PatrickDempsey-related stories
Posted Feb 5th 2010 3:05AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S06E13) There was no reason for
'Grey's Anatomy' to have had a rerun last week. Why didn't the producers start one week later? Either way, Derek takes over Seattle Grace this week as the chief and struggled on his first day. While he managed to figure everything out by the end of the day, it's nice to see Derek's evolution handling the responsibilities.
The Chief, or I guess he's just now demoted to "Richard," struggled with his decision to retire or go to rehab for the whole episode. While Derek, Meredith, and Bailey tried to talk to him, it was all his decision to make the next step. Here's hoping that he comes back stronger than ever.
Continue reading Review: 'Grey's Anatomy' - 'State of Love and Trust'
Posted Dec 29th 2009 2:00PM by Mike Moody
More of our best of the decade coverage, which started earlier today. You can read the other posts at the link above. Here, we talk about the decade's biggest TV scandals. Who doesn't like a little drama? We love it here at TV Squad. Of course, its usually the scripted kind that we obsess over, not the real-life variety. But it was hard to escape all of the behind-the-scenes scandals going on during the Aughts.
The backstage drama often spilled out onto the tube, in talk show interviews, reality series, and with the 24-hour news networks looking to fill time and boost their ratings. Needless to say, we had little trouble picking our top TV scandals of the '00s.
Continue reading Best TV of the '00s: Scandals
Posted Nov 6th 2009 2:20AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
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S06E08) This episode of
Grey's Anatomy shows that
Grey's can be strong without having a Grey sister (or Izzie) involved. All the other characters are strong on their own, and it's nice seeing Arizona evolve as a character. Sadly, these episodes will come to an end next week.
I still laugh that pagers are still the standard for communicating with doctors outside of work. It's interesting to see the doctors dreading the fact that they didn't get enough sleep.
Who thinks of throwing a surprise birthday party anymore? I guess I'd rather take the $25 million donation to the hospital.
Continue reading Review: Grey's Anatomy - Invest in Love
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 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 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 Jun 19th 2009 3:07PM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Watercooler Talk, Emmys, Reality-Free
With the Emmy announcements inching closer, one for your consideration caught me off guard.
Patrick Dempsey is not a Lead Actor this year. He is throwing his name into the
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series category. Why is Patrick Dempsey announcing that he is a supporting character? I think several storylines this season of
Grey's Anatomy (especially his breakdown and his proposal) are lead actor moments.
Is Patrick Dempsey scared of his competitors? Probably. ABC wants to get an Emmy in any form or fashion and they are probably clearing the path for
Lost or
Brothers and Sisters to make a stab for lead.
Continue reading Is Derek Shepherd a supporting character?
Posted Jun 6th 2009 12:03PM by Kona Gallagher
Filed under: OpEd, Lost, Watercooler Talk, Casting, Reality-Free
The Internet has been all atwitter since
Dominic Monaghan, aka the dearly departed
Charlie Pace on
Lost, showed up in a
new ABC promo. In it, Dominic/Charlie is playing Foosball with current and upcoming ABC stars, including
Patrick Dempsey from
Grey's Anatomy and
Courteney Cox from the upcoming
Cougar Town.
Jason Hughes theorizes that this could very well mean that Monaghan is returning to
Lost next season.
This of course, is not out of the realm of possibility: death, after all, rarely means goodbye on
Lost. On the other hand, it's not unheard of for stars who have exited the island to find themselves on other ABC shows (see:
Harold Perrineau on The Unusuals). So which is it? Well, that crafty cad
Michael Ausiello thinks he has the answer. See what spoilers ABC execs shared with him after the jump.
Continue reading Delving deeper into the Charlie Pace mystery
Posted Mar 27th 2009 1:02AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews
(S05E19) After the commercials continued to mention how wonderful
Grey's Anatomy was going to be, I was brainwashed. This episode had to be good. For me, it delivered. In the first five minutes, we were given Owen's PTSD situation and it set the tone for the rest of the episode. Then we get the wonderful voiceovers from Alex, a good change from Meredith.
