Grey's Anatomy

Emma Teitel explains why not everyone is happy with girl-on-girl-induced ratings

When it comes to pop culture and abortion, Bea Arthur’s liberal 1970s character is still the one to watch

Can Katherine Heigl make it as a movie star without ‘Grey’s Anatomy’?

Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight are leaving Grey’s Anatomy. So how will they say goodbye?

Serialized shows are being phased out in favour of old-fashioned stand-alone episodes

The ABC series Grey’s Anatomy has become a flash point for Hollywood’s in-out-in ambivalence toward gay tolerance. First, T.R. Knight, who plays Dr. George O’Malley, announced he was gay after cast mate Isaiah Washington directed a now-infamous slur at him and was fired for it. Now, Brooke Smith, who played lesbian character Dr. Erica Hahn, has been booted from the show, ostensibly because her budding relationship with Dr. Callie Torres, played by Sara Ramirez, didn’t have right “magic and chemistry,” according to executive producer Shonda Rhimes. Many don’t buy it, including Smith (who’s last appearance is this Thursday’s show) in this interview with EW.com. Count on Smith’s dismissal being analyzed with more zeal than the U.S. presidential results.

Following on Patricia Treble’s piece, here are 10 even better and more surefire ways to revive Grey’s Anatomy: