Mare Winningham

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Grey's Mare Winningham Now In a Legal Bind | Today's News: Our Take | 8/23/2007
Fresh off a Grey's Anatomy run, Emmy winner Mare Winningham finds herself in need of some Boston Legal advice this season on ABC's court drama. Winningham will play a woman who asks Alan Shore for advice on how to kill the man who murdered her daughter but was acquitted by reason of temporary insanity. When Alan refuses to help, (spoiler alert) the avenging mother kills said man and then asks Shore to represent her in her murder trial. Boston Legal launches Season 4 with a 90-minute episode on... read more
Anatomy of a Spin-off: A Rocky Start | Roush Dispatch | 5/4/2007
Watching Thursday night's underwhelming, overly frenetic "backdoor pilot" setup for the seemingly inevitable Grey's Anatomy spin-off, I was reminded how blown away I wasn't by the original Grey's pilot as well. The Grey's pilot had its problems, but this glossy new twist on the formula seems much more problematic.When Grey's first appeared, with the pilot held for mid-season in a year when Lost and Desperate Housewives exploded on the scene and turned ABC's fortunes around, my initial thoughts... read more
May 3, 2007: The Other Side of This Life | Grey's Anatomy | 5/4/2007
Raise your hand if you're already hooked. Shonda, you have just sold me on Grey's 2.0, or what you are currently planning on calling it: Private Practice. I can't imagine ABC not picking the show up for the fall. To make this easier for me to write, but more importantly, to give it a more reader-friendly approach, I'd like to split this in two. I'll get to my comments on the very well-executed Kate Walsh pilot later. First, let's talk about Grey's...I. GREY'S ANATOMYWhen I heard that Meredith... read more
April 19, 2007: Time After Time | Grey's Anatomy | 4/20/2007
After a four-week wait, I was totally psyched to finally see a new episode of Grey's. I woke up in such a good mood Thursday morning since I was finally able to put away my Pepto-Bismol the night before (like a lot of you, I’ve been suffering from a bad case of Sanjayarrhea). So I was not disappointed in this "past coming back to haunt you"-focused episode — especially how they handled the Izzie/George awkwardness (I'll get to that recent past situation in a bit). First things first:... read more
March 15, 2007: Scars and Souvenirs | Grey's Anatomy | 3/16/2007
When Michael Ausiello teased us that one of six possible plot twists would happen in tonight's episode, I was oh-so-hoping it wasn't going to be the "Izzie and George will hook up" option. Ugh! Not that I myself haven't done stupid things while being overly intoxicated — haven't we all? Well... if the two best friends had to end up naked in the same bed (we don't yet have actual evidence that any sexual acts occurred), I'm just glad alcohol was involved. Will either of them remember the... read more
November 30, 2006: Don't Stand So Close to Me | Grey's Anatomy | 12/1/2006
Last season, back in April, I made a comment that I was officially old since Mare Winningham was playing a soon-to-be grandmother. That's because, even though I know she was Oscar-nominated for Georgia, I will always think of Mare as Wendy, the gal that Billy (Rob Lowe) discovered was wearing a girdle in St. Elmo's Fire. Are you with me here? But it was good to see her back tonight as Susan Grey, the current wife of Meredith's dad, Thatcher, and the timing made sense since Susan and Thatcher's... read more
Televisionary | 1/11/2005
Question: I can't remember the exact name of the show, but it starred Randy Quaid, Mare Winningham and the guy who playe read more
The Watercooler | 9/27/2004
Quote of the Weekend: "I like that [Jan] had some cannolis. Wait, is that the right word? I think that's a dessert." & read more
Today's News: My Take | 4/6/2004
CBS has tapped former Felicity star Keri Russell to headline its latest Hallmark Hall of Fame TV-movie, The Magic of Ord read more
Ask Matt | 10/20/2003
Question: Do you still dislike The Brotherhood of Poland, N.H., as much as you originally did? I somehow am amused by th read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 10/15/2003
So this is how David E. Kelley sleeps at night. Just months after pink-slipping ex-Practice aide Marla Sokoloff (as well read more
Today's News: My Take | 10/13/2003
Here's some "TV News" scoop from the current issue of TV Guide magazine: Just months after pink-slipping former Practice read more
The Watercooler | 10/9/2003
Smallville Oh my god, I think I owe an apology to the comic-book crowd. Seriously, I had written this off as the WB's g read more
The Watercooler | 9/25/2003
Ed You know, quirky's kind of old, but I gotta throw some love to our boy Ed. Finally, after three seasons of foreplay, read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 8/14/2003
How do you know when you've grown up? A member of the '80s Brat Pack with whom you went through adolescence is... is... read more
FlickChick | 11/8/2001
Question: I saw a movie about ten years ago and can't for the life of me remember the name! A guy is in a diner and rece read more