Merrin Dungey-related stories
Posted Sep 26th 2007 11:47PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Episode Reviews, Private Practice
(S01E01) You think I moved here because you kissed me? - AddisonTechnically,
Private Practice aired its first episode within the
Grey's Anatomy 2-hour long "
The Other Side of This Life," which aired last May. After the episode aired, most of the fans were quite vocal about
their hate (or disappointment) towards the Addison spin-off. ABC, probably knowing that part of the pilot's failure was due to the fact it aired within a
Grey's episode and that the spin-off could do better on its own, decided to pick up the series and ordered 13 episodes.
Now that the first official episode of the series aired, we can properly review, analyze, and critique
Private Practice and decide if we hate it or not.
Continue reading Private Practice: In Which We Meet Addison... (series premiere)
Posted Jul 2nd 2007 8:01AM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Industry, Grey's Anatomy, Celebrities
Here's one of the big problems with airing your "pilot" episode as part of the run of the series from which it spins off: if you decide to make any cast changes, those changes will be pretty obvious.
Case in point: The millions of people who watched the
Private Practice spin-off episode of
Grey's Anatomy saw Merrin Dungey playing Dr. Naomi Bennett, the friend and fertility expert that Addison Montgomery visited in L.A. because she was looking to have a baby. However, come fall, Dr. Bennett will be played by noted Broadway actress Audra McDonald (pictured),
according to the Show Tracker blog on the LA Times' web site. There was no word on why the role was recast.
Continue reading Dungey out, McDonald in on Private Practice
Posted May 14th 2007 10:02PM by Joel Keller
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, OpEd, Episode Reviews
(S09E12 / S09E13) Last month, I wrote a post praising
The King of Queens for
not making their 200th episode into any kind of "special" episode, just doing the same goofy but funny comedy the show has always done. There was no character development, no great revelations, no massive earth-shattering changes, and no story arcs. I expected them to do the same for the finale; just show another day in the life of the Heffernans and fade to black.
We got none of that; in fact, everything I listed above was exactly what we got, not only in this one-hour finale, but the two episodes before that. Drama isn't this show's strong suit, and it made for a finale that was wildly out of character in comparison with the rest of the series.
Continue reading The King of Queens: China Syndrome, Parts 1 & 2 (series finale)
Posted May 7th 2007 10:22AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Watercooler Talk
The
Grey's Anatomy boards and blogs, and even some of our articles here at TV Squad, have been experiencing a surge in negative comments and posts. Those comments are directed at solely one thing: the
potential spin-off featuring the character of Addison.
Why are fans so unhappy with the end result? Will fan comments have ABC not pick up
Private Practice?
Let's analyze a few of the negative comments left by the TV Squad visitors in our "
Grey's Anatomy vs. the spin-off -- Part 2" post.
Continue reading Why Grey's Anatomy's fans hate the spin-off
Posted May 4th 2007 10:25AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Programming, Grey's Anatomy, Vs.
Less than two weeks ago, we pondered if the spin-off would be better than
Grey's Anatomy based on the information and spoilers that had leaked so far. Now that the
two Grey's Anatomy's episodes serving to launch the potential spin-off have aired, it is time to revisit our "
Grey's Anatomy vs. the spin-off" article and reflect on if we were right or not and decide what series is better based on what aired last night.
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy vs. the spin-off - Part 2
Posted Mar 12th 2007 2:44PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, ABC, Grey's Anatomy
TV Guide Online's
Michael Ausiello is reporting that
Merrin Dungey (
Alias, The King of Queens) and
Amy Brenneman (
Judging Amy) have been cast in the
Grey's Anatomy spin-off. They will both appear in episodes 3.22 and 3.23 of
Grey's. These episodes will serve as the pilot for this potential spin-off revolving around Kate Walsh's character, Addison.
It is unknown if Dungey and Brenneman will play main characters in the spin-off or if they will just appear in the two-hour special. Other actors appearing in the two-hour special are: Chris Lowell (
Veronica Mars), Tim Daly (
The Nine), Paul Adelstein (
Prison Break), and Taye Diggs (
Day Break).
Episode 3.22 and 3.23 are set to air on May 10 on ABC.
Posted Oct 27th 2006 1:43PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Sci-Fi/Supernatural Shows, FOX, Industry, Programming
If you like science fiction, and
Battlestar Galactica,
Doctor Who,
Stargate, and other shows aren't enough, get ready for
Beyond.
According to Aint It Cool News, FOX has ordered 13 episodes of the series. It's about a big meteor coming to Earth, carrying a deadly virus, and the efforts to stop it. Jeez, as if a meteor wasn't enough to worry about, the damn thing has to be carrying a virus too? The show will star Seth Gable, Rachel Perry, and Merrin Dungey from
Alias.
The best part of the story is the various comments from Ain't It Cool readers. Some of the entertaining subject lines of the comments include "Why FOX Why" and "
Armageddon meets
Outbreak" and "For Christ's Spellcheck. Is it that hard?" Ha!
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