GOOD MEDICINE...

Oh my God, WE ARE BACK!

We are.  Really.  SERIOUSLY.  Writers are writing away and we’re all very excited about getting back to our Mer and our Der and our Iz and our…well, our EVERYBODY. 

It has not been so fun to be away from our friends at Seattle Grace.  Remember when George walked the strike line?  It was kinda like that.  Only without the cuteness of George to make it fun.

But WE ARE BACK! 

Working to get episodes on the air for you!  Wha-hey!

Here’s the thing:  we have to write the episodes and the actors and crew have to shoot the episodes and the editors have to edit the episodes.  And it doesn’t matter how fast my beloved Bossy McBossy Rob Corn gets us to move, it’s still going to take some time.

Because my fingers only type at a certain speed.  And I have to say all the dialogue out loud to myself.  And ask McBossy weird questions.  Questions like, “McBossy, can you build a corn field over by the fake hospital and make it explode?”   Questions that cause him to furrow his brow and run from my office.  Plus, you remember that I need some time to lie on the floor and worry about the characters.  Which is why I try to drive Rob away with the questions.  So I have the lie-on-the-floor-and-worry time.

My point is, it’s going to take a while to get from my typing fingers to your TV screen.  Our first new episode will air at the end of April. 

What will you do until then to get your Grey’s on?   If only you could see the actors in person.  If only you could go see them on stage, in person, talking and laughing and yes, SINGING for charity…

YOU CAN!!!

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.

Because while the strike is over, it will be months before many crew members are back to work.  Millions of dollars in income were lost.  Many crew members are suffering.  And we want to do anything we can to help out.

So:

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. 

Come on out and join the casts of Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice.  See TR KNIGHT SING!  Hear Tony Winners Audra MacDonald and Sara Ramirez!  See Katie and Kate!  See Ellen and Sandra!  SEE THEM ALL!  CAUSE THEY WANNA SEE YOU! And help raise some money to help others!

Tickets are $85.  You can buy them on Ticketmaster.com or call the UCLA Central Ticket Office at 310-825-2101.  Tickets are going to go fast and you don’t want to miss this one time event.

I hope to see you there!  I’ll be the one in the too-sparkly dress (I love sparkly to the point of tacky), looking pleased and proud of my kickass casts as they work to entertain you….

Comments

[Kelly Mac]

Welcome back! You were missed!!

[Travis]

I'm SO excited!

[Stella Guinness]

I can't wait until April!

[Stacy]

I'm so glad you're back!!!! Happy Writing!!!

[Alicia]

You're back!!

I'm so excited that everything is over and things are going to get back. Really really love it. So excited.

And I wish I could go this benefit. It would be amazing to see the casts all singy and entertaining and stuff, just amazing.

[Julia]

Welcome back

now please fix Meredith and Derek...we want them together and happy. We don't want to wait another season. Oh and I don't like Rose.

Welcome back! I missed you!

[Stephanie]

Hip Hip Hooray!!!!! Your back...We have missed you!!!!!! I can't even begin to tell you how much :) I love the idea of a benefit but I live in MI and we keep getting snowstorms, lol. So I cant make it :( But is there an address where we can send donations? Have an awesome night and let us know how it went please??

Oh my gosh I am just sooo excited that your back and while it is awful that Greys wont be back till April/May but at least your back *squels* and we get more episodes *screams happily*

Congrats to you on the end of the strike...we were all rooting for you guys and doing what we could to help. Which was petitions and emails and tons of complaining and whining, lol.

Welcome back Greys!!!!!

[Alicia]

Okay I just commented but someone suggested something on the ABC board and I thought it was a great idea so I want to share it...

Make this benefit into a DVD. A lot of us don't live in California so we have to miss out on this amazing opportunity and miss out on helping the crew. However, you could put it on DVD and sell it on the online store...and give all proceeds to the crew or what not, so everyone gets a chance to share in this.

I think it's a great idea.

[Kim]

Shonda please give us a blog a day to make up for lost time! I wish I lived near LA. Any chance they can repeat the performance on the east coast?

[apc]

Please put a blog up about 4.11.
here are a few things i would like to know-
1. what it meant when Meredith looked at Bailey's son at the end of the episode
2. wtf was derek thinking
3. PLEASE GIVE US SOME HOPE FOR MER/DER.

i also want to share some feelings on 4.11. I already have it typed up. I know im crazyyy obsessed.

i'm so happy you are back and i am going to try and come to the benefit. thank you for all that you do.

[Amber]

I totally agree with making it into a DVD. I live in PA & there's no way I'd be able to get there.....along with A LOT of other dedicated viewers! You would maximize your potential income by like 500% if you put a DVD up for sale! Please consider it!! :)

[Olivia]

I am SOOOO VERY HAPPY you are back! My friend and I are HUGE fans! We were afraid that we were not going to get our Grey's fix anymore this year. I can't wait till the end of April! THANK YOU!!

[amanda]

First of all I am so happy you are back. second fix mer/der asap. third it would be amazing if you could do this on the east coast too. i was thinking about getting a plane ticket but it would add up way too much. but the dvd would be a great idea too, but not the same as in person. This is definitely a once in a lifetime thing.

[Sherri]

Welcome back! Now PLEASE get rid of rose and put mer and der back together and make them happy! We suffered through Rose and we suffered through the strike now PLEAAAAAASSSSSSSSE!

[Jen]

I'm so glad you're going to be back!

[McGis]

welcome back, it was time!!! bring merder and izzie&alex together, and kill rose please. THANK YOU AND GOOD WORK.

[Jan]

You were missed greatly. The blog was missed greatly. We do under5stand why there was no writing and support the strike.

April's new episodes will be great to see. (And you will be back in time for the May sweeps!)

Welcome back!

[Stephanie Again]

Ohhh I love the idea of a DVD. I am in MI and wouldnt be able to afford to go. Believe me...I checked all available airlines and hotels to see how much it would have been LOL. But I would love to still be able to donate if possible :) The crews were my main worry during the strike....glad that they will be back soon :)

Shonda I forgot to tell you...I loved the episodes you were able to finish before the strike!

[JP]

Welcome back. I'm so looking forward to hopefully you cleaning up the mess that was made of Mer/Der. Work on there issues but don't bring another women into Derek's life. He needs to be by himself for awhile. Bringing Rose into this triangle isn't strengthening your fanbase. All it's doing is just making us wonder if we'll ever get as good as eppys as S1 & S2. I know you have it in you to bring back what the show once was. Bring back the magic that Greys once was. We all miss it!

[sarah]

oh my gosh finally!!! i have been waiting forever for you guys to come back........now get Mer and Der back together ASAP. get rid of rose (she has got to go) have m and d get back together and then in a few episdoes get married. its time for greys to have a marriage that actually works...and who better than meredtih and derek???? have them fight over maried ppl stuff....not weather or not Derek should be kissing nurses.

i've missed you GREYS
can't wait for you to come back

[Lois]

Woo! Can't wait til the episodes are back Shonda. I've missed this show so much. (But please, don't make Derek an ass again!)

