Grey’s Anatomy Spin Off
So, what did you think of the spin off? I have to admit I’m kind of disappointed. I was expecting a lot more. I suppose it’s hard to judge a show based on a pilot alone, but I don’t know. It was missing something.
I hope it improves a lot from here because I’d hate to have Addison disappear off the face of the earth. All the same, I’d hate for her to be in a show that’s so incredibly boring.
What did you guys think?
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101 opinions for Grey’s Anatomy Spin Off
Jasmin
May 4, 2007 at 4:54 am
Agree 100 % - not engaging. she needs to stay at Seattle Grace
Rebecca
May 4, 2007 at 4:57 am
I quite liked it but I seem to be in the minority. I was worried that I would hate it but I really do think it has got potential. It was awesome to see so much of Addison for once. And I quite liked the GA bits too so maybe I’ll still find a reason to watch after Addie leaves.
Karen
May 4, 2007 at 4:58 am
Words cannot express how incredibly disappointed I was in the spinoff. The characters are shallow, immature and without anything interesting or intriguing. I don’t know who was writing the Oceanside storyline, but it was as if Shonda Rhimes had handed the keys to her Ferrari to the 17 year old in the parking garage. How else to explain a line of dialogue like: “I’m going to kiss you with tongue,” or a talking elevator named Tillie!!!!! Puhleeeeeze. Choke, gag. Slap me now, Fletch, so I can wake up from this bad dream!
Viram
May 4, 2007 at 5:02 am
I so agree with you all. What was that? I was so incredibly disappointed. So sorry but I’m not a fan of last nights episode
SBoyle
May 4, 2007 at 5:16 am
I actually liked it! I think it was alittle strange the way the split the two shows, I don’t think they meshed well together at all and I think that is why people felt it was missing something. I think had we have seen it as a completely different show (like a seperate hour) it would have gotten our attention a little better. I definitely think there is a lot there they can build on. I did find the storyline (or lack there of) between the male receptionist and Addison’s friend, off, it just wasn’t happening…There was 0% compatibility or sexual tension there, but I do like the idea of the two characters. I am interested and will definitely tune in to see it if it gets picked up…There is a lot of potential there as it’s own show and Addison’s character is strong enough (thanks to Kate Walsh’s acting) that she would never get lost in an ensemble and would be able to carry one easily…
Gracie
May 4, 2007 at 5:37 am
~sighs~
I’m glad it wasn’t just me. I hated last night. It was awful. Shallow. Crammed in. No one in Oceanside gripped me like they did the very first time I saw Grey’s. I hate Addison there. I don’t wish to deal with the gaping hole her absence will leave at Seattle Grace. She belongs in Seattle. I understand Shonda’s desire to branch out further with her hit but I think most of her fans would rather watch her current hit for two hours with it’s perfectly orchestrated, twisted chemistry every week then ever sit through another episode of Oceanside High. Give Grey’s 2 hours ABC and let’s leave California behind!!!!!
Liz
May 4, 2007 at 5:55 am
Wow I thought maybe I was the only one that disliked it. There was nothing there. I didn’t like any of the characters. I was really disappointed. I love Grey’s Anatomy but I don’t see any potential for a spin off like that. When they switched back and forth from Seattle to Hollywood it was I don’t know just weird, the two shows didn’t match or something, you got to different feelings they just didn’t fit well together. I know that if the show does get picked up they won’t do that but I just couldn’t get in to it. I did notice that they kind of left it in the air whether Addison would stay or go back to Seattle Grace so let’s hope that Shonda sees how everyone is reacting negatively to the show and sends Addison back to Seattle. I really wanted to like the show, but the whole elevator talking and the kiss in the stairwell with a woman he has had a ten minute encounter with was just not right.
Felicia
May 4, 2007 at 6:04 am
I love Addison and maybe that is why I enjoyed the show so much. I think the spinoff has potential if they devote the same energy into developing it as they did to Grey’s. However, I think that GA is not the same without her and I would hate to see her “leave a gaping hole”. For me bottom line is if Kate Walsh is on the screen, I’m watching. But the writers need to do something worthy of her talent. I do say this though - if the don’t do the spinoff, bring Tim Daly to GA! Kissing her in the stairwell was stupid - but I think they had good chemistry.
JOHNA
May 4, 2007 at 6:33 am
it wasn’t great but Addison was good. I was expecting alot more from Shonda but all the wrong parts were too much like Grey’s Anatomy. I will still watch it anyways but it wasn’t what we all expected. I can’t believe Susan died. Poor Thatcher. But he slapped Mere. That was wrong no matter what. I really hope her and Derek work out but it doesn’t look good for the two of them. Acually it doesn’t look that good for any of the couple. Except maybe Bure and Cristina and im not even that sure about that.
J
May 4, 2007 at 6:34 am
I really liked the spin-off. It was a fun show. I thought the interactions between the characters were great. I orginally didn’t want Addison to leave Grey’s but now I don’t think I’d mind it. I’m all for the spin off.
Gracie
May 4, 2007 at 6:39 am
lol..I liked Tim TOO Felicia!!! But yanno I could see him at SG before I could see her there……but yeah if the show is picked up…I’ll watch…but I will sure miss her interaction on Grey’s….it’ll make me sad…
Cassandra
May 4, 2007 at 6:44 am
I don’t really want Kate Walsh off of Grey’s Anatomy. I think it is great that she could star in her own show, but Grey’s won’t be the same without her. The spin-off could be good, and with Kate Walsh starring it could be great. However, I was very disappointed in the way it was handled. There was maybe a half hour of Grey’s Anatomy and the rest was the spin-off. I found it to be very annoying how the scenes were tossed back and forth like a tennis match. The other issue is how poorly they are handling Meredith and Derek. I thought last night was suppose to bring them closer together, not her running away from him in the hospital and him walking away from her house. SHe needed him and he wasn’t there. What happened to “I’ll always come back” or “Knight in Shining Whatever”???
Sarah
May 4, 2007 at 6:50 am
If I want to look at Taye Diggs, I’ll look at him on the Internet. I was NOT into the spinoff at all. I want Addison to stay at Seattle Grace. I’ll probably give it half a chance in the fall, but I’m not holding out high hopes.
