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oncetherewasaway	Aug 12 2007, 08:58 AM
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	[size=7]RECAPS & REVIEWS & RATINGS[/size] [size=8]RECAPS & REVIEWS & RATINGS[/size] [size=6]BUDDYTV[/size] Grey's Anatomy: "Freedom" Season 4 Finale Recap - Thursday, May 22, 2008 On tonight's episode of Grey's Anatomy, Meredith continued her therapy as she tried to come to terms with her mom's attempted suicide during her childhood. Cristina got her mojo back, courtesy of a sparkle pager. Alex disregarded all rationale in his attempt to care for Rebecca. George received a lot more information than he bargained for, courtesy of Lexie's photographic memory. The staff at Seattle Grace came together to save a patient stuck in a very interesting position. Derek and Meredith worked side by side on the last two patients in their clinical trial...................cont’d http://www.buddytv.com/articles/greys-anat...free-19844.aspx [size=6]----------------------------------------------------------------------- [/size] [size=6]EW.COM[/size] 'Grey's Anatomy': Shonda Rhimes on her plans for Erica and Callie - May 23, 2008 For Grey’s Anatomy fans who began the season wondering whether Dr. ￤Erica Hahn (Brooke Smith) was gay, the May 22 season finale finally offered an answer — she might just be, now that Callie (Sara Ramirez) made her move. The two-hour episode — which culminated with Callie planting a big ol' buss on Erica outside of Seattle Grace — had us asking: For the love of The L Word, could Eri-Cal eclipse Meredith and Derek as Grey's It Couple? Creator Shonda Rhimes hints that we may not have seen the last of this budding romance. “Callie and Erica have an undeniable chemistry,” says Rhimes. “And watching the story unfold is something the writers are looking forward to. I wanted to illuminate their relationship in the same way we do all relationships on the show — it will be ￤funny, sweet, honest, and a little bit dirty.”..........cont’d http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/05/greys-anatomy-i.html EW - TV Watch 'Grey's Anatomy': Concrete Results On the season finale, the surgeons operate on a kid encased in cement and get turned on, while Meredith saves a cancer girl, has a breakthrough in therapy, and opens up to Derek Conclusion: I need more surgery in my life. As far as aphrodisiacs go, the stuff is clearly more potent than tequila, wine, bubble baths, candles, snowstorms, down comforters, Before Sunset, and the Juno soundtrack. Combined. I know a lot of people make out on this show, but the ending of tonight's two episodes of Grey's Anatomy may have set some kind of record. The kind where everyone but Yang and Sloan (and Bailey, natch) is sucking face with someone. And I wouldn't be surprised if those two found each other later in the night for a quickie. I mean, why not?...........cont’d http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20202105,00.html [size=6]----------------------------------------------------------------------- [/size] [size=6]FANGASM[/size] [size=6]----------------------------------------------------------------------- [/size] [size=6]LA TIMES[/size] [size=6]----------------------------------------------------------------------- [/size] [size=6]MSNBC[/size] [size=6]----------------------------------------------------------------------- [/size] [size=6]NEW YORK MAGAZINE[/size] Devouring Culture Vulture [size=6]----------------------------------------------------------------------- [/size] [size=6]TV GUIDE[/size] Episode Recap: Freedom Over an hour into tonight’s two hour finale, it hit me…we needed some humor to lighten up this very dark episode. Nothing seemed to be going right. Meredith and Derek were at each other’s throats over the latest loss in their clinical trial; Rebecca kept getting worse and was in need of serious medical attention (but Alex was in serious denial), and the man in cement seemed to be doomed (among other things). So, is it wrong that when Cristina snapped at Erica in the OR, I almost cheered? For the first time something seemed to be going right---Cristina was in the zone and finally standing up for herself. The only thing better than that was the look of shock on Erica’s face when the Chief agreed Hahn