Goodbye Grey's Anatomy, Goodbye ABC!
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cabensonI cannot tell you how upset I am about the following. I actually wrote a complaint letter to ABC:
Ausiello:
Brace yourselves, Grey's Anatomy fans: The show has parted ways with a female doc who is blonde, beautiful, outspoken – and not Katherine Heigl. It's Brooke Smith. As in Dr. Erica Hahn. As in one half of Callica, Grey's first-ever significant gay couple. And that's only half the story. I'm told this was not Shonda Rhimes' decision but rather an order that came down from the network. (ABC declined to comment.) According to one Grey's source, the suits "had issues" with both the explicit direction Callica was taking (think: undiscovered country, south of the border, etc.) and, more importantly, with the Hahn character in general. Basically, they didn't like her and wanted her gone ASAP. But how soon? And what does this mean for Callica? Keep yourselves braced, because the shocks don't stop in the following Q&A with the sublime Ms. Smith. She deserves better treatment than this, and next go-'round, here's hoping she gets it.
Ausiello:
Brace yourselves, Grey's Anatomy fans: The show has parted ways with a female doc who is blonde, beautiful, outspoken – and not Katherine Heigl. It's Brooke Smith. As in Dr. Erica Hahn. As in one half of Callica, Grey's first-ever significant gay couple. And that's only half the story. I'm told this was not Shonda Rhimes' decision but rather an order that came down from the network. (ABC declined to comment.) According to one Grey's source, the suits "had issues" with both the explicit direction Callica was taking (think: undiscovered country, south of the border, etc.) and, more importantly, with the Hahn character in general. Basically, they didn't like her and wanted her gone ASAP. But how soon? And what does this mean for Callica? Keep yourselves braced, because the shocks don't stop in the following Q&A with the sublime Ms. Smith. She deserves better treatment than this, and next go-'round, here's hoping she gets it.
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Date: 2008-11-04 12:48 am (UTC)i would totally love it if she spilled the beans. was there a q/a below? can you link if so?
meh, you know i never thought she was a good fit for ABC. people on ABC...have a look. it's a bit plastic-y. anyway, i can only hope that a Milch or a Fontana scoops her up for something divine. but, i do feel bad for her that she's got kids, etc.
lastly, wow. talk about being put in a tough spot. she could only play what was on the page...and...well. yeah. you know.
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Date: 2008-11-04 12:51 am (UTC)She is too good for that show, but she was also the only reason I tuned in.
Hopefully she will get something new and I can follow her around the tube.
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Date: 2008-11-04 01:17 am (UTC)pilot season is coming up so i'm sure she'll get called in for various things. i mean...she's Brooke Smith. bitch will work forever. she's probably booked on something already.
i just hope her agent has abc paying out for the rest of the season.