Editing E/R (section)

==Synopsis==
The main setting is the emergency room (E/R) of a fictional Clark Street Hospital in [[Chicago, Illinois]]; the stories are centered upon the happenings in the ER and the lives of the doctors who work there. Principal characters include Dr. Howard Sheinfeld (played by [[Elliott Gould]])—a twice divorced [[Otolaryngology|ear, nose, and throat specialist]] who moonlights at the hospital to keep up with his [[alimony]] payments—and his colleague (and potential romantic interest) Dr. Eve Sheridan (played by [[Marcia Strassman]] in the pilot and by [[Mary McDonnell]] thereafter).

While essentially a comedy, ''E/R'' also contained dramatic elements stemming from its hospital setting. As [[Tom Shales]] wrote in ''[[The Washington Post]]'', "Microcosmic, teetering on tragedy and concerned with group psychology as ''[[M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]]'' was, ''E/R'' mixes black comedy, sick comedy and sudden drama somewhat uneasily but very entertainingly."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1984/09/15/er-a-real-cutup/beb6891a-483a-4cc8-a3ec-63368ceee1a2/|title='E/R,' a Real Cutup|first=Tom|last=Shales|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=September 15, 1984|accessdate=July 30, 2021}}</ref>