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  Robert Romano (ER) at AllExperts
Romano was a brilliant surgeon, but he did not get along with the majority of the staff.
Romano did, however, seem genuinely fond of medical student Lucy Knight, and showed grief and anger when he was unable to save her after a homicidal attack.
Romano died when a helicopter fell off the roof of the hospital and crashed on top of him, a widely-derided denouement intended to be ironic as the character had developed a phobia toward helicopters.
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  Robert Romano (ER) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert "Rocket" Romano was a fictional medical doctor on the ER television series who worked at County General.
Romano did, however, seem genuinely fond of medical student Lucy Knight, and showed grief and anger when he was unable to save her after a homicidal attack.
Romano died when a helicopter fell off the roof of the hospital and crashed on top of him, a widely-derided denouement intended to be ironic as the character had developed a phobia toward helicopters.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Romano_(ER)   (500 words)

  
 Dr Robert Romano | ER | TV2 | tvnz.co.nz
Robert "Rocket" Romano first appeared during the fourth season as the gifted, acidic surgeon, and made short work of facing off with nearly every regular character.
Appointed Chief of Emergency Medicine during the 6th season, Romano raised the collective hackles of his colleagues with a combination of verbal sparring, low blows, and the occasional off-color remark.
Robert Romano rose from the Chief of the ER to the Chief of Surgery, to the administrative head of the hospital.
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 Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano, MD
Romano threatens to reveal Corday's previous relationship with Dr Benton when Corday is asked to testify against him following Doyles' complain of sexual harassment.
Romano shows strong feelings for his pet dog and is teased by Elizabeth, Shirley and the Theatre staff.
Romano loses his arm from a helicopter blade incident.
www.erheadquarters.com /char/deceased/rromano.htm   (303 words)

  
 ER (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
ER is a long-running serial medical drama created by novelist Michael Crichton and set primarily in the emergency room of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
ER is notable for broadcasting a live episode, "Ambush," in 1997, with the NBC camera crew disguised as a PBS crew making a documentary film in the hospital.
Robert Romano, was killed when a helicopter that was taking off from the hospital roof was buffeted by strong winds, causing it to crash on the roof and plummet over the side of the building; it fell into a crowded ambulance bay and landed squarely on Romano.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/ER_(TV_series)   (3053 words)

  
 Short Persons Support: The Media : Dramas : ER
ER is a high-energy drama about the professional and personal lives of doctors and nurses working in a Chicago Emergency Room.
Romano was introduced in the forth season as a staff surgeon.
The producers of ER seem to be telling us that a man must be especially tall to be giving, caring and successful in their personal and professional lives.
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 Prosthetist Consults on 'ER' | 2/2/2004 - The O&P EDGE - oandp.com
ER viewers who tune into NBC every Thursday night watched as the bullying Chief of Emergency Medicine Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano had his arm severed by a helicopter blade, ultimately necessitating the use of a prosthetic arm.
Although Paul McCrane, who played the part of Dr. Romano, is not an actual amputee, through the use of innovative camera effects and computer-generated imaging techniques, he convincingly portrayed one on the show.
Although ER is not filmed in an actual emergency room, the show's producers place such high importance on the accuracy of the show's medical content that, during Alley's consultation, he felt very familiar with the emergency room set, almost as if it were the real thing.
www.oandp.com /edge/issues/articles/NEWS_2004-02-02_02.asp   (737 words)

  
 Paul McCrane Photos - Paul McCrane News - Paul McCrane Information
Paul McCrane (on his character Robert Romano in ER): He called it as he saw it, as abrasive as that may have been.
Robert "Rocket" Ramano was truly one of the greatest characters to grace the cast of ER.
ER follows the medical personnel and patients in the emergency room of Chicago’s fictional County General Hospital.
www.tv.com /paul-mccrane/person/1331/summary.html   (819 words)

  
 ER - TheTVJungle.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
For an unprecedented eighth year in a row, Emmy Award-winning drama series "ER" was television's highest-rated drama among key advertising demographics during the 2001-02 season.
The chief of emergency medicine is Dr. Kerry Weaver (Innes), a tough and determined administrator who finds herself at a personal crossroads, trying to strike a balance between her life as a doctor and the life she now wants as a woman.
Recent additions to the ER include Michael Gallant (Sharif Atkins), a fourth-year medical student who is working his way through medical school on the U.S. Army's ticket, and Dr. Gregory Pratt (Phifer), a brash intern with a checkered background that won't stop haunting him.
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 ER - General Comments in E in in Jump The Shark
ER - General Comments in E in in Jump The Shark
I do admit when I have a free thursday night and i'm flicking through channels and find ER, it does draw me in.
The writers set up a great conflict-laden storyline when hotshot surgeon Rocket Romano lost his arm in a tragic helicopter accident, and then blew it by "resolving" that storyline by dropping a helicopter on his head.
www.jumptheshark.com /forum/er/645   (273 words)