Gracie
May 4, 2007 at 6:50 am
Last night…If I recall right was supposed to leave them on very uneven ground with what I gathered a strengthening in perhaps the last two shows…That was what I read…..I hated the way they slammed Susan’s death in there in the midst of all the other b.s. Susan was kind to Mer..and genuine…I think her death could of been handled better….and Mer/Der…..I think they will work through this…..it’ll just take some time and them finally realising they both are in the same place…they just need to be there at the same time…..ok….my last thoughts for the day…=) Or I shall try……
Maria
May 4, 2007 at 6:53 am
I couldn’t take the doctor’s at the wellness center seriously. They reminded me to much of the patients rather than the doctors. I really enjoy watching Addison, but didn’t enjoy the characters of the others on that show.
As far as GA goes I wish they would make McSteamy Chief of Staff. I think he would be a touch SOB which is what would make for an interesting storyline. I have to say that I really am starting to dislike McDreamy. In my opinion with McSteamy he’s direct and who may not like who he is, but he doesn’t care. McDreamy on the other is a faker.
Lilimayhem
May 4, 2007 at 7:11 am
It was kinda boring. I didn’t want to judge to quickly for it was only a pilot after all. But the talking elevator? How come an old lady is working for the security? And the ugly teenager with his surf board, I guess it’s only normal for a surfer to start waxing his surf board without any shirt in a hospital! Sure,right! Puhlease!Anyway, I’m not quite sure yet about that new show…I ‘ll have to wait and see. It did not make the same impression that Grey’s Anatomy did anyway…
Cassandra
May 4, 2007 at 7:13 am
One of the spoilers said that a death brings Meredith and Derek closer together. According to Michael Ausiello from TV Guide, some of the following spoilers posted in the National Enquirer are true and some aren’t. Here they are:
1) TR Knight will be leaving the show, so they will have George fail his exams and decide to not repeat his internship.
2) Burke doesn’t get chief and leaves Christina at the alter, thus paving the way for Isaiah Washington to leave the show.
3) Jane Doe get an identity (we already kknow this is happening on the season finale as per http://www.spoilerfix.com.
4) Derek is appointed Chief, says thanks but no thanks (basically). He breaks up with Meredith and says there may be another woman.
I’m hoping that none of the actors leave the show and that Meredith and Derek stay together. According to TR Knight and Isaiah Washington’s representatives, both actors aren’t leaving the show. That could be a protected secret, but who knows.
Any thoughts?
Raquel
May 4, 2007 at 7:14 am
I am soo glad im not the only one who didnt like last night.
i was disappointed
jas
May 4, 2007 at 7:21 am
well, i had very low expectations for ‘private practice’, but i have to say, i enjoyed it. probably because it didn’t have anywhere to go but up!
and i’ve always thought tim daly was hot, and last night just confirmed it for me.
spin offs are hard to swallow. everyone wants a carbon copy of the original show. this won’t be ‘grey’s anatomy’, but this will be a successful show. how can it not with the writers and the actors who are in it?
SAM
May 4, 2007 at 7:23 am
That was a waste of time. Addison Anatomy, the elevator slut. OMG. I want to watch the real gang. Guess she has to find a new bunch of hotties to do.
Sassy
May 4, 2007 at 7:25 am
The spinoff sucked. what a waste of a thursday night. i could barely sit through it, thats pretty much all that was on there. now theres only 2 episodes of greys left.
Donna
May 4, 2007 at 7:30 am
My Goodness… What a disappointment the spin off appears to be. The characters are depressing as well as grossly dysfunctional. It was like viewing a psych ward with a bunch of hopeless people trying to function. It stole from the normal dynamics of Grays’ Anatomy which uses true to life issues with a twist of personally related issues for the audience. If the spin off is any indication of what that show will be like, I will never watch it. It disturbed me. I found the two desperate women oogling the teeny bopper kid replusive. Had the guy been closer to their age, it would have been interesting. I so very much like Kate Walsh and think she is a brilliant actress and to see her reduced to this is very sad. I feel she deserves more, and perhaps Gray’s is where she will find it. Don’t do this to her… or to the viewers. Gray’s doesn’t need to be changed… it’s perfect the way it is.
jenne
May 4, 2007 at 8:36 am
you are so right!!!
it is very boring and i´m very dissapointed about…
i mean i miss cool serguries and blood… i´m sorry but i love greys anatomy and it´s a shame to see more of the spinn-off in that 90 minutes…
i just hope that it becomes better otherwise i´m sorry for kate walsh…
Gizelle
May 4, 2007 at 8:43 am
found it hard to take the doctors at the oceanside hospital seriously. i agree that most seemed like patients rather than doctors. kate walsh needs to be saved for seattle and not slammed for ridicule for a bad spin off. i agree with bringing tim daly to seattle.
surfer dude was so ugly! immature to see the doctors line up at 1pm to see THAT!
elevator voice very annoying and childish humor.
and looks like McSteamy might be IN LOVE with addison b’c he cared enough to not hurt her, so he lied and said he’s the one who broke the bet first.
Bring addison back and make McSteamy show the caring side, but throw in a little Tim Daly for some addison fun. and what about careb/addison? lots of potential story continuation!
final summary: do not continue with the spin off, bring addison back to deal with mcsteamy and careb. slowing throw in tim daly to add later on. no one is going to watch the spin off!
Lisa
May 4, 2007 at 8:59 am
Hated the back and forth. What I really wanted to see was Grey’s. The plot flow was spoiled by constant returning to the pilot episode. Both shows would have been better served by their own one or two hour episodes. Jury is still out on the spinoff.
Anita Gault
May 4, 2007 at 9:01 am
Usually I’m glued to the set for Grey’s, but last night I couldn’t sit still & kept telling my husband they were “ruining the show”.
Cristyn
May 4, 2007 at 9:21 am
You know the only thing that WAS good about last nights spinoff? Amy Brenneman. Watching her is like taking a class in acting. She is SO incredibly believable. Even though the writing was ridiculous-she stayed committed with what she was saying. I want to be that good!
