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ER (season 14)

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Country of origin
  
United States

Original network
  
NBC

No. of episodes
  
19

Starring
  
Goran Visnjic Maura Tierney Mekhi Phifer Parminder Nagra John Stamos Linda Cardellini Scott Grimes

Original release
  
September 27, 2007 – May 15, 2008

The fourteenth season of the American fictional drama television series ER first aired on September 27, 2007 and concluded on May 15, 2008. The season consists of nineteen episodes. Twenty-two were initially ordered by NBC, but the season was shortened due to the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike.

Contents

Plot

The series celebrates its 300th episode but due to the writers' strike this season runs three episodes shorter than normal. As a result, certain storylines were altered, including Gates' relationship with hospital chaplain Julia Dupree. With Kovac in Croatia, the focus shifts to Abby as she adapts to life as a single parent. Meanwhile new ER chief Kevin Morretti continues to make his presence felt until he makes a swift exit, Pratt is angered when locum Dr. Wexler is appointed as Morretti's replacement, Sam and Gates start a relationship and Jeanie Boulet makes a return to the ER when her son is brought in.

Main cast

  • Goran Visnjic as Dr. Luka Kovač, On leave, later hospice physician1
  • Maura Tierney as Dr. Abby Lockhart, Fourth Year Resident
  • Mekhi Phifer as Dr. Greg Pratt, Attending Physician
  • Parminder Nagra as Dr. Neela Rasgotra, Second Year Surgical Resident
  • John Stamos as Dr. Tony Gates, Second Year Resident
  • Linda Cardellini as Nurse Samantha Taggart
  • Scott Grimes as Dr. Archie Morris, Attending Physician

    • Guest stars

  • Gloria Reuben as Jeanie Boulet, Physician Assistant

    • Production

    The season was executive produced by Christopher Chulack, Michael Crichton, John Wells, David Zabel, Joe Sachs, and Janine Sherman Barrois. Virgil Williams and Lisa Zwerling act as supervising producers. Wendy Spence Rosato serves as a producer. Tommy Burns is the season's unit production manager and the on-set producer of episodes. Dieter Ismagil and David Malloy served as associate producers on the first nine episodes of the season. Zabel, Sachs, Barrois, Williams, and Zwerling all worked as writers as well as producers. Karen Maser and Shannon Gross complete the writing staff.

    Wells directed a single episode of the season and did not write any episodes for the first time. Chulack served as a regular director along with his production role and contributed four episodes including the series finale. Regular director Stephen Cragg also directed four episodes of the season including the series premiere. Returning director Andrew Bernstein contributed two episodes. New director Anthony Hemingway directed two episodes. Film director Rob Hardy directed a single episode, marking his debut in television. Long serving series directors Richard Thorpe and Félix Enríquez Alcalá each contribute a single episode this season. Former cast members Laura Innes and Paul McCrane continue to direct for the series, each contributing a single episode this season. Returning director Tawnia McKiernan also contributed a further episode this season.

    DVD

    The DVD of the series includes a half-hour featurette recorded at the celebration event for the 300th episode.

    References

    ER (season 14) Wikipedia
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