Buh Bye Dr. Burke

[Moderator1]

http://www.accessatlanta.com/entertainment/content/shared-gen/ap/TV/TV_Greys_Anatomy_Washington.html

 

[shockey]

zero surprise. another promising career dreailed. sad.

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

So we can look forward to Yang being a cold-hearted ***** with a trace of Izzy's depression next season.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

So we can look forward to Yang being a cold-hearted ***** with a trace of Izzy's depression next season.

If so, she'll edge past Meredith as my least favorite character on the show.

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

So we can look forward to Yang being a cold-hearted ***** with a trace of Izzy's depression next season.

If so, she'll edge past Meredith as my least favorite character on the show.

But Meredith can never be out done. She'll be sure to make her more-depressing life known.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I'm sure it will continue to get great ratings but the show really lost me last season...

The George-Izzy thing was horrendous... The Meredith in the water (was it a suicide attempt?) was horrendous... The two most likable characters (Callie and the Nazi) are both barely used... I understand why they fired Washington, but they could have found a better way to write his character off and it ruined one of the better storylines...

Losing Kate Walsh is also going to hurt more than I think they realize...

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

Come to think of it, Sheppard's gonna go after the younger Grey. That leaves the door open for Yang and Meredith to start the lesbian trend on the show.

Agreed with Mizzou on the K.Walsh trade. That'll hurt this club quite a bit.

 

[Mayfly]

Not that great of a show, IMO. The storyline was horrible at the end of the season.

 

[ADifferentOkie]

Come to think of it, Sheppard's gonna go after the younger Grey. That leaves the door open for Yang and Meredith to start the lesbian trend on the show.

Agreed with Mizzou on the K.Walsh trade. That'll hurt this club quite a bit.

If they are going to go lesbian, why the hell can't they do it with Izzy and Montgomery? That would boost ratings.

 

[imjustagirl2]

I'm sure it will continue to get great ratings but the show really lost me last season...

The George-Izzy thing was horrendous... The Meredith in the water (was it a suicide attempt?) was horrendous... The two most likable characters (Callie and the Nazi) are both barely used... I understand why they fired Washington, but they could have found a better way to write his character off and it ruined one of the better storylines...

Losing Kate Walsh is also going to hurt more than I think they realize...

Mizzou, Mizzou, Mizzou...how can you be so wrong?

Callie = worst character on that show not named Meredith.

 

[Big Buckin' agate_monkey]

Come to think of it, Sheppard's gonna go after the younger Grey. That leaves the door open for Yang and Meredith to start the lesbian trend on the show.

Agreed with Mizzou on the K.Walsh trade. That'll hurt this club quite a bit.

If they are going to go lesbian, why the hell can't they do it with Izzy and Montgomery? That would boost ratings.

Give it time, my friend. Give it time.
Monty will come back to see her friends former coleagues and get frisky with Izzy.

Edit: This will give Callie something else to ***** about.

 

[DanOregon]

TR Knight announces he's coming back one day, Washington gone the next. Maybe L&O could use him as a new DA

 

[Big Game]

I gave up on this show near the end of this past season. Almost all the characters are completely unlikeable. Name one who isn't self-centered or mean spirited. The only characters I actually liked were Karev and Burke because they were both honest about being assholes.
Grey's Anatomy did something I didn't think was possible: It made me cringe every time Katherine Heigl came on screen. I despise Izzy and her constant drama. Meredith is a self-centered, self-absorbed selfish *****. Yang is a ***** with issues that remind me of every girl I used to date when I was in my early 20s. And no one wants to be happy for more than 1 episode.

Desperate Housewives also turned every character into people who are completely unlikeable. Therefore, both shows became unwatchable. Hopefully, the new TV season will bring a few shows to replace them on my TiVo list cuz I don't plan on watching either show next season.

 

[Mizzougrad96]

I like the Desperate Housewives comparison... The first season was very entertaining and then it just went into a freefall... I stopped watching about halfway through Season 2...

I still watch Grey's, but I feel like it's headed the same direction...

After this season ended, I caught up on CSI, which I had saved on Tivo... That show is about 100X better than Grey's...

 

[D-Backs Hack]

"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore," Washington said in a statement released through his publicist, Howard Bragman, without elaboration.

Way to make a dignified exit, Isaiah.

Enjoy the new career in infomercials.

 

[BYH]

"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore," Washington said in a statement released through his publicist, Howard Bragman, without elaboration.

Way to make a dignified exit, Isaiah.

Enjoy the new career in infomercials.

"I'm Isaiah Washington. You may know me from such career-ending slurs as 'You're a _________, T.R. Knight.'"

 

[shotglass]

Still too many people who seem to be taking a delight in writing this obit.

 

[Double J]

Still too many people who seem to be taking a delight in writing this obit.

No kidding. Apparently it's far more fulfilling to destroy someone's career and life, and/or to gloat about it, than it is to even attempt to forgive that person's transgressions.

 

[dooley_womack1]

It doesn't appear that he's really seeking forgiveness, that he's acknowledging that what he said was no "oopsie!"

 

[Double J]

From the above link:

Washington tried to make amends and said he was seeking therapy.

He also met with officials from the Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network and the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation and filmed a public service announcement in which he said "words have power" to hurt or heal.

Please note, I've never watched an episode of "Grey's Anatomy" and wouldn't recognize this guy if he were in my kitchen (although I can say with certainty that he has never been in my kitchen). I have no way of knowing if his apologies and other actions are on the level. I'm just pointing out he appears to have said and done the right things; even Katherine Heigl, who had gone public with her disgust, now says she believes he is sincere.

So what exactly is gained by kicking Washington to the curb, especially now? It reminds me of the Don Imus suspension-turned-firing, which was a joke (not that he was fired, just that the punishment changed after the fact for no apparent reason). If you were going to let Washington go, it should have happened when the incidents in question took place, or it should have at least been announced then that he would finish the season but his contract would not be renewed. The only message this latest news sends is that he needn't have apologized if he really hadn't wanted to, since it didn't help him anyway.