[Louis]

YOU'RE BACK!!!!!!!

THANK GOD!!!!!

[Angela]

I'd buy it on iTunes...I'd also buy every single Private Practice episode if you could tell us when they will be up. I've been dying here.

[Shannon From Ontario Canada]

I missed Grey's :( But I'm glad it's back :) . There was a big void in my Thursday night :(. I cannot wait to see new episodes :D . Welcome back :D

[Emily]

Ecstatic that you're all back! Cannot wait to see the new episodes in April, although, I wish they were sooner, but I respect your typing fingers.

As much as I'd like to get to 'Good Medicine', I'm from the east and will be in school and won't be able to make it out. I do have friends who are Grey's fans who go to school at UCLA, so I'll be sure to relay this information to them. I agree with those above who are encouraging making the show into a DVD. Those of us who won't be able to see it live will pay big bucks to see it on tape.

Can't wait to see our friends over at SGH back in action!

PS- When you all finally do get back to work, can you take care of MerDer? The whole Rose thing just isn't working out. ;)

[Yay]

So happy your back...it's been a long winter without the greatest show on TV. If only the benefit was in Canada i would be there in a second. maybe we can download it somewhere.

Happy writing

P.s. HATE what you have done with my McDreamy but i have missed you so can't be to angry....yet!

[sanya]

I AM SO GLAD YOU'RE BACK!!!!!

[hallie]

YAY FOR GREY'S!!! wish i lived in LA so i could see the show..=(
I'm sooooo glad you are back!

[Stephanie]

Yeah, you are back!!! The past few episodes without a blog just aren't the same. The cast should tour, at least to DC, I'd pay $85 to go see them.

[rrs]

I can't believe how happy I am that you're BACK! ITA w/apc...WE NEED HOPE! Please, blog or podcast again soon...we can't wait 'til April. Great idea about the benefit & I like the DVD idea.
Thanks so much for the blog.

[Lauren (Grey's biggest fan!)]

AHHHHHHH. You are back!!!! I couldn't be happier! However, I am VERY jealous that I won't be able to attend GOOD MEDICINE though!!!!!! :( why do i have to live in new york !!!!! :(

[Shay]

Is there a place to send donations to the crew that were affected by the strike? I live in Chicago and can't make the show.
Thanks :) Happy Writing!
Can't wait to see the new shows!

[Nancy]

I admit it, I'm glad you're back. But, I'm seriously distressed these days about my favorite show, especially the mer/der of it all.

I agree that I would love to see a blog on 4.11. I was left questioning everything.

I hate Rose. Ugh. Please, please, please, please dispense with her quickly and painlessly. She and Dempsey have NO chemistry and she is just dragging down the whole show. I beg of you not to extend her contract or make her a full time cast member. That will send your most ardent fans spiraling out of control.

I'm terribly confused about Derek these days. I don't know what you've got in store for him. I hope his actions start to make some sense. I want to believe al the McDreamy things he says, but then his actions make him look McAssy. Is he good enough for Mer?

I am really hoping that you don't turn Mer/Der into primetime's most dysfunctional couple. They don't need to be that. They are wonderful together and the main reason I watch the show. But, I don't know if I can take the ups and downs anymore.

Like many fans, I would love to see some healthier relationships on the show.I think there is plenty of drama and interesting storylines to do.

Please, no more triangles. They are the most cliched thing on TV. Shonda, you are better than that.

[Ann]

Im not exited for more Der he is a jackass. Can Mer get McSteamy?

[casBoston]

DVD - yes; or better yet pay per view, so we don't need to wait for the DVD????

[Mark]

This is GREAT! loving that things are back. miss my dose of Meredith and everyone at seatle grace.
The benefit is amazing.

I agree with the DVD idea, sell it and use the proceeds as well. because like a lot of them, I can't make it. :( I live too far away.

But I would definately buy the DVD. I would love to meet Ellen and the rest of the cast (but specially Ellen, love love love her). It would be a dream come true. but alas. so I hope the DVD idea works out.

thanks and glad you're back.

[Loclare]

I am glad you are back as well, but only if you get MEREDITH & DEREK TOGETHER! SOON!

[Mena]

I totally support the DVD idea cause I don't even live int he states, so no way I'm getting a chance to see the awesome.

And also, like, if Grey's is coming back, and from what I've heard, Private Practice isn't, can Kate Walsh go and visit? It would be beyond awesome if Dr. Addison Montgomery came back for a few episodes!

xoxo

[Chelsey]

Welcome back, Shonda. I'm so happy y'all are back. I need my Grey's!!

[Miss Britt]

Oh thank GOODNESS!

[Pam]

Yeah, I live in Indiana and Thursday nights are getting mighty long during all of these snowstorms!! I was beginning to wonder what would last longer - the strike or winter....

Welcome back!!!

[Christina]

Hear that sound? No??

Listen a little more closely.

It's the sound of all being right with the world again.

Welcome back! :D

[Stacie L]

I have been going crazy without greys, I feel lost its been so long. When will the last episode rerun? I need to refresh my memory

[Nelle]

Hurray! Now get me my Mer/Der!

[Cori]

I'm curious if the season will be extended this year to make up for the missing episodes...if not, the season 4 dvd will be awfully small, and that would be really sad. :( Oh, and I would buy the benifit on DVD too, great idea!

[SHADY]

welcome!

[Dragonfly]

Why don't you post an address for those of us who wouldn't mind contributing to the cause but don't live in the LA area.

Where could we send a donation?

Then get back to work!!!!!!!!!!

[Kimberly]

Please ignore all the Mer/Der or else comments. I would consider it amazing if you actually kept them broken up and had them move on with other people. Do I think Rose is it for Derek? No. But I don't think he's right for Meredith either. Both Mark AND Alex understand her better. Finn treated her better. Can't they just admit they have great sexual chemistry but just aren't compatible long term as a couple? That would be awesome. Thanks

I second (fourth? Fifth?)the DVD idea, becuase I will be in Spain for this event, but I'd kill to see Audra and Sara singing together.

Finally, I know Addison's gone off to Private Practice, but it's just weird how no one on Grey's mentions her and she never metions them on PrP. Can't you just write a line somewhere where Callie is on the phone with Addison, or Bailey mentions she sent a card re: Little Tuck? Just so we remember these shows are related and one day might see an Callie/Mark/Derek road trip to sunny S. Cal?

[Jane]

We missed you! Congratulations on working out the strike.

And whaaaat that benefit sounds AMAZING. Tell us there will be a DVD or something for fans who can't make it to LA!

