So "Grey's Anatomy" creator Shonda Rhimes is here, along with the showrunners of ABC's other dramas, and if you thought anyone was going to ask her directly, in an open session, whether Izzie was going to have a brain tumor next season, well, you don't know TV critics.
Instead we ask questions about how it felt when Katherine Heigl, in announcing that she wouldn't be seeking another Emmy this year, appeared to be criticizing the writing on the show.
Oh, and we want to know how it's going.
For the record, Rhimes (who this afternoon heard her first name mispronounced in a number of creative ways and never once publicly complained), says that "storywise, we have a really great story worked out that we're really excited about and things are going fine."
("Ugly Betty" executive producer Silvio Horta leaned over about this point and joked, "I'd put her in a coma.")
Rhimes later said she "never felt insulted" by Heigl's remarks, since she'd interpreted them to mean that she didn't think her character's story arc had been as dramatic as last year's and so possibly less likely to be considered Emmy-worthy.
That doesn't mean she was crazy about the actress' remarks.
"When I was told about it, I have to say…I found it surprising,” Rhimes said. “But Katie is an outspoken person, and I think we know that already.”
"Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry, who knows from outspoken actresses, has a different theory: "She was drunk!"
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