casually drops the bomb that after more than 360 episodes, the upcoming 17th season of “Grey’s Anatomy” may be its last.
Rhimes presented these images to the world like they were no big deal, when in fact, nothing like “Grey’s” had ever been seen on network television.has been the “Grey’s Anatomy” showrunner since Season 14, as anointed by Rhimes, and was the head writer for the first seven seasons. She remembers the moment she realized how radical “Grey’s” was — a medical show driven entirely by its characters instead of their surgeries — as she watched an episode early in Season 1.
The “Grey’s Anatomy” team — led by Rhimes and executive producer Betsy Beers — created the first season in a vacuum, because the show did not have an airdate. The 2004-05 season was a comeback year for ABC because “Desperate Housewives” and “Lost,” both of which debuted that fall, became phenomena — not only ratings successes but also watercooler events.
And it was worth the battle. “We fought for the right for Meredith and Bailey to be whole human beings, with whole sex lives, and not a network TV idea of likable,” Vernoff says. “You might not have been likable, but now you’re iconic.” The entire cast — mostly unknown actors like Katherine Heigl as the sunny Izzie Stevens, T.R. Knight as the chummy neurotic George O’Malley, and Justin Chambers as the troubled, secretly vulnerable Alex Karev — had become famous overnight. For Wilson, whose Bailey was the stern teacher the interns called “the Nazi,” it was a new experience. “Folks were scared to talk to me, like in the store or in the Target — people would just kind of leave me alone,” she says.
Vernoff and the other writers were watching the internal messes unfold. They had to deal with how the fallout affected the show’s plot, as when Washington was fired just as Burke, his character, was about to marry Cristina. “When word comes down that an actor is leaving the show, and what you’ve got scripted is a wedding …” Vernoff trails off, laughing.
Pompeo and Allen are close. Allen began her new role the year after Dempsey left, “at a time when we werebroken,” Pompeo says. “And so much of our problems were perpetuated by bad male management. Debbie came in at a time when we really, really needed a breath of fresh air, and some new positive energy.”
When’s the full interview out?💗
depend on your salary! on the earth we work 12 months/year
I mean nothing against Ellen or the other Actors but FINALLY
Grey’s Anatomy should’ve ended when Cristina Yang left
ugh,,,
PACK OF FAKE FEMINIST!!!!!!!!!! ( exept Chandra Wilson❤️)
God answered my prayers ♥️
YES PLEASE!!!
She has been saying this for years before each season.She then announces she demanded more money & power to continue & signed a new mega contract. GA has become a bad rom com soap opera-it should have ended years ago. 🤞🏻🙏🏻 that this season really is the last
Shoutout be called BlacksAnatomy? With a black woman?
graças a deus
Honestly, last season was the worst for me. I finished it just for the sake of knowing what was going to happen, but they've changed so many character's arc for the sake of story direction, that if keeps going this way, it'll loose its followers like so many good turned bad shows
negracuriche vivi_coloma CamiBeta
Noooooo EllenPompeo 😢😢
I stopped watching like 10 yrs ago because the show became so ridiculous. But I’m happy people are employed 🙏🏽
This is so sad p
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