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oncetherewasaway	Sep 20 2008, 11:47 AM
McEditor Posts: 1,625 Group: .Grey Girls. Member #23 Joined: October 25, 2006	RECAPS & REVIEWS & RATINGS RECAPS & REVIEWS & RATINGS Preview of 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Private Practice' Crossover Episode - January 23, 2009 It is the crossover episode of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Private Practice" on February 5. From the preview given by ABC for the next episode of "Grey's", it is known that Derek receives a call from Addison in some kind of an emergency situation involving her brother, Archer. Based on the synopsis given on "Private" February 5 episode, Archer will have a severe seizure that Addison and Naomi try to find a cure using every resource possible. And when they don't, Addison seeks the help of the neurosurgeon she knows well, Derek. Also in the episode, now that Derek has the engagement ring, he searches for the perfect way to propose to Meredith. Archer, played by Grant Show, moves to L.A. to work at Pacific Wellcare but he causes problems between Addison and Naomi. "Private Practice" is the spin-off of "Grey's Anatomy", which first aired in 2007 and focused on the solo journey of Kate Walsh's character. Addison once made a return for a specialized surgery to "Grey's" several months after "Private" premiered. The crossover may be a multi-episode event in February.......sneak http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00021460.html BUDDYTV Surgeon or Executioner? - Tuesday, January 27, 2009 There are few things that can frazzle cool Dr. Bailey. In last Thursday's episode of Grey's Anatomy, we saw one of them. There was Jackson, her pet patient for several years who needed a liver, and the oh-so-convenient case of a death row patient several doors down who had perfectly OK organs and didn't have more than five days to live. It presented a moral dilemma to the surgeons involved in both cases. On the kid's case, there was the Chief (James Pickens Jr.) and Bailey (Chandra Wilson); on the death row patient (guest star Eric Stoltz), there's Derek (Patrick Dempsey), Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina (Sandra Oh), and Owen (Kevin McKidd). Yes, there was a point when some people buckled under the pressure and “crossed the line” from either end. Meredith agreed to let someone die, the Chief pushed a grieving loved one to get his hands on some organs, and Bailey - yes Bailey - actually barged into Derek's OR while PDR was in the operating table, admonished McDreamy to stop what he's doing, and to let PDR die. If we recall, Derek wouldn't hear any of it when it was his girlfriend who was giving him this talk. Seeing that it was Bailey who turned out rallying for the same team, he stopped what he was doing and at least listened...cont’d http://www.buddytv.com/articles/greys-anatomy/greys-anatomy-surgeon-or-execu-25945.aspx --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Grey's Anatomy' Aftergasm: If a Tree Falls in the Forest... - January 23, 2009 If a tree falls in the forest, and Izzie isn't there to see it, does Denny really exist? The mystery of Denny Duquette's (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) continued appearance on Grey's Anatomy, long after his LVAD incident and subsequent death, appears to be over. Well, not exactly. He did tell Izzie (Katherine Heigl) at the end of last night's Grey's Anatomy that now that she knows she's seriously ill, he can finally go gentle into that good night, but if we are to take EW's Michael Ausiello's word on the matter, and we always should, he won't be heading toward the light anytime soon “[Denny] will be around at least through March, since that's when Izzie's aneurysm-esque medical condition finally gets diagnosed,” Ausiello says. March??? Seriously? Seriously! Look, I love Jeffrey Dean Morgan as much as the next girl, and I love that Katherine Heigl is getting some good emotional scenes in which to exercise her acting chops, but enough is enough. We've had months of this Dead!Denny! business with zero movement in the storyline. When he appeared to her in the flesh at the end of episode 5.7 “Rise Up,” we figured that since this is not a paranormal type of show, the most logical explanation of Dead!Denny!'s reappearance was either that Izzie is going crazy, or she has some kind of brain malady. Which is….exactly the same conclusion we came to after last night's “Stairway to Heaven.” If there is an afterlife, then a well-paced story arc that doesn't drag on to eternity would be my heaven. Best In Show: Best Quote: “Yes, no, yes. He's badly injured, in fa bad way that is bad for anyone…who's a man, but for Dr. Sloan, in particular. He may have broken a bone. He broke a bone. I-I-I I broke his bone,” Lexie, describing to Callie the bodily harm she inflicted upon Mark's person. Best Scene: For me, the best scene was the most