[Mary from Washington]

Hey Shonda and crew,
I am so happy to hear that you are all back. I supported the writers the whole time and really admire all that you do. I bought a writer's strike official t-shirt, purchased pencils to send to the AMPTP, and sent my own envelope of four pennies to the AMPTP on my own time. I was always the go-to-girl for the writer's strike news because I wanted to know everything about it. I am happy that it's over and I hope you WGA members feel good about your overall contract now. It's not perfect, but you worked hard and made a difference. I can't wait to see the amazing work that you put out now and thanks for all of your hard work.
---Mary
P.S. Congratulations Krista on your new contract. You deserve it so much.

[Gabby]

Please Fix Mer-Der... Give us back that super couple we love so much, otherwise you are going to lose a lot of fans.

Now ... Welcome back

[Cathy]

Congratulations to all for a fair resolution to the strike. I have to agree with the poster above that making the event a DVD would generate a lot more money for the crew. Heck, to hear Sara Ramirez sing I would buy it!

[Jules]

If Meredith touches McSteamy I will cry....just so you know shonda.

oh and no more rose...i dont like her at all...not even for another character...she isn't at all appealing.

PLEASE PUT MER/DER BACK TOGETHER SOON!

[Meghan]

Soooo happy you finally posted...April will have to do, but how many episodes will be left? Will you run into the summer. I totally will be there in the summer, if that's the case...

[Jessica]

So... If the first new episode won't air until the end of April, when will the season end?

[~ Lo]

I'm so glad you're back!!!

Hopefully you're all enjoying working hard again, aka bringing MerDer back together and getting rid of the ridiculous plant (sorry, i can't even say her name, it pisses me off so much) Anyway, I'm looking forward to the new episodes!

P.S. I am currently trying to figure out if I'll be able to attend Good Medicine. It'd make my whole lifetime if I got to meet EP!

[Vicky]

Just a suggestion. For those of us who can not make the benifit can it be filmed and sold on iTunes? Hey it's a way for you to make more money for the benifit and us to contribute and see the show.

[Shelly]

Welcome back. I'm glad you are back and I look forward to hearing your insights about what has been happening. Season 4 has been a little rough so far. I'm looking forward to some resolution to things.

I especially want to see growth for meredith and derek. They don't have to get married, but I would love to see them working together more, being together (even as friends). I am tired of the merry go round, it is exhausting. They have a magical quality that just makes Greys work. Please don't get rid of it. This show could have 25 million viewers with a strong mer/der.

Also, I think you are getting there, but let's examine some of Derek's many, many issues. I think we got a glimpse of his problems in 4.11, but overall, he still makes no sense. I'd love to see more Patrick on the show. He is a wonderful actor (and hawt) so let's get him more screen time please.

One more thing, I'd love to get rid of all the extra characters starting with Rose and Ava. They both just make me cringe. I don't know if Rose is supposed to be cute and sweet, but I find her more annoying than anything. And I'm totally confused about Ava. I am most certainly not rooting for her and Alex.
I want the primary characters to get the screen time.
I would also love to see Mcsteamy have a real story. He has become a sidekick and it is too bad.

I have one final and really, really important request. I'm actually begging here. Please don't end the season on a downer note. Please give us some hope for mer/der. Please don't end with a triangle between Derek, Rose and Mer. We've been good fans. We've been oh so patient. Please give us a little love, a little hope. Thanks

[Milo]

I love Meredith & Derek--together of course. Thank you, Shonda, for giving us Grey's Anatomy.

[Carly]

Welcome back! I am happy that the strike has ended. Very glad to see the writer's get a deal they are happy with, one that they deserve.

As for the benefit, I agree with those above, a DVD is a great idea!

Can't wait for the new episodes. I've missed Grey's! Not going to comment on what my personal wishes are, I will leave the storylines to the writers :)

[Pam]

YAY!
You all are the most talented group on television and should be proud. I got my roommate hooked on Grey's during the strike and now she can't wait for more season 4! And YES! make the benefit into a DVD...that would be amazing.
You rock Shonda!

[Melissa]

Alright the writer's blog returns. Does that mean the other episodes will have input from the writers from 4.07 through 4.11? I really would like to hear the insight from the writers on the episodes they written.

I've been really loving the show except for 4.07 which seemed way to filler for me. I'm glad MerDer broken up for the time being since at the moment I think it's the best for them. I'm intrigued by Rose/Derek, and is Ava coming back for Alex? I hope we get something out of that storyline since it was one of my favorite from season three. Or is Alex going with Lexie? Cause I really don't think he deserves Izzie. He is major hypocrite....worse than Izzie was....I hope Alex and Izzie, at this moment, further their friendship since I think it's too soon for Alex/Izzie, and it's always been a one sided relationship.

I hope we will see some more George/Izzie. I couldn't get enough of them together. They just light up a screen together. I'm eager to see what happens next, and with Mark/Hahn.

Welcome back, and I say it's awesome idea to do Good Medicine. You guys should do a section for that on the official website for it. Or better yet put GOOD MEDICINE ON THE SEASON FOUR DVDS!!! For those who are unable to get there. Welcome back..

[Nicole]

Welcome back!

Now can we please give Mark and Alex some actual back story rather than just calling them manwhores and giving amazing actors like Justin and Eric nothing to work with. And please don't waste amazing characters like the two of them and Callie.

I'm hoping the second half of the season is better than the first.

[Christy]

Welcome back...we've all certainly missed you, and look forward to seeing where you take the characters once the end of April rolls around.

Unfortunately, like many of the other fans of the show commenting here, I have no way of getting to the LA area to see Good Medicine either, since I'll be in school when it's on, and to boot I'm in Canada. That said, I'm definitely in support of a DVD being put together of the show for all the fans who can't be there in person, but would still love to see the show and support such a great cause. Thanks again...and congrats on the strike settlement.

[Annie]

YES!!! I agree DVD the live performance!!! N0 fancy packaging, just get it out there for the crew!
I'd pay what ever you'd ask in the name of the crew and Grey's...I have a full-time job, 3 kids, and can't splurge on the airfare/hotel...Can we send money directly to help? Everyone is so glad you're back, and we in Chicago are glad it's over...Save our Mer and Der...give Cristina someone to pay attention to so Meredith and pay attention to herself!

[Kelly]

I am so glad you are back, now can you just put George and Izzie and Meredith and Derek back together where they belong! Thanks

[Lorna]

God I so wish I could go and see everyone, especially TR sing, he is my favorite. Talking about that, I am still beyond mad at what you did to us George and Izzie fans. We waited so long for them together and you stab us in the back, GRRRR!

