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• ASIN: B000V0WY12
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Editorial Reviews

ER (1994-present) Starring Noah Wyle, Maura Tierney, Laura Innes, Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle, Sherry Stringfield, Alex Kingston, Goran Visnjic, Ming-Na, Sharif Atkins, Mekhi Phifer, Paul McCrane, Linda Cardellini, Parminder Nagra, Shane West, Scott Grimes, John Stamos "ER" is arguably the best major health care-related television series since "M*A*S*H," and it is one of the most medically realistic dramatic series ever. Since its inception in 1994, "ER" has focused on the professional development and personal lives of a shifting cast of emergency department (ED) and surgical physicians, and the personal life of one ED nurse, at "County General," the main public hospital in Chicago. Keys to the show's success have been its adrenaline-happy depiction of emergency procedures, complete with whirling camera work and faster-than-the-speed-of-light technical dialogue, an addictive soap opera approach to the intersecting lives of the main characters, and an amazing ability to regenerate itself with new characters--by the start of the 12th season, none of the original major characters remained. In addition, unlike some popular hospital dramas, "ER" has grappled seriously with many of the thorny issues raised by modern health care. It has also featured some inventive plotting, strong characters, good direction and fine acting. In recent years the show has slowed down creatively, and some digressions into the characters' non-work lives have grown tiresome. But "ER" is still capable of engaging work, and it remains very popular.