  
 TV Guide – Oct 12-18 ER Cover Story
Following the exit of four cast members and a dip in the ratings last season, ER looks to bounce back with a new lineup of docs, some fresh romance and a return to its famously frenetic pace.
On a break from filming ER, Don Cheadle lounges outside the show’s set with two friends who have dropped by to say hello:  former ER star turned Hollywood hotshot George Clooney and Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh.
ER regular Mekhi Phifer (Dr. Gregory Pratt), whose feature-film work includes “O”, “Shaft” and “Clockers” – and worked with Cheadle in the 1999 TV-movie A Lesson Before Dying – understands exactly why serious actors flock to ER.
www.nwmma.net /ertvguide/tvguide_interview.html   (1721 words)

  
 Amazon.com: ER - The Complete Fourth Season: DVD: Brett Fallis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
ER tracks the inner workings of County General Hospital, a Level One Trauma Center where heroic doctors and nurses are faced with life-and-death decisions on a daily basis.
The ER (Season 4) DVD features a number of dramatic episodes including the season premiere "Ambush" in which the ER is put in the spotlight when it's chosen as the site for the filming of television documentary.
ER has been my favorite show for years and this season, like the one before it, was one of the strongest on record.
www.amazon.com /ER-Complete-Season-Brett-Fallis/dp/B000B7QCGI   (3798 words)

  
 'ER' TV Show Features Utah Arm | 9/30/2003 - The O&P EDGE - oandp.com
Romano stepped too close to the helicopter blades and lost his arm above the elbow.
His co-workers recovered the severed arm and surgeons were able to reattach it, but as is the case with many real-life amputees, the replantation surgery was unsuccessful.
ER has not divulged the exact story line, but the writers of the show interviewed Motion Control staff, amputees, and several prosthetic arm specialists in order to portray the process an amputee might go through as realistically as possible.
www.oandp.com /edge/issues/articles/NEWS_2003-09-30_02.asp   (264 words)

  
 Boston.com / A&E / TV / 'ER's' Alex Kingston to leave show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
"ER" star Alex Kingston said Friday she's leaving the hit show because her character's story lines have come to a natural end, not because the producers think she's too old.
LONDON -- "ER" star Alex Kingston said Friday she's leaving the hit show because her character's story lines have come to a natural end, not because the producers think she's too old.
Accusations that the makers of "ER" discriminated against her because of her age were "absolutely not true at all," said the 41-year-old actress.
www.boston.com /ae/tv/articles/2004/06/18/ers_alex_kingston_to_leave_show   (317 words)

  
 Paul McCrane - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul David McCrane (born January 19, 1961) is a Grammy Award nominated American movie, television and theatre actor, as well as an occasional television director.
Some of his roles include Emil Antonowsky in RoboCop, Montgomery McNeil in Fame, Astronaut Pete Conrad in From the Earth to the Moon, cancer-absorbing mutant Leonard Betts in The X-Files and Robert Romano on ER.
Following his acting departure from ER, McCrane has directed several episodes of the show, and has also directed episodes of Without A Trace, The West Wing and Law and Order: SVU.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Paul_McCrane   (181 words)

  
 ER - The TV IV
ER (1994–) takes place within the heart of Chicago at County General, a teaching hospital that has been through its fair share of catastrophes and miracles.
ER during the 2006-2007 television season will run for twelve straight weeks in the fall culminating in a winter cliffhanger.
After that, the new show The Black Donnellys will take over, with ER returning in the spring.
tviv.org /ER   (121 words)

  
 Characters Physical Traumas...
But Romano survived having his left arm sliced off by a helicopter blade while trying to load a patient for transport, making him one of three featured or leading characters on different successful series who have undergone traumatic physical change this season.
The characters in "ER" will be "forced to re-engage with (Romano), and suddenly every time he comes into a room or opens his mouth, it's different because of what's happened," says co-executive producer R. Scott Gemmill.
For Roberts, the story line will be whether he can serve as a JAG lawyer with his disability (the character has been fitted with an artificial leg).
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 ER |   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
She began watching ER four years ago when she saw Robert "Rocket" Romano get his arm cut off by a helicopter.
She began watching ER in 1994 when the pilot episode was aired for the first time and has never stopped watching since then.
She began watching ER 6 years ago, and has followed both the show and the updates ever since.
www.freewebs.com /eremergencyroom/chart.htm   (794 words)