[Leslie]

I disagree with Kimberly. I think Meredith and Derek are meant to be and we supported you guys all throughout the strike. Krista even posted on the ABC board and we all did what she told us to (call glade) and we passed it along to our friends and family. How about this time you support us. Surprise us and make MerDer the healthy stable relationship of the show. We aren't asking for a happily ever after. But this show has become hard to watch.

and i was going to comment on the plant...but it isn't worth my time because this character is so pointless and brings down the whole show.

anyway i am very happy you are back and hope that you can get this show back on track.

please post a blog/podcast for 4.11. I'm sure you are very busy but we the hardcore fans are DYING for one. You need to give us some MerDer hope.

[Lorna]

God I so wish I could go and see everyone, especially TR sing, he is my favorite. Talking about that, I am still beyond mad at what you did to us George and Izzie fans. We waited so long for them together and you stab us in the back, GRRRR!

[Nona]

Welcome back, now reunite Gizzie and MerDer

[marcia]

I love TR and Kate and Katie and Ellen. As for the show, I want George and Izzie together, not Alex and Izzie, I will quit the show if you go there.

[Carrie]

Please put George and Izzie back together, I don't buy this no chemistry thing, do you think we forgot this way hot kiss in the elevator or the way they flirted after George said I love you, they have dynamite chemistry. They are why I watch, please bring them back, please!

[Gina]

oh TR has a beautiful voice, I just heard him on Oprah, and I ADORE KATE wALSH AND kATIE AND HER AND tr, CUTEST BFF IN THE WORLD.
I love all the actors, now if you could fix the show, put George and Izzie back together where they belong, finally put an end to the Alex and Izzie fiasco, get rid of Rose and put MerDer back togetehr and give Cristina and Mark stories, I would be happy.

[Viki]

Welcome back, you were missed. Now I want to say one thing. I HATE HATE HATE Alex and Izzie, they make me ill, seriously so and ruined season 2 for me so don't you dare go back there. Especially not after seeing the wonderful love that george and Izzie have, real true love not some cheap sex with no chemistry like I and A. George and Izzie are why I watch so if you act like there is nothing at all between them and have dropped them completely, I will be going to a new show.

[Kenya]

Gizzie and MerDer forever, no to Derrose and Alex and Izzie

[Janet]

I am glad you are back, now fix the mess you created when you broke up my favorite couple, George and Izzie, and bring Meredith and Derek back together too.

[lisa]

Welcome back. I'm sure it is a relief for most that the strike is over.

Did the break give you enough distance to see that that the show's direction this season has been misguided?

Derek has become unlikeable - truly McAssish. The whole Rose thing is not fun to watch or compelling in any way.

Please return to the show's roots.

Thanks.

[Susanna]

OK so you finally make me fall in love with George and Izzie only to break them up and break my heart, what is up with that? And pelase do not go for George and Callie and Alex and Izzie or I will be sick.

[Marie]

I really want to go meet TR and Ellen and Katherine, they are my three favorite actors. But I live in Ottawa so that is impossible. I have not watched the show since you broke up George and Izzie and will not watch until you fix that mistake and put them back together, but I do still love those three. As for Meredith, she deserves SO much better than Derek, why not put her with Joshua Jackson's character and make Derek sweat!

[Terry]

I want George and Izzie together, I waited months and months so you would spend a whole episode thumbing your nose at Gizzie fans telling us they have no chemistry, how cruel can you guys be? I still want to cry with rage thinking of that episode, I want my couple back and think you did all of us wrong. Not sure I will forgive you for it.

[Sally]

I missed the show, but please tell me George and Izzie are not over for good. I could not stand that.

And please use mark more, he is a hottie!

[Hunter]

You should sell tapes for people in other countries like me. I live in Canada.

I wish I could be excited about the show coming back. But you ruined Alex and Ava. You ruined Meredith and Derek. And now you ruined George and Izzie, the one romance I really believe was a true love story. How can I ever trust you again?

[JENN]

Yes the DVD idea would be awesome or even iTunes! If only you did the event in Texas...then it would be possible.
I am so glad you are back! I just have to say a little thing...WHy is Derek rushing so fast? He and Meredith has only been together for a year (in their time) give or take, and during that year they were only together for real a couple months. Just because he left his wife, and DIDN;T tell Meredith he was married, that he is all gung-ho and ready for marriage and kids again. TRUST and FAITH and COMMUNICATION on both sides needs to be built again. And Derek needs to learn patience is a virtue! ehhehe

OKAY Whew...sorry about that. I had to get that off my chest. Again DVD for the special and I would even pay the same price as for the ticked event especially if there was a behind the scences...hint hint... hehehe

can't wait til end of April. Also, how many episodes do you think you will make before the season finale?

GLAD TO HAVE ALL THE WRITERS BACK!!! (reality tv was super duper boring since day one)

[Sarah]

Please do not put Alex and Izzie back together, they make me vomit. Sorry for their fans but they do. George and Izzie belong together, why won't you even give them a chance? TR and Katie are magical together!

[Megan]

Aargh I can't go I live too far away. I would have died meeting patrick and Ellen and Kate and TR, or Teddy Bear as I call him. I love those people.

Glad Grey is back, I heard you are making some changes so hopefully all those hints of Alex and Izzie were some kind of bad nightmare which you have dropped. Because I hated them in season 2 and I hate them now.

It is not even because I am the biggest George and Izzie fan in the world, because I did like Denny and Izzie, I just think Alex and Izzie have no chemistry and a sick relationship.

george and Lexie, I might tolerate, but in my mind, my heart, my soul, I firmly believe George and Izzie are soulmates and it would be a travesty for them to be with anyone else.

[Lindsay]

George and Izzie and Meredith and Derek forever! I would die to be at that night. TR and Katie should sing a duet together, like Benny and the Jets, it would totally crack me up. I adore those two as friends in real life and as LOVERS and FRIENDS on the show.

[Jenna]

George and Izzie belong together, why did you end them? And why won't you let MerDer alone?

[Christine]

Thanks for writing the blog. It means a lot to us fans. I would love to see a podcast or blog about where you've been this season and where you are taking things.

So far, I think some things about this season are great and some definitely could use some work.

I love where you are taking Meredith. She is my favorite character and I feel like our girl is finally growing. It is wonderful to see. And, I love her relationship with Lexie. More, more of that.

I'm not loving Christina as her BFF. I don't think Christina has been good for mer in some says and definitely not where Derek is concerned.

Like your other millions of fans, I would dearly love to see Meredith and Derek together and happy. I am seriously losing hope that it will ever happen. I'm not feeling the whole triangle story. I detest Rose. She is such a blah, boring person. Can't wait until she is gone.

Please end the season on a postive note. I can't take any more downer seaon finales.

[Mona]

Good to see the show is back, now can you please fix my heart that is broken in litle pieces and put George and Izzie back together. I miss how they would light up looking at each other, such love!

[vonkrum]

you need to make a dvd of the benefit so that people outside of LA can join in, ie people on the rest of the planet .. as far as down under. sanks.

