bat**** crazy as Janice?
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