Shonda Rhimes Shares Her Thoughts On "The Other Side of This Life" Comments (Page 2)
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I love Patrick and Ellen together
May 10th, 2007 5:31 AM
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Bonnie M
May 10th, 2007 3:31 AM
It is television and when it comes down to it ratings is what matters. Shonda and the gang have their fan base but you always want more. To bring in more viewers aparently you have to drive your faithfuls completely crazy. Here it is near the end of season 3 and I don't think any of our beloved characters are happy. The only one that is'nt in a sad relationship is Bailey unless she is secretly hiding her feelings. Seson 2 ended the same way so Im hoping 3 is different. i know someone has to be unhappy but does it have to be all of them.
Jilly
May 10th, 2007 1:11 AM
This episode is not a spinoff - but you're making one? Come on, it was no good! Leave Addison in Seattle where she belongs! Not in that lame clinic, which was so boring you had the make the elevator talk.
And season 4 is going to rock? What happened to making season 3 decent?
Kristin
May 10th, 2007 12:16 AM
ALEX ALEX ALEX!!! we need more Alex. We don't know anything, GIVE US MORE ALEX!
Burke Backer
May 9th, 2007 9:09 PM
They all met each other at the same time. Burke and Cristina started their relationship about the same time that Izzie and George moved into Meredith's house, so the history in terms of time is about the same except that Izzie couldn't believe that anyone would look at George like a McDreamy and Cristina was already sleeping with Burke. So I don't think Izzie and George are more believable. Izzie fell for Alex and then fell for Denny (the love of her life???) and all the while she and George were friends, nothing more. Burke and Cristina have been living together for the majority of the year. Even before that they were falling in love. So, I don't buy that Izzie and George are more believable than Burke and Cristina. I've never seen them as the "Cristina won't trust me/let me in" bit. That is more the Meredith and Derek story. Cristina doesn't trust herself and right now Burke is doubting himself, too. It isn't about trusting each other. The about face for Izzie and George w
ashbgood77
May 9th, 2007 9:09 PM
I AGREE. IF SHE DOES ANYTHING (like that girl proably trying to sleep with derek and we all know -tho i hate to admit it that the finale is going to most likely have something to do with derek deciding whether or not to sleep with that bitch...haha) against mer-der i will be soooo pissed. enough already. just let meredith, for ONCE in her pathetic,sad life have a happy ending with derek. they BOTH deserve some happy. jeez louise im sick of tv destroying couples bc it makes ppl watch. i dont wanna watch that. i wanna watch them HAPPY!!!! arrghh!! haha....
Burke Backer
May 9th, 2007 8:47 PM
There are wedding pictures on abcmedianet.com. And, they don't look like happy wedding pictures. I am so jumping ship if Burke and Cristina don't get married. I know you are all worried about Mer and Der and I keep saying you have no reason to worry, but it is hard not to when Shonda herself drops these little bombs like "she may be loosing Derek". She's not. Shonda just wants you to tune in to make sure. The wedding however is making me really depressed when I should be anticipating with some degree of pleasure. It will break my heart if they don't go through with the wedding. The pictures look like the National Inquirer might be right and I am really depressed. It just doesn't make any sense. They have spent the entire season showing how they are growing and that their love for each other is strong. There is no believable reason for them to break up at the wedding. I keep wanting to have faith in Shonda, but by faith is really being tested.
sandy
May 9th, 2007 7:41 PM
ugh i don't want Derek leaving Mer. She's been through enough as a character. . well i love the show and can't wait to see the ending of season3. if Derek does try getting with the girl at the bar maybe that's just something that needs to happen.
Lovely
May 9th, 2007 7:34 PM
I think the new road that Shonda is talking about is something that we should give a chance...I mean eventhough I live here in the Philippines and season 2 had just ended I keep track on it in the internet besides I love the character of Addison. She rocks!!!
I love Patrick and Ellen together
May 9th, 2007 6:03 PM
Trying to think positive about this whole Mer/Der bargirl thing, so I thought I would comment on the positive stuff with our favorite couple!….I love the sparkle that Patrick has in his eyes when he looks at Ellen. There is such a great connection between these two. I remember on one of the podcasts from this season (I think the one of Mer snoring) and they were talking about in the podcast they had to do the re-takes a few times because Ellen and Patrick were laughing so much and having such a good time! They also commented that these two actors really enjoyed working with each other and had such a good time together! See everyone notices that! They are just comfortable with each other and it really shows!