[Gigi]

Now that you are back, can you give the george and Izzie fans some hope. Last episode was horrible with them not sharing any scenes and all those yucky Alex and Izzie scenes. Those two are special and I feel like they never got a chance, which is too bad, as they were the one thing I really tuned in every week for. Without them, my interest on the show is waning.

[maddie]

wow everyone's upset with Rose.. what is that telling you shonda? haha no seriously:

Okay Im SO ECSTATIC THAT YOU WRITERS ARE BACK! my friends and I are already planning to party for April night! I cant wait.

2 questions or I guess requests:

please please talk to us about episode 4.11. Where the heck did McDreamy go?

also how many episodes are you guys planning on writing? I read you were given by ABC 11 more episodes.. up to episode 22. But now that you say youre not coming back till April (late april) I'm not sure how many you guys will do. If you could tell us what youre thinking thatd be great!

MORE EPISODES I SAY.

[Jilly]

All I want is george and Izzie and Meredith and Derek together in that order, is that too much to ask?

[Sara]

Ahhh i am soo excited to hear about the benefit. since i am only about 40 minutes away i have to some how find the money to get there!

welcome back!! we missed you!!

[Sylvie]

Welcome back!

I have a few wishes to express:

First, no Alex and Izzie, I hate them!

Second, put George and Izzie back together. Like all the Gizzie fans out there, I am still very hurt and angry at how you treated our wonderful couple and spit on all of us. We deserved better after being so loyal and fighting so hard for them.

Third, I like George and Lexie but as friends only, let her be his new best friend like Izzie was before they fell in love.

And did I say to put George and Izzie back together becauyse they are why I watch.

[J]

Welcome Back! I kept checking and checking and I knew it would pay off someday! I'm so happy to have something to look forward to! I was getting a bit sick of Two and a Half Men reruns (new to me though--very funny, but still). So happy! Yea! Doing a little happy dance. See you in April.

[Diana]

Now that you are back at work, could you please make George and Izzie talk to each other, realize pressure is why they had bad sex, because hey they had amazing sex before and a really steamy sober kiss, and have them get back together. Any blind person can see they have amazing chemistry and belong together.

[Erica]

Please please please put George and Izzie back together and end Derek and Rose.

[Nora]

TR singing, very cool. I was plesantly surprised to hear how well he sings watching him sing to Katie, aww, I already knew how sweet and funny he was. Sara Ramirez has also the most beautiful voice, love her.

I am glad the show is coming back. As both a MerDer and Gizzie fan, not to mention Alex and Izzie hater, I hated how things were left up on the last episode, and hope you make it up to me.

[nichole]

Welcome back! You were surely missed.

I wish I could be there on the 29th. Aside from the rest of the stars I would love to hear Audra, Sara, and Taye. Hopefully Taye will be there too.

[Tina]

Most of my friends left the show after 4.7. They felt like you picked the Gizzie haters over the Gizzie fans, even though there are just as many of us as them, and they would not forgive you. I am giving you one last chance but if you completely ignore George and Izzie's love for each other, and I do mean romantic love, I am gone too. I have way too much to do to waste an hour on a show where shallow bitter haters are rewarded while loyal fans are ignored.

[Dailyn]

I am all for that DVD idea. I'm up in Canada and I'm a poor starving student. I can't pay for the plane or show ticket, but I can dish out 20 bucks.

I've been reading the comments and I don't understand how people aren't sick of the Mer/Der of it all. I don't think Der is behaving like an ass, I think he's justified. Meredith is acting childish, but that's also understandable.
They need to move on for a few seasons then come back together in the show's finale when they're both more emotionally capable of being together. ;)

And I LIKE Rose, she's a breath of fresh air in a swarm of characters that have been annoying me lately.

Still like the show though, and I'm glad to have the writers from Grey's and all the other writers back. I hope you got a good deal <3

[Andrea]

Please, please, please, please, please put George and Izzie back together! It would make my whole year.

[Telly]

Now that you are back to work, bring back Ava and fix her and Alex. Put george and Izzie back together where they belong and stop Derek from acting like an jerk.

[Jenny]

Season 4 sucked, nobody was happy and it was depressing, but I will forgive you if you reunite George and Izzie. I want their maybe someday to be sooner than later.

[Peri]

I don't care how long it takes for you to write, I can wait, all I care about is getting MerDer and Gizzie back together, the two best couples on TV and not having to endure Derek and Rose, Callie and George or Alex and Izzie ever again!

[stopwiththeonandoffmerder]

Why do you want to work on Mer and Der again? so you can destroy them even more? Thanks, but no, this time I will pass.
All you can think of are triangles and cheating. I thought I was going to watch a love story and instead we got Rose. Way to go! Now there is no way I will believe Derek loves Meredith, it's obvious he doesn't. And for the love of all women of the planet, don't let Mer take that douche back unless he has suffered and apologized.

[Carla]

Are the George and Izzie fans suppose to believe they cannot even kiss? Do you think we are idiots? They had the world's hottest, steamiest, most emotionally intense kiss in the world last season? We saw them dying to kiss in episode 2 this season. Their kiss was perfect and the sparks were there. So do you think we forgot that or we are idiots? I feel so insulted. I will not be told who has or has no chemistry. I see chemistry in every single second of screentime George and Izzie share, it melts my screen so do not insult me with the no-chemistry BS thing

[Dinah and Charlie]

We want George and Izzie together, please.

[micah]

Thanks for posting...yippy..skippy!
Okay, now that you are back I am with everyone else fix MerDer. I know lots of 'married couples' who have weathered heavy storms and survived (married 30-50yrs faced problems like child loss, audultry,alcohlism, financial ruin etc) They were 'damaged' people that worked through hard issues and their love became stronger than ever. My point is that it would be nice to see some 'stick' power with at least ONE of the couples on Grey's preferably the one with the most chemistry...hint...hint! Unless you are trying to prepare us for either Mer or Der not coming back next season?
PLEASE please listen to the fans they Lov MER/DER
as I have seen posted by several fans...we sure would hate to loose that"loven feeln" for Greys:(

PS by the way I origanally got hooked in to Grey's because of Izzy/Denny then sucked into the chemistry of the whole cast

Sincerely

[Nina]

If you are writing again, can you please put George and Izzie back together. I keep rewatching their moment on the bench in 4.5, they are so in love, they are love, and the way they look at each other and smile at each other curl up my toes. I love them. I am sorry but Alex and Izzie have nothing on them, they just had sex and a one-side pathetic crush on Alex's part. George and Izzie have true love and as Katherine said in her interview, being around George brings Izzie pure joy and that is why they need to be together. Hey Katie is a Gizzie fan too, like us, so please put them back together. Not sure I want to watch without them.

