Grey's Anatomy Poor George. As many expected, sleeping with Meredith ended up not being the experience George was hoping for. I was really glad they waited until the end to show that scene of the two of them in bed together, treating it like a flashback in George's mind rather than opening the episode with it. Hopefully he'll get over the devastation, and moving out will certainly help matters. I'm loving Sara Ramirez as Dr. Callie Torres — she'll for sure help George get his mind off Meredith. I was very excited to read that Sara was joining the show as a recurring character — she won a Tony award for her performance in Monty Python's Spamalot. Speaking of George, he narrated both the opening and closing of the show instead of
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Constance Zimmer has played the hippest nun we've ever seen (on Joan of Arcadia) and has held her own when trading caustic barbs with Jeremy Piven on Entourage. So who better to fight the good fight in getting wrongfully incarcerated folk out of the clink on ABC's In Justice (Fridays at 10 pm/ET)? The Queen of Acerbic (our words) postponed her lunch date with a bowl of Peanut Butter Puffins long enough to speak with TVGuide.com about her wide and wild array of roles.
TVGuide.com: As I said to your cast mate Jason O'Mara a few weeks ago, I love In Justice and&
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Question: Does CBS even understand the concept of an arc series? Every time somebody on the network comes up with an intriguing ongoing drama (the transformation of a gawky adolescent into a modern Joan of Arc on Joan of Arcadia; a cat-and-mouse game with alien invaders on Threshold), CBS cracks down and insists on "self-contained" episodes. Then the viewers get bored with the formula and go away, and CBS axes the series (usually with the central drama unresolved). Meanwhile ABC gets raves for its ultimate arc series, Lost. What do you think?
Answer: You're right, of course, but look at it CBS' way. It has risen to the top with a solid lineup of crime-drama procedurals (some very good, some not so good), predominantly of the "self-contained" episode variety, albeit with a smattering of continuing elements in most shows. Joan and Threshold, both notably designated for Fridays, where they would do the least damage to the weekly schedule's flow, went against the grain, and CBS didn't feel
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Question: What do you feel about Ghost Whisperer? The CBS honchos made a big mistake when they said talking to ghosts plays better than talking to God. I personally don't think this show's acting and writing is of the same caliber as Joan of Arcadia's. Ghost Whisperer is just the 21st century's answer to Touched by an Angel. Been there, done that.
Answer: Nothing could make the CBS honchos, as you call them, happier than to have this show likened to Touched by an Angel, which had a very healthy nine-season run. No question that this is a less ambitious and distinguished show than Joan, and is in no danger of being nominated for Emmys (although with that ridiculous group you never know). But so far, it's doing quite well on Fridays, surprising just about everyone. Looks like a keeper to me. A keeper I have little intention of watching, but a keeper nonetheless.
[Editor's Note: If you missed Monday's column, you'll find it here.]
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In the box-office champ Flightplan, Jodie Foster plays a woman whose daughter goes missing in the midst of a transatlantic flight. Or does she? The rookie flight attendant played by Erika Christensen is a touch more sympathetic to Foster's far-out claim than others on the airline crew. TVGuide.com spoke with the actress about the career plan she has navigated since earning kudos for her role as Michael Douglas' strung-out kid in 2000's Traffic.
TVGuide.com: I just have to say, not many flight attendants look like Erika Christensen.
Erika Christensen: Flight attendants don't look like me? Thank you... I guess? But yeah,
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