When it comes to television, it’s usually safe to maintain a “never say never” mentality. Situations change all of the time, contracts change all of the time. Bridges are burned. Issues are fixed. People move on. People come back. And when it comes to Grey’s Anatomy there is an ever-revolving door of actors entering and exiting.
So it’s a fair and resonable request – and one that I see very often – to want Burke to return to Seattle Grace. The topic keeps coming back over and over again, and I see it in the comments over and over again, so …read more

According to Entertainment Weekly, Katherine Heigl is taking a five episode leave of absense from Grey’s Anatomy, starting almost immediately (past the season premiere) and finishing sometime in November. The reason? A scheduling conflict with the filming of Life As We Know It.
Heigl’s unexpected (or perhaps expected) break from Grey’s potentially overlaps with Ellen Pompeo’s upcoming maternity leave. Which means that for a big chunk of the first half of season 6 we’ll likely be missing both Izzie and Meredith. Expect to see the other doctors at Seattle Grace picking up a lot of extra screen time.
Then again, maybe …read more

In an effort to get more people to watch both Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice, ABC and Shondaland are planning some crossovers between the two shows. They’re banking that if they give us some connected storylines we’ll undoubtedly tune in. Already, we know that Chandra Wilson will be leaping over to Private Practice for a crossover episode.
Now the L.A. Times tells us that Alexie Gilmore (World’s Greatest Dad) is shooting an episode of Private Practice that will eventually send her over to Grey’s Anatomy. Details as to what will be involved in the Grey’s side of things remains hidden in …read more

The rumor mill is spinning wildly lately with news that Ellen Pompeo will be giving birth to a baby girl. She was spotted by questionable sources at a maternity store looking at the pink clothes. But nothing has been confirmed in this regard.
What we do know, is that she remains both pregnant and beautiful, and seems to really enjoy strolling through Los Angeles with a cell phone and some coffee. It remains to be seen how Shonda Rhimes will hide the pregnancy during the first episodes of Grey’s Anatomy’s season 6. While some viewers were hoping that the pregnancy would …read more

During the 2009 Summer Press Tour, ABC entertainment president Stephen McPherson spoke briefly about Grey’s Anatomy, stating that the show is “evolving” and that Shonda Rhimes “hit her stride” at the end of season five. So far, McPherson and the rest of the ABC suits seem to be “happy” with what they’ve seen of season six, which for us can mean just about anything. But hopefully good things!
In terms of what’s to come next season (avert your eyes if you don’t want to know anything!) he stated that the show would be seeing a few additions to the cast (interns …read more

Shonda Rhimes seems intent on keeping the Grey’s Anatomy cast connected to the world of Private Practice. Last season we saw several episodes in which both casts shared a common storyline, bringing both shows together as one. Now, according to Exec Producer/Creator Shonda Rhimes, in the next season of Private Practice, Bailey (Chandra Wilson), will be heading over to Oceanside to help Addison (Kate Walsh) with “a very interesting” medical procedure.
The crossover will occur during the third episode of Private Practice so be sure to tune in. It’s been revealed that per her nature Baily will “not be shy …read more

By now I’m fairly certain that anyone that keeps up with Grey’s Anatomy news between and during seasons is aware that T.R. Knight has officially left the show.
We knew, too, that Shonda Rhimes stated around the time of the announcement that she really wanted T.R. Knight to come back to film an episode of season six, but that Knight declined the offer. This left us wondering what exactly Rhimes might’ve wanted to film and whether it meant that George had a chance of survival, or not.
Well we now know for certain exactly why Shonda Rhimes wanted T.R. Knight back and …read more

According to Shonda Rhimes, season six is going to be about transitioning. It seems to have occurred to the exec producer and creator that eventually most of the cast will want to move on and while I think a lot of us would agree that’d be the right time to pack it up, Rhimes thinks the show could have a future beyond the core cast, if they play their cards right. What brought all this on? Well, there’s T.R. Knight’s decision to leave the show, as well as Ellen Pompeo’s upcoming maternity leave.
Here’s the full quote from Shonda Rhimes about …read more

If you’re anywhere near a magazine stand tomorrow – July 24 – make sure you pick up a copy of Entertainment Weekly. On the cover: T.R. Knight. And inside the cover, there’s an interview with T.R. Knight about the real truth of why he left Grey’s Anatomy and what happened behind the scenes to make him want to leave forever.
Michael Ausiello posted a few sneak peeks of the article in question. This past season – season 5 – George’s screen time in the first nine episodes was atrocious. His total screen time for those nine episodes totaled 48 minutes, which …read more

So last week, Michael Ausiello revealed that it was originally supposed to be Denny outside the elevator doors, not George, at the end of the season five finale. The realization that it should’ve been George struck Shonda Rhimes after production had wrapped for the season, which left her with a couple of obstacles to overcome if she wanted the new ending. Ausiello left us hanging, telling us to check out the printed EW issue for more info, but then he went ahead and gave us the details on his column anyway.
So, the first obstacle was the fact that T.R. Knight …read more