difficult one to watch: PDR's execution. Meredith is not always a likeable sympathetic character, but she showed here how much compassion she is capable of and why she is the central figure in Grey's Anatomy. She knew that watching PDR die would be extremely difficult, but she went anyway. The experience turned out to be something she couldn't handle alone – even Derek couldn't help her – and it ultimately brought Meredith and Cristina back to each other. Best User Comment: “I disagree w/ the note that PDR was actually playing Meredith- I think he genuinely wanted to help, but when he realized that he was really going to die, that scared him and he decided he wasn't ready. This is based on what Meredith says right afterwards about death/dying being frightening. If she believed that he was truly trying to ruin her career, she would have left the room right then and wouldn't have come to the execution.” --ibeforej http://www.buddytv.com/articles/greys-anatomy/greys-anatomy-aftergasm-if-a-t-25879.aspx Grey's Anatomy: Episode 5.13 "Stairway to Heaven" Recap (Page 1/4) - January 22, 2009 On tonight's episode of Grey's Anatomy, Dead!Denny! takes over voiceover duties for Meredith. He says something about believing in both heaven and hell, despite not having seen them. Wait, so is it really Izzie who is voiceovering? Or does Dead!Denny! actually exist in his own right? There's scary music and scenes of PDR Guy bashing his head in. He starts seizing, but Meredith ignores her page. Sadie (Melissa George) and a murse respond to the call, but Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) tells Sadie to go find something else to do. Meredith wants to stall a bit to make sure that PDR Guy is good and brain dead so that his organs can be put into Bailey's little boy patient, Jackson. Let me just say that if you thought that Eric Stoltz was creepy in his first two episodes, you ain't seen nothin' yet. He's seizing and bleeding out from the back of his skull and his eyes are rolling all around inside his head. Yeesh. Meanwhile, at home, Izzie (Katherine Heigl) is trying to sleep, but she can't make Dead!Denny! go away. She wants to know why he's still here, even after she broke up with him. He says that can't go because he's here for her. You know, with all this dark lighting and ghosts not going away, it's looking like pretty a Supernatural-y Grey's Anatomy. Izzie should watch her back. http://www.buddytv.com/articles/greys-anatomy/greys-anatomy-episode-513-stai-25779.aspx Why is Everyone Happy? - Wednesday, January 21, 2009 http://www.buddytv.com/articles/greys-anatomy/greys-anatomy-why-is-everyone-25835.aspx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CHICAGO TRIBUNE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CINEMA BLEND Stairway To Heaven - 2009-01-22 Broken. Penis. Let me say that again - broken penis. What else can I really say? Okay, how about...Izzie finally gets a clue about why Denny has come back and they say their (final?) goodbye, the Chief, Bailey, and Meredith all cross a line, and Yang gives things another chance. I may as well get this out of the way first, or it will haunt me for the rest of the recap. Sloane and Lexie sneak into the On-Call room for a booty call. Really, they should just change the sign on the door to “Booty Call Room” since everyone is always hooking up in there. I’d really hate to see the CSI crew go in with a black light, know what I mean?The nameless intern crew is standing outside the room listening to the fun and getting pissed off because they can never get in there to catch some sleep since the sheets are always crusty when Sloane lets out a not-happy shout and the interns scatter. Inside the room, Lexie gets up off the floor and notes that “it’s all bent”. Sloane sends her to find Callie, who tries to blow Lexie off until she gets across that she broke Sloanehttp://www.cinemablend.com/television/TV-Recap-Grey-s-Anatomy-Stairway-To-Heaven-14761.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- EW.COM 'Grey's Anatomy' recap: The Dying Game - Jan 22, 2009 I was in denial last week — of Sloan and Lexie, of New Blond Doctor, of Denny's continued ghostly presence. I think I moved right through anger last week, too (mostly thanks to Denny). Since bargaining is moot in this economy — I'm doing whatever I'm told around here, especially since my job is watching TV. And, on that note, we've got plenty of depression to go around, so let's move straight to acceptance, shall we? Denny's here, fine. Got it. In fact, he wouldn't leave Izzie alone as we started this third of a Grey's three-parter featuring the dead one, as well as the kid who needed organs and the serial killer. At least at this point, Izzie was as sick of him as we were: ''You are like the guy who graduated from high school and still hangs out on the football field,'' she snapped at him. And okay, Lexie and Mark are a thing. Fine. I'd already started warming up to them last week, so I'm dealing with them now. And it was even sorta cute that Lexie ended up, well, breaking Mark. (Okay, breaking his penis.) Cute as in funny ha-ha, as in, we didn't have much other relief from the relentless death and darkness this week, so we had to take what we could get. ....................cont’d http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20254234,00.