God, I haven't watched the pilot in
so long! ER had one of the strongest pilot episodes I've ever seen for a drama and the actors already seemed masters of their craft at working with the Steadicam and rattling off all the medical dialogue.
That first image of Carter standing at the admin desk with combed hair and a newly-ironed labcoat still sticks in my mind.
As does the image of Carol being brought in on the gurney with the entire ER staff watching.
Looking back, it's crazy to see Benton as the eager resident who can't get his peers to take him seriously or give him interesting surgeries.
Hmm... I might go watch the pilot now.