[Estelle]

I think that's a great idea to help the crew, hope you'll get a lot of money for them. Unfortunately I'm in France so obviously I can't go but I'm sure a lot of fans will :)

Just wanted to add I signed the petition "Save Grey's Anatomy" because I want my fav show back, I want my season 1 and 2 show back... It has become a soap opera, SAVE GA please (and merder too btw cause this is getting ridiculous)
Thanks

[Sabrina]

Hey, welcome back, just a little word to say that I have never loved a couple more than I do George and Izzie and all my friends feel the same. Heck, even my drama teacher and English literature teacher are big fans of them. My drama teacher cited the linen closet scene as one of the best examples of non-speaking scenes and praised how much emotion and feelings they were able to convey without a word. Oh and she said you were idiots for breaking those two up, which I completely agree with.

[annie]

Glad to hear about the benefit and see that your back! I eagerly wait for you to fix MerDer, relationships are fixxable;) I also noticed that the "MerDer fix" is a most common theme in these fan posts.

[Emma]

I’m tired of the “kicking Meredith like a sick puppy” routine. Let the girl have a reason to be happy for once. Give her the chance to recover and grow. That’s what we want to see for Meredith. Fix MerDer!

I forgot! Welcome back

[Lois]

I want our Derek and our show back!

[eliza]

We are not asking for Meredith and Derek to have a mushy, perfect, corny relationship but we want them to be together and happy or at least working towards being happy and together. Greys Anatomy is depressing me and others, unless you regain the spark of the characters, the intensity of the storylines, the chemistry between Meredith and Derek and lose the melodramatic, stereotypical soap opera storylines, you will lose a lot of viewers.

[Brandon]

Derek and Mer relationship is starting to strangly remind me of Ross and Rachael relationship on friends on again off again and some thing or some one always standing in the way.I didn't care when they got together at the end. Do you want the same with MerDer?

[bonnie]

Bring our show back and merder they are meant to be.

[Jana]

Please fix Mer/Der and please try to scale down on all the unneeded new characters. I miss the original cast!

[pamela]

Please keep Meredith and Derek together. The show won't be boring with happily ever after. We need to see on television that true love really does prevail.

[caroline]

I want to see Meredith and Derek together!!!

[Olivia]

Derek & Meredith for ever.

[Rachel]

Mc Dreamy is dead ..i want GA season one and two...i hate this season, i hate rose, i hate gizzie...

[Rosemarie]

Please, Please, let Derek and Meredith get back together. The have such chemistry that is unparelled in anything we have ever seen before. Meredith and Derek forever. please, please

[Brittany]

I was a diehard fan- never missing an episode, glued to the message boards, knowing everything about the characters and actors, and buying every magazine and book relating to grey's. Now I barely acknowledge Thursday nights. McDreamy who? We want our show back!

[Amy]

I watch the show for MerDer. Fix them!

[molly]

I am quitting the show. Shonda has ruined MerDer.

[Nancy]

Please get rid of rose and bring Meredith and Derek together, It is awful to watch them apart and how can Derek say that meridith is the love of his life and fall for someone else?

[faith]

I WANT MERDERMERDERMERDERMERDERMERDERMERDERMERDERMERDERMERDERMERDER PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET THE STICK OUT OF YOU ASS AND GIVE US MERDER. GET ROSE OFF OUR SHOW. MERDERMERDERMERDERMERDER.......

[Kelly]

No to Derek and Rose.I want MerDer to finally be happy.

[gabry]

"I want to be clear that Derek loves Meredith," Shonda Rhimes said "Derek loves Meredith more than anything and I can't imagine Derek going anyplace else other than Meredith." [september]

Do you remember that?

[Marietta]

Please bring the real characters back and end these stupid storylines which are unbelievable.

[kylouis]

I need my Merder back.

[Amanda]

Meredith and Derek are your original recipe for success. Why would you mess with that? I'm not going to lie, I am going to continue to watch it. But If I see Meredith and Derek really are broken up for good I will stop because they are the main reason I watch the show. I have faith that you will get them back on track, as well as the other melodrama. You realize there is a problem, but are too stubborn to change it.

[Fiona]

MD has a huge fan base. Don't waste the great chemistry of Ellen and Patrick. We don't need another triangle.

[Patrice]

I've boycotted the show until improvements are made. The storyline no longer gives that moment of hope, especially for Derek and Merideth. I've watched every episode of the previous 3.5 years.

[Lynnn]

I won't watch if Rose and Derek date. I won't watch if you keep passing up on great Meredith and Derek moments.We want TV's McCouple back and soon!

[Noëmie]

Meredith and Derek are meant to be together. Shonda you have to listen to your fans !! Meredith needs to be happy and she needs to tell Derek what she really feels.

[Rihanna]

Well now that the strike is over and ther writers and Shonda have several weeks to get it together before we see any new episodes, this should be their list. 1) get rid of Rose and end that ridiculous storyline. 2) Put Mer/Der back together and stop torturing Meredith and ruining Derek. 3) Stop ruining every relationship and save Bailey's marriage. 4) Bring Christina back and give her some storylines 5) get back to character development for the main characters. 6) Bring back the real George 7) Cool medical cases 8) Stop ruining all the friendships 9) did I already say get rid of Rose?

[Rita]

Now that the strike is over, please get it together and listen to the fans. Why so many new cast members (Lexie, Hahn and Rose) when you cant come up with good storylines for the regular ones? Why all the forced drama? Why the plot devices? Why destroying the once interesting and likeable characters? Why destroying every relationship and even the friendships? And most of all.. WHY ROSE??!

[Doreen]

Meredith & Derek need to be together.

[Habault]

I JUST WANT TO CARE ABOUT THE SHOW LIKE I USED TO INSTEAD OF FINDING MYSELF ROLLING MY EYES. AND IF WE'RE GONNA GET RELATIONSHIPS SHOVED DOWN OUR THROATS, PLEASE MAKE SURE THE 2 ACTORS HAVE CHEMISTRY!(Yes, I'm talking about Der/Plant)

[Kelsey]

Meredith and Derek forever. Shonda, ending this relationship is stupid. Stop throwing obstacles at them. Don't lie to us and say and i quote "we can’t really imagine them really be apart apart, and we weren’t interested in them being apart apart...how ever much he says it’s over it’s never going to be over...They have a pull and it’s magnetic and it’s not going anywhere...Which in the long run is going to be good for her..." Why would you give us false hope? I just don't understand. A TV show has never made me so mad and frustrated in my life. If you permanently end MerDer your show will be over. We aren't asking for a happy ever after...but Meredith has to be with Derek. They are soul mates.

[Lila]

PLEASE Bring Mer/der Together soon...we dont want a ross/rachel thing but we don't want them with anyone else. Juse Mer/der....you can't ignore the chemistry between Ellen and Patrick.

[Lise]

I want Dereck et Meredith together. end of the story

[Kayla]

Get rid of Rose! Keep Meredith and Derek together!!

[esra]

Give us our mcdreamy back:(

[Beatriz]

If Mer and Der break up forever I won't see the show again. It's not a threat, it's honesty!!

