the CAST of ER, ranked

Back by popular demand (or just by my own delusions of demand), Ranked has returned - this time to take a look at some of the earliest players in ER.  Sure, this round is going to be pretty darn skewed toward a certain now-famous movie star, but we'll at least see who comes in a distant second.  I'm changing it up this time to avoid an overload of text and simply giving the digits - let's leave the commentary for the comments section!  Let's dive in...

Anthony Edwards

ER fame: +3

Awards cache: +12

Comedies: -3

Indie cred: +1

Cult/fanboy hits: +1

Dramas: +1

Box office biggies: +1.6

Later TV work: +1

Behind the camera: +4

FINAL SCORE: 21.6

George Clooney

ER fame: +6

Awards cache: +52.25

Comedies: +4

Indie cred: +2

Cult/fanboy hits: +2

Dramas: +4

Box office biggies: +10.2

Later TV work: +2.5

Behind the camera: +0

FINAL SCORE: 82.95

Julianna Margulies

ER fame: +4

Awards cache: +17.75

Comedies: +2

Indie cred: +1

Cult/fanboy hits: +1

Dramas: -2

Box office biggies: +1.4

Later TV work: +11.5

Behind the camera: +1

FINAL SCORE: 37.65

Noah Wyle

ER fame: +3

Awards cache: +4.75

Comedies: +0

Indie cred: +0

Cult/fanboy hits: +1

Dramas: +3

Box office biggies: +0

Later TV work: +7.5

Behind the camera: +2

FINAL SCORE: 21.25

Looks like Wyle just narrowly got defeated by emergency room patriarch Anthony Edwards - throw those thoughts in the comments!

bluths and fünkes, ranked

Ranked has officially returned.  If you're just tuning in to Ranked goodness, I take a look at the film and television work of a specific cast during and since their run an particular show or film.    For this Arrested Development edition, I eliminated both Jeffrey Tambor and Jessica Walter, as they'd had fairly established careers prior - for this one, it's about the kids and the son-in-law - and since the show never caught on hugely during its run, the first point category garnered everyone +3 across the board.  After some surprises (who knew Portia de Rossi had done so little since AD?  And just how much guest work can Will Arnett and David Cross do??), we got some interesting end results.  Scoring legend below.

Jason Bateman

AD fame: +3

Awards cache: One Emmy nom (+.5), One Globe win (+3), 

One SAG nom (+.75)

Comedies: The Break-Up (+1), The Ex (-1), Juno (+1), Hancock (+1), Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (-1), Extract (-1), Up in the Air (+1), Couples Retreat (+1), The Switch (-1)

Indie cred: Juno (+1)

Cult/fanboy hits: Smokin' Aces (+1)

Laughable dramas: The Kingdom (-1), State of Play (+1)

Box office biggies: Starsky and Hutch (+.9), The Break-Up (+1.2), The Kingdom (+.5), Juno (+1.4), Hancock (+2.3), Couples Retreat (+1.1), 

Up in the Air (+.8)

Later TV work: King of the Hill (+.5), The Fairly OddParents (+.5), 

Scrubs (+.5), The Jake Effect (+1), Sit Down Shut Up (+1)

Behind the camera: Director of episode of AD (+1)

FINAL SCORE: 22.95

**notes: Starsky and Hutch had highish box office receipts, but was a critical dump - classification is questionable; also, it pained me to deem Couples Retreat a "success"

Portia de Rossi

AD fame: +3

Awards cache: N/A

Comedies: N/A

Indie cred: N/A

Cult/fanboy hits: N/A

Laughable dramas: Cursed (-1)

Box office biggies: N/A

Later TV work: America's Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (+1), Nip/Tuck (+1), Better Off Ted (+2)

Behind the camera: N/A

FINAL SCORE: 6

**notes: It's amazing how she seems to be one of the more famous cast members, but her body of work is so limited since AD began airing

Will Arnett

AD fame: +3

Awards cache: Three Emmy noms (+1.5)

Comedies: Ice Age: The Meltdown (+1), Let's Go to Prison (-1), Blades of Glory (+1), Ratatouille (+1), Hot Rod (-1), The Brothers Solomon (-1), Semi-Pro (-1), Horton Hears a Who! (+1), The Rocker (-1), Monsters vs. Aliens (+1), G-Force (+1), When in Rome (-1), Despicable Me (+1)

