Shonda Rhimes Talks About The End Of The Season

Lot’s of articles about the 100th episode today! Here is an article taken from Hollywood Reporter where Shonda Rhimes talks about getting the show up and running to the well established show it is today.

Those unfamiliar with ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy” might be under the impression that it’s a squishy hospital soap opera where wacky incidents are interspersed with necking in the locker room.

They might not be entirely wrong. But that’s not the whole story, according to creator/executive producer Shonda Rhimes. The show, which reaches its 100th episode today, was designed with a sharp scalpel edge to it.

“I loved the idea of a world in which competition wasn’t just accepted, but fully expected of people,” she says of the inception for “Grey’s.” “For me, it was about finding a world in which being cutthroat was rewarded.”

In just four years, “Grey’s,” like Rhimes, has become a dominating force in TV. With ratings averaging in the 8s during the past five seasons among adults 18-49, the drama — which focuses on a close-knit set of interns and doctors at Seattle Grace Hospital — has become a zeitgeist phenomenon at a time when dwindling audiences and fragmented viewership have all but declared that impossible.

“Our show was really on the cusp of a lot of new global things, like how it’s marketed, how it’s distributed and how it reaches a global audience immediately,” co-star Sandra Oh says.

Not that getting it off the ground was so easy.

Executive producers Betsy Beers and Mark Gordon had met Rhimes as an up-and-coming writer and helped her develop a pilot for a series about war correspondents. But in the early 2000s, that idea was an especially tough sell, so they started over.

“I was a serious medical junkie,” Rhimes says. “I love to watch the surgeries on the Learning Channel.”

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Anatomy Of Grey’s History

I’ve just found this great article with some cast members talking about making 100 episodes of Grey’s.

Katherine Heigl and the cast of Grey’s Anatomy share the excitement of their 100th episode. Shonda Rhimes and company mark the May 7 broadcast of What a Difference a Day Makes by sharing what it means to turn 100 and their approaching another season finale.

Grey’s Anatomy looks pretty good for 100″We’ve been talking about that for about a month now,” Katherine Heigl says.

“Every episode we tick down — 100’s almost here. It’s 98, 98-and-a-half! We’ve all been very prepared for our 100th.”
100 and season five finale
For Sandra Oh and others, working on Grey’s Anatomy for the last 100 episodes, heading into another season finale, is rewarding, but taxing. The hit television show often requires 15 hour days – every day.

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Ausiello Files – Spoiler Alert!

Ausiello gives away a few spoilers for the 100th episode and the season finale.

5×22 100th Episode More Sneak Peeks

Sorry for not updating for a few days but I tend to stay away from the internet until I’ve watched the latest US episode. I only managed to watch it last night and wow! Amazing episode it’s such a shame the beginning of the season wasn’t as good as the end. I’ll be doing a big update tonight and will try to catch up on all the news. So here’s the rest of the sneak peeks for this weeks episode and some promos it looks like another great episode!

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5×22 100th Episode Sneak Peeks

Another sneak peek after the jump

More On The Big Spoiler For 100th Episode

I posted a spoiler for the 100th episode yesterday read more about the spoiler after the jump!

TV Is A ‘Journey’ For ‘Grey’s’ Creator Shonda Rhimes

I’ve just found this great interview with Shonda Rhimes. It contains spoilers for those at UK pace and a spoiler for the 100th episode so read it after the jump.

Big New Spoiler For The 100th Episode!

Big spoiler for the 100th episode after the jump!

Ask Grey’s Anatomy: Kevin McKidd

It was Kevin McKidd’s turn to answer some questions this week

Denny Returns?

Jeffrey Dean Morgan turning up at the 100th Episode celebrations sparked rumours he could be making another appearance. Could Denny be returning? Spoilers after the jump….