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ER: The Complete Fourth Season
ER The Complete Fourth Season
Actors: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle, Noah Wyle
Directors: Anthony Edwards, Babu Subramaniam 'T.R.', Brett Fallis, Charles Haid, Chris Misiano
Genres: Drama, Television
2005     16hr 31min

Created by best-selling author Michael Crichton, this series centers on the medical personnel in the emergency room of a Chicago county hospital. ER tracks the inner workings of County General Hospital, a Level One Trauma ...  more »

     

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Actors: Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Julianna Margulies, Eriq La Salle, Noah Wyle
Directors: Anthony Edwards, Babu Subramaniam 'T.R.', Brett Fallis, Charles Haid, Chris Misiano
Genres: Drama, Television
Sub-Genres: Drama, Drama
Studio: National Broadcasting Company (NBC)
Format: DVD - Color,Widescreen - Closed-captioned,Subtitled
DVD Release Date: 12/20/2005
Original Release Date: 09/19/1997
Theatrical Release Date: 09/19/1997
Release Year: 2005
Run Time: 16hr 31min
Screens: Color,Widescreen
Number of Discs: 6
SwapaDVD Credits: 6
Total Copies: 0
Members Wishing: 0
Edition: Box set
Languages: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French

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Teresa C. from ROCKFORD, MI
Reviewed on 10/3/2011...
great addition to any collection. this 6 disk comes with artwork and disk holder set, NO outer box.
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Movie Reviews

A fascinating dramatic series...
Britt Gillette | Chesapeake, VA USA | 07/19/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"Nominated for 25 Golden Globes and 110 Emmys, including 7 for Outstanding Drama Series, ER has long been one of the best prime-time shows on television. Premiering in September 1994 on NBC, the hour-long hospital drama vividly illustrates the intensity and fast-paced stress endemic to hospital emergency rooms across America. Brought into being by Michael Crichton - famous Hollywood insider, novelist, and brains behind such films as Jurassic Park, Twister, and Timeline - ER fulfills its creator's ultimate vision (it took over a decade of pitching the show before network executives bit) for a close-to-life glimpse of the technology and the humanity omnipresent in the ER. Since its inception, many cast members have passed through the halls of ER, many of them having gone on to become big stars in Hollywood...

ER follows the exploits of a group of emergency room staff who work in a busy Chicago hospital. The show attempts to examine every detail of the ER experience. From the exhilaration of saving a life to the tedium caused by mountains of paperwork, all the highs and lows are covered. In the show's first year, a number of regular faces staffed the ER. Doctors Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards), Peter Benton (Eriq La Salle), Douglas Ross (George Clooney), and Susan Lewis (Sherri Stringfield) were regulars in the ER along with Head Nurse Carol Hathaway (Julianna Margulies) and Benton's medical student understudy (and later ER doctor), John Carter (Noah Wyle)... Any given episode tends to run multiple plot lines throughout the show, interweaving scenes in short snippets intended to heighten audience emotion and create the aura of a stress-laden atmosphere. The show's high drama, coupled with subplots of the staffers' personal lives and the display of cutting edge medical technology, combine to make ER one of most adrenaline-inducing programs in television history...

The ER (Season 4) DVD features a number of dramatic episodes including the season premiere "Ambush" in which the ER is put in the spotlight when it's chosen as the site for the filming of television documentary. Trauma specialist Elizabeth Corday (Alex Kingston) joins the staff of the ER while Carter begins his residency. Meanwhile, the usual tragic cases pour into the ER, such as a man left paralyzed after trying to break up a gangland fight... Other notable episodes from Season 4 include "Fathers and Sons" in which Doug travels to California to settle his father's estate while Mark goes with him to visit his San Diego family for the first time in years, and "A Bloody Mess" in which Dr. Corday performs an experimental procedure on a patient without getting the required permissions first...

Below is a list of episodes included on the ER (Season 4) DVD:

Episode 71 (Ambush)
Episode 72 (Something New)
Episode 73 (Friendly Fire)
Episode 74 (When the Bough Breaks)
Episode 75 (Good Touch, Bad Touch)
Episode 76 (Ground Zero)
Episode 77 (Fathers and Sons)
Episode 78 (Freak Show)
Episode 79 (Obstruction of Justice)
Episode 80 (Do You See What I See?)
Episode 81 (Think Warm Thoughts)
Episode 82 (Sharp Relief)
Episode 83 (Carter's Choice)
Episode 84 (Family Practice)
Episode 85 (Exodus)
Episode 86 (My Brother's Keeper)
Episode 87 (A Bloody Mess)
Episode 88 (Gut Reaction)
Episode 89 (Shades of Gray)
Episode 90 (Of Past Regret and Future Fear)
Episode 91 (Suffer the Little Children)
Episode 92 (A Hole in the Heart)

The DVD Report"
Folks, we're going live!
Joshua Spaulding | Ossipee, New Hampshire | 01/31/2006
(5 out of 5 stars)

"From the incredible success of the season opening live episode "Ambush" all the way to the crazy father shooting his family in the season finale, ER's season four was full of fantastic story lines, great writing, phenomenal acting and just solid television.

ER has been my favorite show for years and this season, like the one before it, was one of the strongest on record. Viewers got to see into the lives of the characters and even welcomed a few more people to the County General family.

The season premiere, shot live twice, once for the east coast and once for the west coast, was a true inspiration, an idea hatched by series stars Anthony Edwards and George Clooney. Writer Carol Flint found a great way (a documentary crew is in the ER shooting) to write cameras and such into the story and from there, it is all the actors, as they shine in their moment in the sun.

