Shonda Rhimes hasn’t had a misstep in her career, which is more than can be said about a world-renowned physician who tripped and fell in front of her house, and now the good doc is suing her. Dr. Kuo Chao claims in a new lawsuit, he was jogging…
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Friday, August 17, 2018
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Isaiah Washington Says Shonda Rhimes Blames Racism for His "Grey"s Anatomy" Firing
Isaiah Washington insists he was ousted from “Grey’s Anatomy” in 2007 over false accusations fueled by an allegedly racist ABC exec … and he says Shonda Rhimes knows it too, and has his back. The actor tells us Shonda — creator…
Thursday, November 9, 2017
Shonda Rhimes" "Scandal" and "Get Away with Murder" Stars" Divorce Finalized
Two actors who starred on Shonda Rhimes shows are now officially single … TMZ has learned. Liza Weil and Paul Adelstein’s divorce has been finalized more than a year after the original filing. Liza stars on “How to Get Away with Murder” and…
Monday, August 14, 2017
Shonda Rhimes Says Goodbye to ABC, Hello to Netflix!!!
Shonda Rhimes is down with Netflix and chill … the megaproducer is leaving ABC and taking her talents to the streaming service in a blockbuster deal. Shonda — the creator of “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Scandal” and “How to Get Away with Murder” –…
Friday, March 25, 2016
The Catch Season 1 Episode 1: Has Shonda Rhimes Done It Again?
So… were you reeled in by The Catch Season 1 Episode 1?
On the opening installment of the latest drama from super producer Shonda Rhimes, viewers met Alice Vaughn, a private investigator played by Mireille Enos.
She spends most of her time to tracking down Mr. X, an elusive/mysterious con man who has stolen millions of dollars from two of the biggest clients at Alice’s firm.
The major twist here, however, is that Mr. X ends up being Alice’s own fiancé, Christopher Hall (portrayed Peter Krause).
How does she finally figure this out?
After Christopher ups and leaves her, taking her $ 1.3 million in savings with him on the way out the door.
And so begins the game of cat and mouse that will define The Catch Season 1.
Alice, of course, does not catch her cheating ex-fiance on the premiere, but she does successfully hack into his offshore accounts and steal back her money before the opening hour is over.
This actually symbolizes the major difference (so far, at least) between The Catch and How to Get Away with Murder or Scandal.
There was no stunning cliffhanger to close the pilot. It’s unlikely that the jaws of many viewers were left on the floor.
Does this mean there’s no future for The Catch? Of course not. Look at Grey’s Anatomy. That series does not rely on shocking its fans each week and it’s still doing pretty darn well for itself.
But a lack of a an OMG-worthy moment does make The Catch feel less buzzworthy right now.
What did you think? Grade The Catch Season 1 Episode 1 now:
Will you continue to give this new Shondaland offering a chance?
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Patrick Dempsey: Shonda Rimes Killed Me Off, But It"s Cool
It was a bold move, killing McDreamy off Grey’s Anatomy.
After 11 seasons, Derek Shepherd died in a car crash. It would have been your run-of-the-mill TV tragedy, had the show’s creator, Shonda Rhimes, not hinted that she sometimes kills off characters for persona reasons.
On November Rimes made headlines during an appearance The Nightly Show With Larry Whitmore.
“Have you ever killed off a character because you didn’t like the actor?” Whitmore asked.
“And extra bonus points, who was it? Don’t even think about lying.”
Rimes’ response: “Yes, and I’m not naming names.”
Dempsey gets it, though.
“I think she loves being provocative, and that’s fine for who she is,” Dempsey told Entertainment Weekly.
“That gets people talking about all the stuff that she’s doing. She’s an amazing woman who is incredibly productive. She’s promoting a book. She’s promoting three shows.
“And she’s emerging as the star of all of these things.”
Dempsey, who’s currently filming Bridget Jones’s Baby with Renee Zellweger and Colin Firth, says he’s “very happy to have moved on with a difference chapter” in his life.
“She’s very savvy,” he added. “I think she knows how to deal with the media and what she needs to say to get the response that she’s looking for.”
Do you think it was personal, killing off McDreamy?
Friday, November 13, 2015
Shonda Rhimes: If I Don"t Like You, Then You Die
#OMGsoawkward
Last night, Shonda Rhimes stopped by The Nightly Show With Larry Whitmore to promote her Thursday night line-up: Grey"s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away With Murder.
Rhimes is really good at breaking our hearts by killing off characters we hold dear (RIP George O"Malley), and Whitmore wanted to know if there is more to her method than a storyline.
"Have you ever killed off a character because you didn"t like the actor? And extra bonus points, who was it? Don"t even think about lying," Whitmore asked.
"Yes, and I"m not naming names,” a squirmy Rhimes said.
Patrick Dempsey"s character was the latest casualty; his character, Derek Shepherd had been on Grey"s from the pilot, but was killed off at the end of last season.
Back in August, Rhimes explained her reasons for offing Dr. McDreamy at the Television Critics" Association press tour.
"What were the options? Derek was going to walk out on Meredith and leave her high and dry, and what was that going to mean? That was going to suggest that their love was not true, that the thing we said for 11 years was a lie, and McDreamy wasn’t McDreamy," Rhimes explained.
"For me, that was untenable. Meredith and Derek’s love had to remain Meredith and Derek’s love. So as painful as that was for me as a storyteller, the only way to preserve what felt true to me was that Derek was going to have to die in order for that to remain honest."
Suddenly I feel the need to rewatch these shows and play a game of "why did they really die, Shonda?"
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