Site Updates & News About Grey's Anatomy 

October 9, 2006

  514 Barrington Avenue Updates:

-- Patient Charts Page Updated.  The recap of Episode 3.02 and 3.03 has been added to the Patient Charts.

-- New Graphics Added to the Episode Art Page. Three new pieces of Episode Art inspired by Episodes 3.01and 3.02  have been added to Page 7. A link to the main Episode Art page can be found on the main page.

--Cozy in the Rocket Updated. Music from Episodes 3.01-3.03 has been added to the music page and artist page. A list of tracks from the second soundtrack CD has also been added.

--Cast & Producers Bio Page Updated. Biographies of Sara Ramirez (Callie Torres) and Eric Dane (mark Sloan) have been added to this page. Cast photographs have been added next to each cast member's bio.

September 24, 2006

  514 Barrington Avenue Updates:

-- New Graphics Added to the Episode Art Page. A new piece of Episode Art inspired by Episode 3.01 have been added to Page 5. A link to the main Episode Art page can be found on the main page.

-- Patient Charts Page Updated.  The recap of Episode 3.01 has been added to the Patient Charts.

September 16, 2006

  514 Barrington Avenue Updates:

-- New Ad Images Added. Two new ads for the upcoming Season 3 added to the Main Page.

-- New Icons Added. A few new icons have been added to the Episode Art Page.

-- Patient Charts Page Updated.  The title and broadcast date for the first five episodes of Season 3 have been added to the Patient Charts page.

  News:

-- The Last Two Episodes of Season 2 will be broadcast on Wednesday, Sept. 20 from 9:00-11:00 p.m., ET. ABC will rebroadcast "Deterioration of the Fight or Flight Response" and "Losing My Religion" on the Wednesday night before the premiere of Season 3 on Thursday, September 21.

-- A special episode of GA will be broadcast at 8 p.m. on Sept. 21.  A special episode, "Complications of the Heart" will be broadcast at 8pm just before the premier of Season 3.  It seems that the episode will be a compilation of clips from Seasons 1 & 2 to allow new viewers to catch up with the storylines.

"Complications of the Heart" will be narrated by Joe, the bartender, and highlight key moments from the second season of Grey's Anatomy, including Derek and Meredith's tryst at the prom, Izzie's failed efforts to save Denny's life, Meredith's attempt at romance with Finn Dandridge, and Burke's struggles after being wounded.  The special will also feature an extended version of The Fray's "How to Save a Life" music video that showcases scenes from Season 3. (Source: ABC)

-- Season 3 Premiers September 21, 2006 at 9 p.m.  The new season of Grey's Anatomy premiers in it's new time slot at 9pm on Thursday night on the 21st of this month.  Everyone is excited and anticipating the new season.  As usual there are not a lot of leaks about the upcoming episodes but it has been confirmed that Diahann Carroll will appear as Burke's mother and Richard Roundtree as his father. It has been reported that the roles will be recurring. Kate Walsh and Patrick Dempsey have both hinted that seemingly never ending triangle between Addison, Derek and Meredith will be resolved and fairly soon in the season. There will be 23 episodes this season.

Episode Summary: "Time Has Come Today"- The doctors of Seattle Grace help Izzie cope with the loss of her fiancée, Denny, and her decision to quit the internship program.  Meredith must decide what the future holds after her hospital liaison with Derek. The Chief is confronted by his wife, Adele, after spending the night in his office, and George seeks relationship advice from a surprising source, on the premiere of "Grey's Anatomy," THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 (9:00-10:01 p.m., ET) on ABC Television Network. (Source: ABC)

This episode will be repeated on Friday, September 22 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET)

-- Entertainment Weekly Gave the Season Two DVD a Glowing Review in the latest Issue.  The DVD becomes available on Tuesday, September 12.  I have already ordered it and am anxiously awaiting it's arrival.  The Season Two Soundtrack CD will also be available on Tuesday.

August 10, 2006

  514 Barrington Avenue Updates:

-- Fan Fiction Page Added. A new page featuring fan fiction inspired by Grey's Anatomy has been added to the site.  The link to the fan fiction page is on the main page.

August 6, 2006

  514 Barrington Avenue Updates:

-- New pages added to Episode Art. A new character banner was added and a few icons.

-- Cast and Producer Page Updated. A new banner was added to the main page.