Indie cred: Wristcutters: A Love Story (+1), Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (+1)

Cult/fanboy hits: Jonah Hex (-1)

Laughable dramas: N/A

Box office biggies: Monster-in-Law (+.8), Ice Age: The Meltdown (+2), RV (+.7), Blades of Glory (+1.2), Ratatouille (+2.1), Horton Hears a Who! (+1.5), Monsters vs. Aliens (+2), G-Force (+1.2), Despicable Me (+2.5)

Later TV work: Will and Grace (+.5), King of the Hill (+.5), Sesame Street (+.5), Freak Show (+1), Eva Adams (+1), Sit Down Shut Up (+1), 30 Rock (+1), Parks and Recreation (+.5), Increasingly Poor Decisions... (+1), Running Wilde (+1)

Behind the camera: Writer/producer of Running Wilde (+1)

FINAL SCORE: 28.5

**notes: Monster-in-Law and RV were tough calls as they were panned, but had relatively good box office

David Cross

AD fame: +3

Awards cache: N/A

Comedies: Eternal Sunshine... (+1), Curious George (+1), School for Scoundrels (-1), Alvin and the Chipmunks (+1), Kung Fu Panda (+1), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (+1), Megamind (+1)

Indie cred: Eternal Sunshine... (+1), I'm Not There (+1)

Cult/fanboy hits: N/A

Laughable dramas: I'm Not There (+1), Battle for Terra (-1)

Box office biggies: Curious George (+.6), Alvin and the Chipmunks (+2.2), Kung Fu Panda (+2.2), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (+2.2), Megamind (+1.4)

Later TV work: King of the Hill (+.5), Just Shoot Me! (+.5), Crank Yankers (+.5), Pilot Season (+1), Oliver Beene (+1), Tom Goes to the Mayor (+.5), Cheap Seats (+.5), O'Grady (+.5), Wonder Showzen (+.5), Family Guy (+.5), Freak Show (+1), I'm in Hell (+1), The Colbert Report (+.5), Law & Order: Criminal Intent (+.5), Odd Job Jack (+.5), Aqua Teen Hunger Force (+.5), Human Giant (+.5), Important Things with... (+.5), Tim and Eric Awesome Show (+.5), Increasingly Poor Decisions... (+1), Running Wilde (+1)

Behind the camera: Writer/producer of Freak Show (+1), Writer/producer of Increasingly Poor Decisions (+1)

FINAL SCORE: 33.6

**notes: She's the Man was sort of a toss-up for me

Tony Hale

AD fame: +3

Awards cache: N/A

Comedies: Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (-1), Stranger Than Fiction (+1), Unaccompanied Minors (-1), Because I Said So (-1), The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (-1), The Informant! (+1)

Indie cred: Happythankyoumoreplease (+1)

Cult/fanboy hits: N/A

Laughable dramas: N/A

Box office biggies: RV (+.7), The Tale of Despereaux (+.5)

Later TV work: Stacked (+.5), The Room (+1), Case Closed (+1), Big Day (+.5), Andy Barker, P.I. (+1), Buy More (+.5), Samantha Who? (+.5), Boldly Going Nowhere (+1), Cop House (+1), United States of Tara (+.5), ER (+.5), Rules of Engagement (+.5), Ctrl (+.5), Chuck (+1), Numb3rs (+.5), The Life & Times of Tim (+.5), Community (+.5), Law & Order (+.5), Justified (+.5), Medium (+.5)

Behind the camera: Producer of Ctrl (+1)

FINAL SCORE: 16.2

Michael Cera

AD fame: +3

Awards cache: Austin Critics (+.75), BAFTA nom (+.5), 

Chicago Critics (+.75)

Comedies: Superbad (+1), Juno (+1), Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (+1), Extreme Movie (-1), Scott Pilgrim vs. The World (+1)

Indie cred: Juno (+1), Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (+1), 

Paper Heart (+1)

Cult/fanboy hits: Superbad (+1), Juno (+1.4)

Later TV work: Veronica Mars (+.5), Tom Goes to the Mayor (+.5), 

Tim and Eric Awesome Show (+.5)