There are so many great videos on youtube with Patrick and Ellen. I really liked these two that I saw recently and it basically says exactly what we all see with this great couple and shows us that they (Patrick and Ellen) see it too! Here are the links!
http://www.youtube.com
bayfront
May 9th, 2007 5:41 PM
This is what happens in a character-focused TV show. You have to keep on changing the character's character to if you're playing the ratings game. What a pity, one's integrity is the one always compromised.
julia
May 9th, 2007 3:39 PM
haha, "Things happen when I'm in those moods. Things like Meredith drowning."
Mel
May 9th, 2007 3:01 PM
I think that the Mcbarwhore :) is a set up for us to think that mcdreamy might do the un mcthinkable and cheat (remember when we found him in the trailer all mcnaked and steamy with another woman there only to find out it's his sister nancy...lets all be hopeful and lean to the idea that the girl who is flirty at first turns out to be Lexie ( Mer's other sis) and she does serve a purpose (maybe resolving some of Mer's "daddy issues" and possibly providing a romantic interest for Mark or someone else...I'm trying to be bright and shiny, or whatever :)
Megan
May 9th, 2007 2:45 PM
Ok I am literally obsessed with Grey's so I truly will never stop watching...I can't even stop watching old episodes! (I have watched seasons 1 & 2 more than twice...) so heres my theory on our so called Mer/Der drama...Shonda has been doin an excellent job these past 3 seasons...she will come up with more than just this...I have faith in her! But as much as the make up breakup deal keeps me hangin I am getting stressed with it! One day I say if only things were more like Mer/Der but the next Thursday...HOW COULD HE DO THAT?! (teary eyes the commence) As for everyone else... funny how no one mentions that Cristina and Burke do their same little "Cristina won't trust me/let me in" bit waayyy too much. The Izzy sitch is incredibly entertaining and heartthrobbing...I personally am rooting for Izzy i know i know she's the other woman please don't get out the torch and pitchfork I just think that they have more trust, more history...its just really crappy timing...I know that Shonda wil
McDreamyMmMmM
May 9th, 2007 2:16 PM
cute pic of ellen & shonda
horneyelevatorsinSGH
May 9th, 2007 2:16 PM
shonda is such a cool person...sometime i randomly have trains of thoughts but unfortunately i dont have the talent to just write them down and make millions of dollars. im behind whatever she chooses to do next...i just gotta pray its for mer and der to be together
Emma
May 9th, 2007 2:11 PM
That woman in the bar is Chyler Leigh, look her up on google. As for Mer/Der drama, no more!
Mary
May 9th, 2007 1:35 PM
Who is the new girl stepping in on Mer/Der at the bar next episode? What actress is it and what else has she been on? Very familiar looking
Jany
May 9th, 2007 1:05 PM
Please no splitting between Meredith and Derek. Where is the true Love and Miracle you told us . The crash between them will ruin the show. I think you no this ,so we will see what is happening.
ANNA
May 9th, 2007 1:04 PM
Ya- i am a die hard grey's fan....but can't you guys come up with any thing other that mer/der drama?!?! we have seen everything that they could ever go through....and it is getting WAY old!!!
Belgian Grey
May 9th, 2007 12:48 PM
Why do I have the feeling that Mrs Rhimes does not care about us and our comments because she says "Where we are going might make you shake your fists to the heavens and scream" I have the feeling that the cliffhanger will be of course Mer/Der splitting up. Like I said before if this is the case I am done with Grey's Anatomy.
hafsa
May 9th, 2007 12:46 PM
Like i said before, Shonda sure likes playing with fire
Chemistry
May 9th, 2007 11:50 AM
Please...no more misery for our Mer/Der
Rhonda
May 9th, 2007 11:09 AM
I agree with Sam. Any more Mer/Der misery & I'm outahere!