-From an actors point of view
Susan
May 4, 2007 at 10:02 am
OMG, They’ve jumped the shark! I felt like I was being force-fed garbage. I could care less about Addison, and the whole ’spinoff’ show was awful. It’s a failure. And I’m sick of the drama between Derek and Meredith. Sh**!t or get off the pot. I used to care, now I don’t. And Burktina, argh. Let alone the bizarre threeway between George/Callie/Izzie. I’m ready to say keep Alex, Bailey and Callie and put the rest in ‘rehab’. What a dissappointment…
Carrie
May 4, 2007 at 10:05 am
I was so incredibly bored with the spin-off and I sincerely hope that they do not go forward with it…it was so lame. And I was severely disappointed that out of the whole 2 hours we only got about 30 minutes total of Grey’s…what a waste of time. George better not leave the show either…that would be tragic.
Giovanna
May 4, 2007 at 10:09 am
Boring, boring, Boring.
Yawn.
Please spare us this dismal, derivative, lame (did I say boring)spin off.
Is this really the best you could do?
Amanda
May 4, 2007 at 10:14 am
I was so disappointed with the entire episode of Grey’s. Let’s get on with the stories. Addison should stay and deal with life the way we all do everyday! And someone with a medical degree cannot figure out the voice in an elevator is not imaginary?? The spin off did not capture my attention at all. I will definately be turning the channel when that airs.
elizabeth
May 4, 2007 at 10:43 am
I thought it was pitiful. Who realistically walks into a doctor’s clinic with no shirt on and a surfboard? I want more of real Grey’s!!! The story lines are so much better. Oceanside was more like a show that would be on ABC Family than prime time TV. I was bored with the spinoff, and as a person who locks the doors and won’t talk to anyone during Grey’s, I was on the phone, cooking, and doing other things while Oceanside was being shown.
Lynn
May 4, 2007 at 10:50 am
I agree, it definately was a waste of 2 hours. All the new characters do seem like they should be (all psychiatric)patients instead of doctors. They are very immature and every other word seemed to be sex or about sex. Sex is good but for a show to be good it needs other things also. After all we are not watching
“that” kind of show.
This show did not bring anything good out, except Addison. I hope if they go further with this show they find some better way to do Addison justice. She deserves better than what she got last night.
As for Grey’s Anatomy. It was terrible that Susan had to die. Mer was getting close to her and her father and now there will be nothing left for Mer especially if Derek leaves her and it seems like her father is blaming her for Susan’s death. Mer/Der went through so much to be together it would be very sad for something to happen to them this soon. They haven’t really had any time to enjoy each other and we haven’t seen them together and happy nearly enough.
I, also, really don’t want to see T.R.Knight leave. There’s so much left for him. Why can’t they leave everyone on the show. None of us want to see anyone leave. They all have made the show what it is.
hafsa
May 4, 2007 at 11:04 am
Okay i am not done yet, i just went to complete my assignment and now i am back. So as i was saying, i just saw the promo for next week.. unbelievable!!! SERIOUSLY!??! i nearly had a heart attack and it totally FREAKED me out!!! Seriously shonda what do you think you are playing with? you do realise that to even think of giving derek a new love interest other than mer is unacceptable and would totally destroy your fan base if not the show? Secondly i know its just a show but trust me on this, fans are extremely sensitive were merder are concerned, which if it happens will not only make majority of your fans hate you but mcdreamy as well and i mean for ever. Thirdly, just how much can meredith take as a person? seriously! do you necessarily have to kill susan? i liked susan and now you killed her just like that, for no reason what so ever. I am tired and angry very angry and frustrated and i am not the only one, so you better perform some kind of MIRACLE in your next two episodes or else i am done. Okay i am done venting and whining…. and i feel much better already, but pls shonda bring our old Grey’s back, oh and by the way i hate the spin off..boring, so get real.
terry
May 4, 2007 at 11:28 am
That was horrible! last nights episode was so bad. The story line was boring and i was just completely uninteresting. All i wanted was my old Greys Anatomy back! I don’t think this spin off will go anywhere. Its just bad all around. I am definitly going to stick with my original Greys Anatomy.
shirley
May 4, 2007 at 11:40 am
I agree with Gizelle. spin-off BAD– keep Addison at SG and have McSteamy and Tim Daly duel it out.
Holly
May 4, 2007 at 12:05 pm
I really wanted to like it. I tried to like it.
I did not like it. I didn’t even like the Seattle Grace parts last night. I was totally disappointed in the entire 2 hours. I am ready for some old Greys without George/Izzie kissing and without convertible owning rich doctors. I want Addison to stay where she is and her and Alex to fight and make up.
Suz
May 4, 2007 at 12:15 pm
The spin off was pretty weak. All these pretty people practicing an a totally unbelievable setting. (ps. Surfer Dude needs a haircut, he’s not that hot.) I found it totally implausable. No pregnant woman (and I’ve been pregnant) would meet Addison for the first time and demand that she deliver the baby. Ridiculous.
Seriously? If they break up Mer/Der AGAIN, I am quitting the show. (And I’ve been a religious fan & have watched since the 1st episode.) That storyline is ridiculous. She almost died. He loves her, deeply, passionately “I love you forever” loves her…only to become passive aggressive and turn the relationship into a “Meredith impedes me from becoming chief?” Total BS. Clearly she needs a little “couch time.” And instead of pithy soundbite conversations b/c Mer/Der — let’s have them have it out and discuss what they need from each other. Let Derek buy the tampons (instead of George.) Let them give it a go as a couple — and add interest in the show with interesting medical procedures (like they used to.) My favorite show is quickly becoming a soap. No wonder the stars are fighting. I’d be irritable too if I had to act so ridiculous.
AprilShower
May 4, 2007 at 12:42 pm
I just kept looking for more in the spin-off.. more never came…. Move Tim Daly to Seattle!
I wanted more GA and how much can a person take (Mer) - why did they kill Susan? I guess that a lot like real life, but I watch tv because I want an escape from real life. I don’t like the way they are protraying McDreamy.. he’s McJerk, but maybe he is just scared because he loves her so much. It is scarey loving someone so deeply. If the season ends with Mer/Der anyway but happy, ABC/Shonda/Writer’s are in serious jeopardy of LOSING a “lock the door, don’t talk to me, rewind that scene, 5-6 episodes a week (thank God for DVR)” fan. They are sooo good together. If I was either of their spouse in real life, I would wonder if it was really just acting. They are just that good together.
