On Thursday, May 3, 2007 at 9/8c, ABC will be showing a special two-hour edition of Grey’s Anatomy, within it a decision that could change the show forever.
The upcoming episode will put the gears of the much-anticipated Kate Walsh (Addison) spin-off into motion. The show, tentatively called Private Practice, will take place in trendy Miami, Florida and take Grey’s Anatomy character Addison Montgomery from high-stress medical traumas and scandalous rendezvous to a less medical show that deals more with life with a smidgen of medical happenings thrown in.
While the two-hour Grey’s Anatomy will setup the show, it will not act as a pilot episode, and the reactions to this episode will also not determine whether the fate of the show in itself. As of now, the show has no time slot or series premiere date available (though it is definitely slotted for the 2007 Fall Line Up) and the ABC executives are keen to caution that the show’s title could be subject to change at any moment.
In addition to Kate Walsh, the cast of Private Practice will include Taye Diggs (Day Break), Tim Daly (The Nine), Amy Brenneman (Judging Amy), Chris Lowell (Veronica Mars) and several others. Let us hope that the failings of her co-stars ABC shows will not spell doom for Kate, but with that delightful Shonda Rhimes touch, all should hopefully be kosher.
However if this spin-off does indeed fail, will Seattle Grace re-welcome Addison Montgomery into its chaotic, melodramatic bosom? As some of you may remember, Addison wasn’t originally part of the cast and Kate Walsh was initially only signed on for two-three episodes. Only time will tell of Addison’s fate, though rumor has it that there is a clause in her contract stating that if the show fails, she goes back to Grey’s.
Fans are all too eager to voice their opinions of a spin-off. Some are completely and utterly against it, saying that it’s too risky and could damage Grey’s ratings to the point of no return. While others are in full support of Shonda and Kate’s project, even going as far as to set up online petitions to show their devotion to the venture.
Patrick Dempsey and Ellen Pompeo are pictured above on the set of Grey’s Anatomy in Los Angeles, looking all dressed up. Could it be for the Cristina Yang/Dr. Burke wedding? or is there another surprise in store for us? Guess we’ll have to wait and see. According to People magazine, this Thursday’s episode is a 2 hour one — looking forward to that!
People Magazine named Katherine Heigl one of the most beautiful women of 2007.
“Hair to me is not a priority. All I ever do is throw it in a bun,” admits the Grey’s Anatomy star, 28. “The only thing I know how to do is hot rollers, which is sort of over. I can’t style bangs even though I love them and I’m always like, ‘Let’s cut some bangs!’ And then I’m stuck with hair I can’t figure out.”
People Magazine named Patrick Dempsey one of the most beautiful people of 2007.
“The gray hairs certainly have come in the last few months,” says the 41-year-old of the grey in his anatomy. “The last year has been difficult on many levels, with the show moving to Thursday night, and everything that happened this year, and worrying that everything was going to go all right with the boys [newborns Darby and Sullivan] and my wife [Jill, age 41]. But they’ve ceased to come in as quickly.”
Tony award winning actress Sara Ramirez, aka Callie O’Malley on Grey’s Anatomy, has recently signed a deal to record her own album.
According to TV Guide, she’ll be spending her summer break from Grey’s in the studio recording the album. But the season of Grey’s isn’t over yet, so what’s in store for the newlywed because from what I can see, things are not going along swimmingly in her marriage to George.
“Callie is just showing up doing her job, oblivious to everything,” says Ramirez. So will she call it quits after discovering George slept with ex-model Izzie? “I think she knows her relationship with George is in sort of a delicate place,” she hints. “But she’s a strong lady. She knows what she wants so I’m sure she’ll go to any lengths to get it!”
For those of you who have forgotten I’ll remind you. Isaiah Washington, in front of all the press after the Grey’s win at the Golden Globes, decided to announce to everyone that he didn’t refer to co-star T.R. Knight using the gay slur F-word. Meanwhile the rest of the cast was all “say what?”
Well, nothing like that will be happening at the Emmy awards this fall because Isaiah has decided not to even submit himself for the opportunity to be nominated.
Racing enthusiast Patrick Dempsey steers his way to a sixth place finish (out of 39 cars) at the Grand Am Koni Challenge race in Homestead, Fla., on Sunday.
Patrick Dempsey’s twin boys are only 10 weeks old, but they already have “distinct personalities,” the Grey’s Anatomy star says.
“Sullivan is very funny – he has funny expressions in the way he’s taking things in – and Darby is very reserved and quiet,” Dempsey, 41, told PEOPLE on Saturday, the day before the Grand Am Koni Challenge race in Homestead, Fla., where he was driving for the Hyper Sport team.
And how is his 5-year-old daughter Talula handling the new additions, who were born on Feb. 1?
“Talula is making the transition very well,” Dempsey said. “Last week we had father-daughter time – we went and saw Wicked. We’ll start doing more one-on-one trips.”
Dempsey, who has credited wife Jillian with encouraging him to pursue his dream of racing cars, said he is eager for his children to come to the racetrack with him.
“Talula already wants to drive,” he said. “She likes my silver Mercedes with the red interior. I’m glad because it’s a sedan so the whole family can ride with her when she learns to drive.”
Grey’s Anatomy star T.R. Knight says he’s looking forward to some time off from the hit show.
Knight, who was at the center of an uproar last year when costar Isaiah Washington allegedly referred to him by a homophobic slur, was asked by Access Hollywood how things were on the set.
“We have about 20 days left [until the season ends], not that I’m counting,” he said. “It’s going to be nice to have two months away, you know. I think everyone’s looking forward to it.”
Knight, 34, made his comments at the GLAAD Media Awards in Hollywood on Saturday, where Grey’s won an award for outstanding individual episode for “Where the Boys Are.”
Asked if the summer break would give Knight time to reflect upon the tumultuous season, he said: “Yeah, to learn from it. Grow. That’s the hope; that’s my hope.”
The trouble started in October when Washington reportedly used the slur during an on-set argument with costar Patrick Dempsey. Shortly after the incident, Knight confirmed to PEOPLE that he is gay.
He later told Ellen DeGeneres that hearing Washington use the word gave him the courage to come out. In January, Washington apologized and checked into rehab.
Knight, who opened the awards show on Saturday, told Access Hollywood he’s not sure the wounds from the dustup have truly begun to heal. “I don’t know,” he said. “We’re showing up and doing our work. … There’s a lot of work to be done, so that’s my focus.”
Asked if his relationship with Washington is on the mend, Knight said, “I just focus on doing the work. That’s my job; that’s what I’m paid for, and I think that’s enough.”
Tony award winning actress Sara Ramirez, aka Callie O’Malley on Grey’s Anatomy, has recently signed a deal to record her own album.
