{"id":192200,"date":"2021-03-02T17:00:04","date_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/will-the-future-of-greys-anatomy-be-decided-sooner-rather-than-later\/"},"modified":"2021-03-02T17:00:04","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T14:00:04","slug":"will-the-future-of-greys-anatomy-be-decided-sooner-rather-than-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-the-future-of-greys-anatomy-be-decided-sooner-rather-than-later\/","title":{"rendered":"#Will the Future of &#8216;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8217; Be Decided Sooner Rather Than Later?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ca67a3d5a3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ca67a3d5a3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-the-future-of-greys-anatomy-be-decided-sooner-rather-than-later\/#When_Will_Greys_Make_Up_Its_Mind_About_Returning\" >When Will Grey\u2019s Make Up Its Mind About Returning?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-the-future-of-greys-anatomy-be-decided-sooner-rather-than-later\/#Give_This_Doc_His_Own_Show\" >Give This Doc His Own Show!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-the-future-of-greys-anatomy-be-decided-sooner-rather-than-later\/#Sci-Fi_Scene_Stealers\" >Sci-Fi Scene Stealers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-the-future-of-greys-anatomy-be-decided-sooner-rather-than-later\/#Will_Nurses_Get_a_Second_Shift_on_NBC\" >Will Nurses Get a Second Shift on NBC?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-the-future-of-greys-anatomy-be-decided-sooner-rather-than-later\/#More_Talk_Less_Action\" >More Talk, Less Action?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/will-the-future-of-greys-anatomy-be-decided-sooner-rather-than-later\/#The_DVR_Cutoff_Dilemma\" >The DVR Cutoff Dilemma<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Will the Future of &#8216;Grey&#8217;s Anatomy&#8217; Be Decided Sooner Rather Than Later?<\/strong>&#8221;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tvinsider.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/greys-anatomy-ellen-pompeo-3.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div><em>Welcome to the Q&amp;A with TV critic \u2014 also known to some TV fans as their \u201cTV therapist\u201d \u2014 Matt Roush, who\u2019ll try to address whatever you love, loathe, are confused or frustrated or thrilled by in today\u2019s vast TV landscape. (We know background music is too loud, but there\u2019s always closed-captioning.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>One caution: This is a spoiler-free zone, so we won\u2019t be addressing upcoming storylines here unless it\u2019s already common knowledge. Please send your questions and comments to <\/em><em><span class=\"__cf_email__\" data-cfemail=\"95f4e6fef8f4e1e1d5e1e3fcfbe6fcf1f0e7bbf6faf8\">[email\u00a0protected]<\/span><\/em><em> (or use the <\/em><em>form at the end of the column<\/em><em>) and follow me on <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a> (@TVGMMattRoush). Look for Ask Matt columns on many Tuesdays and Fridays.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_Will_Greys_Make_Up_Its_Mind_About_Returning\"><\/span><strong>When Will <em>Grey\u2019s<\/em> Make Up Its Mind About Returning?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>On <em>CBS Sunday Morning<\/em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BStD57jqm7A&amp;feature=emb_logo\">this weekend<\/a>, Ellen Pompeo said they\u2019re still trying to \u201cfigure it out\u201d regarding how, when and whether to end <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> and if Meredith will even survive her bout with COVID. Obviously ABC would want another season, but it seems to me that the writers\/producers would require notice to conclude the show properly, and they must be bumping up against the time when they\u2019d have to decide. We\u2019re clearly not going to get a regular 22-episode season this year, and my preference would be that ABC announce a final season whenever Ellen is ready to hang up her scrubs so they\u2019d have time to craft an ending. What do you think? \u2014 <em>Jake<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> If they truly haven\u2019t made up their minds yet, my bet is that they\u2019re not going anywhere just yet. Given the late start and long winter hiatus \u2014 which ends next week, when episodes return March 11 \u2014 this is going to be a truncated season, which is unsatisfying enough, and I can\u2019t imagine a show with the long and fruitful history of <em>Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em> wants to go out under the cloud of COVID-19. They will have to chart their course fairly soon, because if you remember a year ago at this time when everything shut down, <em>Grey\u2019s<\/em> was something like four episodes short of its goal for last season. So with all of the protocols and other complications that are slowing down production this year, they\u2019ll need to pull the metaphorical trigger soon. I agree that announcing a \u201cfinal\u201d season in advance, whenever that may be, is the best way to honor TV\u2019s longest-running prime-time medical drama, let alone its loyal fans.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Give_This_Doc_His_Own_Show\"><\/span><strong>Give This Doc His Own Show!<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>I\u2019m <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly not a fan of spinoffs, reboots, etc., and CBS in general seems to be overly fond of them. That said, I thought last week\u2019s <em>Mom<\/em> was stellar in fleshing out character arcs for Jill and Bonnie but was also a great showcase for Rainn Wilson as Bonnie\u2019s therapist, including a scene in which we saw him in therapy himself \u2014 with the great Tyne Daly as his therapist. I don\u2019t recall a guest star ever getting their own storyline like this, but I\u2019d be very interested in watching a show built around his character of Trevor Wells. He\u2019s a universe away from Dwight Schrute, but also quite adorable, flawed, insecure, super-compassionate and very human. The scenes where he acknowledged Jill\u2019s pain and his commitment to Bonnie moved me to tears. How great would it be to see a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> built around a therapist that goes beyond his therapy sessions. He already feels like a fully formed character.<\/p>\n<p>Chuck Lorre has proven very adept at writing about women of a certain age dealing with sobriety, and on his wonderful <em>Bob Hearts Abishola <\/em>he has created a great love story that brings two different worlds and families together, showcasing a culture rarely seen on TV. I could see him creating a show around Trevor that could also examine the personal life of a kind and insecure therapist with tenderness, and in Rainn Wilson he already has a lead character that\u2019s a winner. What do you think? \u2014 <em>Marc<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> I love this idea. It\u2019s probably a long shot, even with Chuck Lorre\u2019s clout at CBS, but I\u2019d be on board with anything that even tangentially keeps the world of <em>Mom<\/em> alive. Rainn Wilson has never been better \u2014 that includes Dwight \u2014 and playing a therapist worked pretty well for Bob Newhart back in the day, so why not?