A Hard Day's Night (Grey's Anatomy)
"A Hard Day's Night" | |
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Original air date | March 27, 2005 |
Running time | 43 minutes |
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"A Hard Day's Night" is the
The episode was watched by an American audience of 16.25 million,[5] and received positive reviews from television critics.[6]
Plot
This episode chronicles the new surgical interns' first 48-hour shift. Meredith (
It is revealed Meredith is the daughter of acclaimed surgeon Ellis Grey (Kate Burton),[13] who evidently had an affair with Richard years before while married to Meredith's father, Thatcher.[14] Ellis is now battling Alzheimer's disease and Meredith secretly visits her in her assisted care facility.[15]
Production
The voice-over starting the episode did not originally appear in the episode; Rhimes said: "In the editing room, it felt like a piece was missing, so we added it."[17] Director Peter Horton had a different idea for the first shot of the series that he later regretted not using. While they did not have time and Rhimes wanted to "start with a bang", he stated: "My original opening for the pilot was Ellen lying naked on the couch. The opening scene of the pilot was Derek and Meredith having just slept together in a one-night stand. We had a very tight lens that was out of focus, going over all the curves of her body. You didn't even really know what it was as the credits were rolling. [Her body] would come into focus as her eyes opened. It was this beautiful description of Grey's Anatomy."[16]
Stephen McPherson who was the president of
However,
Casting
Justin Chambers was not included in the original pilot episode filmed in March 2004. Tony Phelan stated: "One of the notes after the pilot test was: "You need a bad boy. You need a male member of the intern class who's not just an asshole, but male". As a result, Phelan stated, "If you go back and watch the pilot, you can see how they surgically put Justin in everywhere."[16] The character of Preston Burke was originally envisioned as a caucasian, to be played by Paul Adelstein, who starred in Grey's Anatomy's spin-off Private Practice. However, due to his commitment to a film whose shooting dates changed, the actor had to drop out at the last moment and his character was rethought.[18][19] Isaiah Washington was originally considered for the role of Derek Shepherd, which eventually went to Patrick Dempsey.[18] Washington later received a callback from Rhimes to play Burke. He commented: "I knew I could never be wrong in my heart about something so good and so genuine. Her writing just seemed very complex, very honest."[20] "I said that I would only do it if I didn't have to be like that guy on that other medical show who was always struggling with his anger."[21]
Writer and later-showrunner Stacy McKee revealed the original script was an "unmakeable draft" and "too long", with Burke and Richard Webber at one point possibly being related.[16] Originally, titular lead actress Ellen Pompeo was hesitant to do a medical drama. She said, "I hate medical shows! They make me think I'm gonna die all the time" but was encouraged to meet showrunner Shonda Rhimes for lunch at Barney Greengrass in Beverly Hills. After they met, Pompeo stated she liked her and trusted her vision.[16]
Reception
ReviewStream.com gave positive reviews regarding the pilot episode, due to the undeniable chemistry between
References
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- ^ "Meredith Grey - Biography - Meredith and Derek Online". Archived from the original on February 9, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
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- ^ a b The reviews by New York Daily News and Newsday can be found on the DVD's back cover.
External links
- "A Hard Day's Night" at IMDb