Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes has shared a behind-the-scenes look at the time she was forced to reshoot a scene after bosses said it was in “poor taste”
Grey’s Anatomy creator and former showrunner Shonda Rhimes has opened up on an “incredibly difficult” moment bosses forced her to reshoot a scene.
The long-running medical drama, now in its 21st season, has been a hit amongst fans since it made its debut in March 2005.
The series revolves around Dr. Meredith Grey, portrayed by Ellen Pompeo, progressing from surgical intern to fully-qualified doctor to the chief of general surgery at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital, later named the Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
As expected, it can be a real challenge coming up with a number of interesting storylines that will keep viewers coming back for more, reports the Mirror US.
Despite the majority of her scenes making the final cut, Shonda has revealed that one time she was forced to scrap a particular moment as she admitted “it was tricky”.
Grey’s Anatomy creator opened up on the time she was forced her to reshoot a scene (Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival, which was attended by Reach Screen Time, the star said: “It was always tricky.
“I remember we made – I don’t remember what number episode it was – the interns Sandra Oh and Justin Chambers ran around telling patients that they were dying, and they turned it into a contest about who could do it as fast as they could and get out.”
She continued: “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.”
The writer added: “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.”
Grey’s Anatomy has been a hit among fans since it made its debut in March 2005(Image: Getty Images)
This comes as Shonda disclosed that one of her children has just begun watching Grey’s Anatomy for the first time, leaving her with conflicted feelings.
The 54-year-old recently posted a snap to her Instagram showing her daughter viewing an episode on her iPad whilst enjoying a bowl of pasta in the kitchen.
“My not so tiny human started watching @greysabc for the first time yesterday,” she penned in her caption. “My brain is breaking. I am dead. DEAD. But so glad she’s getting to see the women her mom created.”
The star is 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.