<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sci-Fi_Scene_Stealers\"><\/span><strong>Sci-Fi Scene Stealers<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>Do you believe Richard Dormer (BBC America\u2019s<em>The Watch<\/em>) and Alan Tudyk (Syfy\u2019s <em>Resident Alien<\/em>) have given Emmy-worthy performances in their respective shows? I have never laughed so much as I have watching both of these new shows. I would have a hard time picking just one for an Emmy because I think they both deserve one! I have been following your recommendations on new shows for a lot of years and you haven\u2019t steered me wrong yet. \u2014 <em>Marci<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush: <\/strong>That\u2019s gratifying (and rare) to hear, so thanks! It would be a huge and pleasant surprise if talents like these could get some Emmy notice, but given the genre they\u2019re operating in, complicated by the fact that their offbeat shows are as comical as they are fantastical, this is probably a tough sell. Richard Dormer is doing such colorful character acting as <em>The Watch<\/em>\u2018s tormented Capt. Vimes that I wish he could qualify as a supporting player \u2014 it\u2019s more of an ensemble show, anyway \u2014 whereas Alan Tudyk has got so much going on as the alien in disguise that in another less competitive time he might be a shoo-in as an unconventional lead comedy actor. It might also help if they could park their cult shows on a trendy platform like Netflix even temporarily, so the industry would take notice. But are they deserving? Absolutely.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_Nurses_Get_a_Second_Shift_on_NBC\"><\/span><strong>Will <em>Nurses <\/em>Get a Second Shift on NBC?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>NBC just finished airing Season 1 of the Canadian production <em>Nurses <\/em>on Tuesday nights. How were the ratings, and is there any chance for a Season 2 being produced and picked up by NBC? The writing and cast of fresh faces were both first rate and deserve to be renewed. \u2014 <em>Ken<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong><em>Nurses<\/em> has been renewed for a second season in Canada, but that\u2019s not a guarantee that NBC will pick it up. The network has already committed to airing a second season of <em>Transplant<\/em>, another Canadian medical drama that earlier filled the time period left vacant by <em>New Amsterdam<\/em>\u2018s late start. <em>Transplant<\/em> performed solidly, while <em>Nurses<\/em> faced stiffer competition against ABC\u2019s new hit <em>Big Sky<\/em>. So while it can be cost-effective for U.S. networks to poach shows from their Northern neighbor \u2014 cheaper, anyway, than producing everything themselves \u2014 it may come down to whether NBC needs another filler now that <em>New Amsterdam<\/em> and the rest of the lineup are getting back to normal.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"More_Talk_Less_Action\"><\/span><strong>More Talk, Less Action?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>Is it my imagination, or are the CBS police shows spending more time on the characters\u2019 backstories than on action since the 2020 season premieres? My husband keeps complaining that these shows are all talk and no action. We were especially dis<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ointed with <em>Walker<\/em> and agree with a recent letter in your column that the CW version is nothing like the Chuck Norris version. I told my husband that the writers may be trying to hook viewers by endearing them to series characters to keep them coming back to learn more or, because of COVID, the writers may be trying to tone down the violence. \u2014 <em>Susan<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> There are several factors at play here. I can\u2019t quantify it show by show, but in general because of COVID safety restrictions there was a shift to more character-based storytelling when production resumed after the shutdown, avoiding large group scenes when possible and grueling action except when necessary. After the events of last summer and the social-protest and reform movements, there was also an effort not to glorify violence while turning a more critical eye on law enforcement in some cases. It may be a while before TV begins to feel like business as usual again, and to some extent that may not be such a bad thing.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_DVR_Cutoff_Dilemma\"><\/span><strong>The DVR Cutoff Dilemma<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Question: <\/strong>When we record TV shows on the DVR through our cable company, it cuts off the end of most shows. When we watch a comedy, we miss the punchline. If it\u2019s a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> show, and they\u2019re telling a story, we miss the ending. The shows sometimes appear to record, for example, 9pm-10pm as an hour show, but sometimes they also indicate, for example, 29.57 minutes for a half hour show. We often lose between 3 seconds or 3 minutes. Is this a problem with the cable company or with the TV stations? The cable company suggests extending all of our recorded shows an extra five minutes, but that takes up an entire stream per show for the next time slot, so that doesn\u2019t work. If it\u2019s a way for the TV stations to discourage recording and encourage watching live TV, then that\u2019s just plain inconsiderate. Please advise. I don\u2019t know who else to ask. \u2014 <em>Karen<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Matt Roush:<\/strong> This is a continuation of the annoying old trick where networks let a show go a minute or so past its half-hour or hour window as a ploy to get viewers to sample the show that follows, or at least to discourage channel-surfing. This caused such havoc during the VCR days, but it\u2019s not much better in the DVR era, even for those whose devices allow them to record multiple programs at once. The fault lies with the networks who provide cable systems operators with each show\u2019s running time, even when they go a minute into the next time period. (Though now the shows tend to go even past that mark, what with ads and promos.) The best solution, especially if your DVR allows for multiple recordings at once, is to manually set your device for a few minutes past the end of a show that you find always runs long. (You don\u2019t have to record the entire following show if you set it manually. A pain, but it works.) This is another reason why people are moving to streaming, and you\u2019d think cable companies would push back to make it easier for customers to see the entire show they just recorded.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for now. 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