Steve Weber And Tim Daly no longer plays the television brothers, but Weber would happily find his old Wings co-starred on Chicago Med.
Weber – who plays Dr. Dean Archer on the NBC drama – already has an idea for one Chicago With a story that would be both funny and embarrassing for Daly, 68.
“It would be great if he showed up as himself,” Weber, 63, exclusively said. Us every week of Daly while promoting season 10 of Chicago Med.
The actor said that in his dream scenario, Daly “suddenly finds himself in Chicago and I have to operate on him. And he keeps saying, ‘God, you remind me of someone,'” hinting at their past connection.
Weber joked that it doesn’t matter who Daly plays on a hypothetical scenario With In this episode, his character, Dr. Archer, “should put him through an embarrassing operation, like a colonoscopy.”
The One Chicago star noted, “It would be huge” for Daly to take part in the medical drama, noting that they have yet to discuss the possibility.
Weber and Daly previously played brothers Brian Michael Hackett and Joe Montgomery Hackett, respectively, in Wings.
The comedy ran for eight seasons – from 1990 to 1997 – and centered on Brian and Joe as they attempted to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket. The cast also included Cristal Bernard, David Schramm, Rebecca Schull, Tony Chalhoub And Thomas Haden Church.
Weber previously revealed there was a “slim” chance he and Daly could reunite for a Wings reunion in front of the camera. “We’re everywhere, so if the public really demands it (then maybe),” he teased during a March 2020 appearance on The speech.
Weber explained at the time that he was just “so grateful” to still be a part of the theater industry. “If we never have a restart, that’s no problem. We put on a good show and people love it,” he added.
While Weber said We that he is all in on Daly who appears Chicago Med At one point, he said there were plenty of other things to look forward to as season 10 continued.
“There are more nuanced aspects to him remaining,” Weber said of Archer’s decision not to leave the emergency department after successfully saving Sharon Goodwin’s life (S. Epatha Merkerson) life during the midseason premiere earlier this month.
Tim Daly, Cheryl Hines and Steven Weber
Monica Schipper/Getty ImagesThe actor noted that even if Archer stays, that doesn’t mean everything will go smoothly. (Archer had already slipped his resignation letter under Goodwin’s door during the midseason finale in fall 2024. At the time, he didn’t know that Goodwin had been stabbed by a stalker in his office and was fighting to stay alive.)
“This incident really affects him, and it affects him emotionally down the line,” Weber said, referring to Goodwin nearly dying on his operating table.
He added that while Archer’s job is secure for now, he will have “a few surprises in the future” in his personal life.
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Weber said We that Archer’s “connection” with fellow doctor Hannah Asher (Jessy Schram) will also make up a large portion of the remaining episodes of season 10.
He called Archer a “fatherly or brotherly” figure to Hannah. “There’s something there that he’s not used to and hasn’t really experienced what he’s experiencing with her,” Weber said.
He concluded that the bond between Archer and Asher is complex, especially now that Asher is romantically involved with Dr. Mitch Ripley (Luke Mitchell). “He wants her to be happy, but he also feels a little protective of her,” Weber revealed.
Chicago Med airs on NBC Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET.