So he did all those things just to keep his job. There was no sincerity in it what so ever. Jeez, wonder why they fired him.
Asking someone to be a decent human being and respect their co-workers is not jumping through hoops Isaiah.
Aga Says:
June 10th, 2007 5:31 AM
Who is without sin cast the first stone!!!!!!!!!
Aga Says:
June 10th, 2007 5:37 AM
I can`t imagine grey´s without him. He is a great actor, better than Demsey and TRK. Bang was my favourite couple, a reason to watch, because they were great together, the two best actors of the Show. Now he was "mobbed" out of the show by Heigl and TRK. Is this a fair behaviour???? Who is without sin cast the first stone!!!!
cu83 Says:
June 10th, 2007 5:49 AM
Well, at least he is honest about the amends being partly to keep the job. Would you have believed him if he said he had a change of heart and is a different person all of a sudden?? No, you would have called him a liar - again!
His charity work clearly shows that he is a good person and I'm sure the effort was not for appearance only! I think he really feels bad about what he did and that he is trying to change and I believe he can do it!
@Aga: Amen! You're absolutely right!
@sarah: were you on set that day? Both actors said that there was no such thing as punching going on!
@all those who think someone else should play Burke: NOBODY, ABSOLUTELY NOBODY CAN REPLACE ISAIAH AS THE AWESOME DR. BURKE!!!!!!!!!
RL Says:
June 10th, 2007 7:09 AM
I am glad that they fired him and they should have done it long before now. He was fine in the first two seasons, but his character went down hill when they had the story about his hand. Glad he is gone and I would be glad to see TR gone. I think Grey's has lost a lot of viewers over the past year because of the direction of the show. I don't blame the actors but the writers have really blown it. I saw nothing in the preview for next season to make me want to watch.
joiedevivre Says:
June 10th, 2007 8:20 AM
Honestly, they're all professional adults and have to understand that there WILL be unhappiness and quarrels in the workplace. Insensitive remarks will be passed and I believe it is really up to the individuals to work it out and respect each other as colleagues. It is plain childish to kick out whoever you don't like and work only with the people you get along with. Plus, I'm sure that isn't the first time TR Knight has been called a faggot; and I'm sure Washington has been called a nigger many a time. Seriously guys, get over it. Tell me which guy hasn't been referred to by a derogatory term - even Sandra has been called a Chink (which IS derogatory, by the way).
So yes congratulations to Heigl and Knight, who have gotten rid of the colleague they couldn't get along with. They had better improve their acting by leaps and bounds since they've successfully "purged" their working environment. One last thing, I don't think Heigl is any worse off telling the whole world that she thinks Washington should learn not to speak in public. But hey, she blamed alcohol and got away with it.
It wasn't just about his job. If they had released him earlier, he still would have meet with GLAAD. He worked with GLAAD to make amends with the gay community and pushed for the PSA. We don't have to accept the lifestlye of the gay community, but understand and give them their due respect, and I believe he is sincere and has a better understanding. He has every right to be angry, the fans are angry, too. There is no way I will ever watch ABC or anything involving Shonda Rhimes. They lead him, and his fans to believe that he would return, and that was cruel, wrong and demeaning.
Sarah Says:
June 10th, 2007 9:23 AM
cu83 I don't think ABC is stupid. They fired him for a reason and IW isn't a quiet man.
I'm sad only for Burketina fans. I never loved Burke.
cu83 Says:
June 10th, 2007 10:02 AM
MJ, I totally agree with you!
@sarah: I was only referring to your statement that he tried to punch PD! They both said that that's not true! I never wrote that the ABC-guys are stupid!
Maria Says:
June 10th, 2007 10:50 AM
THANK GOD hes gone, i never liked Washington from the start, greys will be fine without him, and I think the way he left Christina in the last ep..is a good ending for him, seriously, dont bring him back at all
I totally agree with Washington's spokesperson, Howard Bragman! He did all that stuff for nothing!! Only to get fired anyway! I know many people who are saying that they will no longer watch Grey's Anatomy because of this! It will be very interesting to see what happens to the shows ratings in the upcoming season! There will never be another actor who was born to play the role of Dr. Preston Burke like Isaiah Washington!!!!!!!!!!!
freaky Says:
June 10th, 2007 10:52 AM
he wont be back ???
no more fun..he is a good actor....realluy protrayed a surgeon well..even betterthan patrick dempsey...and yet..just becoz of the commotion that occur previously...hell....wats the big deal about the gay thing..i mean he is jus voicing his views...besides he already apologized..i dont see why they think this as a threat to the show...
hello...they can actually check the number or viewers right ? i bet it didnt fall tremendously jus becoz of his comments...duh...
