EllenPompeo-related stories
Posted Nov 20th 2009 3:20AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S06E10) In the last episode of 2009,
Grey's Anatomy combines Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years all in one eventful episode. I'm still not in the holiday mood, but the show got me there, except for the fact that they played Christmas music on New Years. Christmas music should stay between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
What happened to Alex in this episode? This would probably be the hardest time for a husband who doesn't have his wife for their first Christmas together. Wasn't he invited to Christmas Dinner? At least Meredith could have mentioned that he was stuck at work?
Continue reading Review: Grey's Anatomy - Holidaze
Posted Nov 13th 2009 12:42AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S06E09)
"According to Google, you don't exist" - Cristina Yang
We've reached a maximum capacity on
Grey's Anatomy where all the billed characters showed up for a few seconds on the show then disappeared; even the bartender showed up. This left a lot of characters segregated to the side. Meredith returned and was out of the loop for most of the episode, stuck in a room practicing her craft on a plastic dummy.
We also found the return of Izzie and the introduction of a new cardio doctor, Dr. Teddy Altman. While I grew to like Teddy, I really wished that Izzie would just go home and never come back.
Continue reading Review: Grey's Anatomy - New History
Posted Oct 30th 2009 3:00AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S06E07) This week's episode of
Grey's Anatomy focused on Derek and evolved the character as someone that's not just McDreamy. The show should start with Patrick Dempsey talking more often. I didn't realize how mellow his voice was, though saying the words "calm," "quiet," and "peace" automatically sound calming. I hope he narrates a Disney movie soon.
If the show continues to be strong with character driven development per episode, I suggest keeping Meredith bed ridden. She's already forgiven her father and has strengthened her relationship with her sister. Let's evolve the rest of the one-dimensional characters while she stays in bed.
Continue reading Review: Grey's Anatomy - Give Peace a Chance
Posted Oct 16th 2009 9:00AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-Free
This is
Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at
TV Squad where we supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our
tips form or by emailing us at
tvsquad at gmail dot com, or call and leave a message at
(775) 640-8479. Your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.
This week we have spoilers for:
90210, Bones, Desperate Housewives, Eastwick, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, How I Met Your Mother, Lost, Melrose Place, NCIS, Scrubs, Supernatural and Ugly Betty. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!) Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous: Bones, HIMYM, Lost and more!
Posted Oct 8th 2009 11:52PM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(
S06E04) I love how
Grey's Anatomy can bounce between serious and hysterical moments. Old people wanting penile implants, bears attacking a groggy Alex, and a witty jab at
CSI in the first ten minutes of the show counterbalanced with Mercy West drama, Christina being ignored, and Lexie's father arriving at the hospital hacking blood.
One interesting point that clears up one question is how much the residents make. According to Izzie, she and Alex barely make $30K a year. I'm not sure if that's combined or individual, but it makes me solidify why a) Lexie lives with Mark and b) Christina and Callie are still roommates.
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy: Tainted Obligation
Posted Oct 4th 2009 10:00AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: TV on DVD, OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Reality-Free, Jane After Dark
With
Grey's Anatomy and its spin-off
Private Practice starting new seasons, I decided to refresh my brain with the previous seasons of these two ABC shows. So this week's
Jane After Dark was all about the dreamy doctors.
I've been on board with
Private Practice since the beginning, and was especially interested to see
what happened with Violet and her baby in the season three premiere. Happy ending there, thank goodness! And while
Grey's Anatomy has certainly ebbed and flowed since it began in 2005, I've stuck with it because I've grown to love the dysfunctional characters with all their baggage. It makes my life seem just that much better.
Grey's Anatomy, Season Five
There were parts of this season that drove me a little nuts, like Izzie having "mind-boggling sex" with dead Denny. That whole storyline made me want to jump off a roof, but there were plenty of highlights to the season, as well...
Continue reading Jane After Dark: Grey's Anatomy season five; Private Practice season two
Posted Oct 2nd 2009 2:58AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S06E03) The paranoia kicked in on
Grey's Anatomy with the fears of merging with Mercy West. Everyone was on pins and needles wondering whether or not they would get cut. Tonight's episode focused mostly on Lexie and Christina's reactions on how to guarantee themselves positions in Seattle Grace. I still don't see why they were worried because they are good at what they do and even if they got cut, they could easily find jobs.
We also see how much of a loving husband Alex is, being concerned for his wife's health and making sure that she takes her medications.
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy: I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me
Posted Sep 25th 2009 12:05AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S06E01,S06E02) Every end of a television season, I ask myself, "Why do I keep watching
Grey's Anatomy?" Then I realized why; I love Callie. Sure, she came into the show in the second season and isn't an "original" character, but she's become what I consider the most genuine character.
Then they start the show with "Wade in the Water?" I'm automatically an emotional wreck for two hours. Instead of a regular episodic format, the premiere episodes shifted to a timeline (Day One, Seven, Ten, Thirteen, and so on). I guess they got the memo that
FlashForward was on before them.
