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Post by Leanne on Mar 30, 2011 4:34:35 GMT -5
Musical TV episodes: The gimmick that won't die A decade after "Buffy," "Grey's Anatomy" brings on the song and dance. Is it time to retire a tired stunt? You know what happens to reasonably popular television series already several years into their runs. They suddenly acquire cute younger relatives -- a condition pioneered by Cousin Oliver and Scrappy Do. They will-they-or-won't-they themselves into a frenzy. They do a live episode. Or, as they'll do this Thursday on "Grey's Anatomy," they go musical. It's been a decade since Joss Whedon and company gave us the audacious, unrivaled "Once More, With Feeling" episode of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer." Back then; anything that smacked of high school theatricals creeping into prime time was downright risky. Singing and dancing? As part of the plot? How old-fashioned could you get? Turned out, it was pure magic. Although everything about the toe-tapping, bittersweet episode clicked, it would be another five years before the television musical really exploded, when a peppy Disney movie about a bunch of singing and dancing teenagers inauspiciously debuted and -- promptly became the biggest thing in the universe. "High School Musical" launched a thousand lunchboxes and became the top album of 2006. It also paved the way for the considerably more sexed-up combination of teens and show tunes that would become "Glee," that juggernaut of Journey tunes and jazz hands. And with the success of "HSM" and "Glee," a slew of other series have interrupted their regularly scheduled laugh tracks and dramatic montages for a little song and dance. And why not? The back lots of Hollywood are littered with multi-hyphenates, men and women who didn't put in years at Juilliard just to bark, "Stat! He's coding!" week after week. The "Grey's Anatomy" musical event, for example, unfolds from the semi-comatose point of view of Callie, played by Tony Award winner Sara Ramirez. Ramirez has described the episode as "Like a dream I didn't even know I had coming true," but this being "Grey's," don't expect show tunes and overtures. The show instead will be an homage to the soft-alt hits used in episodes past, including "Breathe (2 am)," "Chasing Cars" and, of course, the "Freebird" of dramatic television music, "How to Save a Life." www.salon.com/entertainment/tv/greys_anatomy/?story=/ent/tv/feature/2011/03/29/television_musical_shark_jumping
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Post by sdevil on Mar 30, 2011 11:53:09 GMT -5
This year's Grey's Anatomy season finale will be different. Creator Shonda Rhimes has promised this. Unlike May 2010's epic finale, which had a profound impact on everyone at Seattle Grace, the ending to the seventh season will be quieter, only one hour long and focused on three original characters. You're looking at one of them right here ... “Meredith, Cristina and Alex are all left in a position that’s surprising,” Rhimes tells TV Line. “I think that fans are going to be very surprised about a lot of the things that happen [in the season finale]. A lot of things get turned on their head.” Much as we love Callie, Mark and Arizona, a lot of fans have lamented at the same time that the show feels like Calzona's Anatomy at times. Tomorrow night's musical event, as anticipated as it is, will certainly be a prime example of that. So a finale focusing on three of the interns we've gotten to know since day one should be great. Any theories on what the finale holds for these three? Discuss! Read more: www.tvfanatic.com/2011/03/greys-anatomy-season-finale-to-focus-on-three-characters/#ixzz1I6QKJlLG
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Post by betinad on Mar 30, 2011 21:18:54 GMT -5
Sara Ramirez Is 'Amazing' in Grey's Musical Episode, Says Costar www.people.com/people/article/0,,20477547,00.html The doctors of Grey's Anatomy definitely know something about both surgery and sex – but do they know how to sing? Viewers are about to find out Thursday, when several of the more melodically inclined members of the cast – Tony winner Sara Ramirez, Kevin McKidd, Chandra Wilson and Chyler Leigh among them – raise their voices in song for a special musical episode of the medical drama. Grey's Anatomy: The Music Event features an extended musical fantasy playing out in the head of Callie Torres (Ramirez), with performances of several tunes very familiar to longtime viewers of the show, including The Fray's "How to Save a Life," Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars" and Brandi Carlile's "The Story." "I sing a little bit," McKidd told PEOPLE recently at the 8th Annual John Varvatos fundraiser for rape crisis center Stuart House. "I'm not like Sara Ramirez – she's pretty amazing! I mean, off the chart. She's a Tony Award winner for a reason, and the rest of us bask in her shadow. Chyler is a great singer, Chandra Wilson's a great singer, and I can get away with it, let's put it that way. I'll let people judge what they think."One Grey's doc who wasn't McDream-ing about a solo was series star Patrick Dempsey. "I have no voice at all, so I was very adamant not to sing," Dempsey said. "I'm very much happy to be supporting the rest of the cast in this