Grey’s Anatomy

Katherine Heigl’s new movie Knocked Up starts tomorrow. I personally can’t wait to see it. It looks very funny. Is she nervous?

“[T]here’s a lot of pressure I think, Because you’re just always afraid that if it’s built up so much, then what if it doesn’t do what everyone expects it to do.”

Katherine Heigl walked the red carpet in LA yesterday for the premiere of her new movie Knocked Up. Kate Walsh and Sara Ramirez showed up in support of Katherine. Here are some super cute pictures. Enjoy!

Katherine and fiancée Josh Kelley

“No seriously, I’m totally engaged, too! I’m just as engaged as Kate Walsh is, y’all!”

Sara Ramirez supporting Katherine.
Callie would NOT approve.

Kate Walsh and new fiancée Alex Young

“Seriously, he’s mine, bitches. Back off.”

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TV Guide has spoken to Isaiah Washington’s rep and it looks as though Preston Burke may be back next season. His rep told the AP “We fully expect to be back. The deal’s not done, but we have no reason to believe he won’t be putting on the scrubs.”

We have a long summer to wait and find out.

Isaiah Washington, Grey’s Anatomy

As far as Grey’s Anatomy shows go, this was a very good one - it left us hanging, resolved some questions, packed an emotional wallop and was even funny in parts. As a season finale goes, well, creator Shonda Rhimes will always have a hard time topping last year’s for me (Denny died, the prom, etc.) I find it very interesting that the “intern year” has lasted THREE seasons. All of the action of the entire series has been over the course of one year. But let’s discuss…

So everyone was right - the girl at the bar that hit on Derek was Meredith’s sister. Predictable much? Derek tells Meredith he could never leave her, but if she wasn’t really in it, then she needed to put him out of his misery. Who could blame him? I used to be a hardcore Mer/Der fan, but this season, I’m pretty much over it. I like Meredith sometimes and I hate her sometimes.

Richard finds out the baby that Adele lost was his. She tells him after he finally steps up for her and sees her through the surgery. Derek turned down the Chief of Surgery job and told Richard to keep it. But can he handle the job and his family this time around?

Speaking of, I was surprised that superstar Bailey didn’t get Chief Resident. I’m sure this was Richard’s way of telling her AGAIN not to make the same mistakes he did. Bailey was sorely underused this season. I’m hoping to see more of her next year. That scene with her and George was sweet and terribly depressing.

So George failed his exam. Part of me wondered last week if he would fail it on purpose. I wondered that because he specifically said, “All I have to do is pass my test and I’m out of here.�? Well, he failed it, so technically, he could choose to stay at Seattle Grace and repeat his intern year. (Again, hopefully it won’t span three seasons). On top of all that, he is drowning in guilt and will do pretty much anything Callie wants him to do. Including having a baby, which couldn’t be a worse choice at this point.

So George and Izzie – I know some of you love them together and some of you hate them together. I fall somewhere in between, I guess. I have to give Izzie props, for telling George how she feels. That girl never holds back and I like that about her. I don’t think she will end up with George long term, but he’ll be back next season. I just can’t imagine they would write him out at this point.

Addison is all set to go off to LA for Private Practice. I loved that she got up in Richard’s face about the job, though. It was good to see someone fired up about something last night. Most everyone else seemed to be a Debbie Downer for the entire episode. I’ll miss her on Grey’s. I was glad we got one final scene with Alex and Addison and she told him not to waste a chance with Rebecca.

Seriously? I mean, seriously? Two seasons in a row, two interns fall in love with patients? I thought that would be too easy. And yes, I saw it coming from a mile away, but when Rebecca encouraged Alex to hook up with Addison, I thought she was the one not interested. Need some new plot devices, y’all, seriously. It particularly irked me after Alex ripped Izzie a new one last season for falling for Denny. And then he goes and does the same thing?

Burke and Christina. I knew the wedding wouldn’t happen, but I was surprised that he called it off and not her. When he repeated his vows in the OR, I knew we wouldn’t get to hear them otherwise. I don’t know what to make of Christina finding out that he left and screaming with joy that she was free only to collapse in tears. Is he really gone? I really like him on the show. (In real life, not so much and I did think he got off easy for his behavior on and off the set – not once but TWICE.) I tell you what I really like and what has turned out to be the most stable relationship on the show – the Derek and Burke friendship. McSteamy is simply wasting screen time and if we’re left with him, Derek, the Chief and Alex as the dudes on the show, suddenly it ain’t so interesting.

