ABC announced today that they picked up Station 19 for a fourth season. Hopefully, the network will treat it with more respect next season than they have in the past. It has definitely earned that right.
Even though they held it for midseason, it has proven to do better than Grey’s Anatomy in the overnights. That is even when they promoted that both shows were doing a crossover episode. They did not.
Stop making me have to watch Grey’s. There is a reason why I gave it up. You are not going to convince me to watch it now. It is torture to have to sit through it, only to find out there was really no connection between the two episodes. If you want to know how to do a crossover correctly, then watch One Chicago. As much as I am not a fan of Chicago PD, I don’t mind watching the episode when it is a conclusion for the other two shows. Well, I do mind, but not as much when I watch Grey’s for no reason.
This past Thursday, everyone was upset that Alex (Justin Chambers) left his wife for Izzy (Katherine Heigl) on Grey’s Anatomy.
The only person, who was OK with it, was Ellen Pompeo. It could be because she knew she was going to hang out with another one of the original interns. Here she is with T.R. Knight, who left the show during season 5.
She wrote this about their reunion, “Old friends are the BEST friends @t.r.knight… but like we aren’t old… we’ve just known each other for a very long time yes yes that’s it….”
Seeing them reunited, reminds how good the show was 11 seasons ago, and why I don’t miss watching it.
Justin Chambers has been with Grey’s Anatomy since day one. However, after 350 episodes, he is saying goodbye to the show that has been his home for 15 years.
He explained why he left to Deadline as, “There’s no good time to say goodbye to a show and character that’s defined so much of my life for the past 15 years.” Then he added, “For some time now, however, I have hoped to diversify my acting roles and career choices. And, as I turn 50 and am blessed with my remarkable, supportive wife and five wonderful children, now is that time.”
He also went on to thank the fans, show creator Shonda Rhimes, the remaining three originals: Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson and James Pickens, and everyone else who has worked on the show.
Sadly, it does not look like he is going to get a proper send-off like Sandra Oh or get killed off like so many others. Instead, when he left to take care of his mom in the 350th episodes, that was his swan song. Which is sad because Alex Karev deserved better than that.
BTW Who is still watching this show? I gave it up so long ago; I cannot remember why I stopped watching. Yet, I do not miss it.
Remember when Ellen Pompeo said that next season was going to be her last on Grey’s Anatomy. Well, she lied. That is because ABC announced today that they picked up the longest-running medical drama for two more seasons. Everyone keeps telling me, you cannot do Grey’s without Meridith Grey. Therefore, I guess, she is not going anywhere until at least after season 17.
Personally, I think they can do it without her. Although, I have only watched one episode this season and it was awful. I do not get why people love it so much. I only watched that episode because it was a crossover with Station 19. That firefighter drama I like, so I am happy it got renewed too. However, I am bummed they are going to do more crossovers with Grey’s. If they do too many, then I might have to quit Station 19.
Oh and ABC picked up How to Get Away with Murder too. That drama should be renamed How Not to Get Cancelled Even Though No One Watches. Too bad they didn’t tell For the People the secret because that is the one Shonda Rhimes show that will not be back next season.
UPDATE 1: ABC is not laughing because they cancelled The Kids Are Alright, Speechless, Splitting Up Together and The Fix. I am really upset about Speechless because it actually had a character with special needs played by an actor who has special needs. I felt that it was helping to normalize Cerebral Palsy, so its cancellation is a huge loss. The Kids Are Alright, like The Cool Kids, was hurt by a really bad pilot. It got better as the season went on.
NBC did not feel bad not picking I Feel Bad that also got hurt its pilot.
UPDATE 2: CBS cancelled Murphy Brown, Life In Pieces and Fam, but they picked up their safety sitcom Man with a Plan. Lethal Weapon was to much of a lethal weapon. ABC renewed Single Parents (I love this show), American Housewife, Fresh Off the Boat, The Rookie and the crappy Bless This Mess.
UPDATE 3: NBC has a blindspot for Blindspot because it will be back for one last season, while Star’s star has dimmed.
Before Susan Kelechi Watson was married to the perfect guy on This Is Us, she was married to someone on Private Practice. She looks the same now as she did when she was 26 in that 2007 episode.
