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George Clooney doubts an 'ER' reboot could 'catch lightning again'

The stars of ER discussed a possible reboot during their reunion special.

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George Clooney doubts an ER reboot could 'catch lightning again'

"I think you have to leave what was beautiful in the past and move on," said Juliana Margulies during a cast reunion for charity.
By Andrea Towers
April 23, 2021 at 01:53 PM EDT


George Clooney addressed the question on everyone's mind, especially in the age of reboots and revivals: Will there ever be a reboot of ER?
"When you look at the show, over so many years, it would be hard to say you could do it at the level that we did it," said Clooney when the iconic NBC medical drama's cast virtually reunited Thursday for an episode of Stars in the House with cohosts James Wesley and Seth Rudetsky in honor of Earth Day and benefiting Waterkeeper Alliance.
Julianna Margulies as Nurse Carol Hathaway and George Clooney as Doctor Doug Ross on "ER."

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Clooney went on to admit that he's watching the show now because his wife, Amal Clooney, is watching it, adding that looking back at such a defining series definitely has its perks — but that rewatching also makes it hard to consider going back to something the actor called "great television."

"It's hard to catch lightning in a bottle again," said Clooney, before throwing the question to the rest of the cast.
"I don't know," Julianna Marguiles said. "I don't think you can reboot it. I think it's what George said: You can't capture lightning in a bottle twice. I think you have to leave what was so beautiful and move on. Because it just feels like it would cheapen it for me."
Watch the discussion above.
Created by novelist and screenwriter Michael Crichton, ER debuted in 1994 and ran for 15 seasons. In that time, it became one of the most highest-rated shows on TV and a cornerstone of NBC's Must-See TV lineup.
Crichton died in 2008, a year before ER ended, but his wife, Sherri Crichton, said in 2019 that she supports a new iteration of the series.

"I would so love to have an ER revival," she told Yahoo Entertainment. "That was a passion project for Michael, because of all the years he spent in medical school and in residency. I don't know if we'd get that cast again, but anything is possible!"
Noah Wyle, Anthony Edwards, Gloria Reuben, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Goran Visnjic, Paul McCrane, Ming-Na Wen, Laura Cerón, Yvette Freeman, and Conni Marie Brazelton also took part in the Stars in the House reunion.
Watch the entire discussion here.

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Watch the 'ER' cast reunite, including George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, Noah Wyle, Anthony Edwards, Laura Innes, Alex Kingston, Goran Visnjic, Ming-Na Wen, and more.

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Julianna Margulies reveals how Quentin Tarantino made sure his episode of ER would be his cut

The filmmaker employed a very specific technique to ensure his ER episode fit his style.
By Jolie Lash
April 23, 2021 at 03:14 PM EDT

Julianna Margulies reveals how Quentin Tarantino made sure his episode of 'ER' would be his cut

The filmmaker employed a very specific technique to ensure his 'ER' episode fit his style.

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Twenty-six years ago, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Quentin Tarantino directed an episode of ER called "Motherhood," and on Thursday we learned exactly why it fit his movie-making style.

While taking part in a virtual cast reunion on Stars in the House with cohosts James Wesley and Seth Rudetsk, Julianna Margulies recalled filming the 1995 episode and just how fast it was shot.

"When Quentin Tarantino came to direct us – and he was such a big fan of the show -- he only did one take so they didn't have a choice to edit," she shared as she joined fellow ER alums including George Clooney, Gloria Reuben, and Noah Wyle.

The actress, who played nurse Carol Hathaway on the long-running NBC drama, explained that the actors spent a lot of time prepping off camera to make that single take absolutely perfect. "So we would rehearse, rehearse, rehearse. We'd do one take and he goes, 'Good, let's move on.' And I said, 'Why are you doing that?' and he said, 'It'll be my cut no matter what!'"

Way back in 1995, EW's Anna Holmes broke down just how Tarantino-esque the director's episode was, noting that just like in Reservoir Dogs, someone had an ear sliced off. That particular touch was written in for the director by ER supervising producer Lydia Woodward.

"The severed ear was my only direct homage," Woodward told EW at the time. She did note, however, that she "grossed out the traumas a bit more."
Thursday's ER reunion for Earth Day benefitted Waterkeeper Alliance, a clean water organization whose president is Reuben. At the virtual cast event, Clooney tackled the idea of a possible reboot – and shot down all of our hopes.

"When you look at the show, over so many years, it would be hard to say you could do it at the level that we did it," he said on Stars in the House, adding, "It's hard to catch lightning in a bottle again."