What did I miss? What did you think? Let me know.

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Tonight is the season finale, y’all! I was out of town last week and didn’t get to recap the last episode. But I think it set up the finale perfectly. George seems poised to leave Seattle Grace, Callie wants a baby, Addison’s ready to bolt to sunny LA, Derek’s ready to break up with Meredith, Burke’s ready to get married, Christina’s ready to be kicked down the aisle, Izzie’s ready to tell George she loves him, Bailey’s ready to find out if she’ll be Chief Resident, Richard’s anxious to help Adele, all the interns want to know if they passed their exams and all the attendings want to know if they made Chief of Surgery.

It should be a very good ride, y’all. I predict they’ll leave us hanging on whether or not George leaves (and he won’t, we’ll just have to find out in the fall) and I think the wedding will fall through, setting up Burke’s exit. And of course, there’s the inevitable Meredith/Derek drama - will they break up or not? Guess we’ll see!

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Congratulations to Kate Walsh! This week her show “Private Practice” was picked up by ABC and she announced her engagement to Alex Young, a studio executive. Read More

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Which is spoilerish, so look away now…

The chick that offered Derek a drink in the bar (Chyler Leigh)? Yeah, she’s been offered a 13 episode arc for next season. I’m guessing she won’t be showing up to be a patient, y’all. Doesn’t bode well for Meredith and Derek, does it?

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TV Guide is reporting that Kate Walsh’s Grey’s Anatomy spin off, Private Practice has been given the green light by ABC. Looks like Addison’s checking out of Seattle Grace after this week.

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I really am bummed to learn that Kate Walsh isn’t dating “Brothers and Sisters” hottie Dave Annabele. Oh well. According to People, Kate is dating Alex Young, a production co-president at 20th Century Fox, whose blockbuster credits include X-Men: The Last Stand and Fantastic Four. I can’t even imagine how hard it must be to date in the public eye. Good luck to them.

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Grey’s Anatomy Creator/Exec Producer/Writer etc. has posted a blog about last week’s episode “The Other Side Of This Life.” If you’ve never read a Shonda blog, I highly recommend it. Check it out.

Grey’s Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes

Ok, people, I have read a TON of stuff online about reactions to this whole “Private Practice” spinoff. It seems most loved or hated it. Where do you fall? I can’t believe some of you frequent commenters have zero opinion. Spill it!

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Ok, LOTS to discuss. First, a few general thoughts about how this all played out with the spin off and mother ship. I don’t really think it worked well to have the spin off cut and pasted into Grey’s. It was jarring to me to go from Tim Daly (hot, by the way) and back to Alex and Jane Doe. It just didn’t fit together. And I realize it wasn’t supposed to, but it would have been better to run an hour of Grey’s then run an hour of the spin off.

Let’s talk Grey’s 1.0 first. All in all, this wasn’t the best episode of the season – not by a long shot. And I have a sneaky feeling it wasn’t that great because the focus needed to be on Addison and her spin off. So anyway, Jane Doe/Ava and Mark both berated Alex for his treatment of Addison. Mark told Derek he knew Alex and Addison had slept together so he bowed out to keep Addison from feeling guilty. Meanwhile, Derek has got problems of his own. I’m not usually a big Meredith fan, but props to her for telling him the truth and that she feels like she’s finally changed and she asked him to not give up just yet. But oh, the drama came when her stepmother was treated for innocent hiccups that turned into a serious infection. Meredith repeatedly told her father everything would be fine and when her stepmother died, daddy dearest took it out on Meredith’s face. Even though I knew this all was coming, I still winced in pain when it happened. Here’s my question – why would Meredith be treating her stepmom? She shouldn’t have had anything to do with the case. And why would the Chief let her tell her father the bad news? So Meredith goes home and does what she does – self medicates with tequila. Derek stops by, looks in the window, and gets that look in his eye and leaves.

Christina and Burke are in full on wedding planning and both of their moms show up. Christina finally concedes to bridesmaids, a big white dress, the chapel and all of it. Burke’s mom still seems unconvinced and Burke was having serious doubts, too. I’m getting a sinking feeling it might not work out, y’all. Who knows, though? I do find them entertaining as a couple, so I am rooting for them. And the Callie/ Christina scene was funny.