Morgan
May 9th, 2007 10:38 AM
Sometimes I feel like what I'm looking forward to most in an episode is the MerDer thing, and really, it might be getting old. but these two people have such a great chemistry together that it's hard to just try to not be interested all together. But if it's going to be all strung out to season 4 with some "new girl" trying to take mer's spot, we all know in the long run (season 4) that's not going to break them apart.
Meredith: People change, but they don't change.
May 10th, 2007 5:31 AM
testing...having computer problems...
May 10th, 2007 3:31 AM
It is television and when it comes down to it ratings is what matters. Shonda and the gang have their fan base but you always want more. To bring in more viewers aparently you have to drive your faithfuls completely crazy. Here it is near the end of season 3 and I don't think any of our beloved characters are happy. The only one that is'nt in a sad relationship is Bailey unless she is secretly hiding her feelings. Seson 2 ended the same way so Im hoping 3 is different. i know someone has to be unhappy but does it have to be all of them.
May 10th, 2007 1:11 AM
This episode is not a spinoff - but you're making one? Come on, it was no good! Leave Addison in Seattle where she belongs! Not in that lame clinic, which was so boring you had the make the elevator talk.
And season 4 is going to rock? What happened to making season 3 decent?
May 10th, 2007 12:16 AM
ALEX ALEX ALEX!!! we need more Alex. We don't know anything, GIVE US MORE ALEX!
May 9th, 2007 9:09 PM
They all met each other at the same time. Burke and Cristina started their relationship about the same time that Izzie and George moved into Meredith's house, so the history in terms of time is about the same except that Izzie couldn't believe that anyone would look at George like a McDreamy and Cristina was already sleeping with Burke. So I don't think Izzie and George are more believable. Izzie fell for Alex and then fell for Denny (the love of her life???) and all the while she and George were friends, nothing more. Burke and Cristina have been living together for the majority of the year. Even before that they were falling in love. So, I don't buy that Izzie and George are more believable than Burke and Cristina. I've never seen them as the "Cristina won't trust me/let me in" bit. That is more the Meredith and Derek story. Cristina doesn't trust herself and right now Burke is doubting himself, too. It isn't about trusting each other. The about face for Izzie and George w
May 9th, 2007 9:09 PM
I AGREE. IF SHE DOES ANYTHING (like that girl proably trying to sleep with derek and we all know -tho i hate to admit it that the finale is going to most likely have something to do with derek deciding whether or not to sleep with that bitch...haha) against mer-der i will be soooo pissed. enough already. just let meredith, for ONCE in her pathetic,sad life have a happy ending with derek. they BOTH deserve some happy. jeez louise im sick of tv destroying couples bc it makes ppl watch. i dont wanna watch that. i wanna watch them HAPPY!!!! arrghh!! haha....
May 9th, 2007 8:47 PM
There are wedding pictures on abcmedianet.com. And, they don't look like happy wedding pictures. I am so jumping ship if Burke and Cristina don't get married. I know you are all worried about Mer and Der and I keep saying you have no reason to worry, but it is hard not to when Shonda herself drops these little bombs like "she may be loosing Derek". She's not. Shonda just wants you to tune in to make sure. The wedding however is making me really depressed when I should be anticipating with some degree of pleasure. It will break my heart if they don't go through with the wedding. The pictures look like the National Inquirer might be right and I am really depressed. It just doesn't make any sense. They have spent the entire season showing how they are growing and that their love for each other is strong. There is no believable reason for them to break up at the wedding. I keep wanting to have faith in Shonda, but by faith is really being tested.
May 9th, 2007 7:41 PM
ugh i don't want Derek leaving Mer. She's been through enough as a character. . well i love the show and can't wait to see the ending of season3. if Derek does try getting with the girl at the bar maybe that's just something that needs to happen.
May 9th, 2007 7:34 PM
I think the new road that Shonda is talking about is something that we should give a chance...I mean eventhough I live here in the Philippines and season 2 had just ended I keep track on it in the internet besides I love the character of Addison. She rocks!!!
May 9th, 2007 6:03 PM
Trying to think positive about this whole Mer/Der bargirl thing, so I thought I would comment on the positive stuff with our favorite couple!….I love the sparkle that Patrick has in his eyes when he looks at Ellen. There is such a great connection between these two. I remember on one of the podcasts from this season (I think the one of Mer snoring) and they were talking about in the podcast they had to do the re-takes a few times because Ellen and Patrick were laughing so much and having such a good time! They also commented that these two actors really enjoyed working with each other and had such a good time together! See everyone notices that! They are just comfortable with each other and it really shows!
