How to save a life : the inside story of Grey's anatomy / Lynette Rice.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rice, Lynette, 1962- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Grey's anatomy (Television program).

Physical Description:

xix, 294 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 2021.

Summary:

"The first inside story of one of TV's most popular and beloved dramas, Grey's Anatomy. More than 15 years after its premiere, Grey's Anatomy remains one of the most beloved dramas on television and ABC's most important property. It continues to win its time slot and has ranked in the Top 20 most watched shows in primetime for most of its 17-season run. It currently averages more than 9 million viewers each week. More than that, it's been a cultural touchstone. It introduced the unique voice and vision of Shonda Rhimes, it made Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh and T.R. Knight household names, and injected words and phrases into the cultural lexicon like "McDreamy," "seriously," and "you're my person." And the behind-the-scenes drama has always been just as juicy as what was happening in front of the camera, from the high-profile firing of Isaiah Washington to Katherine Heigl's fall from grace and Patrick Dempsey's shocking death episode. The show continued to hemorrhage key players, but the beloved hospital series never skipped a beat. Lynette Rice's How to Save A Life takes a totally unauthorized deep dive into the show's humble start, while offering exclusive intel on the behind-the-scenes culture, the most heartbreaking departures and the more polarizing plotlines"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1 "Pick Me, Choose Me, Love Me," Or, How It All Began p. 1

2 "The Fairy Tale May Be Slightly Different Than You Dreamed," Or, Working with an Ensemble p. 25

3 "You Give Them Someone to Run To," Or, The Care and Feeding of Fans and Media p. 43

4 "He's Gone. I'm Free," Or, How Isaiah Washington Brought Shame to Seattle Grace p. 59

Interlude "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol p. 73

5 "I Need a Reason to Get Up Every Morning," Or, How Addison Montgomery Kicked Off the Spin-offs p. 77

6 "You Fought. You Loved. You Lost," Or, A Look Back at Some of the Most Polarizing Relationships on the Show p. 89

7 "There's an End to Every Storm," Or, How Katherine Heigl Went from Famous to Downright Infamous p. 107

Interlude "How to Save a Life" by the Fray p. 125

8 "He's Very Dreamy, but He's Not the Sun," Or, How Grey's Anatomy Loved-Then Learned to Live Without-Patrick Dempsey p. 133

9 "It's a Beautiful Day to Save Lives," Or, The Guest Stars Who Survived and Those Who Didn't p. 151

10 "Somebody Sedate Me," Or, How Grey's Anatomy Managed to Gross You Out p. 165

11 "Not Everyone Has to Be Happy All the Time. That Isn't Mental Health. That's Crap," Or, Eleven of the Most Memorable Episodes of Grey's Anatomy p. 183

12 "Trauma Always Leaves a Scar," Or, The Most Heartbreaking Departures and Deaths p. 209

Interlude "Keep Breathing" by Ingrid Michaelson p. 237

13 "We Have to Keep Reinventing Ourselves, Almost Every Because the World Can Change in an instant," Or, How Shonda Rhimes and Ellen Pompeo Became the Highest-Paid Women in Television p. 243

14 "Everybody Wants Their Place in History," Or, Deciding When to Hang Up the Scrubs p. 271.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-278) and index.

ISBN:

9781250272003

1250272009