Love's Labor Lost (ER)
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"Love's Labor Lost" | |
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ER episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 19 |
Directed by | Mimi Leder |
Written by | Lance Gentile |
Production code | 456618 |
Original air date | March 9, 1995 |
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"Love's Labor Lost" is the nineteenth episode of the
Plot
Dr. Mark Greene encounters the case of a pregnant woman suffering from what he initially thinks is a
Reception
In its original broadcast, "Love's Labor Lost" finished first in the ratings for the week of March 6–12, 1995, with a 24.2
Ray Richmond of Los Angeles Daily News praised the episode, calling it "one of the rare instances when network television stands tall as true art".[6]
The episode earned writer Lance Gentile a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series at the 47th Primetime Emmy Awards,[7] in addition to a Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Drama at the 49th Writers Guild of America Awards.[8] The episode also earned Mimi Leder a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series at the 47th Primetime Emmy Awards[9] as well as a nomination for Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series at the 48th Directors Guild of America Awards. Colleen Flynn earned a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her performance in this episode, which was her only appearance in the TV series. The episode earned a number of other Emmys: Outstanding Individual Achievement in Editing for a Series – Single Camera Production for Randy Jon Morgan and Rick Tuber; Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Editing for a Series for Walter Newman (supervising sound editor), John Voss Bonds Jr. (sound effects editor), Rick Camera (sound effects editor), Steven M. Sax (sound effects editor), John F. Reynolds (dialogue editor), Catherine Flynn (dialogue editor), Thomas A. Harris (adr editor), Susan Mick (music editor), Casey J. Crabtree (Foley artist), and James Bailey (Foley artist); as well as Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Drama Series for Russell C. Fager (production sound mixer), Michael Jiron (sound effects mixer), Allen L. Stone (dialogue mixer) and Frank Jones (music mixer). The episode also won an American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited One-Hour Series for Television for Randy Jon Morgan and Rick Tuber.
References
- ^ Grahnke, Lou (March 15, 1995). "New 'Hope' Scores Big In Premiere". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ^ "Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time". TV Guide. June 28 – July 4, 1997.
- ^ "TV Guide's 100 Best Episodes of All Time". WordPress. Archived from the original on 2011-10-01.
- TVGuide.com. Retrieved 2015-03-09.
- ^ Hill, Michael E. (September 21, 1997). "Peacock Rollout". Washington Post. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ Richmond, Ray (March 16, 1995). "Viewers' eyes still haven't dried after last week's 'ER' episode". Austin American-Statesman: 30. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
- ^ "47th Primetime Emmys Nominees and Winners – Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. September 10, 1995. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
- ^ "The Writers Guild Foundation Library Catalog". Writers Guild of America. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2012-03-17.
- ^ "Outstanding Directing For A Drama Series Nominees / Winners 1995". Television Academy. September 10, 1995. Retrieved March 22, 2021.
External links
- "Love's Labor Lost" at IMDb