Oh, one more thing… Bailey is the best!
GA Fanatic
May 4, 2007 at 12:43 pm
I thought it was really good and didn’t think that it was missing anything.
Janet
May 4, 2007 at 1:02 pm
I was underwhelmed by the spin off show (like many of you). I found it bawdy and silly. Basic stuff, like some random lady coming into the state of California (Addison) and jumping in to a major surgery seemed soooo unlikey that it distracted from the drama parts of the plot. Also, talking elevator? Amy Brenneman, who is normally a good actress, came across as whiny and icky. I hope Addison goes back to Seattle Grace, but maybe bring Taye Diggs and Merrin Dungey with her. They were the best characters on the pilot.
Jamie
May 4, 2007 at 1:34 pm
I totally agree. I think the new show was missing alot of things (for one McSteamy)! The characters aren’t don’t have sustance..they’re just married and divorced..or horny and it just didn’t seem right. I’m sorry but if that’s the way the spin is going to be..i don’t think i’ll want to see it cause i might not enjoy it.
katherine
May 4, 2007 at 2:11 pm
i mean.. i didnt like the spinoff, but it had spunk i think.
and stop saying it was an imaginary elevator voice.. it was a security guard who talks through a mic to the elevator. :)
Jason
May 4, 2007 at 3:26 pm
What??? I can’t believe you didn’t like it. I enjoyed it and can see watching it in the future. I love Kate Walsh and Amy Brenneman, so I may be a tad bit biased. I thought the shirtless surfer scene was priceless! I think the show was good and hope it gets picked up.
Stephanie
May 4, 2007 at 4:14 pm
I was disapointed in the 2 hour episode. I thought alot more would happen, at Seatle Grace. They made it seem like it was going to be an extremely dramatic show, and Im sad to say it almost put me to sleep. Of course Meridiths dad didn’t slap her till the end so we are all left hanging again, and then there are two episodes left of the season, and we’ll probably be left hanging for months then too.
Between Grey’s Anatomy and LOST I could probably lose my mind waiting for things to tie together.
Kay
May 4, 2007 at 4:42 pm
No depth to the characters in the spin off. They seemed true to the stereo type of a So Cal yupee. Pretty, but not much inside. Addison belongs in Seattle, her character is grounded not like what was portrayed at Oceaside Wellness.
Peter
May 4, 2007 at 5:09 pm
I hated the episode. Waste of my 2 hours. I didn’t have to watch a show like that for an hour.
I mean, seriously, Meredeth’s father’s wife was dead. It could’ve been one of the saddest and most serious episodes in this season along the line of George’s dad’s death when you consider the fragile relationship between Meredeth and her father. Instead, we were like, uh… what the… LA, fancy hospital where a clerk with a hot (not really hot anyway) abs and surfing board? It wasn’t engaging at all. Who cares about these softened Melrose Place type of environment with same ol’ same ol’ characters? Is this a major network Nip/Tuck spin-off without SEX? No one was believable or personable like characters we see on Grey’s Anatomy. Do not waste your time on something that isn’t working.
Jenale
May 4, 2007 at 5:11 pm
They need to stop having all the bad stuff happening to Meredith! it’s like the season’s are repeating itself..differnt situations but something always happends to meredith and its getting a little anoying hopefully they can bring back Greys cause it’s going downhill..and im really dissapointed with that episode i never felt so bored watching greys ever!
kris
May 4, 2007 at 5:39 pm
The spinoff was not fun. I felt like I had all these characters thrown in my face. None of them really worked. There was too much attempt at character and conflict development in the first episode. I was excited about two hours of grey’s and instead I got to watch people I dont even know act like kids. Addison needs to stay at Seattle Grace. There’s too many unresolved conflicts with her and Mark and Alex. They could do sooo much with that and they just want to write her off?
Emily
May 4, 2007 at 6:34 pm
Incredibly disappointing. I will NOT be watching that crap ever again.
Cherann
May 4, 2007 at 7:26 pm
I thought the spin off was horrible. Grey’s anatomy is more interesting and has more eye candy. The people in the spin off aren’t really attractive except Addison and Taye Diggs. The plot lines were horrible and it wasn’t funny. I think they should scrap the whole thing.
Debra
May 4, 2007 at 7:26 pm
I was soooo looking foward to the Grey’s spin off but after seeing last nights 2 hour of Grey’s I felt let down. The show was very disappointing. Addison is one of my favorite characters on Grey’s and putting in such a lame spin off just doesn’t seem right.
One flaw I had with the spin off was the surfer dude. I mean please this is Grey’s Anatomy not Dawsons Creek. Do the writters of the Grey’s spin off expect us to believe that Addison would think that the 12 year old surfer dude was hot when she has McSteamy and Alex the bad boys of Seattle Grace and their hot bodies. I mean real 100% MEN.
2nd flaw what the HELL are the writters smoking??? First you kill off Meredith’s mom and 2 months later you kill off her loving step- mother. Doesn’t Meredith have enough in her life to be whiney about without having to add to the pot. If Derek is smart he will run the other way. Find someone who doesn’t spend most of her time at pity me parties.
3rd flaw if the writters plan on offing a wonderful character like Susan did they have to do it on such a weak show.
To the writters of Grey’s spin off PLEASE keep Addison in Seattle. You can however bring Tim Daly to Seattle Grace.
Maggie
May 4, 2007 at 7:39 pm
i was incredibly dissapointed also bec it disrupted the flow of greys, so the idea to put it in WITH greys was a baaaaad idea. secondly, i dont understand how there could be many exciting things that go on besides getting a kiss (with tounge) and that cute surfer boy’s body….but other than that…
addy needs to go back to greys,even though im not to fond of her, and forget about the whole cali thing, which untimetely means NO SPIN OFF
Britny
May 4, 2007 at 8:41 pm
I really liked the spin-off, but hated the way they “tied” the two together. The two shows are really different & the flow was completely screwed up! I think it would have been better if it hadn’t been jumping between the two.
camelia
May 4, 2007 at 8:47 pm
it’s good to know it wasn’t just me. i could barely watch. the show was just so wrong, on so many levels.
kate walsh is wonderful, but keep her where it works…
in Seattle. nothing about the Oceanside story worked
at all. i thought the spin-off idea was bad to start with, now i KNOW it is. sorry.