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy: Good Mourning / Goodbye (season premiere)
Posted Sep 11th 2009 9:00AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Spoilers Anonymous, Reality-Free
This is
Spoilers Anonymous, a weekly column here at
TV Squad where we supply you with the dirt on some of the more popular shows on the air. We'll never put spoilers up here on the main page in order to help the reformed stay unspoiled. If you have anything to add to the group, feel free to step up and let yourself be heard, either with our
tips form or by emailing us at
tvsquad at gmail dot com, or call and leave a message at
(775) 640-8479. Your anonymity is guaranteed, if you wish to remain as such.
This week we have spoilers for:
24, Chuck, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, Lost, Private Practice and Ugly Betty. (SPOILERS FOLLOW!)
Continue reading Spoilers Anonymous
Posted Aug 25th 2009 11:26AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Video, Grey's Anatomy, Reality-Free
With a month to go, the news about
T.R. Knight leaving Grey's Anatomy finally comes to the forefront with one of the first previews for the sixth season. The preview spends the first 15 seconds at the end of season five, so fans only get 15 juicy seconds of new clips.
The clip is nothing out of the ordinary for
Grey's viewers: flashes of white, screaming people's names, faces of panic and running around. The big fans can dissect each scene and realize that there isn't much to analyze.
Here's hoping that the preview actually takes place in the first ten minutes of the show. If I get a lot of unnecessary George flashback for the first hour, I will have to find something to gag myself with.
Continue reading Gearing up for Grey's Anatomy season six
Posted Aug 3rd 2009 1:00PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Grey's Anatomy, Spoilers Anonymous, Celebrities, Casting, Reality-Free
Shooting of Season 6 of
Grey's Anatomy has already begun which means only one thing: spoilers are leaking to the web!
Are Izzie and George dead of alive? Will Meredith be pregnant since actress Ellen Pompeo is? Who is returning to the show? Are they introducing new characters? These questions and more are answered in this
Grey's Anatomy update!
Warning! Spoilers coming up.Continue reading Grey's Anatomy update: past guest stars return, funeral in the works, etc.
Posted Jul 30th 2009 6:01PM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Reality-Free
Season six of
Grey's Anatomy is going to be odd. Getting past the fact that T.R. Knight isn't coming back, Ellen Pompeo is pregnant.
Shonda Rhimes has mentioned that Meredith will not get pregnant to coincide with Ellen so we'll either get
How I Met Your Mother-esque bump hiding, or Meredith will disappear for a while.
The only Grey left is Lexie Grey, Meredith's half-sister. Although her relationship with Mark is interesting to watch, could she carry the show's title albeit temporarily?
Continue reading Would you watch Lexie Grey's Anatomy?
Posted May 8th 2009 12:28AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews
I appreciate a show that takes the time to have decently written dialogue, well timed music cues, and good use of set. A show like
Grey's Anatomy needs a 100th episode celebration every week. When a show actually uses characters correctly, it can succeed.
I appreciate that this episode had characters that normally don't interact interacting. Seeing Mark/Meredith, Derek/Izzie, Lexie/George all interacting made me realize that the hospital is smaller than one thinks. You work with these people, you think you'd talk to them once in a while.
Clearly, the wedding was going to take a left turn. I was happy to see that the stress of work didn't affect anyone and they were all happily attending the wedding. So does every wedding end with sex after attending?
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy: What a Difference a Day Makes
Posted Apr 25th 2009 9:18AM by Jane Boursaw
Filed under: Programming, OpEd, Desperate Housewives, Lost, Grey's Anatomy, Reality-Free
EW.com's Michael Ausiello
posted this blind item yesterday: "A major female character on a popular and highly rated hour-long drama series will learn that she's pregnant next month."
Other tidbits: The expectant character isn't thrilled to be pregnant. The timing, both personally and professionally, is really bad. The baby daddy's going through some stuff. And the bun in her oven may have company.
Ok, let's speculate here. My first thought is that it's Meredith Grey on
Grey's Anatomy, since her real-life alter-ego Ellen Pompeo actually IS pregnant. But the timing isn't all that bad. She and Derek are getting married. They can use a distraction with Izzie's cancer taking center stage. And although he's had some issues, Derek seems to have pulled it together.
Continue reading Who's the "major female character" that's pregnant?
Posted Apr 24th 2009 1:38AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S05E20) "Someone will be singing 'Wind Beneath My Freaking Wings'" - MeredithWhy does ABC have to mention that
Grey's Anatomy has some of the best storylines on television? If that is true, that must mean that
Private Practice has the worst. The episode was good, but the long wait got me jaded.
The show does better when Meredith isn't the center of the show. Even with her as the narrator, she succeeded only as a model for Izzie and a mediator between Derek and Mark. Speaking of which, Lexie was hysterical the whole episode. I thought it was so obscene that she kept eating something different in every shot that she was in. Sure they mentioned that she broke out, but couldn't the makeup team add a lump or two? I didn't see one thing wrong with her face.
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy: Sweet Surrender
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