needed to back off and let Cristina do her thing. I take that back, the best moment came later, when the Chief confronted Hahn after the operation and told her she needed to handle the residents better, “You need to learn how to teach, without crushing their spirits. You need to be a better teacher.” Not only is Hahn now on the hook, but Cristina overheard the whole thing. Finally, Cristina is getting her groove back!...............cont’d http://community.tvguide.com/blog/TV-Show-...atomy/800056058 [size=6]----------------------------------------------------------------------- [/size] [size=6]TV SQUAD[/size] Grey's Anatomy: Freedom (season finale) - Posted May 23rd 2008 "The pager is sacred. Sacred sparkle." -- Izzie A sparkly pager, some quick-drying cement, and a field of candles all play into tonight's 2-hour episode -- the Season Four finale of Grey's Anatomy. Has it really been only four seasons? Because it seems like so much more. Anyway, tonight we learn a little more about some of the interns' history. For one thing, via a therapy session (and why can't I have Amy Madigan as my therapist?), we learn that young Meredith saw her mom slit her wrists, then had to wait for her to pass out before calling 911. Meredith says her mom wanted to die, but by the end of the episode, she figures out that she really didn't want to die. Being a brilliant surgeon, her mom would have known the faster road to death entailed slitting her carotid artery.........cont’d http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/23/greys-an...-season-finale/ [size=6]----------------------------------------------------------------------- [/size] [size=6] USA TODAY [/size] [size=6]----------------------------------------------------------------------- [/size] [size=6]ZAP2IT[/size] Finalewatch: 'Grey's Anatomy' -- Ask and Ye Shall Receive - May 22, 09:39 PM I need some help. Because I just got done watching an episode of Grey's Anatomy where lots of people had happy endings, and I think I may have stumbled into a parallel universe. Before I go any further I want to say thanks to Liz Pardue for doing such a great job last week. With a two-hour finale there's no way I can be as concise as she was -- so hang on to your hats. There were a lot of moving parts on tonight's Seattle Grace-athon; definitely some more throwaway than others. But even if they did tie up maybe just a little too neatly in the end -- destiny, old ghosts affecting your present life and being brave enough to ask for (even demand) what you want were huge themes -- this was a far more coherent episode than, well, many, and it felt like each character was coming into his or her own in a way they haven't since the first season. Heck, partly because of the script and partly because Katherine Heigl was so spot-on, I'm even retiring the Izzie Annoying Scale...cont’d http://blog.zap2it.com/ithappenedlastnight...ewatch-gre.html [size=6]----------------------------------------------------------------------- [/size] [size=6]RATINGS[/size] [05.23.08 - 11:23 AM] QUICK TAKE FOR THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008 (FAST AFFILIATE LIVE + SAME DAY RATINGS) Released by ABC [NOTE: The following article is a press release issued by the aforementioned network and/or company. Any errors, typos, etc. are attributed to the original author. The release is reproduced solely for the dissemination of the enclosed information.] Quick Take for Thursday, May 22, 2008 (Fast Affiliate Live + Same Day Ratings) ABC Towers Over its Thursday Competition in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, Winning its 5th Straight Thursday in the Key Adult 18-49 Sales Demographic ABC Draws its Biggest Thursday Audience in Over 1 Year and Garners Its Highest Adult 18-49 Rating Since Season-Premiere Thursday in September ..............cont’d http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?da...d=20080523abc01 [size=6]RATINGS[/size] Nielsen ratings for the week ending May 18 - Posted May 20th 2008 Here are the weekly TV ratings, by number of viewers. Not many surprises this week, if any at all (maybe a slight surprise that Dancing with the Stars was broken up by the season finale of CSI), so I thought I'd open up the comments for you to answer two questions. One, what show