Gizelle
May 4, 2007 at 11:32 pm
why do they make Meredith’s character so pitiful!! she is ALWAYS having an “issue” or “crisis”. All bad things keep happening to her and it’s so annoying….REALLY annoying. she’s had every “issue” you can think of: dad issue, mom issue, stepmom issue, ex-wife issue, mcdreamy issue, george issue, bomb issue, drowning in bathtub issue, drowning in ocean issue, WHAT NOW? Leave her and McDreamy in peace for at least a few consecutive episodes or at least 1 season!! killing her stepmom was completely unneccessary. if you want to give her a little plot, why not something fun, inspirational, or silly. why does it always have to be sad or full of emotional DRAMA with her. it’s annoying! and is it me, or does Meredith’s dad and George have similar personalities?
Lilimayhem
May 5, 2007 at 6:31 am
Maybe the writers just realized that they were going nowhere with GA. I mean, how many stories can one write about relationship in a hospital? Hook up, break up, hook up break up…throw a wedding…no 2 weddings…throw a death no 2 deaths. The show needs a new direction and maybe this is what they are trying to do by doing all this rearrangement(and the weird spinoff) …George Leaving, or Burke…Mer and Der breaking up. I love Mer and Der but is it possible a happy couple on tv? It could be boring eventually. I feel like the end is near and that suck!
mwp
May 5, 2007 at 7:04 am
i spent the last couple of days watching old episodes of GA — from season 1 — and was reminded of why i love(d) it so much. lately there has been too much WHAT?? WHERE DID THAT COME FROM?? Like Bailey’s clinic (she’s a surgeon, hello!!!), Addison wanting a baby (that was sudden), Susan’s death (even more sudden), Derek thinking being chief is more important than the girl he just pulled out of the sea (don’t even get me started on why she had to be in the sea in the first place). And then there are all of the just plain silly, over the top things — a penis fish, for god’s sakes?!? it’s even as if the episodes from the beginning of season 3 don’t match up with the sgh of late. it’s become too crazy, too soapy, too something other than ga. and i fear that with the end of the season coming up, the writers turned nutjobs will feel they have to stun us with even more nonsense. (i won’t even comment on the pilot; it’s beneath me.) i hate to say it, but perhaps viewing old episodes of ga will have to suffice, b/c the show seems to be going in a totally different (crazy, poorly conceived, badly written) direction.
Katherine
May 5, 2007 at 8:08 am
Well, I have always been a Kate Walsh/Addison fan, but the spinoff killed that for me. That was not the Addison I love. She was more like some adolescent trying to be grown up. Does Addy have a license to practice in California? It was fun seeing Amy Brenneman again and I would love to see her in Seattle along with Tim Daly. Maybe they could add some spark to the show which has been going downhill at a rapid pace lately. What ever happened to Lizzie’s daughter? That was a big deal in one episode and then never mentioned again, unless I missed something. A surfer boy with a bad haircut as a receptionist in a professional office? Come on. Who writes this stuff? These are all supposed to be professional people, not a bunch of high school kids playing doctor. Leave Addison in Seattle and maybe I can like her again. And why did they kill off Susan? Mare Winningham is a great actress and Susan was one of the more interesting characters. They seemed to be building up a relationship between Susan and Meredith and then they just out of the blue off Susan. Maybe they could send McSteamy to California, that would make me happy.
hafsa
May 5, 2007 at 8:59 am
did anyone noticed the smile derek gave that brunette at the bar? that is a taboo and abomination!!!! that mcdreamy smille is only meant for meredith. Cheat on her derek and you will be sorry!!!
Lilimayhem
May 5, 2007 at 10:25 am
I have read somewhere that if Private Practice prove to be a complete failure,Kate Walsh will return to GA. Well that’s a relief!
emily
May 5, 2007 at 11:24 am
I didn’t like the spin off at all. This is one of my favorite shows, but if anyone leaves the show I will stop watching. I think that next week instead of all the couples fighting or having problems they should all end on a happy note or have at least 3 couples being happy.
emily
May 5, 2007 at 11:46 am
I think that George and Izzie make a great couple. My teacher even told me that she and her friend were watching the show thursday and she fell asleep half way through it. Now she is pregnant but she is not that tired. It was so boring that the only reason I even finished watching the episode was to find out what happened on Grey’s.
Melanie
May 5, 2007 at 12:23 pm
I liked the spinoff and would definitely watch. I was more interested in it on Thursday than I was in Grey’s.
Sasha
May 5, 2007 at 2:22 pm
The last part of the episode was really gripping–Meredith’s step-mother dying and her Dad slapping her, saying, “she trusted you,”–blaming Meredith for something that she had no control over. I could feel the sting of that. I hurt with her. But aside from that, nothing in the episode was very good. George and Izzie’s thing is weird–the chemistry there isn’t good. I also thought the spinoff was really bad. I felt like it was just like all the other comedy/dramas that I hate–maybe something akin to Desperate Housewives. The REASON that I watch Grey’s (and have since day one…never missed an episode) is because it isn’t like that– there is somethng real and deep about it. The spin off just doesn’t have that.
Gracie
May 5, 2007 at 4:02 pm
This is what Shonda posted about Thursday nights episode(s):
Shonda Rhimes on “The Other Side of This Life”
Original airdate: 5/3/07
So I owe you an explanation. For this episode (for these two episodes, I should say). I owe you that. You’ve stuck with me through Season Three and now you want answers, damn it! You want an explanation.
You are preaching to the proverbial choir. If you were a preacher and I was a choir. Which…I’m not a choir cause I can’t sing but maybe you are actually a preacher and…rambling. The point is, when I watch TV and things happen like the Scooby Gang raises Buffy out of her scary grave or Felicity goes back in time or they take their sweet time telling me what those numbers mean over on Lost…I get a little nutty. I sometimes get irate. Because these are my shows. These are my people. These are my FRIENDS THESE WRITERS ARE MESSING WITH.
