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NEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Edwards walks briskly through the White House in the opening scene of Netflix's "Designated Survivor," spraying comments and commands to the people he comes across as the camera wheels through the set to keep up.
Then it hits you: It's Dr. Mark Greene of "ER" on "The West Wing"! The mind reels. One or both of the NBC series was nominated for the best drama Emmy every year between 1995-2006, symbolizing quality network television for its era. Here they are blended together, like chocolate and peanut butter.
That scene was admittedly an inside joke by Neal Baer, the top "Designated Survivor" producer who also worked on "ER" during its heyday. The now-canceled Netflix revival is also an illustration of how television has changed in a remarkably short time.
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