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oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 02:45 AM
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	DATES TO REMEMBER & OTHER STUFF GA the SHOW ABC to Renew 'Ugly Betty' for Fourth Season - February 11, 2009 Beside being said to film another season for 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'The Bachelor', ABC are also rumored to give 'Ugly Betty' a renewal treatment for its fourth season. Despite previous announcement saying that "Ugly Betty" is going on hiatus, ABC reportedly reveal their plan to renew the fourth season of the TV series starring America Ferrera. Spilling the beans to public is Entertainment Weekly, which unfortunately has no further details on how the TV series will get its renewal. Beside planning to renew the fourth season of "Ugly Betty", ABC have also reportedly approved the filming of another season for "Grey's Anatomy", "Desperate Housewives", "Brothers & Sisters", "Extreme Makeover Home Edition", "America's Funniest Home Videos" and "The Bachelor". However, the net "is not ready to announce any pick-ups at this point," the network's publicist says. ABC previously announced they will be replacing "Ugly Betty" timeslot with an episode of "Samantha Who?". In the replacement of "Ugly Betty", they also plot to pair "Samantha Who?" with a new TV series "In The Motherhood", which is inspired by real-life everyday moms. Noting that they still had faith for "Ugly Betty", the spokesperson for ABC promised that the comedy show "will be back in that timeslot." The spokesperson also said, "The hiatus is no way meant to reflect a loss in faith for the show which remains large part of ABC's identity." For its next episode, "Ugly Betty" will be shot near E 71st St and 5th Ave in New York City. Though exact filming location hasn't been confirmed, rumor says the filming will be near The Frick Collection and Reference Library, which collections include some of the greatest paintings, sculptures, furniture and porcelain by well-known European artists. http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00021943.html Heigl, Knight leaving 'Grey's'? - Feb. 10, 2009, 1:30pm PT Studio insists nothing's official despite rumor "Grey's Anatomy" could be saying farewell to cast members Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight - but studio insiders stress that nothing's official. That's despite an Us Weekly report citing co-star James Pickens Jr., who told the magazine's website that both Heigl and Knight are splitting at the end of the season. An insider said that none of the show's talent has been informed of any cast changes - and that right now, the only person who knows for sure what's going on is series creator Shonda Rhimes. The potential departures of Heigl and Knight have been rumored for months, but so far the stars, producers and studio have remained mum on the issue. An ABC Studios spokesperson would only say that the studio and network are not confirming any changes to the show. Pickens told US Weekly of the potential changes at an NAACP luncheon. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999930.html?categoryId=14&cs=1 Katherine Heigl & T.R. Knight: Are they really set to exit 'Grey's Anatomy?' - 03:45 PM PT, Feb 10 2009 Whatever story twists the writers are planning for ABC's "Grey's Anatomy," they couldn't possibly be as dramatic - or at least as suspenseful, in the literal sense of something suspended that never seems actually to fall - as the slow-motion goodbyes of cast members Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight. This particular bit of off-screen kabuki was heightened with a new report that quotes fellow cast member James Pickens as declaring that Heigl and Knight are as good as gone. Fans have been wondering about the actors' tenure for months. Heigl, a sometime movie star ("Knocked Up") with a well-documented fondness for saying seemingly unguarded and possibly career-jeopardizing things, dissed the series last year with a grandiose gesture, removing herself from Emmy consideration and saying "the material I was given" failed to warrant award consideration. Knight, who was at the center of an ugly gay-baiting incident involving former costar Isaiah Washington, is reportedly unhappy with what he feels is too-limited screen time. A couple points, however, are getting lost in the scuffle to squeeze some sort of definitive news from Pickens' remarks. First, it may seem like old-school skepticism but we'll ask anyway: Not that he's necessarily wrong, but how does Pickens know for sure that either one of his costars is leaving? Actors are not always the most reliable sources of dish on upcoming scripts, let alone information about what's happening off the set. For the record, network and studio sources have declined comment on the Heigl/Knight issue, as have PR reps for the two actors. But that leads the second point: Why should anyone comment and ruin all this great suspense? Now in its fifth season, "Grey's" needs all the help it can get. Back in the day - that would be the 2006-07 season, to be precise, when it averaged a record 19.9 viewers - it was ABC's top-rated scripted show and bona fide sensation. That all seems like a very, very long time ago. Fans have complained bitterly about this season's storylines - particularly the remergence of "Dead Denny," a deceased former love interest of Heigl's character surgical resident Izzie Stevens - and the show is slogging through its worst-ever ratings, averaging 15.1 million viewers. A current arc of interlocking episodes with the "Grey's" spin-off "Private Practice" seems to be boosting the latter show without doing anything to help the former. o by keeping the Heigl/Knight drama alive, Pickens may have just been doing what he could to help out the home team. http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/02/katherine-heigl.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- IZZIE AND GEORGE LEAVING 'GREY'S ANATOMY' - February 10, 2009 Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight are both leaving "Grey's Anatomy," according to co-star James Pickens Jr. "Yes, she is," Pickens told Us Weekly when asked if Heigl is leaving the ABC hospital drama. "Wherever Katherine goes, I wish her nothing but the best." Pickens, speaking backstage after last weekend's NAACP Awards lunch in Beverly Hills, expressed similar sentiments regarding Knight. "He's going too," Pickens said. "He just wanted to pursue other career paths." Both Heigl and Knight have made no secret about their unhappiness on "Grey's." The vociferous Heigl, who's complained about storylines in the past, made even fewer friends on the show when she blamed her lack of an Emmy nomination last year on the "Grey's" writers (for not giving her more to work with). Knight has publicly complained about his lack of screen time and was reportedly threatening to leave the show earlier this season. Ironically, ABC entertainment chief Stephen McPherson told TV critics last month that he expected Knight to return next season (although he didn't say in what capacity that would be). http://www.nypost.com/seven/02102009/tv/izzie_and_george_leaving_greys_anatomy_154423.htm Edited by oncetherewasaway, Feb 12 2009, 02:08 AM.


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