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- LA TIMES Grey's Anatomy': Heaven and hell - Jan 23 2009 Thanks to last night’s episode of “Grey’s Anatomy,” we finally know why Denny has refused to hit the road and why, for one week at least, he felt the need to hijack Meredith’s voiceover duties: Izzie’s sick -- and possibly dying! What’s that, you say? It’s not exactly a shock? And Izzie had every right to be furious that it took her dead ex half a season to help her realize what he really meant by all those “I’m here for yous?” And that maybe, possibly, this twist would’ve been a little easier to get behind had it occurred months ago — say, before we were forced to endure the pair having hot, sweaty sex? You took the words right out of my mouth............ there’s more http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/showtracker/2009/01/greys-anatomy-h.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- MSNBC Is Dead Denny finally gone from ‘Grey's’? - Jan 22, 2009 Finally, the much-criticized 'ghostmance' may be winding down - After endless episodes of "Grey's Anatomy" showing Izzie getting busy with her dead boyfriend, the doctor finally realized that there must be something medically wrong with her and she's not really seeing ghosts. Ghost of a chance: Dead Denny got angrier and angrier at Izzie as she tried to convince him to go away and leave her alone. Gradually, it emerged that Denny had unfinished business with her, and that “I’m here for you” didn’t mean “I am here and I love you,” so much as it meant “I have come to fetch you and deliver you to the Graveyard Of TV Characters Played By Aspiring Movie Actors.” Izzie isn’t dead yet, but she finally realized what many of us have known for weeks, which is that only a severe medical problem would cause a previously sane woman to suddenly start believing she is having sex with the dead. (You didn’t think he was a real ghost, did you?) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28780292/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NEW YORK MAGAZINE ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TV GUIDE Pilot News: Grey's Creator Takes Shot at Washington - Jan 27, 2009 Shonda Rhimes has mastered depicting the drama of hospital hallways and doctors' after-hours action. Now, she's setting her sights on the juicy lives of Washington, D.C., journalists. ABC has greenlit Inside the Box, a new pilot from the Grey's Anatomy creator, a rep for the network confirmed for TVGuide.com. The potential series centers on an ambitious female news producer and her colleagues whose extracurriculars, the net promises, will be more exciting than the stories they cover. While Box will be Rhimes' first foray out of the TV-medicine motif in recent years, it isn't her first attempt at creating a show set in the world of journalism, The Hollywood Reporter says. She first developed the concept in 2006, but put it aside to focus on Grey's and its spin-off, Private Practice. Rhimes' pilot is among three that ABC has greenlit. It joins fellow female-centric drama I, Claudia, about a female prosecuting attorney who doesn't know that she'll one day be considered for president of the U.S. Writer John Scott Shepherd (The Days) developed the idea, and will executive-produce the pilot with Matt Gross. The Alphabet's third pilot is an adaptation of Argentine series Brothers & Detectives from Dexter honcho Daniel Cerone. The untitled project features a low-level detective who learns that he has an exceptional, 11-year-old brother who can help his solve crimes. How soon we might see the pilots make it to air is unclear. So far, ABC is staying mum on when Rhimes' next gaggle of good-looking, young professionals might hit the airwaves — and who might be filling their investigative shoes. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Shonda-Rhimes-Pilot-1002193.aspx?rss=breakingnews&partnerid=imdb&profileid=01 Mega Minute Scoop on Grey's, NCIS, Housewives and Tree Hill - Jan 27, 2009 Now playing in the Mitovich Mega Minute: • How the big Grey's Anatomy-Private Practice crossover will affect one of Seattle Grace's hottest couples. • Will NCIS revisit one of McGee's old storylines? • Casting scoop for Desperate Housewives and One Tree Hill (Hint: I'm kinda hot for teacher!) http://www.tvguide.com/News/MegaMinute-Greys-NCIS-1002154.aspx ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Grey's Anatomy Episode Recap: "Stairway to Heaven" - Jan 23, 2009 This week on Grey's Anatomy, Izzie finally realizes why Denny has come for