Taye Diggs Joins Grey’s Anatomy Spinoff
Entertainment Weekly reports that actor Taye Diggs has been tapped to star in the Grey’s Anatomy spin-off currently in the works.
No details are available on his character. Grey’s Anatomy will set the stage for the spinoff, which will focus on Dr. Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh), via an expanded two-hour episode scheduled for May.
In the pilot, the former Dr. Shepherd will consider her exit from Seattle Grace.
Grey’s Anatomy executive producer and creator Shonda Rhimes is writing the episode, and is expected to write the potential spin-off as well.
Meanwhile, Rhimes’ other ABC pilot, in which Jeffrey Dean Morgan reportedly stars in a new series about a group of female journalists, has not been canceled, but rather has been pushed to a later summer production start. Shonda is going to be busy!
Diggs’ casting in the controversial Grey’s Anatomy spinoff stems from a new deal he signed with ABC TV Studio, where Grey’s Anatomy is based.
Diggs, 36, has already starred in two drama series for the studio, Kevin Hill for UPN and Day Break for ABC.
Taye Diggs! Awesome! Why is ithe spin-off being called “controversial?” I think a show with Kate Walsh and Taye Diggs is going to rock!
So when this lil spin off fails miserably are they just going to bring Dear old Addison back to Grey’s Anatomy?
Yeah, wow… Daybreak. And that was so successful.
The hard thing with this whole spin-off thing is that they have to try to strike gold again with a relatively unknown cast. Not going to be easy, if you ask me.
no, i dont want anybody else to be in it! I dont even want to have the spin off, will there still be Grey’s Anatomy?
Heather~~ thank you very much for making me laugh.
i think that Kate walsh has a lot to do with Grey’s success..it’ll be sad for her to leave Seatlle Grace Hospital…c’mon people…don’t u guys agree? it would not be the same…
but then again, taye Diggs…is hot…hopefully they can be as interesting as grey’s anatomy.
whatever happen to mark sloan and addison…i like them…they’re both hot and should end up together in the show…
Oh Yea of Little Faith…..
I love it, He’s a great actor and I think that they will have great chemistry, Come on you guys do you have no faith in Shonda Rhimes! She is writing both. In stead of having only GA we will have two shows! It will be sad, but Addison isn’t just being written off, she is moving up to STAR in her own show. Huraah!!! Go Kate, and GA!!!!
I think it’s funny that, a month ago with the IW furor, I was the first to mention Taye Diggs as a replacement for IW and now, he is signed to a GA spinoff.
Well, maybe this might work. TD is well known and if the show’s given the right night and time slot (who knows, after GA on Thursdays?) it could be successful. Let’s wait and see.
stupid stupid stupid.
I just read this on People (http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20012764,00.html)…
“Grey’s creator Shonda Rhimes is writing the episode, which, according to USA Today, will feature Walsh’s character mulling an out-of-town job offer.
Should the spinoff go forward, Addison will most likely accept the offer; if it does not, she’ll stay at Seattle Grace.”
So see? If it turns out to not be such a good idea, then she’ll stay in Seattle. But at least this way we’ll get to see if we like it or not.
Does anyone else think it is a little early in the series for a spinoff?
Tay Digg’s? Seriously? Eww?
2 WORDS for Taye: McChocolate!!!! Dr. Godiva’s in the house!!!!! Yummmmy!!!! All those in favor of those 2 nicknames, reply back: “here, here”!!!!!
i’m so excited the Jeffrey Dean Morgan pilot isn’t cancelled!!!!!!!!!!!
Not a Kate Walsh or Taye Diggs fan, but the show may do okay because of Shonda; however, it won’t do as well as GA.
love kate but so not loving this guy
hmmm, hey Meg…
Actually, I think the JDM show has been put on hold in lieu of the spinoff. JDM was to appear on the show about a group of female journalists. I’ve seen several websites that say that project has been postponed / cancelled so that Shonda can develop the GA spinoff.
I’d love to see more JDM too - I think he’s a great actor and very easy to look at…
But I’d REALLY like Shonda & co to focus on GA. I am afraid she is getting spread too thin, and we are going to see GA suffer as a result. I’m not big on the spinoff idea, although I think Kate Walsh is a great actress - I’d just like to continue seeing her great on GA!
I would have to agree with Dixie Gril I see GA suffering a lot if this spin off happens. Shonda is a great writer and I have loved her since the beginning of GA. Viewers are not ready for GA to be over but it needs her dedication and a spin off is not going to help. Grey’s lover75 I am feeling the Dr. Godiva…..just not now especially on a spin off BUT GA maybe.
Hello If you are against the Idea of a spinoff I have a petition in protest of it this is the site http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/ganatomyspinoffpetition
Please Sign if you do protest and leave comments
OK - LOVE JDM!!! Want as much air time there as possible! Shonda knows he gets the ratings soaring - look who filled the sweeps week guest star spot this week!!
I say first things first - get his new show going and give GA a bit more time before spinning it off!
Second - Addison??? Why the heck her… How about McSteamy?!!! THAT would be a killer spin off… Nip/Tuck-ish with that great GA je ne ce quois!
*gasps* WHAT?? my girl Addie is leaving grey’s???
No that is SO not allowed! She is my absolute favorite character! Where would the show go without every single member of the cast? There is still so much we don’t know about this girl. It would be a shame to lose her!
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/KATEWALSH/
here is a petition concerning the spin off, please check it out.
Thanks
Who cares about any of these people, when they are also co starring Tim Daly, who should in my book be a star…Taye Diggs??? In a loser show already when Daly has already proven his abilities in comedy and drama. . .When all these other “newbies” are long gone, he’ll still be around, quietly entertaining people.
Wake up people . . .
I love “McChocolate” and “Dr. Godiva”! Taye is super hot, and I still don’t understand why DAYBREAK was not a hit! I say onward and upward with the GA spinoff!