do you watch that isn't on this list and surprises you that more people don't watch it? And two, what show on here makes you shake your head and say "how they hell can so many people watch that?!" 1. American Idol - Weds (FOX) 2. American Idol - Tues (FOX) 3. Dancing with the Stars - Mon (ABC) 4. CSI (CBS) 5. Dancing with the Stars - Tues (ABC) 6. Desperate Housewives (ABC) 7. Grey's Anatomy (ABC) 8. NCIS (CBS) 9. House (FOX) 10. Without A Trace (CBS) 11. CSI: Miami (CBS) 12. Two and a Half Men (CBS) 13. Criminal Minds (CBS) 14. CSI: NY (CBS) 15. Academy of Country Music Awards (CBS) 16. Law and Order: SVU (NBC) 17. Extreme Makeover (ABC) 18. Hell's Kitchen (FOX) 19. 60 Minutes (CBS) 20. Lost (ABC) http://www.tvsquad.com/2008/05/20/nielsen-...-ending-may-18/ CBS WINS MAY SWEEP - May 20, 2008 CBS's Post-Strike Momentum, Which Began with the Return of Its Original Scripted Programming, Leads the Network to its Sixth Consecutive May Sweeps Win in Viewers CBS Makes it Four Straight Weekly Wins in Viewers and Fifth in the Last Seven Weeks Since the March Return of Original Programming, CBS Is Number One in Viewers and #2 in Adults 18-49 .............cont鏆 http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20080520cbs04 ABC wins night despite drop in 'Grey's' ratings - May 16, 2008 NEW YORK -- Broadcast TV's ratings hangover continued Thursday night, with heavyweights "Grey's Anatomy" matching an all-time ratings low for an original in adults 18-49 and "CSI" coming close but not matching its all-time low. Nielsen Media Research's preliminary estimates released earlier Friday presented a darker picture, with lows for both shows, although the revised numbers released later in the day brightened a bit. But that's not to say that it was completely cheery. "Grey's Anatomy" (15.5 million, 6.1 rating/15 share) matched its Thursday record low in the demo. "CSI" (18.1 million, 4.9/12) was two-tenths of a rating point ahead of its record low for an original. Coming behind them in the hour was the season finale of "The Office" (8.2 million, 4.2/10) as well as Fox's "Don't Forget The Lyrics" (6.6 million, 2.3/6). "Lost" (11 million, 4.9/13) matched last week's low. CBS's "Without a Trace" (14.5 million, 3.6/10) wasn't affected by the ratings dip of "CSI." NBC's "ER" season finale (8.4 million, 3.3/9) was also about even. NBC won the 8 p.m. hour with the season finale of "My Name is Earl" (7.2 million, 3.0/9), while ABC's "Ugly Betty" (8.5 million, 2.7/8) won in viewership just barely over Fox's "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" (8.4 million, 2.2/7). A repeat "CSI" (7.6 million, 1.7/5) came in tied in the demo with The CW's "Smallville" (3.8 million, 1.7/5). For the night, ABC (11.7 million, 4.6/12) won in adults 18-49 and CBS (13.4 million, 3.4/9) won in viewership over NBC (7.9 million, 3.5/9), Fox (7.5 million, 2.3/6) and The CW (3.4 million, 1.5/4). The back half of a "CSI"-"Two and a Half Men" writer crossover scored an 11.2/17 for CBS at 9 p.m. "Grey's Anatomy," 10.4/16, improved a touch over last week and kept ABC in second. There was a big drop to third-place NBC, which featured "The Office," 4.7/7, and the season finale of "30 Rock," 3.6/6. "Don't Forget the Lyrics," 3.9/6, was fourth for FOX. "Supernatural" finished the night for The CW. "Without a Trace" posted a 9.7/16 -- up substantially from last week -- for CBS at 10 p.m. "Lost," 7.0/12, held onto second for ABC. "ER" drew a 5.3/9 for NBC. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/conten...f6f203603ee706d [size=14]----------------------------------------------------------------------- [/size] Review: 'Grey's Anatomy' season finale - May 21, 2008 Reason to watch: This is the end, or, should we say the end - a big, meaty, two-hour wrap that promises to resolve that Mer/Der thing, and maybe - OK, almost certainly - tell us more about that Hahn/Torres thing, too. What to expect: ABC and even the normally loquacious creator Shonda Rhimes, who every year around this time likes to spill to Entertainment Weekly, her own personal house organ, have been circumspect on finale plot details..............cont鏆 http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/tv/ny...olumn?track=rss


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