one." But Dempsey said the cast quickly got over any apprehension about the high-concept episode. "Everybody was a little leery of it at first, because we were like 'Well, should we jump on the bandwagon of Glee?' because they do what they do so beautifully," said Dempsey. "But it was an opportunity, I think, for some of the cast members to really show their talents musically. And it's really quite moving when you hear Sara's voice and Kevin's voice. Even Justin Chambers sings beautifully, and Eric Dane does a great job. So it's really nice to see them have a moment to shine in a different way and hopefully entertain the fans and keep it fresh." McKidd said he didn't care if he fell flat. He loved the chance to shake things up. "Nobody has a clue what's going to work, and that's the fun of it," he said. "That's the experiment of being in show business. You don't know what is going to resonate with an audience and what isn't, and you've got to try stuff. I'm always up for that challenge. That's what I love about acting and the job I do." "I don't love musicals, so I was kind of like 'Oh, great,' " admitted Jesse Williams, who plays Dr. Jackson Avery. "But it's really, really beautiful. Shooting it was really, really moving." But not quite moving enough for Williams to want to move from the chorus into the spotlight. "I think the producers mistook me saying no for false modesty, but then they got me in the booth and realized, yeah, they should probably not make anybody endure the horrors of my voice."
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Post by betinad on Mar 31, 2011 2:04:40 GMT -5
‘Grey’s’ Kevin McKidd sings praises of musical episodeAre you ready for the singing surgeons of Seattle Grace? ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” goes “Glee” — sort of — tonight at 9 on WCVB (Ch. 5) in “The Song Beneath the Song,” an episode that is anything but lighthearted. After ramming into the back of a truck last week, Callie (Sara Ramirez) has been thrown through the windshield. (The opening moments are graphic and frightening.) As her friends scramble to save her and the life of her unborn child, Callie has an out-of-body experience in which she hears her colleagues vocalizing their emotions. Good news for fans: Dr. Owen Hunt — and actor Kevin McKidd — is featured prominently in the musical hour. Owen has been on the back burner as McKidd directed the “Grey’s” webisodes and a TV episode. “We haven’t seen me onscreen as some would like,” he told the Herald earlier this week, but that’s about to change. He, along with Ramirez and Chandra Wilson, has an extensive theatrical background and was a natural to step into tonight’s spotlight. He even has a solo number — “How We Operate” — though the actor warned that he’s not sure how much will air. (The entire cast album will be available on iTunes.) Shooting took twice as long as a regular episode because the cast needed intensive rehearsals to get the timing right to match the vocals. The Scottish actor said he had no problem singing with an American inflection. “A couple of times, my accent slipped, but it was no big deal.” Other songs tonight: “Running on Sunshine,” “Grace,” “Chasing Cars,” “Breath” and, naturally, “How to Save a Life,” with McKidd, Ellen Pompeo, Kim Raver and almost the entire cast sharing vocals. Last week, Owen became responsible for picking the new chief resident, the job his wife, Cristina (Sandra Oh), wants. “It’s definitely going to lead to some heated moments between the two of them.” That’s just the beginning. “Cristina and Owen have been in a happy place for a time, and we need trouble for the storytelling, and they hit a bit of a snarl-up. It becomes complicated this year.” Reflecting on the couple’s popularity, he said, “People are always worried the writers are going to break them up. On paper, Cristina and Owen don’t make sense, and yet they do make sense and I couldn’t imagine Cristina and Owen with anyone else.” To many fans, McKidd will always be remembered as the Roman soldier Lucius Vorenus in HBO’s late, lamented “Rome.” Addressing long-standing rumors of a big-screen cast reunion, he said, “(Creator) Bruno Heller has a script drafted, and I would love to do it. It’s a question of getting the money (to finance it). There’s such an appetite for that show, I think at some point it will get done. I’m ready to put my sandals back on.” Off-set, McKidd is busy providing one of the voices in an upcoming Disney Pixar film “Brave.” He’s also been approached about starring in a Broadway musical opening later this year. “I’m just looking at the timing,” he said. “It’s the next box in a list that hasn’t been ticked off.” He also will be visiting Mozambique to support the grassroots charity, Partners for Pediatric Progress, designed to lower childhood morbidity in third world countries. As for tonight’s episode, “Glee” comparisons aren’t apt. “It’s not like we’re doing tap dance routines. We’re saving that for the special ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ episode next year,” he joked. www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/television/general/view.bg?&articleid=1327344&format=&page=1&listingType=tv#articleFull
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Post by betinad on Mar 31, 2011 10:15:19 GMT -5
