leigh retweeted
i really really do think pitt fans should just watch er. its so much better i promise
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if we ignore what happens next…. lucy being called dr. knight for the first time and it’s the christmas episode 🥺 it’s like a present
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My friends started watching The Pitt and now we’ve integrated “call it” into our lexicon. Everytime something goes wrong someone just sighs disappointedly and goes, “Call it.” And we do a brief moment of silence
oh yeah, here comes dr. ross’s ex, carol hathaway—oh shit, i meant dr. robby’s ex heather collins. my bad! i really hope none of them leave the other person behind by moving to the pacific northwest that would be SO sad 😪
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Replying to @NoahWyle
@noahwyle if u make langdonmel canon this will fix everything, if not i bring the marksusan/langdonmel similarities to the jury
An appeals court ruled that “The Pitt” is similar enough to “ER” to allow Michael Crichton’s widow to pursue a lawsuit over the Emmy-winning show.
The appeals court did dismiss a claim against key creators of the show — Noah Wyle, John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill — finding no evidence that they were aware they could be violating Crichton’s contractual rights.
“There are clear and numerous similarities between ‘The Pitt’ and ‘ER,” the court ruled, citing the emergency room setting, the fast pace, the medical jargon, the graphic depictions of injuries, and a young, incompetent doctor fresh from medical school. “We find the details here suffice for a prima facie case.”
variety.com/2026/tv/news/the…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The lawsuit isn’t based solely on similarities between the shows. The Pitt emerged after negotiations for an ER revival fell apart, which would have seen Noah Wyle reprise his role as Dr. John Carter.
au.variety.com/2025/tv/featur…
leigh retweeted
langdon and mel now FORCED to get together so they're legally distinct from mark and susan
An appeals court ruled that “The Pitt” is similar enough to “ER” to allow Michael Crichton’s widow to pursue a lawsuit over the Emmy-winning show.
The appeals court did dismiss a claim against key creators of the show — Noah Wyle, John Wells and R. Scott Gemmill — finding no evidence that they were aware they could be violating Crichton’s contractual rights.
“There are clear and numerous similarities between ‘The Pitt’ and ‘ER,” the court ruled, citing the emergency room setting, the fast pace, the medical jargon, the graphic depictions of injuries, and a young, incompetent doctor fresh from medical school. “We find the details here suffice for a prima facie case.”
variety.com/2026/tv/news/the…
Readers added context they thought people might want to know
The lawsuit isn’t based solely on similarities between the shows. The Pitt emerged after negotiations for an ER revival fell apart, which would have seen Noah Wyle reprise his role as Dr. John Carter.
au.variety.com/2025/tv/featur…
i lowkey think the pitt lawsuit actually has really interesting implications for fanfic-turned-published novels but we don’t have to get into all that today
leigh retweeted
so no george clooney cameo?..
'The Pitt' and 'ER' Are Similar Enough to Allow Crichton Suit, Appeals Court Rules variety.com/2026/tv/news/the…


















