Jessica Capshaw Offered Grey's Anatomy Contract
Better get used to Callizona!
Grey's Anatomy has signed Sara Ramirez's latest guest-starring lesbian crush, Jessica Capshaw, to a contract, sources have confirmed to Entertainment Weekly.
The deal calls for the 32-year-old actress to appear in all remaining episodes of the current fifth season with an option to return as a series regular next fall.
The former Practice star joined Grey's Anatomy last month as Seattle Grace pediatrician Arizona Robbins. While she was initially signed to guest star in only three episodes, the possibility had existed that it could turn into something more permanent.
Capshaw's promotion should silence critics who sounded the anti-gay alarm after ABC kindly asked Grey's Anatomy executive producer Shonda Rhimes to banish Callie's first girlfriend, the brusque and ballsy Dr. Hahn (played by Brooke Smith), to the parking lot.
"The character was not working for us and the relationship was not working for us," ABC Entertainment President Steve McPherson acknowledged last month at press tour.
What do you think of this news? Despite forming one of the best couple names ever in Callizona, are the two clicking romantically? Do you like her?
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January 24th, 2010 11:43 AM
Arizona and Callie are perfect for each other and by far the best couple, followed closely by Mark and Lexie who should ger back together.
I like Izzy, I never really liked George, Love Cristina and Bailey and can't stand Maredith or 'McDreamy'.
All the ships except the first two are wrong, they don't suit each other, Callie and Erica had the worst chemistry I've ever seen and Callie plus the hospital as a whole need someone like Arizona that takes away all the misery that goes on.
I love her, I think she's the best Character and I love her ship with Callie.
July 19th, 2009 4:46 AM
LOL!!!! Yes I agree:)!!!!!!!!!!!!!
May 17th, 2009 7:04 PM
I love Arizona. I think she is exactly what Callie needs in her life and provides the balance. I hope she stays on. And anyway, there are already rumors of T.R. Knight and Katherine Heigl leaving the show which may have been confirmed in the finale, so of course it would make sense to decrease the number of appearances. We have to be ready for them to leave.
And Arizona is ahhhmazingly hot.
May 15th, 2009 11:30 PM
i love callie and arizona together! they are awesome. its so entertaining to watch them because they seem to care about eachother so much and its really early in the relationship. i hope that jessica capshaw (arizona) returns for season 6 so that we can see how the relationship will grow! :)
April 3rd, 2009 1:07 AM
Reply to Celes Oritiz comment:
Here, Here!!!
March 28th, 2009 11:34 AM
I WANT TO SEE LESBIAN ACTION!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 7th, 2009 3:29 AM
We have to just wait and see what happens. I've went back and watched all the episodes from the past and he had quite abit of air time. From what it looks like poor Izzy is going. But I don't know about George. There hasn't been anything else said that I know of about him going or staying. It will be very sad if she dies. I cryed my eyes out when she lost Denny. Although I did find the dead Denny thing upsetting. I just wanted them to let that go. And from what I read on here he is gone. I hope that if Izzy is dieing that she will get to spend time with George and they give that a good story line. Something that is well written and she has her friends around her when she goes. I know it is going to be painful for the george/izzy fan. And I myself will find it upsetting. I don't hate any of them. I just didn't like the Denny thing. And I didn't care for the way it looked like Izzy was always trying to hurt Callie in the beginning. But I'm hopeful that in the end everyone will rally arou
March 6th, 2009 9:03 PM
Sometimes I feel like the George fans are the only ones that never get listened to even though we have been so vocal and loyal. It makes me so mad and feel so ignored.
March 6th, 2009 8:24 AM
dimples61--
Thanks for respecting my opinion. I just wanted to be clear on what it was. I actually hung back from posting on this article, because of the gay storyline and figuring that what I was going to say was going to be misconstrued as gay-bashing. But I am not a hater at all. Thanks for listening to me and my response. And, no, I would not call you a bitch on this forum at all. You face great adversity in our society. I would say that would make you very guarded and defensive. I understand why, at times, gays and lesbians and their loved ones are so defensive and quick to jump and think that someone is gay-bashing-- you encounter it in your life with every turn that you make. For that I am very sorry-- it is a very shameful thing that people treat you and other people so differently based on sexual orientation alone. It is only out of ignorance and fear. Ignorance and fear are very nasty and powerful things. I finally decided to post on this article b/c I realized
March 5th, 2009 8:50 PM
Thank you for what you all said. I just know how hard it is to live in a world that most everyone looks down on you. When my own mother found out about me she hit me in the face with her fist. And told me that she would ruin my name. Tell everyone I know that I'm a queer and fag and she would make my life a living hell. I hid the fact that I was a lesbian for 25 yrs. But I knew that I was one from the time I was a small child. I didn't wake up one day and say. Hmmm I think I'm a lesbian. I knew what I was. But being raised in a penticostal church I was taught that you'de go to hell for being a Queer. So I prayed and cryed and begged for god to please take this from me. But it wouldn't leave. So after years of hiding and being affraid. I just excepted who I was and what I was. And learned to live with myself. I want to tell you all that I've been a bit hateful and a bitch at times on this form. And I'm sorry. I realize we all have opinions. And I should respect you and your opinion. So