-- Season 3 Episode 1 title added to the Patient Charts.

July 22, 2006

  514 Barrington Avenue Updates:

-- Brief summaries of Episodes 20-27 were added to the Patient Charts page.  A full summary of each episode will be added soon.

--Cozy in the Rocket was updated.  Music from Episodes 20-27 was added to the Music by Episodes Page and the Music by Artist Page.

--Three pages of graphics were added to the Episode Art Page, including banners for Addison, Adele, Cristina & Burke, Addison & Derek, and Meredith & Derek.

  News:

There has been so much news about Grey’s Anatomy in the last four months or so since I last updated the site that I’m not going to even pretend that I’ve kept up, but here are a few nuggets:

1) The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 58^th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on July 6^th. Grey’s Anatomy was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards! The award show will be broadcast on Sunday, August 27^th on NBC. Grey’s Anatomy’s nominations include:

Outstanding Casting for a Drama Series: Grey’s Anatomy--Linda Lowy & John Brace

Other shows nominated: Big Love, House, Lost and Boston Legal

Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non prosthetic): Grey’s Anatomy—“Owner of a Lonely Heart”—Norman Leavitt, Makeup Department Head/Makeup Artist;  Brigette Bugayong, Key Makeup Artist; Tom Burman, Makeup Artist; Bari Dreiband-Burman, Makeup Artist

Other Shows Nominated: CSI, Will & Grace, Black. White, Rome, Nip & Tuck, MADtv

Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup For A Series, Miniseries, Movie Or A Special: Grey’s Anatomy—“Yesterday”--Norman Leavitt, Makeup Department Head/Makeup Artist; Brigette Bugayong, Key Makeup; Tom Burman, Prosthetic Makeup; Bari Dreiband-Burman, Prosthetic Makeup

Other Shows Nominated: Six Feet Under, Into the West, Nip/Tuck, Madtv.

Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series: Grey’s Anatomy--Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang and Chandra Wilson as Dr. Bailey
Other Actors Nominated: Boston Legal-Candice Bergen as Shirley Schmidt; Huff --Blythe Danner as Izzy Huffstodt; 24 --Jean Smart as First Lady Martha Logan

Outstanding Guest Actor In A Drama Series: Grey’s Anatomy--Kyle Chandler as Dylan Young

Other Actors Nominated: Boston Legal- Michael J. Fox as Daniel Post; Boston Legal-Christian Clemenson as Jerry “Hands” Espenson; ER --James Woods as Dr. Nate Lennox; Lost -Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond

Outstanding Guest Actress In A Drama Series: Grey’s Anatomy--Kate Burton as Ellis Grey and Christina Ricci as Hannah

Other Actresses Nominated: Huff -Swoosie Kurtz as Madeline Sullivan; Six Feet Under -Patricia Clarkson as Aunt Sarah; Six Feet Under- Joanna Cassidy as Margaret Chenowith.

Outstanding Drama Series: Grey’s Anatomy • ABC • Touchstone Television

Other Shows Nominated: House • FOX ; The Sopranos • HBO; 24 • FOX; The West Wing • NBC.

Outstanding Writing For A Drama Series: Grey’s Anatomy • “It’s the End Of The World, As We Know It (Part 1 & 2)” • ABC • Touchstone Television written by Shonda Rhimes and Grey’s Anatomy • Into You Like A Train • ABC • Touchstone Television written by
Krista Vernoff.

Other Nominations: Lost • The 23rd Psalm • ABC • Grass Skirt Productions,
LLC in association with Touchstone Television written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof; Six Feet Under • Everyone’s Waiting • HBO • Actual Size
and the Greenblatt/Janollari Studios in association with HBO Entertainment written by Alan Ball; The Sopranos • Members Only • HBO • Chase Films and
Brad Grey Television in association with HBO Entertainment written by
Terence Winter.

2) Shonda Rhimes was awarded an extension on her development deal with Touchstone Television that is reportedly worth ten million dollars. On June 5, 2006, the Hollywood Reporter offered these details:

 

"Grey's Anatomy" creator/executive producer Shonda Rhimes will operate at Touchstone Television for at least three more years.

Rhimes has renegotiated her existing production pact with the studio, extending it through the 2008-09 season. Rhimes had just completed the first year of a two-year deal, which also included a one-year option, that she inked with Touchstone in May 2005. The new three-year deal is said to be worth about $10 million, vaunting Rhimes into the top echelon of TV writer-producers. Touchstone TV declined comment Friday.

