Watching ER

Good morning folks!

It felt good to get that first post out of the way last night. It’s like opening night jitters at the Improv isn’t it? (I wouldn’t really know but I am speculating).

I guess I made a tiny error (really miniscule actually) in my post last night.

Apparently ER was on a different night other than Thursdays, when it debuted, it was on Monday. I don’t know how long it stayed there (a mute point really) but I just wanted everyone to know that there are people in the world more obsessed with ER than me (shocking but true).

Speaking of obsession, Is NBC obsessed with taking out its top 3 actors on ER every so many years? I’m curious.

According to TV Guide, both Abby and Luka will be leaving the show next fall. There isn’t much being said about how the couple will go out as it’s still in the works but my thoughts are this.

Give the people a good ending.

NBC held out on us for 6 weeks with no new shows, no updates… No nothing. As a mom of 4 who looks forward to her Thursday night peace and quiet (ok after 9pm, every night is supposed to be peace and quiet but I said there were 4 kids, so go with me on this), I LIKE sitting in front of my TV and tuning into ER. It is something I look forward to. I flip from Grey’s Anatomy over to ER (can we say double dose of Medical drama?) It’s a ritual I have come to love and don’t like it being tampered with.

I was not the only one who felt this way when NBC smacked ER fans with the dry spell. Fan sites and message boards everywhere were up in arms with speculation rumors of the show not returning, and finally the confirmed rumors of Goran Visnjic not returning.

So what does that mean for the fans? Who is going to step up as the front runner characters. My money is that Mekhi Phifer (Pratt) will become lead man (his character has been showcased quite a bit this last season). Then there will be Neela (Parminder K. Nagra) but not Ray, as it is being said he won’t be returning as well.

All of this shuffling reminds me of when the guy who played Dr. Ross left (what’s his name… Oh yea George Clooney), then Julianna Margulies, and then Anthony Edwards, clearly the show’s heavy hitters. For a time, ER didn’t seem like much to tune into… In fact, to me, it seemed like the NBC Gods took ER through a character/plot limbo. Oh it was still good but not the FABULOUSNESS we were accostomed to.

Is NBC going to do it again? Leave us to twist in the wind, waiting to see who takes center stage to lead the talented group of actors? I certainly hope not. It sure didn’t do much for them to leave us drooling for 6 weeks.

Which by the way, can’t a gal even get a good rerun in the offseason? The Thursday night line-up for tonight is missing ER. Just thought I would point that out.

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