So George seems set to leave Seattle Grace and Callie seems all for it. Izzie thinks the whole thing sucks because she’s about to lose her best friend. In the elevator they kiss again. How much longer until Callie puts the pieces together? It seems to me like George is about two minutes away from filing for divorce. But can he and Izzie actually have a relationship or not?

Now for Grey’s 2.0.

Addison goes to California to visit her med school friends Sam and Naomi. And pretty much when she gets there all kinds of chaos and crazy happen. This show will definitely have a different vibe – but I wonder if they were trying a bit too hard for the quirkiness. It did look much easier on the eyes – sunshine, brighter colors, etc. If you think about it, Grey’s is pretty much a palette of whites and greys (ha) with the exception of some pretty eyes that the boys have on them. Anyway, I really loved getting to see another side of Addison and was shocked that she found out she couldn’t have kids. Didn’t see that coming at all. There were too many characters to keep up with since we also had to keep up with 11 series regulars over on the original. But initial thoughts – Cooper – the pediatrician and the screw up; Violet – the shrink, who –wait for it – is screwed up in the head (cliché); Naomi – the fertility doc who got dumped for no reason and has zero fun; Dale – (or Piz for you Veronica Mars fans) the eye candy receptionist crushing on Naomi; Sam – screwed up his marriage for no reason; Pete – “the quack�? who is still grieving for his wife. So pretty much - they are all screwed up. Hopefully the pilot just showed an exaggeration of these flaws and it won’t be like this every week.

All in all, it was interesting. There were very funny parts – the elevator talking back to Addison, the acupuncture, the Diet Coke commercial – I mean, the ladies watching Dale get ready to surf. (Was anyone else seriously disturbed by the slow motion of him walking? I don’t know - something about it bothered me, I sort of felt like I was watching Cinemax instead of ABC. But I would have been totally fine with the slow mo walk with Taye Diggs or Tim Daly). The Mrs. Robinson reference was cute. The subtle nods to the fans, “Ok, let’s never Mc anything�? were good, too. Addison has come a long way from the salmon-colored-scrubs-wearing “adulterous bitch,” hasn’t she? So I liked it, but didn’t love it. I’ll be anxious to see where it goes.

And I’m anxious to know what you thought…

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Isaiah Washington will will appear in a public service announcement on behalf of the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network. The PSAs will be shot in the next few weeks. When asked if Isaiah would be back on Grey’s Anatomy next season, Washington’s rep is quoted as saying, “We’ve heard nothing to the contrary, and we have no plans to the contrary.” Hmmmm…..

Isaiah Washington, Grey’s Anatomy

Here’s the latest, according to Mike at TV Guide:

Question: Only one more day until Grey’s 2.0! Last chance for scoop!— Bridget
Ausiello: Just like on the original Grey’s, the elevator at Addison’s new workplace is as pivotal a character as the staffers themselves. In fact, this one even talks!
Question: Can you please give us something on Grey’s, specifically Meredith and Derek? Are they going to be happy together anytime soon?— Inma
Ausiello: Certainly not by the end of tomorrow night’s episode, when life deals Meredith yet another bad hand (someone shuffle the damn deck already!). You know, a knight in shining whatever can only do so much.
Question: When will we find out the results of the race for chief on Grey’s Anatomy?— Alistair
Ausiello: Surprise — the May 17 finale!
Question: Does the National Enquirer really know what it’s talking about re: Grey’s Anatomy?! A trip to my local supermarket provided me with the news that Isaiah Washington and T.R. Knight are leaving, and Derek dumps Meredith in order to be named chief.— Margaret Rose
Ausiello: Shameless cross-promotional plug alert! That very question is answered in the latest episode of my Ausiello Report vodcast, which is now playing at Ausiello Central.

Ok, to spare you from watching his vodcast, which by the way, Mike, everyone else on the entire plants calls it VIDcasting. Hello? Video. Anyway, he says some of the Enquirer stuff is true and some isn’t. The things listed were:
1) Burke gets passed over for Chief and freaks out and leaves Christina at the altar. Then he leaves the show.
2) George fails his boards and decides not to repeat his intern year. Then he leaves the show.
3) Derek leaves Meredith and says that there is another woman in his life.

My guess is number one is correct. The other two? Doubtful. I do believe MerDer will end the season on a sour note, though.

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Kate Walsh and Katherine Heigl are on FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women List. Don’t know if congrats are exactly in order, but I just report the stuff.

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