Steven Weber AND Tim Daly no longer plays the TV brothers, but Weber would happily reunite with his forefathers wings Costa in Chicago Med.
Weber – who plays Dr. Dean Archer on the NBC drama — already has an idea for one Chicago with story line that would be both funny and embarrassing for Daly, 68.
“It would be nice if he came as himself,” Weber, 63, said exclusively Us Weekly of Daly while promoting season 10 of Chicago Med.
The actor teased 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 relationship.
Weber joked that no matter who played Daly in a hypothetical with episode, his character, Dr. Archer, “would have to have an embarrassing operation, like a colonoscopy.”
The One Chicago star noted, “It would be huge” for Daly to join 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 around Brian and Joe as they try to run an airline on the New England island of Nantucket. The cast also included Crystal Bernardi, David Schramm, Rebecca Schull, Tony Shalhoub AND Thomas Haden Church.
Weber previously revealed there is a “slim” chance he and Daly could reunite for one wings reunion on camera. “We’re around, so if the public really wants it (then, maybe),” he teased during a March 2020 appearance on Conversation.
Weber explained at the time that he was just “so grateful” to still be a part of the acting industry. “If we never have some sort of reboot, that’s fine. We put on a good show and people love it,” he added.
As Weber said us that he is all in on Daly popping up on Chicago Med at one point, he said there’s a lot more to look forward to as season 10 continues.
“There are more nuanced aspects to his attitude,” Weber said of Archer’s decision not to leave the ED after successfully saving Sharon Goodwin’s (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 though Archer is sticking around it doesn’t mean it’s going to be smooth sailing. (Archer previously slipped his resignation letter under Goodwin’s door during the fall 2024 midseason finale. At the time, he didn’t know Goodwin had been stabbed by a stalker in her office and was fighting for stay alive.)
“This incident really affects him and affects him emotionally,” Weber said, referring to Goodwin nearly dying on his operating table.
He added that while Archer’s job is safe for now, he will have “some surprises coming up” in his personal life.
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Weber said us that Archer “relationship” with fellow Dr. Hannah Asher (Jessy Schram) will also be a large part of the remaining episodes of season 10.
He called Archer a “fatherly or brotherly” figure to Hannah. “There’s something that he’s not used to that he hasn’t … established that he’s experiencing with her,” Weber shared.
He concluded that Archer and Asher’s relationship 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 somewhat protective of her,” Weber revealed.
Chicago Med airs Wednesdays on NBC at 8pm ET.
