ER: Warner Bros.
Bob Newhart
SHOW ''ER'' (NBC, Thursdays at 10 p.m.)
WHEN Oct. 30 (three episodes)
AS An architect suffering from macular degeneration who finds a connection with Dr. Susan Lewis (Sherry Stringfield)
WHY WE CARE Beneath that deadpan wit lurks the soul of a heartbreaking dramatic actor just dying to get out. If ''Lost in Translation'' star Bill Murray can do it, so can Newhart.