HoldTheElevator Says:
June 10th, 2007 11:08 AM
I really don't care that he's not coming back. I only liked him becasue he was with Christina on the show. I didn't think he ever was an asset. Will I miss him on some occasions? probably. But to whoever said it was KH and TRK fault for him getting kicked off - i'm SURE knight ASKED washington to call him what he did. And KH was just reacting to the situation. I know we all have tempers and issues with other people. But you don't see everyone else calling people f****ts and other slurs every time they get mad!
P.S. - I completely agree w/ you sam!
LovingGrey'sAllTheTime Says:
June 10th, 2007 1:32 PM
I'd rather Washington leave than Knight. I don't want anyone leaving, but if you call T.R. a (*beep*) AND you try to punch Patrick Dempsey, you've gotta go. Nobody messes with PD and TRK without punishment. I love Burke, what a great character, but seriously, Isaiah's paying his price. And I know people are asking why he didn't get fired when it happened, but it's because ABC has brains and is not gonna finish him out in the middle of a season. That'd be so bad. He shouldn't even come back for one episode to clear things up in the 4th season. Shonda Rhimes and the other writers of Grey's Anatomy are great enough to figure something out to get Burke out. Sorry IW fans, but he got what he deserved. You can't call T.R. a bad name AND you especially can't try to punch Patrick Dempsey. That's against the law in my book! Burke, I love your character, but Georgie can't leave. He's Georgie!
Bonnie M Says:
June 10th, 2007 2:06 PM
This was not handled right from day one. But than again you never know how your going to react to something until it happens. You have to admit peoples true personalities come out in a situation like this and it's not always nice. I am also afraid it's just going to get worse. It's a shame because it's a great show with an amazing cast and crew.
katie Says:
June 10th, 2007 2:28 PM
Looks like Grey's Anatomy will be going down the tube. Too much drama!!!! The fact is Isaiah Washington is the only person who could ever play the role of Preston Burke. I don't blame him for being mad as hell. I mad as hell that he will not be on the show anymore. I guess Katherine and T. R. got what they wanted. It's such a shame because I feel like Isaiah jumped through too many hoops only to be fired anyway. Shame on ABC. People in the past have done much worse. People will watch Season 4, at first for the curiosity, then the ratings will fall.
Debs Says:
June 10th, 2007 2:37 PM
to loving greys all the time. I agree with eveything you´ve saiid espeiially that NO ONE shpuld call TRK names or punch & triangel PD. they both complete & uter respct. In fact the whole cast do. I for one won´t miss IW or Burke.
i Know Derek didn´t take the chief´s job but i hope gets Burke´s Job as cenior atttending. He´d be great at it & it wouldn´t take up too much of his time so Meredith wom´t feel negelcted.
I think the thing we tend to lose sight of is - it wasn't just the verbal stuff...I'm of two minds whether that's a firing offense, for Washington, Don Imus, or anyone else....but -
apparently the cause for ABC not renewing was "a history of disruptive behavior" which manifested itself in an altercation with PD and some angry words, including the F word, then the GG thing.
I can see where IW would be angry after taking steps that, however tacitly, ABC had to encourage and expect as part of him continuing in the cast. I'm not sure how much the additional comments by the cast had to do with it - although you've got to admit, if they didn't feel comfortable with him, it would probably show on screen eventually.
I do commend the cast members that were low key about it, though.
Should be interesting....
horneyelevatorsinSGH Says:
June 10th, 2007 7:37 PM
he should come back for a cameo...
cadiex Says:
June 10th, 2007 8:57 PM
I will not be buying season 3 or watching season 4 because of this.
I find it ridiculus to say that people will not watch the show because IW will not be on it. What if he left on his own.....would you watch the show then. The show will not be the same without him, but it will still be Greys Anatomy and an awesome show........ All the other wonderful actors and actress should not suffer because the decision was made to not have IW on the show anymore. I am sure it was a Disneys choice not shondas.
Another IW fan... Says:
June 10th, 2007 9:29 PM
I completely 100% agree with joiedevivre. So read whatever they said & here's what I have to say -
Nobody can play the role of Preston Burke better than Isaiah Washington. The show won't be the same without him. How could ABC fire him after he fixed his mistake & moved on? That's ridiculous. I hope IW and ABC work something out so he will come back to the show...I know it's a long shot, but hey, Burke's my favorite character so that's all I can really hope for right now.
The only reason I'm giving Season 4 a shot is to see how Cristina is going to cope with everything that happened. Meredith is just boring & old now [no offense Ellen].
