Jun 21 2009
GREY SKIES AHEAD: Katherine Heigl Sticks Around
Once upon a time, there was a show called Grey’s Anatomy that I absolutely could NOT live without. I’m talking Top 3 on the Tivo Season Pass, people. I was a true fan who loved the show for all that it’s worth. Then out of the blue, it just started to SUCK. Big time. It were as if all the great writers jumped ship and moved to ‘Private Practice’. But that wasn’t my only reason for the lack of interest. Izzie Stephens, the character played by the lovely Katherine Heigl, began to annoy me to no end. So much so, that it became painful to tune in every week. So I stopped watching. Seriously.
Now Katherine had all of Hollywood buzzing this week over her renewed contract for next season - a deal that sealed her character’s fate in last season’s cliffhanger. But honestly, she should’ve been long gone by now. Her character has run its course. Not to mention, ABC should’ve kicked her to the curb last summer when she dissed the show’s writers by asking that she not be considered for an Emmy - a direct reference to her character’s lack of material. So now I can’t help but wonder, why the change of heart? Did she realize that just because she did ‘27 Dresses’, she probably shouldn’t quit her day job just yet? Or did she love the great writing in her supposedly last season, that she’s just jonesing for more ‘emmy worthy’ plotlines?
Either way, she’s signed on for another season, and I doubt I’ll be tuning in. Mind you, I was also a fan of the ‘Prison Break’ character Michael Scoffield, but even he realized when it was time to end his run. Now if only Izzie Stephens would follow his lead!
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