Will Musical Episode Lift 'Grey's Anatomy'? On Thursday, ABC will air its heavily hyped episode, centering on Tony-winner Sara Ramirez's Callie Torres. Grey's Anatomy has long been a springboard for musicians. Now, as ABC prepares to roll out its musical event, the network hopes that music will return the favor. On Thursday, the medical drama will air its heavily hyped episode, centering on Tony-winner Sara Ramirez's Callie Torres, who experiences her surgery following a near-death car crash through such songs as Brandi Carlile's "The Story" and Snow Patrol's "Chasing Cars." Both tracks, like others in the episode, has been featured — and boosted — in past Grey's episodes. The music event comes as the long-running drama has struggled to lure eyeballs in its ultra-competitive Thursday 9 p.m. time slot. In its seventh season, Grey's is averaging 12 million viewers, down considerably from its high of more than 22 million during the show’s third season, according to Nielsen. But, the medical drama still consistently wins its time period in the adults 18-49 demographic, drawing a 3.6 rating for last week's episode. "It's natural for a program on that long to start getting a little frayed around the edges," says Brad Adgate, senior vp research at Horizon Media. "And It's not surprising that Grey's may do something a little different to create some buzz and rise above the clutter: 'Don't forget us, we're Grey's Anatomy.’ “ The ratings dip reflects a larger broadcast trend, where at ABC viewership is down 10 percent among the advertiser-beloved 18-49 demographic this season. It also comes amid an executive shake-up under new entertainment president Paul Lee, who this month let go of scripted development chief Suzanne Patmore-Gibbs. Though musical episodes historically generate buzz, they haven't always translated to big ratings. Attempts by Fringe's spring 2010 musical episode in 2010 and Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer airing in 2001 failed to goose viewership. In Grey’s Anatomy’s case, Adgate anticipates a ratings spike, though he says it's unlikely to have a long-term effect. "What you try and do is stem the decline as best you can, and this is a way to do that," he says. "It's pretty hard to change the trend lines for a show that's been on this long." It took a live performance by the show's star Kevin McKidd for the network to sign off on the idea, which was written by showrunner Shonda Rhimes. “The network executives couldn't picture it,” McKidd told The Hollywood Reporter during a recent set visit. “The easiest way Shonda felt to do that was to present a portion of it. So we put a band together to play this live gig with narration in between the songs of a very sketched out early version of [the episode]." McKidd, who played the guitar while he and his musician friends performed “Chasing Cars” and Gomez’s “How We Operate,” says “It was actually kind of scary, [but] it was cool to be involved at that level, that very early stage.” Co-star Jessica Capshaw, who performs KT Tunstall's "Universe & U" on the episode, is similarly apprehensive. “There were many times where I felt like, ‘Oh my gosh, we're doing the best episode of Grey's Anatomy ever,’ she told THR. “And there were other times where I thought, ‘Did we drink the Kool-Aid and we're all terrible?’ ” www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/will-musical-episode-lift-greys-172912
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Post by Leanne on Mar 31, 2011 17:33:06 GMT -5
Unless you’ve been in a coma for the past six months, you know that Grey’s Anatomy is about to go where few shows have gone before — headfirst into the risky television institution known as the musical episode. To mark the occasion, Shonda Rhimes — aka the the fearless architect behind the much-hyped hour (Thursday 9/8c) — shared with TVLine her most pleasant surprise while shooting the episode, floats the possibility of a sequel and previews the Mer moment that’s been a long time coming. TVLINE | Any ground rules going in? I didn’t want any jazz hands happening in my hospital. There are some shows that can really pull that off — the big Broadway thing. Our musical style is very set and very clear. And to do a musical episode, it had to lie within our musical style. And if it didn’t, it was just going to feel ridiculous. TVLINE | Are you happy with the finished product? I’m really pleased with it. It’s the first musical I’ve ever written. It’s the first musical episode we’ve ever done. I always say that Grey’s Anatomy is like the craziest graduate school I ever went to for learning how to work on television. Are there things I’d do differently? Absolutely. But in a lot of ways I wouldn’t doanything differently. TVLINE | What would you do differently? We discovered later than I would’ve liked that some people who claimed they couldn’t sing could reallysing. And I probably would’ve played that up more. Played with more voices. TVLINE | Who surprised you? Justin Chambers really surprised me. He has an amazing voice. Chyler Leigh has an amazing voice. I think the only singing she had done prior to this was to her children. And Ellen Pompeo. Ellen’s voice is really pure and true, and she was so sure that she couldn’t sing and she really can. TVLINE | The crisis involving Callie obviously is at the heart of the episode, but the previews suggest it’s also an emotional hour for Meredith. She’s been really tough this entire time about her own fertility issues. She’s been really stoic and strong and fairly positive about it. This is her weakest moment when she feels the randomness of the world. www.tvline.com/2011/03/greys-anatomy-musical-episode-meredith-spoilers/