Alessia Says:
June 10th, 2007 10:43 PM
I was in a situatiion similar to this...I had some problems on my job...and was let go at the end of the school year...but unlike IW..nobody told me that there were problems....and I was given some excuse as to why I was let go.
In situations like that...you just need to cut your losses...and realize it's time to move on..even if you weren't planning on it.
And as far as the show...I feel like it's a repeat of the situation with "Gilmore Girls" .....they changed the whole feel of the show when they got new writers...and it seems like this next season of Grey's will be completely different b/c they are changing all the characters....
I just know that the last few episodes were somewhat disappointing and as my mom said "depressing"...they lifted us up with all the romance...and now they're breaking everybody up!!!
Kate Says:
June 10th, 2007 11:33 PM
First off Isaiah never punched patrick dempsey. And no i dont think that this is a race issue. um hello...Shonda the shows creator is an african american woman and has anyone looked at bailey lately? she is too. the chief well hes an african american too. not everything is a race issue people. but the main point here, everyone is saying oh he only did all that stuff to keep his job. well #1 you dont know if thats true. he may have been genuinely sorry. i dont believe any of you were on set when the fight happened were you? you dont know how it happened and who instagated who. but who cares. it was said and now its done he apologized sincere or not. #2 you have to make a living. if my job were in jeopardy id do what i had to to keep it. so even if he didnt mean what he said you cannot fault him for trying to keep his job. #3 i guarentee that AT LEAST 9 out of 10 of all you I.W. bashers are guilty of apologizing when you didnt really mean it. beacuse it was what you had to do at the time. also, yeah he talked trash about t.r. but youre talking crap about him so youre no better. all in all i think ABC is screwing him over. they told him that if he did all this stuff he wouldnt be fired. and now all of a sudden hes done? im outraged. he did what he was asked to do. they lied to him and thats unfair. Ive seen I.W. in alot of different roles and he is an amazing actor, and he brought A LOT to the show and as much as i would LOVE to see him make a few more appearances to tie up loose ends, i hope he dosent. why should they get more money and ratings because of his appearence after what theyve done to him. they dont deserve it. Also im a greys addict. love the show, never missed and episode, own both seasons, but the show is going down hill the story lines havent been what they were. and im just praying it gets better. i think greys is going to take a big fall losing isaiah and kate walsh at the same time.
ravenigma Says:
June 11th, 2007 12:44 AM
Comment by JB..
Right On!! I totally agree with U!!
June 10th, 2007 4:09 AM
So he did all those things just to keep his job. There was no sincerity in it what so ever. Jeez, wonder why they fired him.
Asking someone to be a decent human being and respect their co-workers is not jumping through hoops Isaiah.
June 10th, 2007 5:31 AM
Who is without sin cast the first stone!!!!!!!!!
June 10th, 2007 5:37 AM
I can`t imagine grey´s without him. He is a great actor, better than Demsey and TRK. Bang was my favourite couple, a reason to watch, because they were great together, the two best actors of the Show. Now he was "mobbed" out of the show by Heigl and TRK. Is this a fair behaviour???? Who is without sin cast the first stone!!!!
June 10th, 2007 5:49 AM
Well, at least he is honest about the amends being partly to keep the job. Would you have believed him if he said he had a change of heart and is a different person all of a sudden?? No, you would have called him a liar - again!
His charity work clearly shows that he is a good person and I'm sure the effort was not for appearance only! I think he really feels bad about what he did and that he is trying to change and I believe he can do it!
@Aga: Amen! You're absolutely right!
@sarah: were you on set that day? Both actors said that there was no such thing as punching going on!
@all those who think someone else should play Burke: NOBODY, ABSOLUTELY NOBODY CAN REPLACE ISAIAH AS THE AWESOME DR. BURKE!!!!!!!!!
June 10th, 2007 7:09 AM
I am glad that they fired him and they should have done it long before now. He was fine in the first two seasons, but his character went down hill when they had the story about his hand. Glad he is gone and I would be glad to see TR gone. I think Grey's has lost a lot of viewers over the past year because of the direction of the show. I don't blame the actors but the writers have really blown it. I saw nothing in the preview for next season to make me want to watch.
June 10th, 2007 8:20 AM
Honestly, they're all professional adults and have to understand that there WILL be unhappiness and quarrels in the workplace. Insensitive remarks will be passed and I believe it is really up to the individuals to work it out and respect each other as colleagues. It is plain childish to kick out whoever you don't like and work only with the people you get along with. Plus, I'm sure that isn't the first time TR Knight has been called a faggot; and I'm sure Washington has been called a nigger many a time. Seriously guys, get over it. Tell me which guy hasn't been referred to by a derogatory term - even Sandra has been called a Chink (which IS derogatory, by the way).
