ER's final day of shooting

It was a sad day on the Warner Bros. lot on March 18. The end of an era. A medical drama era that in the beginning, no one was sure if a show called "ER" would survive past its first season.

Fifteen years later, it is over.

There seemed to be a somber presence throughout the lot, as many stars of the cast sat outside their trailers and appeared to be reminiscing about the show. Crew members walked outside the stage, extras in their hospital gowns paced outside, anticpating their call. And many WB workers made their ways over to Stage 11, in hopes of a glimpse of a Scrub-clad doctor or a white-coat actor.

A show that brought George Clooney into the spotlight, turned him into a leading man and into a movie star. A rough around the edges Emergency Room pediatrician with salt-n-pepper hair by the name of Dr. Doug Ross. A womanizer. The ladies man, whom eventually would settle down and have a couple of kids with Nurse Carol Hathaway.

A show that introduced us to a young Noah Wyle a.k.a Dr. John Carter, whom started as a surgical med student under Dr. Peter Benton and went onto become a fantastic TV doctor. One that went through many ups & downs including being stabbed by a psychotic patient, that lead to drug addiction. Noah Wyle left the show after 10 seasons, but he reappeared once or twice before coming back for ER's finale 15th season.

Audiences watched as many beloved doctors exited the show in many ways. From death by helicopter (Dr. Romano) to death by brain tumor (Dr. Greene), to quitting and moving to Washington (Dr. Ross & Nurse Hathaway), to trying something new. I was teary eyed by the end of the episode when Dr. Greene passed away. Though I wasn't to upset to see Dr. Romano bite the dust. What can I say, I didn't care for the doctor too much.

I was fortunate enough to get a job at Warner Bros. Studios before the end of ER's run. I began working in October and I was lucky enough to be able to see some of the shows' final episodes being filmed over at the famed "Ambulance Bay." On a sad note, not long after the show finished wrapping, the "Ambulance Bay" started to get torn down.