There were definitely serious tear inducing moments, along with two really funny situations. We also had a believable patient. When does this hospital get normal patients? Probably when they went down a few ranks. More thoughts and analysis after the jump.
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy: Elevator Love Letter
Posted Mar 22nd 2009 10:28AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: Grey's Anatomy, Celebrities, Reality-Free
There a few news bites from several of the
Grey's Anatomy actors pre-scoured for your convenience. It's kind of odd reading about these people outside of their characters, but it's true: they are real people. We got some news from Patrick Dempsey, Chandra Wilson, T.R. Knight, and more:
Chandra Wilson to join cast of Chicago - This one's a little old, but noteworthy. Chandra Wilson, better known as Miranda Bailey, will be playing Matron Mama Morton in the musical
Chicago starting June 8th and ending July 5, 2009. It's great seeing Wilson play another really strong character; I've never heard her singing chops, but she has a background in musicals, so I'm not doubting it.
More after the jump.
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy actor updates
Posted Mar 13th 2009 2:03AM by Michael Pascua
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S05E17) "There's no fixing you. You're a lemon." - Derek
It's official: I'm an emotional loser. After two weeks without my weekly Medical/High School drama,
Grey's is back and even more dramatic than I remember. Has
Grey's Anatomy been this good in a while? I always thought that with such a big ensemble cast, the show was bound to have loose ends. With this episode, it seems as though each character is what I remember from the first two seasons.
With no big guest stars this week, the characters developed amongst themselves. I appreciate the return of the Meredith/Christina friendship, now back at full strength, but why does it seem like when Meredith solves one thing, another falls apart? She suffers from the Chaos theory.
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy: I Will Follow You Into the Dark
Posted Feb 20th 2009 12:04PM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S05E16) "In Human please Doctor Yang." - Doctor CampbellWhen I learned a few weeks back that Faye Dunaway was going to guest star this week, I was a tiny bit worried at what her role would be since
Grey's Anatomy has not been very good lately at introducing new characters and Dunaway deserves better. Luckily for her, the role of Doctor Margaret Campbell was introduced with some humor and her presence helped Cristina become a better doctor while touching the topic of when doctors should retire.
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy: An Honest Mistake
Posted Feb 13th 2009 1:32AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S02E16) "I'm not pathetic. I'm a man. A man with asthma." - SamThe second hour of the
Private Practice/Grey's Anatomy crossover was as action-packed as the first hour (read the review
here)! Was Archer going to make it? Why was Jen having troubles breathing? Was Sam having asthma attacks because he couldn't let go of Naomi? What were Pete, Violet, Dell, and Cooper up to back at Oceanside?
Answers and my two cents about the episode coming up!
Continue reading Private Practice: Ex-Life
Posted Feb 13th 2009 1:03AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S05E15) "I need you to be a God." - Addison to DerekThe
Private Practice/Grey's Anatomy crossover reached its peak this week with a two-hour event. Both episodes were so action packed, thanks to patients Jen and Archer who were part of the two episodes, that this week you not only get a review for the
Grey's Anatomy installment but also one for the
Private Practice episode.
So let's get to it, shall we?
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy: Before and After
Posted Feb 6th 2009 9:45AM by Isabelle Carreau
Filed under: Other Drama Shows, OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Episode Reviews, Reality-Free
(S05E14) "Use it wisely." - Owen to Mark about.... well... you know!Fun fact: The day following the airing of "
Stairway to Heaven," the top Google searches where for expressions like "penile fracture" and "broken penis." Thankfully, after getting treatment and not using his tool for a few days, Mark is back in shape! I must admit seeing Owen and Mark quickly enter and exit the exam room to check on it was probably the most hilarious scene of the week. Yes, in my book it was funnier than those scenes with the man who had something (why couldn't they tell us what in the end?!?) lodged in his behind. It wouldn't surprise me if people research that latter case on Google today to find answers as to what was lodged where it didn't belong!
Continue reading Grey's Anatomy: Beat Your Heart Out
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