Rhimes' rich pact reflects the importance of her red-hot medical drama to the studio as well as ABC, which is banking on the show to revive its fortunes on Thursday night next season. "Grey's" was an out-of-the-box hit for the network as a midseason entry in the 2004-05 season. This past season, "Grey's" thrived in the Sunday 10 p.m. slot behind "Desperate Housewives," giving ABC the confidence to relocate the show to the competitive Thursday 9 p.m. berth in the upcoming season.

Moreover, Rhimes has a new untitled drama pilot in the works for Touchstone and ABC about a group of female journalists. She has recruited former "Grey's" trouper Jeffrey Dean Morgan as a member of its ensemble cast (HR 5/30).

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002613110

3) Grey’s Anatomy will be broadcast on ABC at 9 pm on Thursday nights when Season 3 begins in September.  It will be opposite CBS’s juggernaut CSI. Interestingly, CBS is trying to portray CSI as the underdog in the ratings fight but ABC is having none of it. Shonda Rhimes has stated that she is pleased that ABC has so much faith in GA and is looking forward to competing against CBS’s top show.

4) Sara Ramirez (Callie Torres) has been added to the cast as a regular for Season 3.

5) Eric Dane (Mark Sloan) reportedly is scheduled to appear on the show throughout Season 3.

6) Chris O’Donnell (Finn) is reportedly negotiating to extend his scheduled episodes in Season 3 from three to at least six.

7) Diahann Carroll has a guest role in an early episode of Season 3 but there is no word on the role she will play.  Speculations range from Burke’s mother to a patient.

8) Oxygen and Turner Broadcasting are closing in on securing shared cable rights to Grey’s Anatomy. 9.25.06 update:

Lifetime snatches "Grey's Anatomy" reruns

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Women's cable network Lifetime snatched rerun rights for "Grey's Anatomy" following the last-minute collapse of a deal that would have brought the show to Oxygen and TNT.

Lifetime, which had been in the bidding war in the beginning, is believed to be forking over $1.2 million per episode, an expensive deal considering Lifetime is contractually required to pick up the tab for as many as 200 episodes, should "Grey's" stay on the air at ABC that long. (Walt Disney Co. owns ABC and the show's syndicator, Buena Vista Television, and 50 percent of Lifetime).

Lifetime can begin airing the series daily in fall 2009 in any daypart. In addition, the network will begin airing episodes from Season 1 once a week starting in January.

TNT and Oxygen declined comment about their aborted pact.

"Grey's Anatomy" is heading into its third year on ABC in the fall.

Reuters/Hollywood Reporter

9) Grey’s Anatomy returns on September 21, 2006 to start Season 3.  It has been reported that the first episode starts a few hours after the last episode of Season 2. It has also been reported that Katherine Heigel is definitely still on the show, although Izzie’s fate is not clear, and that the Addison/Derek/Meredith triangle supposedly is resolved fairly early in the season (this I hope is true).

10) The DVD of Grey’s Anatomy Season 2 will go on sale on September 12, 2006. The set includes all 27 episodes and three of those episodes are extended episodes. 

March 7, 2006

  514 Barrington Avenue Updates:

-- Summary of the following Episodes added to the Patient Charts page:

2.17     (As We Know It)    (2.12.06)

2.18     Yesterday (2.19.06)

2.19     What Have I Done To Deserve This? (2.26.06)

Links can be found on the main page.

-- New Episode Art Page Added.  Banners created to reflect certain conflicts or emotional themes represented by some episodes.  A link to the art page can be found on the main page and on the episode summary page.

-- Music of Grey's Anatomy Page Updated. The name of the music page has been changed.  The music page is now called “Cozy in the Rocket (Joe’s Place)” as suggested by NancyGe.  New banners have been added to reflect the name change and music from the most recent episodes has been added to the Music by Episode and Music by Artist lists. A link to the music page can be found on the main page.