  
 Hanger Orthopedic Group, Inc. - Prosthetics and Orthotics : Newsroom   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Burbank, California — ER viewers who tune into NBC every Thursday night watched as the bullying Chief of Emergency Medicine Dr. Robert "Rocket" Romano had his arm severed by a helicopter blade, ultimately necessitating the use of a prosthetic arm.
Dr. Romano’s part was played by actor Paul McCrane.
Although McCrane is not an actual amputee, through the use of innovative camera effects and computer generated imaging techniques, he convincingly portrayed one on the show.
www.hanger.com /sections/po/newsroom/randall.html   (698 words)

  
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Romano: You're the Chief of Emergency Medicine, not the county's lesbian advocate.
I was really surprised (a good kind of surprised) that Kerry Weaver from the show ER had the courage enough to come out like that to the worst homophobe in the entire hospital.
The only thing I regret is that all the people Robert Romano had ever insulted during his work in the Cook County General weren't there to see him sort of shrink after Kerry told him off.
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 ER quotes
Robert Romano: I'm beginning to think ER stands for "everyone's retarded".
Robert Romano: They're going to be looking for a sacrificial lamb, and I have to tell you, right now you're looking pretty wooly.
Robert Romano: The operation was a screaming success if your desired outcome was paralysis.
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 Cast >> Your SOURCE for everything about ER
I believe that ER has been so popular over the past several years because of the wide variety of actors and actresses that perform on the show each week.
Robert Romano was a surgeon struggling with the possibility of losing his surgical career after losing his arm in a work related accident.
Jing-Mei Chen was an ER attending, who came a long way from the competitive medical student we got a glimpse of in Season 1.
www.erheadquarters.com /cast.htm   (579 words)

  
 Television Without Pity Witch Hunt
Weaver lies that his telling her was the first she'd heard about "these allegations." Romano insists that she must have had some indication that Mitchell is a lesbian.
Romano's like, "Well?" Weaver snaps, "What do you think?" Romano fixes her with an appraising look and says he thinks she's holding out on him.
Romano leans over the desk toward her and snaps, "No one's laughing, Kerry." "This is a witch hunt," Weaver mutters.
www.televisionwithoutpity.com /articles/content/a3582/index-10.html   (505 words)

  
 ER - Zap2it - TV Show   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
"ER" is also one of the only series in recent memory to air a "live" episode (for the East Coast, at least) and an episode helmed by Oscar winner Quentin Tarantino.
"ER" debuted opposite CBS' medical drama "Chicago Hope"; its consecutive wins in the Nielsen ratings forced CBS to reschedule.
Now, many years later, "ER" is still going strong -- and "Chicago Hope" has been cancelled since 2000.
tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,273|1151|1|,00.html   (142 words)

  
 Paul McCrane
ER's evil doctor Robert Romano is Richboro native Paul McCrane in real life.
McCrane, who began playing Dr. Romano as a recurring character in 1997, is signed for the next two years after this season.
McCrane said he usually works two to four days of the "ER" eight-day shoot per episode, which gives him plenty of time to spend with his wife of two years, jewelry designer, Dana Kellen, and their 4 1/2-month-old son, William Thomas.
www.bradyresidence.com /paul.html   (648 words)

  
 Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
When Dr. Robert Romano, ER’s surgeon-you-loved-to-hate, had his arm severed by a helicopter blade last season, practically every element of the scene was computer-created.
Paul McCrane, who played Romano until the character’s death earlier this season, was filmed in a parking lot at Warner Bros.’ Burbank studios, reacting to a nonexistent aircraft.
ER could easily spend $150,000 to send a second-unit crew to Chicago to shoot five pages of script, says Sam Nicholson, Stargate’s president and CEO.
www.emmys.org /emmymag/april04/nowyousee.php   (1048 words)

  
 Paul McCrane Trivia - Paul McCrane Facts - Paul McCrane Notes
Paul was credited for 4 episodes of ER that he did not actually appear in.
Paul was in a total of 95 ER episodes before he was written out of the show.
Paul McCrane (on his role as Robert Romano in ER): You can’t just hate him; well, you can really hate him, but there’s something that’s sort of attractive in how much you want to strangle the guy.
www.tv.com /paul-mccrane/person/1331/trivia.html   (905 words)

  
 'ER' remains healthy after 150 episodes   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The disaster scene is one of ER's biggest, says Visnjic, who plays Dr. Luka Kovac, the Croat who joined the ER staff in 1999.
ER's success has provided financial rewards — a licensing fee of $13 million per episode from NBC — but also creative flexibility, Orman says.
Although there is pressure to find new ways to engage viewers accustomed to fast-paced action and engrossing stories, Orman says he doesn't think ER has juiced up the disaster factor or multiplied the perils facing its main characters.
www.usatoday.com /life/television/2001-02-22-er.htm   (795 words)

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