For the eighth season Wells wrote two episodes , including the penultimate episode " On the Beach " which featured the departure of longterm cast member Anthony Edwards . Wells was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series for his work on " On the Beach " at the 2002 ceremony . He was also nominated for a further Humanitas Prize and a Writers Guild of America ( WGA ) Award at the 2003 ceremony for the episode
2002 ceremony
54th Primetime Emmy Awards
John Wells (filmmaker)