“As ‘ER’ Winds Down, Its Veteran Crew Reflects on the Show”
By Edward Wyatt
Thursday, February 26, 2009
NYT- The Arts-C1
The NBC show "ER" is having its final episodes and is closing this spring in April 2nd after 15 years. The show has won 22 Emmys. This article talks about how many stars have come and go, but the people behind the scenes stuck with the show throughout its years.
The lede announces that "ER" is having its last episodes, which already grabs attention, because for those who are big fans of the show, it could be shocking news.
The "but" statement is the fourth paragraph, "While roughly 750 actors have appeared in multiple episodes of "ER," none of them have remained part of the cast since the program's first year. Some 20 people, however, who don't appear on camera or speak a line have been with the series essentially its entire run.”
The kicker is a quote from Terence Nightingall, the show's camera operator since 1994, "Most of 'ER' veterans call their workplace their home and coworkers their family." Mr. Nightingall met his wife there and had two children. "I met her 12 years ago, and we have two 'ER' kids, ages 11 and 9...I remember the early 'ER' Christmas parties. There were a handful of kids. If you go to an 'ER' party today, it is totally governed by kids. And I think that itself is a really fantastic story about this show."
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