Now that the Writers strike is over, we Grey's fans can't wait for our next fix... er... episode. Well, apparently the writers are so excited there's word of a LIVE show. On February 14th - Valentine's Day - creator Shonda Rimes showed fans a little love and got everybody excited about the next installment called, "Good Medicine." But then ... I had such a let-down. I got all excited thinking we were going to get to see something either really cool or really bad - but either way it was going to be "Grey".. and naw. It's not. It's a fundraiser for all those people who didn't make any money while the writers were walking the picket line. Shonda says:
"For one night only, the casts of Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice are coming together for a live performance! An unforgettable evening of laughter and song to benefit crew members who were affected by the strike. ... FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY, February 29, 2008 at UCLA’s Royce Hall in Los Angeles, CA we are presenting GOOD MEDICINE. A little singing, a little funny, a lot of raising money." Tickets are $85 on Ticketmaster.com blah blah blah.
I can't help but recognize the irony here. The writers' battle over money ended up creating collateral damage by hurting others financially. This must be kiss-and-makeup time. Anyway. I digress. I'm actually glad they're trying to do something for the crew people types.
Bottom line: We won't get a new show until the end of April.
Stay tuned.

He may play a doctor on TV, but actor Justin Chambers (Dr. Alex Karev) was recently an in-patient ... in a psychiatric ward. Word is that he's doing "just fine" following his psych ward stint. A Chambers rep said the actor checked himself in to UCLA Medical Center, last week, to get help for a sleeping disorder. He was apparently suffering from exhaustion. People magazine quoted Grey's cast mate James Pickens, Jr. (Dr. Richard Webber) as saying Chambers is "doing great."

>>People article

The man who plays an over-the-top handsome, egotistical, womanizing plastic surgeon recently underwent a procedure to battle skin cancer. Eric Dane who plays Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy revealed recently to OK! magazine that he had developed skin cancer above his lips. He had the growth removed. Doctors apparently froze it off using liquid nitrogen.

>>OK! Magazine

But we'll still have to wait a bit for new episodes. Still.. the writers' strike appears to be over, and ABC has said it will ask those writers to get to work on new episodes of its top rated shows. That, of course, includes Grey's Anatomy. In case you're wondering, some other ABC shows that will go back into production are Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters, Ugly Betty and Samantha Who? New episodes of the Grey's Addison spin-off, Private Practice, will likely wait until fall.