[Tina]

Couples can be happy together. Couples can work through their problems together. Couples who love each other can get through just about anything.....together.

[Evelyne]

Merder are sexy and amazing. Don't waste that!

[Angela]

Shift the focus back to the medical story and professional struggle, stay true to the characters if this Meredith & Derek rubbish continues myself and about 4 of my friends have agreed that we are not watching the show anymore.

[Nicole]

You asked us to leap. We did. And look where it got us…more frustrated and depressed than ever. And yes, we are now very angry about the Mer/Der crap you are throwing at us, but it’s the bloated cast including the unnecessary cast members (cough cough Hahn, Lexie, Callie, and Plant) that also is frustrating. I’m sure you can make the leap to figure out what plant means. But we trusted you. We put all our faith in you. And episode 4.11 was so appropriately themed faith. Because we have officially lost all our faith in you. We now have to prepare ourselves for the worst.

[Marcie]

Make it about Meredith Grey again. too many cast members now. it's too much.

[Clelia]

Meredith and Derek belong together ! You have to put them back together, and save the show!

[Miv]

Ever single character I fell in love with back in 2005 has changed, so dramatically that I don't even know who they are anymore. Bring back the George who forgot the tampons, the Izzie who was so strong and solid and happy. The Meredith people LIKED. And as for Derek - a McName is for life, not just a season or two. That's who we want.

[Lydia]

MerDer never had a real chance at their happiness. If they don't bring them together now it will have a huge impact on the ratings.

[Rivers]

Nothing is less appealing than a man(Derek) who constantly has to be with a woman, I thought he was in love with Mer or is it just whoever's easy?

[Hailee]

Ellen and Patrick will always burn up the screen together no matter what you try to do to their story. Anytime they are remotely in the same scene, look out. You can try all you want to hide it but it ain't going to work! Most people (including me) started watching because of them and we will quit watching (especially me) when they are no more. So as long as they are both on the show and you want the show to continue, put them together for good. Hot Hot Hot!!!! Yeah Ellen and Patrick!!!!!

[Helena]

Get rid of Rose! I want MerDer together!

[Julia]

This is your chance Shonda to keep the fans and the show we all love. Please don't take it all away by keeping up with what you've been doing. No more depressing shows. No more Rose. Mer/Der together and all the residents back to being who they are. Now let's get to it, we are all waiting but we won't wait forever.

[Tricia]

People keep saying they don't care about the show anymore but that is not true or they would just not watch and that would be it. I do care about the show. I've loved it from the very first moment, I've loved Mer/Der and all the other characters. While I have been frustrated like a lot of people with the way the show has been going this year and the last half of last year I have stuck with it. I believe that it will all work out with Mer/Der and I believe all the stories we want told for all the characters will be told. I think for some reason the popularity and the way the fans feel toward the characters has been overwhelming for Shonda & Co and that has thrown them off track. While I am not enjoying things now I will wait it out to see what happens next.

[Marie]

Sorry to put it bluntly but either change the unbelivable story line or will stop watching the show for good.

[Nola]

Please give me back my Gizzie, I miss them so much.

[Donna]

Fix Meredith and Derek, reunite George and Izzie, put Callie and Mark together, that is all I want.

[Kylie]

Here are the couples I want together in order of who I want the most together:

George and Izzie

Meredith and Derek

Alex and Lexie

Mark and Callie

If you could make that happen, especially the George and Izzie one, I would be eternally grateful

[kate]

If derek and Mere are done for good, I'll never watch another episode.

[adry]

This is the only show I watch when it airs. I'm heartbroken it's not what it was, and want the magic of MerDer back.

[Terri]

Bring back the joy that was once had, watching Meredith and Derek interact.....moving toward an adult relationship filled with communication, respect for each other and love. Who knew we could attach ourselves so vehemently to 2 fictional characters so!

[B]

yay for being back

I like the idea with the DVD. I live in Austria and have no way to fly to LA and it already sucks that I have to miss it

[Jayne]

Please stop the character assassination and show some originality. Have Mer/Der evolve and gain some maturity, work through their issues instead of repeating storylines.

[Jenni]

This thing with Derek and Rose got me so angry that I started to wish that Meredith would never take Derek back again! Never! Whenever Rose's face shows up on the screen, I just want to turn off the TV. You've already successfully made Rose the most hated character on the show. Don't let that happen to Derek because it will happen if the show goes on as it does now. Please don't torture Meredith any more. We need to see her happy for a change. I was so happy to see her and Derek bright and shiny for a while after Addison, but you took it away way too fast!!!!

[Laura]

This isn't the Grey's Anatomy I fell in love with, it's so different (in a bad way!). Is it too much to ask to have MerDer in a stable, adult, loving, communicating relationship? Seriously!

[Stacey]

It's not just McDreamy you need to bring back, Meredith needs to be believable as a human being.

[Oprah]

I LOVE Meredith and Derek.

[Julie]

The show was better with Derek and Meredith together, or at least trying to be together. Their love is a true, believeable love. Just like what the last show began to show with Alex and Izzie. Say NO to Rose. It just doesn't fit.

[Nadine]

Please please please do NOT put Alex and Izzie back together, they are gross and Izzie belongs with George. George is her person, not Alex. And it is not because Alex is hot and Izzie is too they make a hot couple, they do not. George and Izzie make a great couple because, no matter what you are trying to tell us in episode 7, they have a little thing called chemistry and a little thing called love Alex and Izzie are lacking.

So please do not go for the shallow, cliched boring no-chemistry couple.

Go for George and Izzie, the unconventional but oh so amazing couple, the one that makes me smile, laugh and cry. The one that makes me care.

[May-Ann]

Please keep Meredith and Derek together, they are meant to be together forever!!!!

[Sarah]

Please don't waste all of the fabulous EP/PD chemistry.

[Jay]

Grey's has become ridiculous. Hopefully you are willing to do what needs to be done to fix it.

[alayna]

Ww need more grey's but we also need better grey's. We need Merder together!

[BL]

I love Grey's, but I agree that the characters seem to be taking a turn. I just want Derek and Meredith back together! And poor Callie. I just feel that it doesn't have the intensity that it used to.

[Malana]

Shonda, I am begging you to give us more of George and Izzie. I love them so much. Just fix them, we all know they are meant to be.

Unfortunately, I have stopped caring about MerDer after youn ruined them too many times but it is not too late for George and Izzie, they are the one thing keeping me hanging on to the show.

[Hazel]

Since you broke up George and Izzie and Meredith and Derek, I have been reading fanfics instead of watching the show. There are some very great (and steamy) George and Izzie fics lately, a lot since the break-up and I must say they get those two characters and their love story better than you guys ever did. You wrote them awfully yet so many people fell in love with them, and I guess this is all thanks TR and Katherine and their wonderful chemistry.
What bugs me is it is so clear you guys chickened out to the haters, which means you have no integrity or guts.

