ER season 8
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| ER (season 8) | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
| File:ER Season 8.jpg ER Season 8 DVD cover | |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 27, 2001 – May 16, 2002 |
| Season chronology | |
The eighth season of the American fictional drama television series ER first aired on September 27, 2001 and concluded on May 16, 2002. The eighth season consists of 22 episodes.
Plot
Susan Lewis returns to the show providing continuity of the earlier years and some closure with Greene. Weaver also has a revelation and confronts and accepts her sexuality. The season's long storyline of Greene's illness and death and how it affects many characters marked season eight as the first major turning point in the series. This season would also mark a major change in the cast with four characters leaving, which included original characters Greene and Benton. In turn, two new main characters with very different personalities- Michael Gallant and later Greg Pratt- were introduced in Season 8. For the first time, Carter is centered as the main character of the show at the end of the season. Carter taking over as the central character in season nine, midway through the series, was a big move in the direction of the show.
Cast
Main cast
- Anthony Edwards as Dr. Mark Greene - Attending Physician
- Sherry Stringfield as Dr. Susan Lewis - Attending Physician
- Noah Wyle as Dr. John Carter - Fifth Year Resident, later Chief Resident
- Laura Innes as Dr. Kerry Weaver - Chief of Emergency Medicine
- Alex Kingston as Dr. Elizabeth Corday - Associate Chief of Surgery
- Paul McCrane as Dr. Robert Romano - Chief of Staff and Chief of Surgery
- Goran Visnjic as Dr. Luka Kovač - Attending Physician
- Maura Tierney as Nurse Abby Lockhart
- Michael Michele as Dr. Cleo Finch - Fourth Year Pediatric Resident
- Erik Palladino as Dr. Dave Malucci - Fourth Year Resident
- Ming-Na as Dr. Jing-Mei Chen - Chief Resident, later Attending Physician
- Sharif Atkins as Lt. Michael Gallant - Third Year Medical Student
- Eriq La Salle as Dr. Peter Benton - Attending Trauma Surgeon and Director of Diversity
Supporting cast
- Doctors and Medical students
- Sam Anderson as Dr. Jack Kayson - Chief of Cardiology
- John Aylward as Dr. Donald Anspaugh - Surgical Attending Physician and Hospital Board Member
- Mekhi Phifer as Dr. Greg Pratt - ER Intern
- David Brisbin as Dr. Alexander Babcock - Anesthesiologist
- Iqbal Theba as Dr. Zagerby - Surgeon
- Matthew Glave as Dr. Dale Edson [1]
- Nurses
- Ellen Crawford as Nurse Lydia Wright
- Conni Marie Brazelton as Nurse Conni Oligario
- Deezer D as Nurse Malik McGrath
- Laura Cerón as Nurse Chuny Marquez
- Yvette Freeman as Nurse Manager Haleh Adams
- Lily Mariye as Nurse Lily Jarvik
- Gedde Watanabe as Nurse Yosh Takata
- Dinah Lenney as Nurse Shirley
- Bellina Logan as Nurse Kit
- Kyle Richards as Nurse Dori [2]
- Staff and Paramedics
- Abraham Benrubi as Desk Clerk Jerry Markovic [3]
- Troy Evans as Desk Clerk Frank Martin [4]
- Erica Gimpel as Social Worker Adele Newman [5]
- Emily Wagner as Paramedic Doris Pickman
- Monté Russell as Paramedic Dwight Zadro
- Lynn A. Henderson as Paramedic Pamela Olbes
- Demetrius Navarro as Paramedic Morales
- Brian Lester as Paramedic Brian Dumar
- Michelle Bonilla as Paramedic Christine Harms
- Family
- Frances Sternhagen as Grandma Millicent "Gamma" Carter [6]
- Michael Gross as Mr. John "Jack" Carter [7]
- Mary McDonnell as Mrs. Eleanor Carter [8]
- Christine Harnos as Jennifer Simon [9]
- Hallee Hirsh as Rachel Greene [10]
- Lisa Vidal as Sandy Lopez [11]
- Khandi Alexander as Jackie Robbins
- Vondie Curtis Hall as Roger McGrath [12]
- Matthew Watkins as Reese Benton [13]
- Kathleen Wilhoite as Chloe Lewis [14]
- Mark Valley as Richard Lockhart [15]
Notable guest stars
- Julie Delpy as Nicole [16]
- Kal Penn as Narajan [17]
- David Hewlett as Mr. Schutte [18]
- Vernée Watson Johnson as April Wilson [19]
- Roma Maffia as Ms. Janice Prager [20]
- David Krumholtz as Paul Sobriki [21]
- Liza Weil as Samantha Sobriki [21]
- Christina Hendricks as Joyce Westlake [22]
- Matthew Settle as Brian Westlake [23]
- Chris Sarandon as Dr. Burke (NYC) [24]
- Michael Ironside as Dr. William "Wild Willy" Swift [25]
- Paul Hipp as Craig Turner [26]
- Amy Carlson as FDNY Paramedic Alex Taylor [14][27]
- Molly Price as NYPD Officer Faith Yokas [14][27]
- Kim Raver as FDNY Paramedic Kim Zambrano [14][27]
- Jason Wiles as NYPD Officer Bosco Boscorelli [14][27]
- Joe Lisi as NYPD Lieutenant Bob Swersky [27][28]
Production
Original executive producers John Wells and Michael Crichton reprised their roles. Seventh season executive producer Jack Orman returned as executive producer and show runner. Previous executive producer Christopher Chulack remained a consulting producer while working on Wells' Third Watch. Seventh season co-executive producer Meredith Stiehm also served as a consulting producer for the eighth season but left the crew with the close of the season. Seventh season supervising producers R. Scott Gemmill and Dee Johnson were promoted to co-executive producers for the eighth season. Seventh season producers Richard Thorpe, Joe Sachs, Jonathan Kaplan, and Wendy Spence Rosato all returned for the eighth season. Sachs was promoted to supervising producer mid-season. Michael Salamunovich returned as co-producer but left the crew with the close of the season.