Upcoming Episode:

  “Band-Aid Covers the Bullet Hole”— it becomes a bad day for Cristina when Bailey instructs her to take care of her baby.  Meanwhile, Derek and Addison come to terms with their relationship, and Denny continues to be an obstacle in Alex’s getting closer to Izzie, on “Grey’s Anatomy,” SUNDAY, MARCH 12 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC Television Network.  Jeffrey Dean Morgan guest stars as Denny Duquette.  “Band-Aid Covers the Bullet Hole” was written by Gabrielle Stanton & Harry Werksman, Jr. and directed by Julie Ann Robinson. (Source: ABC.com)

February 12, 2006

  514 Barrington Avenue Updates:

--Summary of the following Episodes added to the Patient Charts page:

Episode 2.13         " Begin The Begin"

Episode 2.14         " Tell Me Sweet Little Lies"

Episode 2.15          "Break On Through"

Episode 2.16        "It's The End of the World"

Links can be found on the main page.

News:

The ABC Television Network has launched the first official “Grey’s Anatomy podcast series on Friday, February 3, 2006. The podcast are available on ABC.com and iTunes Music Store. Each week various “Grey’s Anatomy” cast members join producers for one-to-one conversations that will tease the week’s upcoming episode, as well as give insight into the actors and their characters. (Source: ABC)

Upcoming Episodes:

  “(As We Know It)”—Despite the best efforts of the Seattle Grace staff, the code black situation escalates, on “Grey’s Anatomy,” SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12 (10:01-11:00 p.m. ET), on ABC Television Network. (Source: ABC)

  “Yesterday”—Someone from Derek and Addison’s past arrives in Seattle and shakes things up.  Meanwhile, Burke learns Cristina’s secret and, after a visit with her mother, Meredith looks into more of her family’s dirty laundry, on “Grey’s Anatomy,” SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19 (10:01-11:00 p.m. ET) on ABC. (Source: ABC)

December 15, 2005

  514 Barrington Avenue Updates:

--Summary of Episode 2.12 "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" added to the Patient Charts page.  

--New page added to Joe's Place. Page includes information about the Original Soundtrack CD and a new playlist.

--Comments about Episode 2.12 Added to the Second Opinion

Links can be found on the main page.

News:

According to the Associated Press (12/15/05) Grey’s Anatomy scored two nominations Tuesday from the Writers Guild of America. The 12-person writing team of Grey’s Anatomy was nominated in the dramatic and new series categories. This is the first time the guild’s awards include a category recognizing overall excellence in the writing of episodic series. The award will be presented to the entire writing team of the winning series. The awards ceremonies will take place in Los Angeles and New York on February 4, 2005. The dramatic series nominees include: Deadwood (HBO), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), Lost (ABC), Six Feet Under (HBO), and The West Wing (NBC).  The new series nominees include: Everybody Hates Chris (UPN), Grey’s Anatomy (ABC), My Name Is Earl (NBC), The Office (NBC) and Rome (HBO). 

According to the Associated Press (12/14/05), Grey's Anatomy was nominated for two Golden Globe awards.  The show was nominated for Best Drama. Other nominees include: Commander In Chief (ABC), Lost (ABC), Prison Break (Fox) and Rome (HBO). In addition, Patrick Dempsey (Grey's Anatomy) was nominated for Best Actor Drama.  Other nominees include: Matthew Fox (Lost), Hugh Laurie (House), Wentworth Miller (Prison Break) and Kiefer Sutherland (24).

According to Entertainment Weekly, Grey's Anatomy ranked at 7th place during the week of December 5-11. Grey's Anatomy pulled in 15.7 million views. The previous week GA ranked 5th. CSI was the number 1 show and pulled in 30.9 viewers! It was followed by Without A Trace, Survivor: Guatemala Finale, Survivor: Guatemala (Thursday), 60 minutes and Law & Order: SVU. Desperate Housewives was not broadcast on December 11th and Grey's Anatomy's leadin was a two hour version of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. 

Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Grey- Grey's Anatomy) Has Fans Wondering...

We Like It Better When You Fake It
By Molly Priesmeyer
City Pages Minneapolis/ St. Paul
12/15/05

 Just look at that perfectly artificially-lit babyface on the left: Ellen Pompeo (Grey's Anatomy) looks so angelic and unassuming with that faraway Christ-baby gaze and those enviable cheekbones you could rest multiple copies of the Oxford English Dictionary on. And fans of Grey's (and Old School) like her that way: delicate and dainty and incapable of plucking the head off a dead dandelion. (It aches, you know.) Last week, though, they got a taste of Pompeo's offscreen persona when she was on Punk'd, and now they're saying the bitch is crazy. Read more…

Upcoming Episode:

"Enough Is Enough (No More Tears)" - When a family arrives at Seattle Grace Hospital after a serious car accident, Alex learns that their injuries are only the beginning of their problems. Meanwhile, as Dr. Webber recovers from brain surgery, it seems that his wife (guest starring Loretta Devine as Mrs. Webber) has some concerns about the state of their marriage, on "Grey's Anatomy," SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/2/05) Guest starring are Loretta Devine as Mrs. Webber, Sarah Utterback as Nurse Olivia, Romy Rosemont as Lea Seibert, Lukas Behnken as Scott Seibert and Scott Michael Campbell as Mr. Hubble. "Enough is Enough (No More Tears)" was written by James Parriott and directed by Peter Horton. (ABC.com)

December 4, 2005

  514 Barrington Avenue: Tessarae's Grey's Anatomy Fan Site  launched!

According to Entertainment Weekly, Grey's Anatomy ranked as the third most watched show during the week of November 21-27!  Grey's Anatomy pulled in 19.6 million views, just beating out Without A Trace and Survivor: Guatemala, which each pulled in 19.5 viewers.  The number of viewers watching Grey's Anatomy actually increased over those watching it's lead in, Lost, which pulled in 19.3 viewers and ranked eighth. The previous week Grey Anatomy had ranked fifth in the ratings.  Desperate Housewives took first place with 25.9 viewers and CSI took second place with 25.7 views.

According to the New York Daily News, Sara Ramirez (Spamalot) will join Grey's Anatomy for a seven episode story arc that is likely to begin in January 2006.  This is part of a decision by ABC to add Hispanic characters to most of its most popular primetime shows.

According to TV Guide, Kate Walsh, who plays Addison Shepherd, has joined Grey's Anatomy as a regular cast member! I am thrilled that Addison is staying but according to Michael Logan (see the scanned article below) that is not the universal sentiment.  

Source: TV Guide November7-13, 2005 

Scan from: greys_fans.com

Upcoming Episodes:

"Owner of a Lonely Heart" - Cristina Yang has little sympathy for Constance Ferguson (special guest star Rosanna Arquette), a prison inmate who jeopardizes her health just to get out of solitary confinement. Meanwhile the interns all keep careful watch on the family of premature quintuplets with a variety of serious health challenges, Izzie's anger at Alex reaches boiling point, and Dr. Addison Shepherd decides to teach Izzie a very painful lesson, on "Grey's Anatomy," SUNDAY, DECEMBER 4 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.  Guest starring is Rosanna Arquette as Constance Ferguson. Other guest cast TBA. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" was written by Mark Wilding and was directed by Dan Minahan. (ABC.com)

"Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" - A young boy needs a heart transplant but doesn't seem to want it, and his treatment causes Burke and Yang to have philosophical differences. Meanwhile, when the interns rally to help Alex prepare to re-take his exam, Meredith has to remind Izzie of the true spirit of the Christmas holiday; and despite a reconciliation with his wife, Derek isn't in a festive mood, on "Grey's Anatomy," SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. Guest starring is CJ Sanders as Justin. Other guest cast TBA. "Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer" was written by Krista Vernoff and was directed by Peter Horton. (ABC.com)

"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" - As Meredith and Cristina discuss their relationship woes at the Emerald City Bar, their session of lamenting is interrupted when Joe, the bartender, collapses. And as Chief Webber recovers from brain surgery, he appoints one surgeon as interim chief - much to the dismay of another surgeon -- and he assigns George to report back with hospital gossip. While a devastated Meredith learns more about Derek and Addison's relationship, a confused Cristina tries to make decisions about her connection with Dr. Burke, on "Grey's Anatomy," SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/25/05)
Guest starring are Kate Walsh as Addison, Steven W. Baily as Joe and Wendy Gazelle as Julie Phillips. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" was written by Stacy McKee and directed by Peter Horton. (ABC.com)

The Original Soundtrack CD is out and features fifteen songs specifically selected by Shonda Rhimes & Besty Beers, Executive Producer of Grey's Anatomy. "This CD holds thirteen songs from our strongest show moments as well as out incredible main title created by Psapp and one from our brilliant promotional campaign." (from liner notes). I personally recommend the CD. Although it took a couple of listens to fully appreciate the total package, I've been playing it nonstop now for weeks. ~~ Tessarae

The DVD of Season I of Grey's Anatomy is due out on February 14, 2006.

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