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Post by kmbabe on Mar 31, 2011 19:55:42 GMT -5
From Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch: popwatch.ew.com/2011/03/31/kevin-mckidd-greys-anatomy-musical-will-likely-garner-a-positive-reaction-are-you-ready/Kevin McKidd says 'Grey's Anatomy' musical will likely garner 'a positive reaction.' Are you ready? by Sandra Gonzalez I’ve got a box of Puffs ready to go for tonight’s Grey’s Anatomy: The Musical Event. If you haven’t done the same, it’s safe for me to declare you completely unprepared. Last week, I admitted to being skeptical about this episode, but the more and more I hear about it, the more confident I am that I’m going to be completely destroyed tonight. That’s a good thing! Kevin McKidd (who plays Owen) thinks we’ll like it, too. “I think any time — at least in my life — you take a risk and try something new it’s always worked out, Because life would be boring if we just did the same thing every single day,” he says. “It’s a pretty emotional episode. It plays into the strengths the show has always had. My hunch is that it’s going to be a positive reaction.” He’d know — Owen actually plays a big part in the episode because [MINI SPOILER] he’s put in charge of coordinating severely injured Callie and her unborn baby as all the surgeons grapple with which of her injuries to treat first. “Richard has a war going on in his personal life, and he gives Owen the job of corralling and being the point man,” he said. “There’s a lot of pressure on Owen. He’s been trained for very traumatic situations. There’s two lives here. It ups the stakes that much more.” High stakes. Moody music. Babies in peril. I’m in. Are you, PopWatchers? Also, feel free to come back and weigh in right after the episode airs while we work on the full recap. We can cry together.
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Post by betinad on Mar 31, 2011 22:54:01 GMT -5
"Grey's Anatomy" Producer Thinks Their Musical Episode Is A Crazy Idea, Too -- One They Pulled Off "Glee" it is not -- but tonight, the cast of "Grey's Anatomy" will be singing. Co-executive producer Tony Phelan, who directed tonight's episode, told us just how this curious event came about, who can really sing, and why he thinks the audience will buy it. BI: The first time I saw the words "Grey's Anatomy: The Musical Event," I did a double take. How did this happen? TP: We were on a writers' retreat between seasons one and two, at a resort, just sitting around. A lot of us come from a theater background. We were talking about musicals, we had had a few drinks, and we started singing songs. ["Grey's" creator] Shonda [Rhimes] loved that. She said, "wouldn't it be great to do a musical episode?" And we all said, "Mmm... no. I don't know about that." It doesn't exactly scream "natural fit." The last thing you want is doctors dancing down a hallway and all that cheesiness. We all agreed we wouldn't do it -- unless we could find a way to make it "Grey's." Music is such an integral part of the show -- we've broken bands, and we take a lot of pride in that. So when did this go from tipsy brainstorm to actual plan? Recently, the idea came up again because of the people we now have on the show. Sara Ramirez has a tremendous talent. Kevin McKidd sang in a rock n' roll band in Scotland. And Chandra Wilson comes from a musical background. Shonda thought it could help the storytelling with Callie [played by Ramirez] and the things she wants. The network's reaction must have been priceless. They balked at the idea. We couldn't talk them into it, so we had to show them. We put together a musical presentation. While we were shooting, Shonda and I were calling bands, rehearsing the actors, arranging songs. We set up chairs and had liquor, made it like a little cabaret. Sara, Kevin and Chandra sang. I knew they had it in them to move [the network execs] emotionally, and they did. So we know those three can sing -- Ramirez won a Tony. But the rest of the cast didn't sign up for this. What was their reaction? Well, it's intimidating, knowing you're going to be singing next to a Tony winner. Kate Walsh and Ellen Pompeo were both very hesitant. But we won everybody over eventually. We found out Chyler Leigh has a great voice, and thank God Eric Dane and Jessica Capshaw can sing, because they're so integral to Callie's story. The cast started working with a vocal coach in October, and by the end of January we had done the album. Then we started shooting the episode. Singing in a studio is one thing. Singing while performing TV-surgery is quite another. It was challenging. The actors had to use earwigs to hear the music they were singing to, because otherwise the mics being used to record the dialogue would pick up the playback. We took about 14 days to shoot the episode, where we usually come in at 8 or 9. As we speak, the album from the episode, which came out today, is already 15th on the iTunes chart. Fans clearly like the idea of the cast singing. But did you worry it wouldn't translate onscreen? The first time someone opened their mouth to sing, it was on the first day of shooting. We did a rehearsal, and as we went into lighting mode I walked off the stage. I thought, "What are we doing? This is just strange." I thought I had made a tragic mistake. Then I came back, we started shooting, I heard the music and realized it was going to work. And I think the audience will have that initial, "they're singing?" But that's at the top of the rollercoaster. Then you go on the ride, and the music hits you right in the heart. www.businessinsider.com/greys-anatomy-musical-episode-sara-ramirez-ellen-pompeo-abc-itunes-2011-3
