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Kazza · 09-10-2004, 12:37 PM

Noah Wyle to Leave 'ER' at Season's End
By DAVID BAUDER

NEW YORK (AP) - Noah Wyle, the last continuous on-air link to the NBC medical drama ``ER's'' freshman season in 1994, seems headed for the doctor's retirement home. Wyle, who plays Dr. John Carter, told E! Entertainment Television on Thursday that he plans to leave the show at the end of this season.

``I've just got other stuff going in my life right now,'' Wyle told ``E! News Live.'. ``I've got a son, I've got family and friends that said goodbye to me 12 years ago and are wondering when I'm coming back, and this little urge to scratch a different kind of itch in my career, and it's just coming to the end of the character's run.''

Wyle was the impressionable young resident among a powerhouse cast that included Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Eriq La Salle and Julianna Margulies. As they all left around him, Wyle became the show's promotional centerpiece.

He may have talked to E! about leaving, but he hasn't told series creator John Wells or the producers, Warner Bros. Television, said Wyle's spokesman, Eddie George.

``He's clear on what he said,'' George said. ``That's where his head is at. That could change. There's a lot of things that could happen between now and the end of the season.''

A Warner Bros. spokeswoman said only, ``people are going to have to stay tuned to see what's happening.''

The five-time Emmy Award nominee's contract expires at the end of this season. This spring he watched as another popular Warner Bros. show that debuted the same season, ``Friends,'' made its goodbye.

``The day the cast filmed their last episode, I saw them in the commissary. It was heavy,'' he told The Associated Press. ``Here they were, closing a defining chapter in each of their lives, and all I could do was think: `The end of that chapter's coming, for me.'''

Earlier in the year he said he thought about leaving several times.

What made him stay?

``The money, probably,'' he said.

``ER'' will outlast him. NBC has locked up the show for another season past this one and, barring an unexpected downturn in the ratings, it will likely continue beyond that.

``It feels like the show is on the edge of reinventing itself,'' Wyle told E!. ``It's time to take it to that next evolutionary place, where names like George and Tony, Eriq, Julianna and Noah are a thing of the past, and names like Shane (West), Linda (Cardellini) and Parminder (Nagra) are a thing of the future.''

marvin g · 09-28-2004, 10:42 AM

Very Interesting! His character does seem kind of removed from the hospital somewhat with his trips to Africa and the lost of his child and girlfriend going to Africa.

felicitylen · 09-29-2004, 10:09 AM

I had a feeling that Noah would be leaving.

Who will be the only original doctor left? Is it Kerri?

marvin g · 10-04-2004, 10:11 AM

Kerry came in either on season two or later in season one I'm not sure but there won't be any original doctors after Noah leaves. By the way they're aren't any original characters in Law and Order and it's doing fine.

bananasplit · 10-04-2004, 07:00 PM

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Originally posted by marvin g
Kerry came in either on season two or later in season one I'm not sure but there won't be any original doctors after Noah leaves. By the way they're aren't any original characters in Law and Order and it's doing fine.

Kerry I believe came in later season 2 but was made a cast member in season 3. Once Noah (Carter) leaves, Sherry Stringfield (Susan) will be the only cast member in the original pilot episode. She left in season 3 and returned in season 8.

09-10-2004, 12:37 PM	#1
Kazza Member Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 17, 2003 Posts: 3,244	Noah Wyle to leave ER Noah Wyle to Leave 'ER' at Season's End By DAVID BAUDER NEW YORK (AP) - Noah Wyle, the last continuous on-air link to the NBC medical drama ``ER's'' freshman season in 1994, seems headed for the doctor's retirement home. Wyle, who plays Dr. John Carter, told E! Entertainment Television on Thursday that he plans to leave the show at the end of this season. ``I've just got other stuff going in my life right now,'' Wyle told ``E! News Live.'. ``I've got a son, I've got family and friends that said goodbye to me 12 years ago and are wondering when I'm coming back, and this little urge to scratch a different kind of itch in my career, and it's just coming to the end of the character's run.'' Wyle was the impressionable young resident among a powerhouse cast that included Anthony Edwards, George Clooney, Eriq La Salle and Julianna Margulies. As they all left around him, Wyle became the show's promotional centerpiece. He may have talked to E! about leaving, but he hasn't told series creator John Wells or the producers, Warner Bros. Television, said Wyle's spokesman, Eddie George. ``He's clear on what he said,'' George said. ``That's where his head is at. That could change. There's a lot of things that could happen between now and the end of the season.'' A Warner Bros. spokeswoman said only, ``people are going to have to stay tuned to see what's happening.'' The five-time Emmy Award nominee's contract expires at the end of this season. This spring he watched as another popular Warner Bros. show that debuted the same season, ``Friends,'' made its goodbye. ``The day the cast filmed their last episode, I saw them in the commissary. It was heavy,'' he told The Associated Press. ``Here they were, closing a defining chapter in each of their lives, and all I could do was think: `The end of that chapter's coming, for me.''' Earlier in the year he said he thought about leaving several times. What made him stay? ``The money, probably,'' he said. ``ER'' will outlast him. NBC has locked up the show for another season past this one and, barring an unexpected downturn in the ratings, it will likely continue beyond that. ``It feels like the show is on the edge of reinventing itself,'' Wyle told E!. ``It's time to take it to that next evolutionary place, where names like George and Tony, Eriq, Julianna and Noah are a thing of the past, and names like Shane (West), Linda (Cardellini) and Parminder (Nagra) are a thing of the future.''

09-28-2004, 10:42 AM	#2
marvin g Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 30, 2003 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 1,217	Very Interesting! His character does seem kind of removed from the hospital somewhat with his trips to Africa and the lost of his child and girlfriend going to Africa.

09-29-2004, 10:09 AM	#3
felicitylen Keep Austin WEIRD Senior Member Join Date: Apr 17, 2003 Location: Hook 'em Horns Posts: 1,606	I had a feeling that Noah would be leaving. Who will be the only original doctor left? Is it Kerri?

10-04-2004, 10:11 AM	#4
marvin g Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 30, 2003 Location: Chicago,IL Posts: 1,217	Kerry came in either on season two or later in season one I'm not sure but there won't be any original doctors after Noah leaves. By the way they're aren't any original characters in Law and Order and it's doing fine.