Behind the camera: Original music for Paper Heart (+1)

FINAL SCORE: 18.1

**notes: Year One and Youth in Revolt were iffy for me - not so great with critics or box office, but I just can't seem to think of them as total failures

Alia Shawkat

AD fame: +3

Awards cache: N/A

Comedies: Deck the Halls (-1), Bart Got a Room (+1), Whip It (+1)

Indie cred: Bart Got a Room (+1), Amreeka (+1), The Runaways (+1)

Cult/fanboy hits: N/A

Laughable dramas: Amreeka (+1)

Box office biggies: N/A

Later TV work: Without a Trace (+.5), Boomtown (+.5), Veronica Mars (+.5), Not Like Everyone Else (+1), The Business (+.5), Bad Mother's Handbook (+1), The Starter Wife (+.5), The League (+.5)

Behind the camera: N/A

FINAL SCORE: 13

ladies of SNL, ranked

Whether you're a fan or not of these past couple seasons of Saturday Night Live, you'll at least have to relent when it comes to the turn-of-the-century (and a bit of the late '90s) cast's efforts when it came to the females. Making it cool to be a woman on SNL for a new generation (and becoming the MVPs over virtually every male co-star), these six ladies have had varying success outside the world of the late-night sketch comedy.

Rachel Dratch

**SNL fame: +3

**Awards cache: N/A

**Failed comedies: Dickie Roberts (-1), Click (+1), I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (+1), My Life in Ruins (-1), I Hate Valentine's Day (-1)

**Indie cred: Winter Passing (-1), Looking for Kitty (-1),

Freshman Orientation (-1)

**Cult/fanboy hits: Down with Love (+1)

**Laughable dramas: N/A

**Box office biggies: Click (+1.4),

I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (+1.2)

**Later TV Work: Third Watch (+.5), Monk (+.5), Frasier (+.5), The King of Queens (+.5), Aqua Teen Hunger Force (+.5), Wizards of Waverly Place (+.5), Ugly Betty (+.5), Sherri (+.5), 30 Rock (+.5)

**Behind the camera: N/A

SUCCESS SCORE: 7.1

notes: Spring Breakdown got half-ways decent reviews - and I personally liked it - but it went straight to DVD, and success data is vague.

Tina Fey

**SNL fame: +6

**Awards cache: Nine Emmy noms (+4.5), Seven Emmy wins (+14), One Golden Globe nom (+.75), Two Golden Globe wins (+6),

Three Individual SAG wins (+3)

**Failed comedies: Beer League (-1), Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (-1), The Invention of Lying (-1),

Mean Girls (+1), Baby Mama (+1), Date Night (+1), Megamind (+1)

**Indie cred: N/A

**Cult/fanboy hits: Mean Girls (+1)

**Laughable dramas: N/A

**Box office biggies: Mean Girls (+.9), Baby Mama (+.6),

Date Night (+1), Megamind (+.5)

**Later TV work: 30 Rock (+5), Sesame Street (+.5)

**Behind the camera: Writer of Saturday Night Live (+1), Writer of Mean Girls (+1), Writer/Producer of 30 Rock (+1),

Writer of The Colin Quinn Show (-1)

SUCCESS SCORE: 46.75

notes: Though a critical success, Ponyo had low box office receipts. Thus, jury's out on its overall success.

Ana Gasteyer

**SNL fame: +3

**Awards cache: N/A

**Failed comedies: Meet the Deedles (-1), Dick (-1),

What Women Want (+1), Mean Girls (+1)

**Indie cred: Dare (+1)

**Cult/fanboy hits: Mean Girls (+1), Reefer Madness (+1)

**Laughable dramas: N/A

**Box office biggies: What Women Want (+1.8), Mean Girls (+.9)

**Later TV work: Party of Five (+.5), NYPD Blue (+.5), Law and Order (+.5), Just Shoot Me! (+.5), Mad About You (+.5), 3rd Rock from the Sun (+.5), Frasier (+.5), Reefer Madness (+1), The Good Wife (+.5), Chuck (+.5)

**Behind the camera: N/A

SUCCESS SCORE: 14.2

notes: What's the Worst That Could Happen? and The Women had decent box office showings, but poor reviews.