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Post by betinad on Apr 1, 2011 2:28:43 GMT -5
Grey's Anatomy Scoop: Callie and Arizona Are Getting Married On Grey's Anatomy, wedding bells will be ringing. Following the heartbreak of the chaotic musical episode, Callie (Sara Ramirez) and Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) will get married in an outdoor ceremony officiated by Bailey (Chandra Wilson, also the episode's director). Callie and Arizona have seen their ups and downs this season. First, the couple planned to move to Africa so Arizona can work on her grant. But, much to her chagrin, she had to leave Callie behind at the airport after Callie expressed doubts about leaving Seattle. Arizona didn't last long abroad, though, and upon her return had to attempt to win Callie back as well as digest that her former girlfriend was pregnant with Mark's baby. "I didn't know if they were going to make it through that," Ramirez says. "But I think that through the writing of Arizona's character, who just continues to fight for what she wants, the persistence pays off. At the end of the day, Callie realizes who she is and the life that she's chosen with Arizona is worth fighting for." As for Arizona quickly coming around to understanding the tri-parenting arrangement, Capshaw attributes that to "the love that's there between them." "Probably the baby did hurry things along a little bit, but the question that Arizona asks Callie about getting married is born, pun intended, out of not knowing what her place is and not feeling legitimate. Because Arizona is the one that saves the baby, I think that legitimizes them more than anything, but who doesn't like a good wedding?" Executive producer Shonda Rhimes says she was "excited" about portraying a same-sex marriage on television and "dealing with the fact that it's not legal and it's not necessarily recognized by a church or by the state." "We wanted to deal with that in a way that felt relevant and real, but also allow them a really magical wedding," she says. "It's incredibly positive," Capshaw adds. "The whole thing that I like about the episode is that it's not politicized. It's about two people falling in love and taking the step that solidifies and legitimizes them in their minds and community." The episode will be jam-packed, Capshaw continues. "It takes us from soup to nuts, as far as the wedding goes. Teddy and Arizona have a conversation where she says, 'You're the calmest bride I've ever seen.' It's like, yeah, we go from a makeshift rehearsal dinner to brideapalooza in 42 minutes! There's a lot that happens." Also appearing in the episode: the families of the two doctors. Judith Ivey and Denis Arndt come on as Barbara and Col. Robbins, parents to Arizona, while Hector Elizondo will return as Carlos Torres and Gina Gallego will play Callie's mother. "There has been a lot of family conflict that's come up for Callie," Ramirez says, recalling when Callie's father brought a priest to Seattle Grace to encourage her to date men before agreeing to a truce. "When you look at the bigger picture, I know that there are some folks out there who will really appreciate seeing how all of this develops with the wedding, and seeing how one or two particular characters deal with family members who may not really accept what you're choosing." The Grey's Anatomy wedding will air Thursday, May 5 at 9/8c on ABC. www.tvguide.com/News/Greys-Anatomy-Wedding-1031296.aspx
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Post by betinad on Apr 1, 2011 11:42:16 GMT -5
EW Spoiler room insidetv.ew.com/2011/04/01/smallville-the-vampire-diaries-justified-and-house-find-out-whats-next-in-the-spoiler-room/So, Sandra, that Grey’s Anatomy musical episode was, um, interesting. Let’s focus on the good, though: I’m really liking Teddy and Henry. Word on Grey’s latest couple? — Sue You’re not the only fan of the pair. Kevin McKidd [Owen] says the dynamic and unique situation between Teddy and her oft-ailing husband is second only to his character’s relationship with Cristina. “I think it’s interesting that Teddy is playing it all like a business transaction,” he says. “But as we all know there is no such thing as free lunches. I’m interested to see where that dynamic heads.” But before anything more happens, McKidd says the audience can expect Owen to weigh in on his friend’s romance after “ sort of dropping the ball on that one.” “He hasn’t been as attentive to his friend as you’d think. So I think, yeah, we’ll hear him pitch in soon.”