I don’t say this lightly. I am a hardcore TV watching fanatic. I was deprived of it as a kid. So now, as an adult, I am deep into it. I dig my TV. So when shows take leaps, I go a little out of my mind.
I go a little out of my mind, I shake my fist to the heavens, I tear at my hair and I ask the writing gods “WHY?!!!!”
“WHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?!!!!!!!”
I go all drama on my own ass and then I lie back down on the sofa and keep watching. Mainly because I’m lazy and shaking one’s fist to the heavens is exhausting. But also because I’m interested in seeing what happens next. And because the writers have asked me to leap and so I’m gonna leap with them.
Also because, now? Now I get it. I so totally get it. It’s freakin’ gotten.
Here’s what happened to me:
I was sitting in the editing room one day watching Mer and Burktina and the gang doing all the stuff they do. I love the editing room – it’s like this cocoon where I’m alone with the characters (and the editor) and it’s where I get a lot of my ideas. And for the first time ever since working on this show, I got an idea that was Grey’s Anatomy but…not Grey’s Anatomy. It was something else. It was Addison driving down the freeway with her hair blowing all over her face. So I started writing it down, this not Grey’s Anatomy idea. I started writing it down in secret because I knew Betsy and Shoots With No Script would very gently explain that I had lost my mind and then send in the guys with the strait jackets. Because we are very busy here at Greys. We don’t have time for non-Grey’s ideas. We are a hard-working people.
Except I had this idea and it had already worked its way under my skin and I had to write it down. Or else I’d get in one of those moods. Things happen when I’m in those moods. Things like Meredith drowning. And I love Mer and wanted to keep her away from the water. So I wrote it down. And I gave it to the studio and the network.
It became something. A script that was part-Grey’s, part something else. And then it became news around town and suddenly my tiny little written down something was being paid a lot of attention by the outside world. Next thing you know, they’re calling it a spinoff.
This episode, it’s NOT a spinoff. It’s Addison going down to LA to complete the story we’ve been laying out for her for two seasons. It’s the culmination of Meredith’s family story. It’s Burktina and the wedding and Izzie, Callie and George and that hideous triangle they are stuck in. It’s the beginning of the end of Season Three.
And I’m warning you now: the ride to the end of the season? You may want to buckle up and store your luggage in the overhead compartment because this ride is gonna be bumpy. I’ll explain more after the finale. I’ll talk about where we are headed in Season Four. Because I think Season Four is gonna rock. The fun is back in Season Four. But for right now, I guess I’ll just talk about the here and the now. About what is right in front of us.
So. Even though we took this detour down to Los Angeles, what I want to talk about is what happened in Seattle. To Meredith. To Cristina. To Izzie. Because things are not working out the way they planned. George is leaving for Mercy West and Izzie feels responsible. Cristina’s facing the fact that she’s going to have to compromise what she wants yet again for Burke. And Meredith…well, Meredith is losing another mother. Worse, she’s losing her father. And even worse than that, she may be losing Derek.
But my favorite moment is Alex. Who, when Ava asks him what happened to him that has made it so hard for him to connect, simply shrugs and says “Maybe I don’t remember.” He remembers. But he can’t face up to it. Not yet. Alex is the guy we know the least about and the one struggling the most. And I kinda love him for it. Because he wants to be a better guy – he’s just not sure he IS a better guy.
In this episode, our people in Seattle all hit a crossroads while our girl in Los Angeles finds a new road altogether. I’m hoping you like the new road. I’m hoping I get a chance to show you how good this road can be.
But for now, the detour is over. Now, we’ve got the last two episodes of this season to bring to you. Where we are going might make you shake your fists to the heavens and scream. But we are leaping. So, if your sofa is comfy, maybe you could lie back down and leap with us?
May 04, 2007 in Shonda Rhimes
This is the link to the HUNDREDS of comments posted after it as well: (I’ll hope it works!)
http://www.greyswriters.com/2007/05/shonda_rhimes_o.html#comments
Jimmy
May 5, 2007 at 4:35 pm
i didn’t like it at all. The different parts weren’t fitting together, the only thing which make the transition work a LITTLE bit was the music. Ambience was changing all along an you simply couldn’t get into it. It was too different for putting together, maybe it would have been better doing two seperate shows, but I can also understand that Shonda wants to use Grey’s as a platform for presenting this new show, and sorry I really don’t think that this was a one time thing, this really was thought as a spinoff, with all the caracters…
What I really didn’t appreciate was the grey’s episode within this whole thing. The death of Susan would have been much more spectacular if there would have been a big scene in the OR… But I guess they didn’t have time for putting it in. Let’s just hope that this will remain as an error, a try that didn’t work at all, in that point almost everybody seems to agree
Melissa R.Watt
May 5, 2007 at 5:10 pm
I loved the spinoff 2 hour pilot. I think that because I am a 30 something female in the medical field, I found these people more interesting. I felt that the characters made me want more. I felt chemistry between several of the characters and could relate to the ways that the storyline was going.
I loved it.
ariel
May 5, 2007 at 8:43 pm
i really disliked the entire episode i think that the pilot of the crappy addison show took away from greys because it was so chopped up and addisons new show was just plain bad, the characters were too old and it dragged i think that if it gets picked up it will be short lived i just dont think that they can make it interesting enough and all the stairwell/ elevator scenes were trying to be way to greys anatomy for me. i think that this new show is geared towards a way older/dead crowd haha
Amy
May 6, 2007 at 4:47 am
I really liked it…I think there is a lot of places the writers could take it and make it really funny and a good show. I absoluetly love GA but after all of the melodrama lately and the whole…”lets not let anyone be happy” stuff it was kind of nice to have something different! If they break Mer/Der up again…eneough said.
Naomi
May 6, 2007 at 5:26 am
It thought it was utterly boring and I didn’t care about the personalities and the lives of these new characters. If you want to do a spin off, then do it appropriately. The main characters in Grey’s had bit parts…these are the characters I care more to hear / see when I’m watching Grey’s. There were some really stupid things too. Addison talking in the elevator. The pregnant stranger insisting that ONLY Addison perform surgery on her. Puleeease. It didn’t work for me. Two Thumbs Down. A total disappointment.
