Grey's Anatomy creator 'called into meetings' and 'forced' to reshoot scene
Grey's Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes has revealed the one scene she was forced to reshoot as she admitted that it was 'difficult'
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Shonda Rhimes, the creator and former showrunner of Grey's Anatomy, has revealed a challenging moment when she was forced to reshoot a scene. The medical drama, now in its 21st season, has been a hit with fans since it first aired in March 2005.
The series follows Dr. Meredith Grey, played by Ellen Pompeo, as she progresses from surgical intern to chief of general surgery at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, later renamed Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital. However, creating engaging storylines that keep viewers hooked can be a real challenge.
Despite most of her scenes making the final cut, Shonda disclosed an instance where she had to scrap a particular moment, admitting "it was tricky."
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, attended by Reach Screen Time, she said: "It was always tricky." She recalled an episode where interns Sandra Oh and Justin Chambers hurriedly informed patients of their impending deaths, turning it into a speed contest. "And at the end of that, this wonderful woman who's like maybe 85, rips them into shreds when they do that to her.
"And it was a beautiful lesson but the network thought it was in the poorest taste possible, and they were angry, like actually angry about it," reports The Mirror US.
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The writer stated: "My show wasn't about the patients. It's about how the doctors feel about the patients. And I wanted to show it happens when doctors are careless.
"And they just did not like it at all. They did not get it. I was called into meetings, they forced me to reshoot it. Like it was a lot, that was incredibly difficult."
It comes as Shonda disclosed that one of her children has just started watching Grey's Anatomy for the first time, eliciting mixed reactions from her.
The 54-year-old recently posted a photo on her Instagram of her daughter engrossed in an episode on her iPad while enjoying a bowl of pasta in the kitchen.
"My not so tiny human started watching @greysabc for the first time yesterday," she captioned the post. "My brain is breaking. I am dead. DEAD. But so glad she's getting to see the women her mum created."
Shonda is a proud mother to three daughters: Harper, 21, whom she adopted in 2002, Emerson,11, whom she adopted in 2012, and Beckett, 10, whom she welcomed via surrogacy in 2013.
Grey's Anatomy is available to stream on Disney Plus
