The Pitt (HBO Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Season 1 thread
11-21-24 | 01:07 PM
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The Pitt (HBO Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Season 1 thread
The 15-episode Max Original drama series THE PITT, from John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television, created by R. Scott Gemmill and starring Noah Wyle, debuts this January.
· Logline: THE PITT is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today's America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
· Cast: Noah Wyle (Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch), Tracey Ifeachor (Dr. Collins), Patrick Marron Ball (Dr. Langdon), Supriya Ganesh (Dr. Mohan), Fiona Dourif (Dr. McKay), Taylor Dearden (Dr. King), Isa Briones (Dr. Santos), Gerran Howell (Whitaker), Shabana Azeez (Javadi), and Katherine LaNasa (Dana Evans).
· Credits: THE PITT is a co-production with Sky Studios, produced by John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where JWP is under an overall deal. R. Scott Gemmill will write the first episode and executive produce the series alongside Noah Wyle ("ER," "The Librarian" franchise, "Falling Skies"), Emmy(R) winner John Wells ("Animal Kingdom," "Shameless," "The West Wing," "ER") and JWP's Erin Jontow ("Emperor Of Ocean Park," "Rescue: HI-Surf," "Maid"), Simran Baidwan ("Manifest," "Ordinary Joe," "The Good Doctor," "Chicago Med"), and Michael Hissrich ("Shameless," "The West Wing," "Third Watch").
· Logline: THE PITT is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today's America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
· Cast: Noah Wyle (Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch), Tracey Ifeachor (Dr. Collins), Patrick Marron Ball (Dr. Langdon), Supriya Ganesh (Dr. Mohan), Fiona Dourif (Dr. McKay), Taylor Dearden (Dr. King), Isa Briones (Dr. Santos), Gerran Howell (Whitaker), Shabana Azeez (Javadi), and Katherine LaNasa (Dana Evans).
· Credits: THE PITT is a co-production with Sky Studios, produced by John Wells Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television, where JWP is under an overall deal. R. Scott Gemmill will write the first episode and executive produce the series alongside Noah Wyle ("ER," "The Librarian" franchise, "Falling Skies"), Emmy(R) winner John Wells ("Animal Kingdom," "Shameless," "The West Wing," "ER") and JWP's Erin Jontow ("Emperor Of Ocean Park," "Rescue: HI-Surf," "Maid"), Simran Baidwan ("Manifest," "Ordinary Joe," "The Good Doctor," "Chicago Med"), and Michael Hissrich ("Shameless," "The West Wing," "Third Watch").
The creator of the series worked with Wells on ER
It's supposed to take place during 15 hours in an ER
11-21-24 | 03:48 PM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
Michael Crichton's wife is suing WB saying this is an unauthorized reboot of ER:
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/war...ls-1236201582/
https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/war...ls-1236201582/
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11-21-24 | 03:55 PM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
Is anyone left from St. Elsewhere? They should sue Crichton's estate.
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11-21-24 | 03:57 PM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
I loved ER and this has some of the cast and creative team from ER. I'll definitely be watching.
11-21-24 | 09:22 PM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
ER is one of my favorite shows ever so I’ll totally check this out.
I’ll reserve judgement on Crichton’s lawsuit after I watch the show but on its surface it’s pretty humorous to sue a show for being too similar to a medical show that’s had dozens upon dozens of similar premise shows. Even with all the variety of great drama series on cable and streaming services today, the big three networks STILL can’t get away from cops, lawyers, and doctors.
I’ll reserve judgement on Crichton’s lawsuit after I watch the show but on its surface it’s pretty humorous to sue a show for being too similar to a medical show that’s had dozens upon dozens of similar premise shows. Even with all the variety of great drama series on cable and streaming services today, the big three networks STILL can’t get away from cops, lawyers, and doctors.
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11-23-24 | 05:45 AM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
At a glance sure, but read about her claims. It's the cast, crew and producers of ER that spent 2 years developing a reboot. That falls apart and suddenly they have a "new" show a few months after that 2 years of development? Doesnt sound on the up-and-up and not a stretch for Hollywood to pull.