There are so many great videos on youtube with Patrick and Ellen. I really liked these two that I saw recently and it basically says exactly what we all see with this great couple and shows us that they (Patrick and Ellen) see it too! Here are the links!
http://www.youtube.com
May 9th, 2007 5:41 PM
This is what happens in a character-focused TV show. You have to keep on changing the character's character to if you're playing the ratings game. What a pity, one's integrity is the one always compromised.
May 9th, 2007 3:39 PM
haha, "Things happen when I'm in those moods. Things like Meredith drowning."
May 9th, 2007 3:01 PM
I think that the Mcbarwhore :) is a set up for us to think that mcdreamy might do the un mcthinkable and cheat (remember when we found him in the trailer all mcnaked and steamy with another woman there only to find out it's his sister nancy...lets all be hopeful and lean to the idea that the girl who is flirty at first turns out to be Lexie ( Mer's other sis) and she does serve a purpose (maybe resolving some of Mer's "daddy issues" and possibly providing a romantic interest for Mark or someone else...I'm trying to be bright and shiny, or whatever :)
May 9th, 2007 2:45 PM
Ok I am literally obsessed with Grey's so I truly will never stop watching...I can't even stop watching old episodes! (I have watched seasons 1 & 2 more than twice...) so heres my theory on our so called Mer/Der drama...Shonda has been doin an excellent job these past 3 seasons...she will come up with more than just this...I have faith in her! But as much as the make up breakup deal keeps me hangin I am getting stressed with it! One day I say if only things were more like Mer/Der but the next Thursday...HOW COULD HE DO THAT?! (teary eyes the commence) As for everyone else... funny how no one mentions that Cristina and Burke do their same little "Cristina won't trust me/let me in" bit waayyy too much. The Izzy sitch is incredibly entertaining and heartthrobbing...I personally am rooting for Izzy i know i know she's the other woman please don't get out the torch and pitchfork I just think that they have more trust, more history...its just really crappy timing...I know that Shonda wil
May 9th, 2007 2:16 PM
cute pic of ellen & shonda
May 9th, 2007 2:16 PM
shonda is such a cool person...sometime i randomly have trains of thoughts but unfortunately i dont have the talent to just write them down and make millions of dollars. im behind whatever she chooses to do next...i just gotta pray its for mer and der to be together
May 9th, 2007 2:11 PM
That woman in the bar is Chyler Leigh, look her up on google. As for Mer/Der drama, no more!
May 9th, 2007 1:35 PM
Who is the new girl stepping in on Mer/Der at the bar next episode? What actress is it and what else has she been on? Very familiar looking
May 9th, 2007 1:05 PM
Please no splitting between Meredith and Derek. Where is the true Love and Miracle you told us . The crash between them will ruin the show. I think you no this ,so we will see what is happening.
May 9th, 2007 1:04 PM
Ya- i am a die hard grey's fan....but can't you guys come up with any thing other that mer/der drama?!?! we have seen everything that they could ever go through....and it is getting WAY old!!!
May 9th, 2007 12:48 PM
Why do I have the feeling that Mrs Rhimes does not care about us and our comments because she says "Where we are going might make you shake your fists to the heavens and scream" I have the feeling that the cliffhanger will be of course Mer/Der splitting up. Like I said before if this is the case I am done with Grey's Anatomy.
May 9th, 2007 12:46 PM
Like i said before, Shonda sure likes playing with fire
May 9th, 2007 11:50 AM
Please...no more misery for our Mer/Der
May 9th, 2007 11:09 AM
I agree with Sam. Any more Mer/Der misery & I'm outahere!
May 9th, 2007 10:38 AM
Sometimes I feel like what I'm looking forward to most in an episode is the MerDer thing, and really, it might be getting old. but these two people have such a great chemistry together that it's hard to just try to not be interested all together. But if it's going to be all strung out to season 4 with some "new girl" trying to take mer's spot, we all know in the long run (season 4) that's not going to break them apart.