Noah Wyle\’s Pre-Pitt TV Triumph: Launching a Epic Fantasy Saga

Some actors are, for whatever reason, best suited to television stardom. There\’s no clear reason why folks like Tom Selleck, Kate Jackson, or Ted Danson couldn\’t be movie stars (indeed,
Selleck came startlingly close
to playing Indiana Jones in Steven Spielberg\’s \”Raiders of the Lost Ark\”), but once you\’ve had a long-running success on the small screen, viewers closely associate you with quality TV. So when they join the cast of a new series, networks and streamers can be fairly certain that a built-in fan base will be joining them.

In terms of television drawing power, few actors have been more reliable over the last 30 years than Noah Wyle. Though George Clooney was the breakout star of \”ER\” when it premiered on NBC in 1994, it didn\’t take long for viewers to fall in love with Dr. John Carter, the wet-behind-the-ears medical student who rose through the institutional ranks of Cook County General Hospital over 11 unforgettable seasons. Wyle could\’ve dipped out of \”ER\” and made a go out of it in film, but he instead became the backbone of the show. When Wyle finally had the freedom to dip his toe in the motion picture waters, he quickly retreated to the comfort of television and scored a string of hits. This year, he\’s found possibly his greatest role yet in Dr. Michael \”Robby\” Robinovitch, the beleaguered attending physician of the Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center aka \”The Pitt.\”

While Wyle is reminding us what a warm, steadying presence he can be in a show with dizzyingly high stakes (like
the Steven Spielberg-produced \”Falling Skies\”
Viewers who appreciated the friendly, bumbling charm of Dr. Carter from the earlier seasons of \”ER\” will likely enjoy discovering an entire television series centered around Wyle in this persona. For many fans, this has been a delightful experience; however, for those who have yet to discover such light-hearted entertainment, now might be the perfect moment to explore \”The Librarian.\”

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Noah Wyle Launched An Unlikely Television Franchise As The Librarian

While Wyle was wrapping up his time on \”ER,\” he stepped into the starring role in an eccentric fantasy-adventure series.
The screenwriter and producer of \”Independence Day,\” Dean Devlin,
Titled \”The Librarian: Quest for the Spear,\” this entertaining and low-budget adventure features Wyle as a long-time university student who accepts an esteemed position at the imaginary Metropolitan Public Library. There, he quickly becomes involved in a quest to retrieve a purloined fragment of the Spear of Destiny—the very spear that a malevolent Roman centurion once drove into Jesus Christ’s side while He was crucified. Should anyone manage to collect every single part of this artifact, they would gain dominion over the entire globe.

The television movie turned out to be a success for TNT, leading them to produce two additional films: \”The Librarian: Return to King Solomon’s Mines\” and \”The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice.\” If watched with appropriate expectations, all three are rather entertaining. Additionally, they boast appearances from the well-known actors Bob Newhart and Jane Curtin, adding considerable appeal for fans of classic TV stars.

The movies kept attracting audiences, prompting Devlin to collaborate with John Rodgers, both the writer behind \”The Core\” and the mind behind \”Leverage\”, to develop a series centered around a group of highly knowledgeable geeks saving the globe using their intellect. This new series starred Rebecca Romijn, Lindy Booth, Christian Kane, John Herrman Kim, and John Larroquette; however, Wyle’s character played a significant role throughout the program\’s four-season run. Recently, a spin-off called \”The Librarians: The Next Chapter\” was launched, yet up until now, it hasn’t included Wyle’s character. It seems like his time as “The Librarian” might be drawing to a close, though maybe Devlin could persuade him to make a guest appearance during his hiatus from the challenges of \”The Pitt\”.

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