[s1e1] George — Clooney

: The episode’s emotional core involved the suicide attempt of Nurse Carol Hathaway (Julianna Margulies). Clooney’s raw chemistry with Margulies was so powerful that producers decided to save her character, who was originally scripted to die in the pilot.

The Night That Changed Everything: Revisiting George Clooney in the ER Premiere [S1E1] George Clooney

: To avoid "screwing up" complex medical lines, Clooney reportedly wrote his dialogue on patient pillowcases so he could read them while looking intensely into his co-stars' eyes. : The episode’s emotional core involved the suicide