This season brings some changes to the county general staff. Dr. Kerry Weaver (Laura Innes) is promoted to interim chief of emergency medicine after Dr. Morgenstern (guest star William H. Macy) has a heart attack in the season premiere. Her management style is quite brash and certainly irritates those who have to work for her. Her decision to first hire, then not, an outside management firm was made even more difficult by the fact that she was dating the man who was trying to bring the program into county (guest star Clancy Brown).

Elizabeth Korday (Alex Kingston) comes across the pond to join the County General staff as a fellow under Dr. Robert Romano (guest star and future series regular Paul McCrane). Her introduction to American television is the live episode, but her character goes through a lot in her first year. She fights off the advances of Dr. Romano, instead chasing after fellow surgeon Peter Benton (Eriq LaSalle). She gets a first hand look at just how different things can be in the United States, and as the season ends, she finds herself looking for a way to stay after Romano doesn't renew her fellowship.

Maria Bello joins the regular cast as Anna Del Amico, an ER resident. She guest starred in the end of season three and in season four finds herself in a budding relationship with Dr. John Carter (Noah Wyle). She also finds herself at odds with the filmmakers in the live episode and deals with the returning of a former boyfriend as the season comes to a close.

Dr. Benton has to adjust to life as a father after having a son in the end of season three. He also pursues a relationship with Dr. Korday and makes a career-threatening move when he questions the work of Dr. Morgenstern, pushing aside the senior doctor in a bold surgical room move. He also has to deal with his son's mother Carla (guest star Lisa Nicole Carlson) moving on with another man.

Dr. Carter had a trying year, as he had to deal with the drug addiction of his cousin Chase (guest star Johnathan Scarfe) and also had to deal with humility when he decides to cut himself off from his family's money and has to go back to being an intern after switching from surgery to emergency medicine. Perhaps the shining moment of this season is when Carter takes control of the ER after a toxic mishap, and shows just what kind of doctor he can be, something viewers got to see for years after.

Dr. Doug Ross (Clooney) also didn't have an easy year, as he went up against Weaver with the suggestion of a pediatric ER department with himself as Pediatric attending. The situation is still unresolved at the end of the season, but it is just one more thing to put Dr. Ross at odds with the bosses. He also suffers the loss of his father in a car accident in Californnia, which leads to a great episode where he and Dr. Mark Greene (Anthony Edwards) travel to California together.

Of course Ross wouldn't be complete without nurse Carol Hathaway (Julianna Margulies). As the season begins, the two are in a secret relationship, but the truth soon comes out. Carol grows tired of the patient care and opens a free clinic in the ER, thanks to some timely funds from Carter's grandmother (guest star Frances Sternhagen). She also assists Ross in a questionable procedure at the end of the season, one that puts both of their careers in jeopardy.

Dr. Greene pays a couple of visits to see his parents, bonding with his father (guest star John Cullum) on a second trip when his mother is ill. Mark is also still recovering from an attack in the men's room in the previous season, making him question just about everything in his life. He gets in a relationship with desk clerk Cynthia Hooper (guest star Mariska Hargitay) and battles with Weaver over numbers of things, a normal occurence in the world of my favorite character on this show.

Finally, PA Jeannie Boulet (Gloria Reuben), my least favorite character in the 12 years this show has been on the air, has to deal with her firing because of budget cuts. She believes its because of her HIV status and sues for her job back, which she gets. Her husband leaves for Atlanta and she forms a bond with the son of Dr. Anspaugh (John Aylward), a young cancer patient. I just never cared that much for this character, mainly because I found her to be selfish in a lot of ways, but maybe that's just me.

This season featured a number of great guest stars, including many who went on to star in shows in the future, or came from past shows. Cullum (Northern Exposure) was great as Mark Greene's father. Harold Perrineau (Lost) does a turn as the father of a critically injured boy. George Eads (CSI) plays a paramedic with a thing for Hathaway. Hargitay (Law and Order SVU) is fantastic as Cynthia the desk clerk. Sternhagen (Cheers) is great as Carter's stoic grandmother. Jorja Fox (CSI) continues her recurring role as Dr. Maggie Doyle. A number of great actors had spots on this show and this list is only a partial listing.

As for extras, there are two features on the live episode, including one that was filmed immediately after the two live episodes. The other feature talks about the work that went into the live episode and how they pulled it off. There is a gag reel and a number of deleted scenes as well.

Since this is my favorite show, I am bound to praise this set, but anybody looking for quality television should look no further than this."
GREAT SEASON!
BRADSON | KIRKLAND, IL USA | 04/21/2005
(5 out of 5 stars)

"If you are a fan of ER and have seen season four, you know how great it is, and if you are just getting into it or got into it after season four and haven't seen reruns on TNT, you're in for
a real treat. This season introduces us to Drs. Elizabeth Corday and Robert Romano, both surgeons. Maria Bello also becomes a series regular, but then leaves the show in the last episode of season four. This is a very fast paced season. My favorite episode is Exodus, in which Carter takes charge of an evacuation ER after a chemical spill causes Dr. Weaver to faint.
But every episode is very well done and written by genius's.
And the season finale is unforgettable. This is a must by, and
I recommend every season of ER to any fan. These are a must have and you should continue to by the other seasons as they come out.

NOTE: SEASON 6 IS THE SEASON WHERE LUCY AND CARTER ARE STABBED.
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