ER/The Complete First Season

The Complete First Season ER
Release Date	August 26, 2003
Format	DVD
Region	1
Distributor	Warner Bros. Home Video
Disc Count	4 (3 are double-sided)
Episode Count	25
Running Time	1179 minutes
Retail Price	$27.98
Video	Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)
Audio	English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Subtitles	French, Closed Captioned
Purchase	Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk
Next Season Set	The Complete Second Season

Overview

ER - The Complete First Season is the DVD box set for the first season of ER. The box set was first released in the US on August 26, 2003, and spans 4 discs, 3 of which are double-sided. The following information applies to the Region 1 US DVD release.

Disc Breakdown

Disc One/Side A

Episodes

• 24 Hours (1) / 24 Hours (2)
  • Optional audio commentary by Michael Crichton and John Wells
  • Optional audio commentary by Rod Holcomb, John Levey, Wendy Spence Rosato, Randy Jon Morgan and Walter Newman
• Day One
• Going Home

Disc One/Side B

Episodes

• Hit and Run
• Into That Good Night
• Chicago Heat
• Another Perfect Day

Disc Two/Side A

Episodes

• 9 1/2 Hours
• ER Confidential
• Blizzard
• The Gift

Disc Two/Side B

Episodes

• Happy New Year
• Luck of the Draw
• Long Day's Journey
• Feb 5, '95

Disc Three/Side A

Episodes

• Make of Two Hearts
• The Birthday Party
• Sleepless in Chicago
  • Optional audio commentary by Christopher Chulack and Paul Manning
• Love's Labor Lost
  • Optional audio commentary by Wendy Spence Rosato, Randy Jon Morgan, Walter Newman and Martin Davich

Disc Three/Side B

Episodes

• Full Moon, Saturday Night
• House of Cards
• Men Plan, God Laughs
• Love Among the Ruins

Disc Four

Episodes

• Motherhood
• Everything Old Is New Again

Special Features

• Behind the Curtains featurettes:
  • "Prescription for Success: The Birth of ER"
  • "First Year Rotation: Caring for ER"
• "On the Cutting Edge: Medical Realism on ER"
• "Post Operative Procedures: Post Preduction in the ER"
• Additional Scenes
• Outtakes
• First Year Intern's Handbook

Special Features

• "Personal Notes" from series creator Michael Crichton
• New, exclusive documentary on the making-of the pilot
• New, exclusive documentary on the making-of the first season
• "The First Year Intern Handbook," an interactive feature with complete character profiles, 45 "patient" histories of the various guest stars, and a medical terminology glossary
• Audio commentary tracks on select episodes
• Two featurettes: one about the medical consultants and writers and a second about the series' post-production process
• Outtakes and unreleased scenes
• Hidden bonus materials

Easter Eggs

• Friends: On Disc Four, go to Special Features and highlight anything besides Main Menu and press right. Carter's nametag will be selected, choose that. You will see a clip of George Clooney and Noah Wyle appearing as guests on Friends.
• The Larry Sanders Show: On Disc Four go to Special Features, then Behind the Curtains and highlight anything besides Features and press left. The IV bag will be selected, choose that. You will see a clip of Noah Wyle appearing as a guest on The Larry Sanders Show.

Alterations

None that are known.