Now before television gets a big head for their policy on gay characters, not every storyline is exactly painting a beautiful picture. The season finale of Grey's Anatomy set up an interesting premise where once 100 percent heterosexual Callie (Sara Ramirez) found herself in a steaming lip lock with Dr. Hahn (Brooke Smith).
Where is it written then people just change their sexual orientations if the right person comes along? This trend was highlighted in Kevin Smith's film Chasing Amy where a seemingly lesbian woman becomes straight, then gay again, but was revealed as straight before the events of the film. The DVD release came with a map to track her progress.
The "Grey's" storyline smacks of shocking sweeps schlock. From a show that a few episodes prior dealt with two gay soldiers in love, "Grey's Anatomy" gets a mark against its otherwise flawless record.
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- Ellen Pompeo spends day with family at Disneyland on August 6
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Sure, she’s on one of the hottest nighttime dramas on television, but Ellen Pompeo is also a dedicated member of her family. And Wednesday she was spotted spending the day with her folks at Disney’s California Adventure.
- ABC promos for Grey's Anatomy's Season 5
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- August 7th, 2008
- Meredith and Derek forever. Please.
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- August 7th, 2008
Hot show 'Grey's Anatomy' has turned bleak. Can't at least one relationship work out?
JAIME J. WEINMAN | August 6, 2008 |
The title of the TV show Grey's Anatomy is a play on the title of a medical textbook. And when that book says "solid matter is of smaller quantity," it might just as well be talking about the last two seasons of the show, where the storytelling hasn't been solid at all. The medical drama about sexy people in a Seattle hospital — a fun version of ER — was a huge success story two years ago: it became one of the top five shows in North America, propelled songs onto the pop charts and made us forgive Patrick Dempsey for making the movie Loverboy. But now, as the producers work on its fifth season, the summer repeats are being out-watched by Last Comic Standing, the Emmys are snubbing it, and one of the actors is talking about how bad the writing is. What makes a hit show burn out so fast? That's a question no medical textbook can answer.
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- ABC Starter Kits now available at ABC.com
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- August 7th, 2008
Looking for a way to get caught up with your favorite ABC scripted series? The "ABC Starter Kit" is the answer. The online video kit provides a brief overview that brings you up to date on complete scripted series in just minutes. "ABC Starter Kit" videos can be found on ABC.com, ABC Mobile and on several major online portals. The "ABC Starter Kit" brand will also be seen on-air in a 30-minute affiliate special, as well as in DVD hand-outs at retail and other public venues.
The "ABC Starter Kit" offers the fastest way to get caught up on the premise, characters and storylines for all of ABC's scripted programming:
* The "Grey's Anatomy" Starter Kit gives you the ABC's for all the happenings at Seattle Grace Hospital before your favorite doctors return in the two-hour season premiere, Thursday, Sept. 25 (9:00 p.m., ET).
- Entertainment Weeky: TV's 21 Sexiest Scenes, As You Picked 'Em
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#4. Meredith and Derek at the end of Grey's Anatomy's second season. It made my screen melt. —AF Entertainment Weekly
