OK, we can put all of those "George Clooney is going to make a cameo appearance on ER next season!" rumors. You know, the rumors I helped fuel last week.
Clooney himself tells Extra that he is not going to make an appearance on the show. He says that not only would they not ask him to appear on the show, there would be no reason to do it.
Well, OK, if he doesn't want to appear on the show, that's one thing. But I think he's crazy if he thinks the producers of ER or NBC wouldn't want to see him on the show one more time. Can you imagine the ratings for that episode? And I also have to take issue with his statement that there would be no reason to do it. I think finding out what's going on with Doug (and Carol) would be of immense interest to longtime fans of the show.
Then again, maybe it's better that he doesn't appear on the show. Knowing ER, they would have him be a patient in the er and kill him off dramatically. And if Clooney isn't going to appear on the show I don't want Juliana Marguiles to appear either. Nothing against her, it's just that if they have Carol appear without Doug, then they'd have to come up with some story about why he's not with her, such as divorce or death, and we don't want that to happen. It's better if we just remember them living happily ever after some place.
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3-17-2008 @ 5:39PM
Curt said...
Wouldn't be so quick to believe Clooney.
Remember back when Julianna Marguilles was getting ready to leave the show. It was rumored he'd make a guest appearance on her episode. He vehemently denied he was doing it, I think he was on Leno saying he wouldn't come back.
Lo and behold, they did it, quite secretly too. SO I wouldn't say no to him doing it again.
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3-17-2008 @ 10:03PM
Bash said...
Who cares?
I'm just glad the strike is over and they can produce ER at all. Next season Noah Wylie will be back and that just shows desperation from both sides. They keep telling us "this is the last season, no, wait, this is it. No wait, this is. MEH!"
It's like the farewell tour of Simply Red. He did that when he was fourty and now he's back. Great. Or Not.
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3-18-2008 @ 8:10AM
Chris Falco said...
"OK, we can put all of those "George Clooney is going to make a cameo appearance on ER next season!" rumors. You know, the rumors I helped fuel last week."
I'm sure there's a complete thought in there somewhere....
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3-18-2008 @ 9:28AM
ERfan said...
This shows desperation just from TPTB: those 4 Noah Wyle episodes were contracted when he left, three years ago.They've postoponed those contracted episodes for two years (even if they were planned for season 13) just because they know they can't convince him to sign for other ones.
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