Wells wrote a further two episodes for the season. Orman was the seasons prolific writer with six episodes. Gemmill wrote five episodes. Sachs wrote three episodes. Johnson wrote four episodes. Stiehm wrote three episodes. David Zabel joined the crew as executive story editor and contributed to four episodes as a writer. Writer Elizabeth Hunter became a story editor for the second half of the season only and wrote two further episodes.
Producers Kaplan and Thorpe served as the season's regular directors. Kaplan helmed five episodes while Thorpe directed four. New directors Nelson McCormick and actor Vondie Curtis-Hall each directed two episodes. Cast member and regular director Laura Innes helmed a further episode. Series veterans Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Christopher Misiano, David Nutter, and Tom Moore all returned to direct further episodes. Show runner Orman made his television directing debut with an episode. The season's other new directors were Alan J. Levi, Jessica Yu, and Jesus Salvador Trevino.
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | 1 | "Four Corners" | Christopher Misiano | Jack Orman and David Zabel | September 27, 2001 |
| 159 | 2 | "The Longer You Stay" | Jonathan Kaplan | Jack Orman | October 4, 2001 |
| 160 | 3 | "Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic" | Richard Thorpe | R. Scott Gemmill and Elizabeth Hunter | October 11, 2001 |
| 161 | 4 | "Never Say Never" | Félix Enríquez Alcalá | Dee Johnson | October 18, 2001 |
| 162 | 5 | "Start All Over Again" | Vondie Curtis-Hall | Joe Sachs | October 25, 2001 |
| 163 | 6 | "Supplies and Demands" | Jonathan Kaplan | Meredith Stiehm | November 1, 2001 |
| 164 | 7 | "If I Should Fall from Grace" | Laura Innes | R. Scott Gemmill | November 8, 2001 |
| 165 | 8 | "Partly Cloudy, Chance of Rain" | David Nutter | Jack Orman | November 15, 2001 |
| 166 | 9 | "Quo Vadis?" | Richard Thorpe | Joe Sachs and David Zabel | November 22, 2001 |
| 167 | 10 | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | Jonathan Kaplan | Dee Johnson and Meredith Stiehm | December 13, 2001 |
| 168 | 11 | "Beyond Repair" | Alan J. Levi | Jack Orman and R. Scott Gemmill | January 10, 2002 |
| 169 | 12 | "A River in Egypt" | Jesus Salvador Trevino | David Zabel | January 17, 2002 |
| 170 | 13 | "Damage is Done" | Nelson McCormick | Dee Johnson | January 31, 2002 |
| 171 | 14 | "A Simple Twist of Fate" | Christopher Chulack | Jack Orman | February 7, 2002 |
| 172 | 15 | "It's All in Your Head" | Vondie Curtis-Hall | R. Scott Gemmill | February 28, 2002 |
| 173 | 16 | "Secrets and Lies" | Richard Thorpe | John Wells | March 7, 2002 |
| 174 | 17 | "Bygones" | Jessica Yu | Elizabeth Hunter and Meredith Stiehm | March 28, 2002 |
| 175 | 18 | "Orion in the Sky" | Jonathan Kaplan | David Zabel | April 4, 2002 |
| 176 | 19 | "Brothers and Sisters" | Nelson McCormick | R. Scott Gemmill | April 25, 2002 |
| 177 | 20 | "The Letter" | Jack Orman | Jack Orman | May 2, 2002 |
| 178 | 21 | "On the Beach" | John Wells | John Wells | May 9, 2002 |
| 179 | 22 | "Lockdown" | Jonathan Kaplan | Dee Johnson and Joe Sachs | May 16, 2002 |
References
- ^ Episodes 2, 6.
- ^ Episodes 3, 19.
- ^ Episodes 14, 15, 17, 19, 21 (uncredited), 22.
- ^ Episodes 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20, 21 (uncredited).
- ^ Episodes 1, 12, 15, 17.
- ^ Episodes 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11.
- ^ Episodes 1, 10, 12.
- ^ Episodes 1, 11, 12, 13, 14.
- ^ Episodes 3, 18, 21.
- ^ Episodes 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 21.
- ^ Episodes 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 20.
- ^ Episodes 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10.
- ^ Episodes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
- ^ a b c d e Episode 19.
- ^ Episode 11.
- ^ Episodes 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10.
- ^ Episode 2.
- ^ Episode 4.
- ^ Episodes 5 and 6.
- ^ Episodes 8, 9, 10.
- ^ a b Episode 11. Also, Season 6.
- ^ Episodes 11, 12, 13, 14.
- ^ Episodes 11, 12, 13, 14, 15.
- ^ Episode 15.
- ^ Mourner. Episode 21 (uncredited). Also, Season 1.
- ^ Episode 22. Also, Season 9.
- ^ a b c d e These performers are playing their characters from Third Watch.
- ^ Episode 19. Also, Season 3.