Shonda Rhimes is anti-Grey's Anatomy spoilers, but with a bus full of reporters visiting the set Tuesday, she revealed a little scoop on the upcoming season.
Specifically, Grey's Anatomy star Chandra Wilson will cross over to the world of Private Practice in the season's third episode this fall, Rhimes said during the visit.
Miranda Bailey will travel to L.A. to visit her former colleague Addison Montgomery (Kate Walsh) and perform a "very interesting" medical procedure, Rhimes says.
Bailey being Bailey, she'll also not be shy about sharing her opinions about the goings-on at Oceanside Wellness, the creator and producer of both shows adds.
ABC also confirms that Party Down star Ken Marino (who was on set Tuesday) and former ER actress Kellie Martin will also guest in the first batch of episodes.
The crossover of Chandra Wilson's character to Private Practice will continue the relatively free movement of characters between Grey's Anatomy and its spinoff, which debuted in 2007.
Walsh has appeared on several episodes of Grey's Anatomy the past couple of seasons, and this past spring Patrick Dempsey's Derek Shepherd guested on Private Practice, while Taye Diggs and Audra McDonald also revealed their ties to Derek's past.
The new season of Private Practice will pick up only a few minutes after last season's finale, which ended with off-her-meds patient Katie (Amanda Foreman) injecting Violet (Amy Brenneman) with some paralyzing drugs and about to steal her baby.
The season premiere will deal with the immediate aftermath, while episode two will jump ahead a few weeks, Amy Brenneman says. We can't wait to see what transpires ...
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August 5th, 2009 10:30 AM
I love Grey's Anatomy, and I love Shonda Rhimes, I think she is absolutely brilliant. I love when the characters crossover from Grey's to PP. Am I weird then that it drives me nuts when some of the people they use as guest stars appear on both shows as two different characters? If they are supposed to both exist in the same hypothetical TV world and docs move in between the two shows freely, then how can Jayne Brook be a patient (Gwen - the divorce lawyer) on Grey's, and then Pete's girlfriend Meg on PP? Ok, enough ranting, I REALLY love both shows and the writers, producers, directors etc, so I can let this slide, except that it really bugs me!
August 5th, 2009 11:39 AM
not anothter cross over. i dont care about charakters from pp. and because of a lot of other people share my opinion we have to watch cross overs again and again and make us watching something that has not a lot to do with ga. hope the cross overs are gonna end sometime.
August 5th, 2009 11:50 AM
I hope Bailey kicks some butt and tells those LA docs to STOP WHINING!
August 5th, 2009 1:46 PM
Cool. Bailey had really good chemistry with Sam, they were the funniest of the entire crossover! I say Sam should make a move to Seattle. I'd love to see him there. I couldn't care less for the rest (except Addie).
And yeah, the incosistency with the patients on GA and on PP can be annoying. Especially with the time line. I really need for the writers to say something about it.
Nathalie, this is not a crossover, just a guest appearance, sorta like Addison did in S.4. I wouldn't worry too much about another one. :)
August 5th, 2009 2:19 PM
It's funny that marriedmymcdreamy mentioned guest stars appearing on both shows...because this post mentioned another one happening. Ken Marino, who the article seems to say will be guesting on PP, has been in an episode of Grey's. He was the obnoxious manager bragging about not getting shot by the gunman who later comes to Seattle Grace and shoots Burke. Also, the woman who wouldn't have her son vaccinated on PP was the wife of the guy with the bomb in his chest on Grey's. I guess the writers/casting/Shonda don't mind using the same stars on each show in different roles...because they seem to be doing it quite a bit.
August 5th, 2009 3:19 PM
I am SO excited for this guest appearance! I love both shows, so I actually am a big fan of the cross-overs. PrPr is different from Grey's, but that doesn't mean it's bad. I love Addie, Naomi, and Sam - but the other characters are great too. Should be interesting to see Bailey in LA.
And about the guest stars on different shows - it is weird. It should be interesting to see if it continues (with numerous actors, not just one) in Season 6/Season 3 this year.
August 5th, 2009 4:49 PM
Is it just me, or does this really not work with the timeline of the two shows? Since the last crossover, practically Violet's whole pregnancy has happened, at least like six months, whereas on Grey's only one POSSIBLY two months have gone by. Since both seasons are picking up where they left off, either this is really inconsistent or there will be a multiple month jump within the first could epis of Grey's.
August 5th, 2009 5:05 PM
ellie, I was wondering the same thing!! Right after the crossover, when Addie meets Noah, 3 months go by. 3 months haven't gone by in Grey's, I don't think, so how is this going to work?? Plus, the article said a few more weeks would go by before Bailey comes. So maybe they're going to jump forward in Grey's?
Don't get me wrong, I'm delighted that Bailey will be going to LA. I'm just confused as to how this will work.
August 5th, 2009 5:38 PM
Oh, I can't wait to see Bailey on PP! She and Addison are two of my favorite characters, and I love the interaction between them.
As for the people-appearing-as-two-different-characters thing, I'm actually rather amused...I see some of the people who played patients on Grey's when they appear on House, or PP as someone completely different, and I realize that a) I'm addicted to all these shows, or I wouldn't even notice, and b) they're such versatile actors. Like the woman who played Jackson's mother on Grey's appeared as a patient/criminal on House, and the woman whose heart caught on fire during surgery on Grey's appeared as the lesbian gf of a patient on PP. It's so bizarre.
August 5th, 2009 5:43 PM
Oh I don't care if I see the lady again that had the husband with the bomb. She is such a bad actress. I have noticed some of the same people have been on the show a couple of times. I think it would be awsome if Bailey and Arizona both had to go to OS cause they had a peds case and they took Callie so she could visit with Addison. I want Addie to get to spend more time Callie. They are best friends, but don't get to spend enough time together. I love the times they get to talk.