her; Owen asks Cristina for a second chance at a first date and the death row patient at Seattle Grace finally checks out. Rarely does Grey's break tradition by featuring a narrator other than Meredith, so when Denny's voice kicked things off this week I knew we were in for a bumpy ride! Finally, after weeks of hearing Denny tell Izzie, "I'm here for you," she realizes that his poetic presence in her life has much darker roots. Izzie is sick, but we still don't know what plagues her, and now that the cat is finally out of the bag, it looks like Denny may be gone for good. Meanwhile, William (Eric Stoltz) needed some serious medical attention after beating his head against the bed rail, but at his request, Meredith covered for him so that he might die now at Seattle Grace instead of at his execution in a few days. So, imagine her shock (or mine, for that matter) when Cristina walked in to William's room and the first words out of his mouth were, "Help me! I don't want to die." http://www.tvguide.com/Episode-Recaps/greys-anatomy/Greys-Anatomy-Episode-1002048.aspx Mega Buzz on Grey's, Housewives, CSI: NY, 24 and More! - Jan 21, 2009 Grey's Anatomy's Derek has got his mother's ring. Now what? - Gayle MATT: Dude needs to unload it and quick, I'd say! Instead (sigh), he will hold onto it long enough for virtually every Seattle Gracer — Meredith excluded, of course — to learn of the bauble's being and in turn offer their two cents on when and how he should pop the Q. Will Der stick to his original plan? And if so, does it involve a meticulously crafted arrangement of candles? http://www.tvguide.com/News/MegaBuzz-Greys-Housewives-1001901.aspx?rss=breakingnews&partnerid=imdb&profileid=01 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- TV SQUAD Grey's Anatomy: Stairway to Heaven - Posted Jan 23rd 2009 (S05E13) "We're doctors, Grey. We're not executioners." - Bailey Life wasn't easy for some of the Seattle Grace staff this week on Grey's Anatomy as they had to decide if they were doctors or executioners. For some, the choice was clear (Shepard is a doctor) while for others (Meredith and Bailey) they wondered if they should be executioners at least this one time. No matter what side they were on, one thing is sure: the Seattle Grace doctors offered us one hell (or heaven?) of an episode this week! Can Eric Stoltz get an award for his incredible work as serial killer William Dunn? Not only was he totally believable in every scene but he was able to make me pity and hate him all at the same time. The guy deserves an award. His storyline, along with Jackson's quest for organs, was so poignant and brought up so many ethical dilemmas that I'm surprised it wasn't kept for February Sweeps. ............ cont’d http://www.tvsquad.com/2009/01/23/greys-anatomy-stairway-to-heaven/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- USA TODAY ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ZAP2IT 'Grey's Anatomy': Denny's not a ghost - Jan 22, 2009 This week's Grey's Anatomy is part 3 of an arc -- the Return of the Jedi, if you will -- of a couple of very compelling storylines and the continuation (start?) of the one that's been driving many of us nuts for weeks now. There's also some interesting character development and a genuinely stupid injury (not that I'm unsympathetic to those who've suffered it -- ow). So let's get rolling. First, you have to know something's up when it's Denny doing the opening voiceover and not Meredith. "I believe in a heaven," he intones. "I also believe in a hell. Because without a heaven, without a hell, we're all just headed for limbo." That's ominous, even for those who didn't attend Catholic school. Denny's still following Izzie around, to her annoyance. She can't figure out why he's still here after she broke up with him. "I'm here for you, Izzie Stevens," Denny repeats for something like the 40th time since he started turning up. But for the first time something clicks in my head -- maybe it's the distancing language and patterns of liars I learned about the other night on Lie to Me -- but him using her full name suddenly makes me suspicious....... cont’d http://blog.zap2it.com/ithappenedlastnight/2009/01/greys-anatomy-dennys-not-a-ghost.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------- RATINGS Thursday Ratings: CBS/CSI Capture Viewers, ABC/Grey’s Anatomy Win Demos - 23 January 2009 Time Net Show Viewers Live+SD (Millons) 18-49 Rating/ Share 18-34 Rating/ Share 9:00 CBS CSI 17.526 5.0/12 3.2/8 ABC Grey’s Anatomy 14.251 5.6/14 5.9/15 NBC The Office 8.739 4.6/11 5.3/14 FOX Bones 7.522 2.5/6 2.3/6 UNI Fuego en la Sangre 5.157 2.0/5 2.2/6 CW Supernatural 3.038 1.3/3 1.3/3 http://tvbythenumbers.com/2009/01/23/thursday-ratings-cbscsi-capture-viewers-abcgreys-anatomy-win-demo-adults/11387 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Edited by oncetherewasaway, Jan 29 2009, 05:15 PM.


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