Me
May 6, 2007 at 11:33 am
I’m agree with you.. that was boringggg, the characters are missing something.. cute boys but shallow.. addi belongs in seatle with mark or alex but not in LA.. even in a place that has a name Oceanside.. come on! if Shonda wrote that pilot.. she will be need too much time more to write another master piece as grey’s. If the spin off continues as the pilot show, could be named “the unfaithful world of Addisson”
Jasmin
May 6, 2007 at 3:39 pm
My husband is a surgeon and thinks the immaturity of some of the characters is absurd, but indulges my Grey’s obsession. Anyway, since he was gone all day, I spent my day watching season 2 & clips from season 3 about mer/der - it’s like the invasion of the body snatchers (think there was a movie with that title) and I”m not a fan of the concept!! Seems like Derek’s character has been taken over by an alien. Good to know I’m not the only one who though the “not spin off according to shonda” bombed! Truly the women’s behaviour is an isult to mature, and I don’t mean age, women everywhere.
by the way excellent NYT article written yesterday, don’t have the link.
olga
May 6, 2007 at 6:46 pm
i LOVEDDDDDDDDDDDDD THE SPIN OFF!!! the characters are very interesting and the setting is gorgeous!!! Hope to see more!
JB
May 6, 2007 at 7:07 pm
I thought it was horrible…I was moving around in my seat all night very disinterested in anything that didn’t involve the greys cast…it actually made me really annoyed…i like kate walsh but not a good start for the new show..and for grey’s…I can’t wait for a full new episode…
UF
May 6, 2007 at 10:30 pm
I´m from Austria - so sorry for my bad English!
My opinion is, that Addison was a little bit crabby and nervous… completely different as in GA - and so I completely agree with Karen about the strange dialogues (”I kiss you with tongue…”)!
The little bits we saw from Seattle Grace were about 200% better than the complete Oceanside-Story (especially the last scene with Mer´s Dad - very surprising)!
I hope Addison stays at Seattle Grace and maybe there´s a happyend with Mark?
hafsa
May 7, 2007 at 4:49 am
Merder are the reason i watch GA in the first place but i was watching some bits and pieces of season 1 & 2 yesterday.. UNBELIEVABLY different from season 3, its as if its not the same writer anymore. Seems like Derek’s character in particular has been taken over/invaded by an alien. I can not relate to this selfish and unreasonable derek at all, no eye sparkle, no mcdreamy smile, SERIOUSLY!!! or has he always been like that? Meredith, that girl is really brave, if it was me that all those horrible things happened to, i would have been at the Psychiatric asylum by now. The only epi i can say is as good as those of 1 & 2 from season 3 is epi 319 ‘my favorite mistake’. The spin off on the other hand is another issue, why Shonda wants to do that i have no idea.I just hope they have some staff that read this stuff, becos here is what i want to say… Shonda pls for the sake of your fans bring back our old GA, all this drama is too much and pls dont break merder…..
Amy
May 7, 2007 at 6:50 am
I was not impressed as well with the spinoff….I absolutely love Kate Walsh..she is so beautiful…when she first started Grey’s I wasn’t sure about her but she has turned into one of my favorites doctors!! I would hate for her to have this show and the show flop and we lose her!! I am sure the other actors would not be so forgiving if she tried this show and it flopped and then she wanted to come back to Greys…hmm….
Aida
May 7, 2007 at 8:34 am
Honestly, I was a bit angry. I didn’t know that I would be seeing another sure or should I say forced to see another show. I LOVE Grey’s but was disappointed that devouted fans would have to see a spin off because they would fear missing out on a good episode. I hated it. It was like seeing two shows that had nothing in common. The atmosphere and chemistry were different and mixing the two shows was a mistake. I hope the next to episodes do not include the Spin off. It’s not fair to the fans! Grey’s shouldn’t have to carry anyone!
Katherine
May 7, 2007 at 10:02 am
In a word, the spinoff was TRASH. It could have been titled “Horny Doctors”. I was hoping for a quality show and this was not it.
Jennifer
May 7, 2007 at 12:03 pm
I absolutely agree it’s missing that Grey’s Anatomy touch. Somehow the cast needs that spark. But so far I don’t see that connection with the audience that Grey’s evokes.
Sue
May 7, 2007 at 1:01 pm
What a waste of time. I was so disappointed by the spinoff pilot. Addison was portrayed as a complete idiot, talking elevators, come on! The cast members do not work at all. I agree no spark. The Tim Daly holistic doctor was sooo boring. If ABC is going to keep this show please make it more interesting.
bobby
May 7, 2007 at 1:35 pm
I actually thought it was pretty good. Don’t get me wrong…it’s definatly not the “new grey’s anatomy” or anything but it was worth watching and I have to admit that if it ever becomes its own show I’d tune in and watch (at least at first). Hopefully Addison will be in it if they keep it. Overally, it was pretty good
sam
May 7, 2007 at 3:23 pm
The surfer boy was the BEST part of the show. i will watch him every night;)but otherwise the show wasnt that great.. i thought that adison was “goofy” acting.
Lucy
May 7, 2007 at 6:06 pm
I would not watch this show again even if I just wanted something to zone out to. What kind of hokey writing was that? “No wood?” “Not even a twig.” I’m amazed Taye Diggs & Amy Brenneman were able to say those lines without choking.
hafsa
May 8, 2007 at 6:09 am
so according to kirstin’s spoilers…
the girl from the bar has been offered a contract for 13 episodes, I am freaking out, what kind of BULLSHIT is that!!!!
lilimayhem
May 8, 2007 at 9:33 am
oh man oh man, can you give me the address where you’ve read that rumor Hafsa?
I hope they will not try to recreate a new attraction with Mcdreamnynotanymore and a new girl. What the hell are they doing….
Tracee Sioux
May 8, 2007 at 12:34 pm
I thought the spin-off was formula, probably won’t watch but, will miss Addison.