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Sara Ramirez, Jessica Capshaw's 'Grey's Anatomy' Wedding Includes Catholic Storyline By On Top Magazine Staff Published: April 04, 2011 Another gay TV couple is marrying on ABC. Callie Torres (played by Sara Ramirez) and Arizona Robbins (Jessica Capshaw) will marry on the May 5 episode of the medical drama Grey's Anatomy. Speaking to lesbian entertainment website AfterEllen.com, the actors said the couple will have a traditional Catholic wedding. “Callie was raised Catholic and she loves her church and she loves her God, and that's OK,” Capshaw said. “Arizona in the beginning of the episode has been an empowered woman who knows exactly who she is and has known all her life.” Ramirez said. “Callie has been on a different journey; she's investigating it and experiencing it and figuring it out as she goes, especially with her parents who are very Catholic – her mother in particular.” “Callie starts to understand and embrace the notion that God is everywhere and that you don't have to be in a church to share God's presence of love and acceptance and to have a union with someone and a wedding and ceremony that means everything to you,” Ramirez added. Grey's Anatomy is not the first ABC drama to feature the wedding of a gay couple. In 2008, Kevin Walker (Matthew Rhys) married his boyfriend Scotty Wandell (Luke MacFarlane) on the network's Sunday night drama Brothers & Sisters. In both cases, the shows are set in states where gay marriage is not legal. Grey's Anatomy's Washington and Brothers & Sisters' California recognize gay and lesbian couples with domestic partnerships. www.ontopmag.com/article.aspx?id=7999&MediaType=1&Category=16
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Post by betinad on Apr 4, 2011 14:35:54 GMT -5
Grey's Anatomy Exclusive: Rachael Taylor Poised to Return Post-Charlie's AngelsDon’t go reading Dr. Lucy her last rites just yet. Despite being cast in ABC’s Charlie’s Angels pilot, Rachael Taylor’s Grey’s Anatomy stint is far from over. According to series creator Shonda Rhimes, the Transformers knockout will return to Seattle Grace — and Alex’s loving arms? — after production on the high-profile pilot wraps. “We only really lose her for two episodes,” says Rhimes. “She’s contractually obligated to us for the rest of the season, so she’s coming back when she’s done [with Angels], for our last two episodes.” Next season, however, is another question. Rhimes fully expects ABC to give the Angels reboot a green light for fall, thus rendering Taylor unavailable for a Grey’s comeback. “I would love to keep Rachael Taylor forever,” she confesses. “She is delightful [and] so talented. But have you seen the Charlie’s Angels pictures? Those three gorgeous women strutting across the world in those white dresses? I can’t really imagine that that show isn’t going to get picked up.” Besides, as Rhimes points out, “We have 13, 14 series regulars on Grey’s already.” www.tvline.com/2011/04/greys-anatomy-rachael-taylor-spoilers/
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Post by Leanne on Apr 5, 2011 3:28:36 GMT -5
rerun GREY'S ANATOMY: Golden Hour (4/21)
"Golden Hour" - Meredith, looking to prove she is Chief Resident material, learns that anything and everything can happen in an hour's time when she steps up to run the ER for a night; meanwhile, Bailey sneaks off with Eli and gets into a little mischief, and everyone is surprised when the Chief's wife, Adele, shows up as one of the ER patients, on "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 2/17/10)
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Post by Leanne on Apr 5, 2011 3:31:23 GMT -5
Spoiler Chat: Devon1975: Dare we hope that Calzona's baby makes it to the next season of Grey's? We don't like to think Shonda & Co. are completely evil enough to kill off the little Calzona baby, but things will definitely get worse before they get better. The good news is you may have heard about a little thing coming up called the Calzona wedding, and producer Stacy McKee tell us, "They've been through an awful lot this season, and it gets even worse soon. This is the magical part and they'll get to be in the honeymoon stage for a while." We think that sounds hopeful for the longevity of Baby Torres-Robbins-Sloan. Wtlfan wtlfan.livejournal.com/
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