Alexie Gilmore to Appear on Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice
Actress Alexie Gilmore is busy shooting an episode of Private Practice this week.
After that, her character will "cross over" to Grey's Anatomy in the ABC drama's latest joint venture with its successful spinoff. As we know, the hospitals in Seattle and Los Angeles have shared patients and doctors with one another in seasons' past.
On Private Practice, Gilmore plays a dying woman who needs a kidney transplant, and her sister is the only person who can give it to her. According to the L.A. Times, she's already had to undergo the torso mold to prepare for her surgery scene.
No word yet on what will happen to her character on Grey's Anatomy.
The crossover concept is part of the network's multiple-character sweeps plan to boost viewership for both. Judging by last season's, it should be a success. Chandra Wilson's character, Dr. Miranda Bailey, is believed to be crossing over to Private Practice this year.
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Rank: Regular Character
August 30th, 2009 5:54 PM
Maybe they'll adjust the schedules for PP and GA have the correct timing?
In Latin America, PP goes before GA but when the crossover happened, they aired GA before PP. They usually time this things and it's sorta why in other countries the shows premiere much later.
Although...yeah, if you don't watch PP then it doesn't make sense. A lot of people were forced to watch PP due to the cross over. I guess ABC assumes that a lot of the GA audience is also PP's.
And sorry for my ignorance but in what has Alexie Gilmore been? Any important movie or TV show? :S
Rank: Recurring Character
August 25th, 2009 8:34 PM
Gloria~ letter writing? did i mess something? i usualy do!!
im sick with all the new cast members! i just wish they would keep the ones they ACTUALY need like goerge...
August 25th, 2009 4:56 PM
What do you mean cross over?? Bailey will be just visiting PP, RIGHT????? Not leaving Greys for PP, RIGHT????
Don't let me have to start my E-Mailing and Letter writing TONIGHT!!!!!
August 25th, 2009 11:47 AM
I get a bit annoyed when they do cross overs. It'll only make sense if you watch both programmes, and they are in the correct sequence, which they will only be in the US. PP is shown at different times to GA, and at the moment I think it's only on Sky.
Rank: Regular Character
August 24th, 2009 6:20 PM
Yeah...I like the idea of Sam and Bailey. :)
August 24th, 2009 5:07 PM
she is going to be the same character on greys too....she probably gets transferred over their or something. I didn't read anywhere that she was going to be a different character so I don't know what you are ranting about.
August 24th, 2009 4:28 PM
what will happen between bailey and sam? This actress(ALEXIE GILMORE),i don't know..i think that shonda uses the bailey for take-off prative practice...AIAIAI SHONDA ...
Rank: Guest Star
August 24th, 2009 4:20 PM
Aaah! I HATE when they use the same actors for different characters! Like Meg Porter/Gwen Graber and the paedophile in private practice who is a bird watcher in greys!
August 24th, 2009 4:16 PM
I would love to see Dr. Bailey hook up with Sam on Private Practice. Guess you never know.