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“Grey’s Anatomy” Steals Script From “thirtysomething”
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I had a sense of déjà vu watching
the
Grey's Anatomy
denouement
of the Katherine Heigl character Izzie's season-long cancer diagnosis, juxtaposed with the surprise hit-by-a-bus plot twist killing off T.R. Knight's George O'Malley in the last scene. Until I read Willa Paskin's post, I wrote the feeling off to general season finale redundancy. After all, just this week... (To read the
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Grey's Anatomy Forgets Itself
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There's a sort of covenant, an unspoken contract, entered into when a person commits to a television series. Something like, "I, the viewer, agree to watch this program, to care about these characters, to invest in this world week after week, because you, the TV creator, agree to make it fun." Last night,
Grey's Anatomy
creator Shonda Rhimes broke this "we watch, she entertains" contract by engaging in reckless character assassination—by which I mean... (To read the
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Liz Lemon: "You Have Sexually Transmitted Crazy Mouth. Deal Breaker!"
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Last night's season finale of
30 Rock
wasn't the best episode of the season—the A and B plots didn't hang together especially well—but the episode provided some of the best lines of the year. The Liz Lemon plot revolved around... (To read the
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