Merrin Dungey

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Merrin Dungey: TV Guide News

Ask Matt | 10/29/2007
I'm not even a Grey's Anatomy watcher, but it was the star power that drew me to the backdoor pilot of Private Practice. I am very disappointed in the recasting of Merrin Dungey, who I thought was just fine when she played Naomi. Audra McDonald does take things too far. As for Amy Brenneman and Paul Adelstein, they are brilliant. I too remember his creepiness on Prison Break, especially his torturing Sarah Wayne Callies last year. His hidden depth in Practice is really great. I enjoy seeing how... read more
Ask Matt | 10/22/2007
The thing that really annoys me about Private Practice is that every actor is well known already. In fact, many of them have already been leading men or leading ladies on their own TV shows! There won't be any surprise breakout stars with this series, like there were on Grey's Anatomy. Had anyone even heard of Ellen Pompeo, T.R. Knight, Chandra Wilson or Katherine Heigl before that show's first season? It's like we're watching a veteran actor's workshop or something with Private Practice, and... read more
Exclusive: Grey's Spin-off Recast Shocker! | Ausiello Report | 6/29/2007
Apparently, Addison goes through girlfriends as fast as she does boyfriends: When Private Practice debuts this fall, Kate Walsh's character will have a new BFF — Audra McDonald. A spokesperson for ABC Studios confirms that the four-time Tony winner has been tapped to replace Merrin Dungey in the role of Dr. Naomi Bennet, Doc Montgomery's confidante. The decision was made for creative reasons. Earlier this month, there were rumblings that execs had concerns that the Private lineup wasn't... read more
Seen and Heard at the Upfronts | First Look: Hottest Fall TV | 5/16/2007
Daly's Primetime PracticeWhile Tim Daly is excited about his new show Private Practice, he can't help but be a little skeptical. Can you blame him? The last three series he's been on — The Fugitive, Eyes, The Nine — all got nixed during their first seasons. "I approach everything with a healthy amount of optimism," he said while hanging out at the Lucky Suite, where he picked up some Cosabella lingerie and True Religion jeans for his wife and daughter. "I just don't want to get my... 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
Fall 2007: Christina Applegate Draws a Blank | Today's News: Our Take | 3/13/2007
Who's doing what for whom this pilot season (per Variety and the Reporter):• Emmy winner Christina Applegate, long wooed to return to network TV, has opted to star as an amnesiac woman in the ABC comedy Sam I Am. Jean Smart is Sam's mom, and Tim Russ (Star Trek: Voyager) is also in the cast.• As first scooped by the Ausiello Report, Judging Amy Brenneman and Merrin Dungey (Alias) have come on board the Grey's Anatomy spin-off, playing Violet and Naomi.• Melanie Griffith will... read more
Big Scoop! Grey's 2.0 Adds Alias Grad and "Amy" | Ausiello Report | 3/12/2007
Grey's 2.0 just got a major infusion of girl power. Sources confirm that Alias' Merrin Dungey and Judging Amy's Amy Brenneman have joined the cast of the Grey's Anatomy spin-off, er, I mean "the enhanced two-hour Grey's Anatomy episode with a potential for afterlife." Based on recent intel, my guess is Dungey will be playing a psychiatrist, and Brenneman a fertility specialist. But it could be the other way around. The duo's hiring puts to rest speculation (or concern?) that Kate Walsh would... read more
Ask Ausiello | 4/26/2006
Please tell me something about Alias or I am going to die! I need to know something, anything! Merrin Dungey read more
Ask Ausiello | 4/19/2006
I am dying for Alias scoop! It's official: Merrin Dungey will be back. read more
Ask Ausiello | 3/22/2006
Any news if Merrin Dungey will be returning to Alias? Still nothing official to report. read more
The Watercooler | 6/23/2004
Nip/Tuck What a juicy second-season premiere. Nice touch casting Joely Richardson's real-life mother, Vanessa Redgrave, read more
Roush Review | 6/14/2004
Even the grown-ups need parenting on WB's family drama Summerland (Tuesdays, 9 pm/ET). This schmaltzy wish-fulfillment f read more
Ask Matt | 6/7/2004
Question: One of summer's first premieres occurred last week with WB's Summerland, and I was wondering what your thought read more
Ask Matt | 6/7/2004
Question: One of summer's first premieres occurred last week with WB's Summerland, and I was wondering what your thought read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 6/4/2004
True Alias fans will never forget Merrin Dungey's role as Allison Doren, aka "Bad Francie," the evil look-alike who slay read more
Ask Matt | 12/15/2003
Question: I know you get an overabundance of letters from Alias fans, but I'm hoping this one will get your attention. I read more
The Watercooler | 11/3/2003
SUNDAY CBS at 75 CBS's self-congratulatory special had a ton of clips; but what it had the most of was uncomfortabl read more
Ask Matt | 7/28/2003
Question: Are the Emmys racist? I only see one minority (Bernie Mac) among all the dozens of actors and actresses nomina read more
TV Guide Interviews & Features | 2/13/2003
Alias star Jennifer Garner — aka Mrs. Scott Foley (A.U.S.A.) — has come a long way, baby. She went from playing read more