So yes congratulations to Heigl and Knight, who have gotten rid of the colleague they couldn't get along with. They had better improve their acting by leaps and bounds since they've successfully "purged" their working environment. One last thing, I don't think Heigl is any worse off telling the whole world that she thinks Washington should learn not to speak in public. But hey, she blamed alcohol and got away with it.
June 10th, 2007 9:18 AM
It wasn't just about his job. If they had released him earlier, he still would have meet with GLAAD. He worked with GLAAD to make amends with the gay community and pushed for the PSA. We don't have to accept the lifestlye of the gay community, but understand and give them their due respect, and I believe he is sincere and has a better understanding. He has every right to be angry, the fans are angry, too. There is no way I will ever watch ABC or anything involving Shonda Rhimes. They lead him, and his fans to believe that he would return, and that was cruel, wrong and demeaning.
June 10th, 2007 9:23 AM
cu83 I don't think ABC is stupid. They fired him for a reason and IW isn't a quiet man.
I'm sad only for Burketina fans. I never loved Burke.
June 10th, 2007 10:02 AM
MJ, I totally agree with you!
@sarah: I was only referring to your statement that he tried to punch PD! They both said that that's not true! I never wrote that the ABC-guys are stupid!
June 10th, 2007 10:50 AM
THANK GOD hes gone, i never liked Washington from the start, greys will be fine without him, and I think the way he left Christina in the last ep..is a good ending for him, seriously, dont bring him back at all
June 10th, 2007 10:50 AM
I totally agree with Washington's spokesperson, Howard Bragman! He did all that stuff for nothing!! Only to get fired anyway! I know many people who are saying that they will no longer watch Grey's Anatomy because of this! It will be very interesting to see what happens to the shows ratings in the upcoming season! There will never be another actor who was born to play the role of Dr. Preston Burke like Isaiah Washington!!!!!!!!!!!
June 10th, 2007 10:52 AM
he wont be back ???
no more fun..he is a good actor....realluy protrayed a surgeon well..even betterthan patrick dempsey...and yet..just becoz of the commotion that occur previously...hell....wats the big deal about the gay thing..i mean he is jus voicing his views...besides he already apologized..i dont see why they think this as a threat to the show...
hello...they can actually check the number or viewers right ? i bet it didnt fall tremendously jus becoz of his comments...duh...
June 10th, 2007 11:08 AM
I really don't care that he's not coming back. I only liked him becasue he was with Christina on the show. I didn't think he ever was an asset. Will I miss him on some occasions? probably. But to whoever said it was KH and TRK fault for him getting kicked off - i'm SURE knight ASKED washington to call him what he did. And KH was just reacting to the situation. I know we all have tempers and issues with other people. But you don't see everyone else calling people f****ts and other slurs every time they get mad!
P.S. - I completely agree w/ you sam!
June 10th, 2007 1:32 PM
I'd rather Washington leave than Knight. I don't want anyone leaving, but if you call T.R. a (*beep*) AND you try to punch Patrick Dempsey, you've gotta go. Nobody messes with PD and TRK without punishment. I love Burke, what a great character, but seriously, Isaiah's paying his price. And I know people are asking why he didn't get fired when it happened, but it's because ABC has brains and is not gonna finish him out in the middle of a season. That'd be so bad. He shouldn't even come back for one episode to clear things up in the 4th season. Shonda Rhimes and the other writers of Grey's Anatomy are great enough to figure something out to get Burke out. Sorry IW fans, but he got what he deserved. You can't call T.R. a bad name AND you especially can't try to punch Patrick Dempsey. That's against the law in my book! Burke, I love your character, but Georgie can't leave. He's Georgie!
June 10th, 2007 2:06 PM
This was not handled right from day one. But than again you never know how your going to react to something until it happens. You have to admit peoples true personalities come out in a situation like this and it's not always nice. I am also afraid it's just going to get worse. It's a shame because it's a great show with an amazing cast and crew.
June 10th, 2007 2:28 PM
Looks like Grey's Anatomy will be going down the tube. Too much drama!!!! The fact is Isaiah Washington is the only person who could ever play the role of Preston Burke. I don't blame him for being mad as hell. I mad as hell that he will not be on the show anymore. I guess Katherine and T. R. got what they wanted. It's such a shame because I feel like Isaiah jumped through too many hoops only to be fired anyway. Shame on ABC. People in the past have done much worse. People will watch Season 4, at first for the curiosity, then the ratings will fall.
