T.R. was recently interviewed about his departure and, frankly, his decision was based purely on the bad blood he has been harboring for series creator Shonda Rimes.
Knight admits that problems originally arose during the "Isaish" incident.
T.R. remembers the incident as "frustrating," more so since it took Shonda three months to publicly condemn Isaiah Washington for his use of an anti-gay slur. Then, there was even more turmoil between the two as T.R. suggests Shonda wanted him to keep his sexuality hidden, despite his feelings that coming out of the closet would help the "Isaiah" situation.
But the boiling point for Knight was his lack of screen time and lack of connection with his character during the last few seasons. He resented and loss respect for his character and the people behind it: “My five-year experience proved to me that I could not trust any answer that was given [about his character, George]…It didn’t seem
Marianne
July 23rd, 2009 11:10 AM
I hope this might mean more time for Callie and Arizona. And no, Lexie can't hold the show as the main character. She's boring. I'd rather see Callie get her own spinoff if that were to happen.
AiLing
July 23rd, 2009 10:39 AM
Oh, looks like there wouldn't be a McBaby after all. :( At least not yet...
dodo_daniel
July 23rd, 2009 10:29 AM
Definitely true what Shonda is saying about the whole "transitional" thing..
as much as i dont want any of the charcters to leave and cant imagine a greys anatomy without derek and meredith or any of the other original cast members for that matter..what she said makes sense
if the show goes say "ER time" most of the original cast probably wont be there at the end..and they need to explore what the show will be like then..
this is the problem the OC had..once they killed marissa...they kind of lost it in the beginning of S4 coz they didnt really know what to do without the central character of the show..(the same if meredith left)
can lexi be the GREY in GREYS ANATOMY??
dodo_daniel
July 23rd, 2009 10:27 AM
Definitely true what Shonda is saying about the whole "transitional" thing..
as much as i dont want any of the charcters to leave and cant imagine a greys anatomy without derek and meredith or any of the other original cast members for that matter..what she said makes sense
if the show goes say "ER time" most of the original cast probably wont be there at the end..and they need to explore what the show will be like then..
this is the problem the OC had..once they killed marissa...they kind of lost it in the beginning of S4 coz they didnt really know what to do without the central character of the show..(the same if meredith left)
Rank: Extra
July 23rd, 2009 11:34 AM
THE REAL REASON BEHIND TR LEAVING....
T.R. was recently interviewed about his departure and, frankly, his decision was based purely on the bad blood he has been harboring for series creator Shonda Rimes.
Knight admits that problems originally arose during the "Isaish" incident.
T.R. remembers the incident as "frustrating," more so since it took Shonda three months to publicly condemn Isaiah Washington for his use of an anti-gay slur. Then, there was even more turmoil between the two as T.R. suggests Shonda wanted him to keep his sexuality hidden, despite his feelings that coming out of the closet would help the "Isaiah" situation.
But the boiling point for Knight was his lack of screen time and lack of connection with his character during the last few seasons. He resented and loss respect for his character and the people behind it: “My five-year experience proved to me that I could not trust any answer that was given [about his character, George]…It didn’t seem
July 23rd, 2009 11:10 AM
I hope this might mean more time for Callie and Arizona. And no, Lexie can't hold the show as the main character. She's boring. I'd rather see Callie get her own spinoff if that were to happen.
July 23rd, 2009 10:39 AM
Oh, looks like there wouldn't be a McBaby after all. :( At least not yet...
July 23rd, 2009 10:29 AM
Definitely true what Shonda is saying about the whole "transitional" thing..
as much as i dont want any of the charcters to leave and cant imagine a greys anatomy without derek and meredith or any of the other original cast members for that matter..what she said makes sense
if the show goes say "ER time" most of the original cast probably wont be there at the end..and they need to explore what the show will be like then..
this is the problem the OC had..once they killed marissa...they kind of lost it in the beginning of S4 coz they didnt really know what to do without the central character of the show..(the same if meredith left)
can lexi be the GREY in GREYS ANATOMY??
July 23rd, 2009 10:27 AM
Definitely true what Shonda is saying about the whole "transitional" thing..
as much as i dont want any of the charcters to leave and cant imagine a greys anatomy without derek and meredith or any of the other original cast members for that matter..what she said makes sense
if the show goes say "ER time" most of the original cast probably wont be there at the end..and they need to explore what the show will be like then..
this is the problem the OC had..once they killed marissa...they kind of lost it in the beginning of S4 coz they didnt really know what to do without the central character of the show..(the same if meredith left)
can lexi be the GREY in GREYS ANATOMY??