POLL: Should George Clooney Head Back to the 'ER'?
Filed under: Casting, RumorMonger, Home Entertainment
An interesting little bit of news popped up on the Hollywood Insider yesterday. The writers strike jostled things up over at NBC, so they're going to renew ER for what will be its 15th, and presumably final, season. This is news for Cinematical, because they want to make this final year a sort of retrospective.Executive producers John Wells and David Zabel want the show to visit all of the characters who have appeared over the years, like one season-long reunion. That would mean trying to get George Clooney to reprise his role as Dr. Doug Ross, who appeared on 108 episodes of the television drama from 1994-2000. (Doesn't it seem like more than 7-8 years since he was a television star?)
It seems that they've already secured Noah Wyle for a return, but Donnie Darko or not, he's no Clooney. George is the biggest star to come out of that series, and one who definitely doesn't need the work, between his acting, directorial, and production projects. So really, it will come down to interest.
But I ask you, dear Cinematical readers. With all the leaps George Clooney has made professionally, should he look into the past to appear on the final season of ER, or keep his eyes trained on the future?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-13-2008 @ 9:25AM
DAVID F said...
Sure, why not? Out of respect to his roots and (let's face it) where he got noticed. He should go back for a coupla episodes for the last season.
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3-13-2008 @ 9:47AM
Maria Stahl said...
Speaking purely selfishly? Yes, of course! He looked so cute in surgical greens.
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3-13-2008 @ 9:51AM
eugene said...
why not? Despite clooney's whinnings over the lack of masterpieces in modern cinema, we all know he's not above doing the occassional, self indulgent, vanity, pay check fueled appearence as well. And seeing as how ER plucked him from 80s obscurity and launched him into his current role as saviour of movies, he should indulge the little people who got him there.
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3-13-2008 @ 10:13AM
ERfan said...
I don't care about who's the biggest star. Noah has been there for 11 years and Carter is my favourite character. This show was great before George became a star and it was great because the entire cast was great not just because it had George. I think George is quite smart to know that the ER finale shouldn't be all about him so probably he won't accept.
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3-13-2008 @ 5:28PM
LIA said...
yes he should be back and i hope he will accetp to go back to the first show that made him famus. besides u r right maria he does look cute in this outfit. GOOD LUCK TO HIM IN WHATEVER HE DOES .
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3-13-2008 @ 6:20PM
Stephanie said...
I like the idea of George and as many of the others as possible coming back and bringing the show full circle to its close. They were characters we liked and watched for a long time - it'd be cool to see if the writers and actors could take it to the satisfaction levels we got when Emily turned up on the last Bob Newhart show.
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3-13-2008 @ 8:06PM
Bernice said...
Of course George should go back for a few episodes of ER.
It would be great "closure," and "so fun" to see him--as Dr. Ross, and Nurse Hathaway...and their twin daughters.
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3-16-2008 @ 5:06PM
Linny said...
ER final season what? Greys is NO ER and there are no other medical shows on TV! If they shove one more Forensic police drama where the dead speak to the living I shall puke!! New Amsterdam is a New Bore...
I am to be stuck with HOUSE and BONES? PLUEEZE... who do we viewers beg at NBC to keep ER alive?
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