The Gizzie fans begged and pleaded and yelled all summer and all season 4 to be heard. There are so many of us but for some reason it seems like we are the invisible, unheard fans.

I do NOT get how you can ignore what is probably your second biggest fanbase after MerDer.

Maybe because you only hang out at TWOP and ABC where all the immature haters post.

But there are tons of sites with a lot of George and Izzie love. Fanforum is filled with Gizie fans, they have the second biggest board after MerDer, Livejournal has a enormous Gizzie fan board, the biggest of all Grey couples, Tv-Com,. BuddyTV, Fanbolt, Youtube have also pretty big Gizzie fan communities.

Yet because the shallow teenagers on ABC find Alex hot and George not, you are going for Alex and Izzie. How shallow of you! I thought better. I thought true love and connection would win not shallowness.

Well if you are bound and determined not to listen to the million Gizzie fans out there, I will find another show that listens to me. When all the Gizzie fans leave, maybe you will finally get how many people love them

[Andrea]

Meredith and Derek are the foundation of this show and in Seasons 1 and 2 the other characters were built around them. Let's get back to that Grey's Anatomy. It's not the George Show, or Izzie Show, or Christina Show, it's about Meredith Grey, the Fab Five, and how they all relate to each other as surgeons and friends. Without MerDer together this show is losing it's appeal to a lot of people. It was different in Season 2 because Derek was trying to be the good guy going back to his wife. He wasn't physically with Meredith but emotionally he was and the writing of the show was fantastic. I left the show in the first two seasons saying to myself, "Wow! That was so good!". I felt completed satisfied with an episode but I was left wanting more. Grey's Anatomy for about a year now has not left me wanting more but bracing myself for what is going to happen next. The audience should not have to prepare themselves for a television show. Bring back McDreamy because Derek without Mer is not that anymore!!

[Stephanie]

Does it not occur to anyone at ABC that GA could easily be beating out CSI garnering 23-25 million viewers if they wrote for MerDer as a functioning couple who worked out problems together? People who defend the shows ratings now say, "oh, they aren't that bad!" No, they aren't bad but why are we embracing the mediocrity of 17 million? Instead of holding steady, shouldn't ABC, Touchstone, Shonda, and TPTB be looking to GAIN audience and not losing it consistently every week? The shine is going off of GA. We are sick of third parties, plot devices, too many new characters we don't care about, inconsistent writing, and unrecognizable characters (Looking at you Derek!). Bring back GA!! What were those fan panels for anyway? Did you throw them in the trash? The message was clear last summer, FIX MerDer, Stop dumping on Meredith and you still aren't listening. Time is running out. When is SOMEONE going to listen???

[Harriet]

Ellen and patrick have the best chemistry i've ever seen with any two people on tv. Why waste that on predictable storylines? it seems the most surprising and shocking thing that the writers could do is actually have meredith and derek together and happy... yeah, right!! it's all going to waste. McDreamy shouldnt be an ass, and meredith? im sorry, no woman can be THAT depressing and miserable. its a shame because Ellen is capable of so much more. Give her some decent storylines to act. She's proven herself in season 1 and 2 and also some of season 3. SORT IT OUT!!!

[Janine]

Congratulations for your new contracts!!!! I'm glad you're back!! :)
but please fix up merder!!!!

WE

LOVE THEM!!!!!!

[Jennifer]

What are you doing to our MerDer? More importantly, what are you doing to Derek? He is NOT McDreamy without his love for Meredith. The love we NEVER questioned until this Rose/Weed/Plant/Sad Plotdevice so-called storyline came about. You do realize that with all of Mer and Der's issues we could have easily had them break-up to be alone and work on their issues sans a third party plot device involved? Why does Rose even have to be apart of the break-up? She should't even be around because it makes Derek AKA NotSoMcDreamy look like a toddler who is taking the easy way out. Derek was McDreamy for a reason and that was his never-ending love for Meredith. Without that don't have the media or anyone calling him McDreamy anymore. He wasn't with Addison and he sure as hell isn't with Rose. I want the snarky Derek back, the smily Derek back, the Derek who cried his eyes out at the thought of losing Meredith. Now that was McDreamy!!! Dump this Derek who acts like Mer is now a burden!

[Angelique]

Take Grey's Anatomy back to what made it beautiful. There's so much potetntial for Mer/Der. Bring back the cases that made it different.

[Kerry]

What did you guys smoke to break up MerDer and Gizzie, my two favorite couples at the same time? Are you trying to give me a heart attack? Fix this please! Those two couples belong together!
And please no Alex and Izzie, they are so old and dead, dead, dead.

[Rosa]

For all of those at ABC, Touchstone, or even Shonda Rhimes herself who think that this Rose situation is good because no matter if you hate it or not it gets people to talking think of this?? There would be just as much talk about this show if Meredith and Derek were written as a happy, well-rounded, couple in love dealing with the trials and tribulations that all couples in love have. I would love for some reporter or journalist to come out and ask you exactly why GA now relies on gimmicks, "Must See TV" events, third parties, love triangles, special guest stars, and plot driven writing. I would love to hear the answers from the producers of GA because they would never come out and say the real reason. Shows start to rely on those types of things when they really have no idea what to do on their shows anymore. So, they go for ratings ploys instead of quality writing and storytelling which is what got Grey's the "Buzz" in Seasons 1 & 2 in the first place. Ah, the good ole days of MerDer!!!

[Katie]

Meredith and Derek forever and ever and ever.

[Jasmin]

It's a shame Shonda Rhimes is not able to recognize that talent requires new and interesting storylines, not the same old tried triangles and Mer/Der breakups. We leapt with her, we trusted, now we're fed up & are not going to take it anymore.

[Julie]

My friends and I were out this weekend and for some reason the subject turned to Grey's Anatomy which is interesting because it's a pretty sore subject with us nowadays. Sad since we used to get together every Thursday night to watch and discuss it but that has now stopped. We all just asked ourselves, "Why do we even still care?" Why can't we just cut all ties with this show and move on to something better?". We all had the same answer, ELLEN POMPEO & PATRICK DEMPSEY'S CHEMSTRY!!!. That's right, the ONLY reason we even bother to TIVO the show anymore are those oh-so wonderful 30 seconds to 1 minute scenes they get per episode. Because no matter how crappy the storylines they still bring it as actors in every scene they have together. It's because they just have "it". It's special, it's rare, it's unique and the fact you don't give them more is mind-boggling to all of us. Especially since in Seasons 1 & 2 Mer and Der were in every other scene together the way GA should be!!!

[Adriana]

Please let MerDer be happy together!

Although I am new to the whole Grey's Anatomy scene, I am so in love with Meredith and Derek that I can't imagine the show without them. If you take away their story, you take away the interest of many viewers. You can say that there is much more to