I loved ER and it would have been cool to see Carter again with potential alum popping up.
I loved ER and it would have been cool to see Carter again with potential alum popping up.
11-23-24 | 06:57 AM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
At a glance sure, but read about her claims. It's the cast, crew and producers of ER that spent 2 years developing a reboot. That falls apart and suddenly they have a "new" show a few months after that 2 years of development? Doesnt sound on the up-and-up and not a stretch for Hollywood to pull.
I loved ER and it would have been cool to see Carter again with potential alum popping up.
I loved ER and it would have been cool to see Carter again with potential alum popping up.
It's like Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon. Of course he recycled ideas from his Star Wars project, but it's not Star Wars.
11-23-24 | 10:36 AM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
Obviousley they just reshifted from an ER reboot to The Pitt, but in my opinion they changed enough. No one will confuse The Pitt with ER. George Clooney actually worked on a show called E/R and no one was confused 10 years later, when he was the one of the stars of ER.
It's like Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon. Of course he recycled ideas from his Star Wars project, but it's not Star Wars.
It's like Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon. Of course he recycled ideas from his Star Wars project, but it's not Star Wars.
11-23-24 | 10:51 AM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
11-24-24 | 08:37 AM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
It would have been cool of this was Wyle's character from ER years later.
That I would have been on board with. Not sure I like the 15 hours straight thing...
That I would have been on board with. Not sure I like the 15 hours straight thing...
11-26-24 | 05:22 AM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
So this is not about the Image Comics character from the 90s?
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11-26-24 | 06:59 AM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
They did negotiate, but couldn't reach a deal. I'm pretty sure that Wyle and Wells would have preferred the ER IP, instead of having to establish a new brand.
12-13-24 | 12:52 AM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
01-03-25 | 09:33 PM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
TVLine and Aspinwall really liked the first ten episodes:
https://tvline.com/reviews/the-pitt-...ax-1235394016/
https://tvline.com/reviews/the-pitt-...ax-1235394016/
01-08-25 | 10:03 PM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
Premieres tomorrow at 3am ET
2 episodes will drop. This is a weekly series.
2 episodes will drop. This is a weekly series.
01-09-25 | 10:53 PM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
If you're expecting anything like ER, you'll be disappointed.
Very slow and talky.
Very slow and talky.
01-10-25 | 10:08 AM
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01-11-25 | 10:30 AM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
I watched the first two episodes and I really liked it.
01-11-25 | 02:56 PM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
I didn't find this all that slow.
Really enjoyed it
Really enjoyed it
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01-12-25 | 04:58 AM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
I've read here and by a critic the show would be slow. I liked the pacing and it didn't feel slow to me. The concept of "24" in an ER could work, but makes character development pretty difficult if there will be future seasons.
01-12-25 | 05:38 AM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
I like it. I've always liked Noah Wyle and he plays the grizzled mentor well in this.
01-14-25 | 09:40 PM
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01-14-25 | 10:07 PM
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01-15-25 | 03:05 AM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
I just checked to look up the winners and I have to say network TV was so much better back then. He lost to Ray Walston (Picket Fences) twice, to Hector Elizondo (Chicago Hope), Gordon Clapp (NYPD Blue) and Michael Badalucco (The Practice) and in three of his 5 nominations he was nominated alongside Eriq La Salle, who never won an Emmy either.
01-17-25 | 08:57 PM
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Re: The Pitt (Max) -- S: Noah Wyle -- Medical drama from John Wells and the producers of ER -- January 20
First ep was pretty good.
We'll be watching the rest.
Oddly we couldn't get the second ep to play past about 7 minutes.
Froze there and even after restarting the Atv4K a few times we gave up.
We'll be watching the rest.
Oddly we couldn't get the second ep to play past about 7 minutes.
Froze there and even after restarting the Atv4K a few times we gave up.