Amy Poehler

**SNL fame: +5

**Awards cache: Three Emmy noms (+1.5)

**Failed comedies: Mean Girls (+1), Envy (-1), Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (-1), The Ex (-1), Blades of Glory (+1), Shrek the Third (+1), Horton Hears a Who! (+1), Baby Mama (+1), Monsters vs. Aliens (+1), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (+1)

**Indie cred: Wet Hot American Summer (+1), Hamlet 2 (+1),

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (-1)

**Cult/fanboy hits: Wet Hot American Summer (+1), Mean Girls (+1), Southland Tales (+1), Hamlet 2 (+1)

**Laughable dramas: N/A

**Box office biggies: Mean Girls (+.9), Blades of Glory (+1.2), Shrek the Third (+3.2), Horton Hears a Who! (+1.5), Baby Mama (+.6), Monsters vs. Aliens (+2), Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel (+2.2)

**Later TV work: Undeclared (+.5), Arrested Development (+.5), The Simpsons (+.5), Spongebob Squarepants (+.5), The Mighty B! (+2), Parks and Recreation (+3)

**Behind the camera: Writer/Producer of Parks and Recreation (+1), Writer/Producer of The Mighty B! (+1)

SUCCESS SCORE: 36.1

notes: Mr. Woodcock had decent receipts, but middling reviews. Dilemma.

Maya Rudolph

**SNL fame: +3

**Awards cache: One Chicago Film Critics nom (+.5), One Washington, D.C. Film Critics nom (+.5)

**Failed comedies: Duets (-1), Duplex (-1), 50 First Dates (+1), A Prairie Home Companion (+1), Shrek the Third (+1), Away We Go (+1), MacGruber (-1), Grown Ups (+1)

**Indie cred: Chuck & Buck (+1), A Prairie Home Companion (+1),

Away We Go (+1)

**Cult/fanboy hits: Chuck & Buck (+1), Idiocracy (+1)

**Laughable dramas: N/A

**Box office biggies: 50 First Dates (+1.2), Shrek the Third (+3.2),

Grown Ups (+1.6)

**Later TV work: Action (+.5), City of Angels (+1), The Simpsons (+.5), Kath and Kim (+.5)

**Behind the camera: N/A

SUCCESS SCORE: 19.5

notes: Idiocracy did pretty poorly at the box office, but had a fairly above-average critical response.

Molly Shannon

**SNL fame: +5

**Awards cache: One Emmy nom (+.5)

**Failed comedies: Happiness (+1), Analyze This (+1), Never Been Kissed (+1), My 5 Wives (-1), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (+1), Osmosis Jones (-1), Serendipity (+1), The Santa Clause 2 (+1), My Boss's Daughter (-1), Good Boy! (-1), Scary Movie 4 (+1), Talladega Nights (+1),

Evan Almighty (-1), Igor (-1)

**Indie cred: Happiness (+1), Wet Hot American Summer (+1),

American Splendor (+1), Marie Antoinette (+1), Year of the Dog (+1)

**Cult/fanboy hits: A Night at the Roxbury (+1), Superstar (+1),

Wet Hot American Summer (+1)

**Laughable dramas: Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (-1)

**Box office biggies: Analyze This (+1.1), Never Been Kissed (+.6), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (+2.6), Serendipity (+.5), The Santa Clause 2 (+1.4), Scary Movie 4 (+.9), Little Man (+.6), Talladega Nights (+1.5), Evan Almighty (+1)

**Later TV work: The Single Guy (+.5), Seinfeld (+.5), Sex and the City (+.5), The Music Man (+1), Ed (+.5), Will and Grace (+.5), Scrubs (+.5), My Gym Partner's a Monkey (+.5), 30 Rock (+.5), American Dad! (+.5), Pushing Daisies (+.5), Kath & Kim (+1), The New Adventures of Old Christine (+.5), Web Therapy (+.5), Glee (+.5), Neighbors from Hell (+1)

**Behind the camera: Writer of Superstar (+1)

SUCCESS SCORE: 35.2

notes: A Night at the Roxbury and Superstar have devoted followings and a not-so-bad box office draw, but the critics weren't fans. Paradox. Oh, and it kills me to count The Grinch and Serendipity as positives, as I dislike both.