Did anyone else notice the riduculousness of her being surprised about her infertility? I mean, she IS an OB/GYN! How many times has she had to give the news that a woman had waited too long and her eggs had dried up? Probably 100 times and she never considered this when deciding whether or not to have a baby. Yeah, maybe a stockbroker would have that reaction - but an OB/GYN that does fertility treatment and testing for a living? DUH?!?
I had a problem with a Male VaJayJay Dr., but I think I’d have a problem with a female one who had so little grasp on reality. http://www.blogfabulous.com/male-vajayjay-dr-why/
Norm
May 8, 2007 at 12:55 pm
I agree that the Docs on the show are more messed up than their patients. You can already see the cliche-ridden plot lines and future romances forming: The loser from Day break (Taye Diggs)who divorced his wife (Addison’s friend) for no reason will get back with his wife but not before they make viewers suffer several back and forths in their relationship. Cooper with his crazy bachelor life style needs to hook up with the psychrist. And Addison will have an on and off again with the crazy herbal remedy dude who lost his wife and hasn’t let her go. Seems more like a nuthouse than a clinic. I’d be surpsised if this show makes it. It won’t hold a candle to Grey’s. It’s a BAD idea for Addison to leave at the shows peak. This kind of move is usually best done in a shows final season.
Kaitlin
May 9, 2007 at 8:41 am
I taped greys anatomy/private practice and watched it the next day. I found myself fast forwarding the private practice parts. Enough said.
mel
May 9, 2007 at 9:20 am
apparently, i am definitely in the minority here…i figured i’d dislike the spin-off, since i don’t care for addison. but i really enjoyed it! anything that will take time away from the george/izzie plotline (which just makes me sick!) is well worth it…
Lilia
May 9, 2007 at 8:20 pm
I love Kate, but my hate for Addision (sorry) just grew due to the complete and utter horidness of the spin off. Half of time time I was thinking “who taped over Grey’s Anatomy with this ?” and half the time watching the show at all. I had to turn off the T.V. I think the reviews were thinking the same. I mean the elevator, the sex sex sex, the california is bright and shinny and slutting aspect just did not appeal to me. My only hope for this show is that is does not take anymore air time away from grey’s.
Aleks
May 9, 2007 at 10:55 pm
I m late, I know!! I hate all new episodes and I hate the spin -off (even if I love Tim Daly). What I want is Meredith be Meredith from the first season, Izzy be nice and funny, George be friendly and funny, Chrisitna be competitive and funny, McDreamy be McDreamy…
Why make things complicated when we love Grey’s Anatomy like it is (or was)!!!!!
jayna
May 11, 2007 at 8:15 am
I was so disappointed with the spinoff. Another medical drama is NOT necessary and we love Addison right where she is! There’s so much more that can be done with her story line at Seattly Grace and I agree that Tim Daly would be an awesome addition to Grey’s rather than pulling Addison and putting her in another show. If you do the spin off, Grey’s will suffer and the spin off will likely flop as most do.
Shantel
May 13, 2007 at 6:28 am
I know I’m late with my comments, but I did not like the spin off episode. Two hours of “Wanna-be Grey”. Addison needs to stay at Seattle Grace. The spin off was a nice gesture but NOoooooo.
Jeanie
May 14, 2007 at 9:46 pm
I ALSO HATED IT I DID NOT LIKE THE CHARACTERS AND I REALLY DO NOT SEE WHY OR FOR WHAT REASON FOR THE SPIN OFF JUST KEEP GREY’S AS IT IS WITH ALL THE SAME CHARACTERS
amy
May 18, 2007 at 12:25 pm
i was incredibly disgusted with the spinoff. i think they should have tried to incorporate those characters previously instead of just throwing in ten new characters. i was so excited for a 2 hour grey’s but i found myself wanting to change the channel. i can’t believe they ended up giving kate walsh her own show. i think it will be a bust and hurt grey’s along with it.
KIM MASON
May 19, 2007 at 9:09 pm
WHY FIX SOMETHING THAT IS NOT BROKEN? WHY BREAK SOMETHING, THAT YOU WON’T BE ABLE TO FIX.
GREYS IS AMAZING. iTS BEEN A TOP RATED SHOW FOR THREE YEARS AND NOW YOU WANT TO GO AND DO A SPIN OFF. JUST COMMIT SERIES SUICIDE. ITS NOT GOING TO WORK. GREYS FANS DON’T LIKE CHANGE. THEY WANT TO SEE DEREK AND MERED IN A HAPPIER PLACE. MORE SURGERIES, MORE FUNNY, MORE NAZI AND DRAMA. CHANGING THE SHOW IS GETTING A HEAD OF THEMSELFVES AND GREEDY. WATCH THE DEVOTED FANS WHO LIVE FOR THURSDAY NIGHTS. WHO DISCUSS GREYS ALL WEEK LONG…. WATCH THEM TUNE TO CDSI INSTEAD.
DON’T FIX IT IF ITS NOT BROKEN. YEAH, AND DON’T HAVE ANYMORE UNREALISTIC CHEESY EPISODIES OF MERIDETH DYING AND THEN COMING BACK TO LIFE, THIS MAY BE TELEVISION. BUT WE ARE NOT IDIOTS.
LOVE YOUR #####! GREY FAN
Ally
May 21, 2007 at 5:07 pm
I’m giving it a chance despite not being completely impressed by the pilot episode. I think part of the reason why the pilot was so disappointing for people was because the producers mixed it in with the existing show, Grey’s. That made it confusing and jumpy; it was hard for me to focus on some of the characters.
Sparkles
May 23, 2007 at 9:41 pm
I thought Oceanside was lots o fun! I’ve been waiting for Ally McBeal M.D. and there it is. Love Amy B’s sexy teeth– GRRR ! But that sad sack she’s stringing along is no fun. Oh well, maybe they will give Addison another facial expression besides that dopey “duh” expression.
Boo Boo
May 23, 2007 at 10:00 pm
I think George should move to Oceanside. He’d fit right in. Calli could go with him? But keep Red at Seattle G. so she can get hot & heavy with Alex. Or, Shonda can do like CSI, with “Greys Anatomy: LA” and “Greys Anatomy: Sedona” or “Greys Anatomy: Talladega”.
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