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Without “er” (one of the best medical shows ever), there would be no “The Pitt” today. Basically, the child’s love child – R. Scott Gemmill, Noah Wyle, and John Wells – who worked together on the first decades ago, HBO Max’s drama has become the latest TV sensing in the medical genre. It is also not a coincidence that Wyle, who played Dr. John Carter on “Er” (One of the most interesting characters and the tone of the series was selected) to lead “The Pitt” as Dr. Robby, a senior doctor who attends the emergency room at a hospital in Philadelphia.
Playing Carter for over 15 years, Wye became a television doctor (and empathy) who was trusted by the viewers. If you haven’t seen “though” in a while, it’s easy to forget how layered, human written, and probably Carter was from the beginning. From practical exercise on the wall of the Emergency Department (as a third -year medical student) to becoming “captain of the ship” (as a chief resident), he had the full cycle of a complete character arc that many actors can only want. Because of that, he won the lead role in “The Pitt,” so much that Creator Gemmill wrote the character with the actor’s constant feedback. But there is a reason for putting the white coat back after a long break even more noble and inspiring than you think.
Talk to the TV AcademyThe actor explained how the idea of the series came into being:
“During the top covid, I was home, because we all, not working, felt quite useless, and I was getting a lot of mail from first responders. They said thank you for inspiring them to go to a career in emergency medicine – or keeping them inspirational while they were going to work in what was synonymous with being a nightmare. I never did with my life, because we may be indirectly responsible for saving lives at the moment.
How he contacted Wye with the role of another doctor and took him to new heights
Despite the extensive experience he had from portraying Dr. Carter for 254 episodes on “Er,” playing Dr. Robby is a very different challenge. Certainly, there are many similarities between the two characters-they are both definitely and dedicated-but the latter is much more worn and is disillusioned with emergency medicine and the difficult work he needs than Carter was. Robby is also more enclosed, suffering from Post-Covid PTSD, and tends to ignore the signs his body sends while overwhelming. Naturally, he knows that he is all part of the job but he has an increasingly difficult time dealing with him, and we see how his mind declines, ultimately spinning into a devastating and heartbreaking mental analysis towards the end of the first season.
Despite that, however, Gwyle relieved in the familiarity that offered him the part. “It was really unprecedented to me how familiar things were in a wonderful way,” he explained, “like playing a musical instrument, then not playing for 15 years, and then discovering that while rust, there is something different about the mood that makes it more interesting now.”
Again, he has done a great job. Wyle knew from the beginning that “the pitt” would require a slightly different tone to what “er”, and adapted it in a way that allowed him to build on already stellar performance and take it to new heights. Focusing more on the reality, technology and validity of medicine this time rather than the melodrama, he gave us another inspirational and deep demonstration. But at the same time, in terms of the delicate and close scenes including some patients, colleagues, and family members, it was almost impossible not to see Dr. Carter re -faced for a moment or two. And if you (or) were a huge fan of “er” like me, just deepen your worship and the vandomy that those could deepen as an actor who not only stayed loyal to his roots but embraced them in the right place and the right time as well.
“The Pitt” is now streaming on HBO Max.
