That's the word from a retailer anyway (no word from Fox yet). The first season of the critically-acclaimed drama will be released on December 12.
Sometimes it's easy to forget how groundbreaking this show was. The topics they covered, the writing. And the cast! Denzel Washington, Howie Mandel, Mark Harmon, Ed Begley, Jr., David Morse, Eric Stoltz, and Tim Robbins were all regulars on the show at one point or another, along with many others.
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8-30-2006 @ 2:05PM
Tedrick said...
It's about time! Hands down, the best show EVER on television!
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8-30-2006 @ 2:48PM
Scott H said...
Yes, I've been waiting for years for this! The first season, with David Birney, was just good. After that, it really found its groove and got better and better. It broke the new ground that much of the best shows of the past few decades have been operating in. Multifaceted characters who could be jerks, who screwed up and weren't always heroes, who grew and matured each year. Heartbreaking storylines, for the guest characters and the regulars (and not all of the who-sleeps-with-whom variety).
"St. Elsewhere" never talked down to the viewer, and frequently demanded the most from its audience. It (along with "Hill Street Blues") created the multi-story, multi-episodic arc framework and modern storytelling techniques that are predominant on the best of dramatic television today.
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8-30-2006 @ 3:36PM
Chris said...
Tremendous news!
To clarify one point: Tim Robbins and Eric Stoltz were never regular members of the cast. ... They were guest stars in separate 3-4 episode arcs during the first season.
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8-31-2006 @ 5:11PM
Gary said...
Agreed that it was one of the best shows ever.
Helen Hunt was also a regular, playing the wife of David Morse's character.
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9-03-2006 @ 11:22PM
Patricia Joyce said...
Just a comment on Helen Hunt playing David Morse's wife on St. Elsewhere. Helen Hunt played his girlfriend and was not a regular on the show, although she was in a number of episodes for one season.The character of Jack lost his wife in a car accident and her heart was donated to one of the patients. He later married a women with two children but the actress who played the part escapes me. David Morse is a brilliant actor and St.Elsewhere was a great show! Can't wait for the DVD.
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9-11-2006 @ 4:40PM
Drew Field said...
The woman who played David Morse's ("Jack 'Boomer' Morrison") wife was Patricia Wettig. Her character was "Joanne McFadden". Patricia later went on to star in Thirtysomething as the wife of Timothy Busfield's character.
Helen Hunt made such an impact, it seems like she was on St. Elsewhere far more than she actually was. She was only in 8 episodes.
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