June 10th, 2007 2:37 PM
to loving greys all the time. I agree with eveything you´ve saiid espeiially that NO ONE shpuld call TRK names or punch & triangel PD. they both complete & uter respct. In fact the whole cast do. I for one won´t miss IW or Burke.
i Know Derek didn´t take the chief´s job but i hope gets Burke´s Job as cenior atttending. He´d be great at it & it wouldn´t take up too much of his time so Meredith wom´t feel negelcted.
June 10th, 2007 6:50 PM
I think the thing we tend to lose sight of is - it wasn't just the verbal stuff...I'm of two minds whether that's a firing offense, for Washington, Don Imus, or anyone else....but -
apparently the cause for ABC not renewing was "a history of disruptive behavior" which manifested itself in an altercation with PD and some angry words, including the F word, then the GG thing.
I can see where IW would be angry after taking steps that, however tacitly, ABC had to encourage and expect as part of him continuing in the cast. I'm not sure how much the additional comments by the cast had to do with it - although you've got to admit, if they didn't feel comfortable with him, it would probably show on screen eventually.
I do commend the cast members that were low key about it, though.
Should be interesting....
June 10th, 2007 7:37 PM
he should come back for a cameo...
June 10th, 2007 8:57 PM
I will not be buying season 3 or watching season 4 because of this.
June 10th, 2007 9:15 PM
I find it ridiculus to say that people will not watch the show because IW will not be on it. What if he left on his own.....would you watch the show then. The show will not be the same without him, but it will still be Greys Anatomy and an awesome show........ All the other wonderful actors and actress should not suffer because the decision was made to not have IW on the show anymore. I am sure it was a Disneys choice not shondas.
June 10th, 2007 9:29 PM
I completely 100% agree with joiedevivre. So read whatever they said & here's what I have to say -
Nobody can play the role of Preston Burke better than Isaiah Washington. The show won't be the same without him. How could ABC fire him after he fixed his mistake & moved on? That's ridiculous. I hope IW and ABC work something out so he will come back to the show...I know it's a long shot, but hey, Burke's my favorite character so that's all I can really hope for right now.
The only reason I'm giving Season 4 a shot is to see how Cristina is going to cope with everything that happened. Meredith is just boring & old now [no offense Ellen].
June 10th, 2007 10:43 PM
I was in a situatiion similar to this...I had some problems on my job...and was let go at the end of the school year...but unlike IW..nobody told me that there were problems....and I was given some excuse as to why I was let go.
In situations like that...you just need to cut your losses...and realize it's time to move on..even if you weren't planning on it.
And as far as the show...I feel like it's a repeat of the situation with "Gilmore Girls" .....they changed the whole feel of the show when they got new writers...and it seems like this next season of Grey's will be completely different b/c they are changing all the characters....
I just know that the last few episodes were somewhat disappointing and as my mom said "depressing"...they lifted us up with all the romance...and now they're breaking everybody up!!!
June 10th, 2007 11:33 PM
First off Isaiah never punched patrick dempsey. And no i dont think that this is a race issue. um hello...Shonda the shows creator is an african american woman and has anyone looked at bailey lately? she is too. the chief well hes an african american too. not everything is a race issue people. but the main point here, everyone is saying oh he only did all that stuff to keep his job. well #1 you dont know if thats true. he may have been genuinely sorry. i dont believe any of you were on set when the fight happened were you? you dont know how it happened and who instagated who. but who cares. it was said and now its done he apologized sincere or not. #2 you have to make a living. if my job were in jeopardy id do what i had to to keep it. so even if he didnt mean what he said you cannot fault him for trying to keep his job. #3 i guarentee that AT LEAST 9 out of 10 of all you I.W. bashers are guilty of apologizing when you didnt really mean it. beacuse it was what you had to do at the time. also, yeah he talked trash about t.r. but youre talking crap about him so youre no better. all in all i think ABC is screwing him over. they told him that if he did all this stuff he wouldnt be fired. and now all of a sudden hes done? im outraged. he did what he was asked to do. they lied to him and thats unfair. Ive seen I.W. in alot of different roles and he is an amazing actor, and he brought A LOT to the show and as much as i would LOVE to see him make a few more appearances to tie up loose ends, i hope he dosent. why should they get more money and ratings because of his appearence after what theyve done to him. they dont deserve it. Also im a greys addict. love the show, never missed and episode, own both seasons, but the show is going down hill the story lines havent been what they were. and im just praying it gets better. i think greys is going to take a big fall losing isaiah and kate walsh at the same time.
June 11th, 2007 12:44 AM
Comment by JB..
Right On!! I totally agree with U!!