Biting The Hand
Okay, hands up: Who feels sorry for Katherine Heigl?
That’s what I thought.
The co-star of “Grey’s Anatomy” has come out whining about putting in 17-hour work days on the set of the show that made her what she is today, and hopes to “embarrass” her employers by going public with such scandalous news. In the same breath, she’s planning to continue on indefinitely with the show, apparently hoping that it lasts as long as ER did.
Now, I don’t know about you, but everything I’ve ever read about the television business has always talked about long days on-set, with actors spending more time waiting between their scenes than they actually spend on camera. That’s why they invented a thing called Craft Services: To keep the people fed, watered and happy. Most actors acknowledge that they work long days and they wait long periods, but they also wouldn’t trade it for the world. I only spent one day in front of the cameras when I was part of a television commercial way back when. The crew worked all day and into the evening shuffling us “actors” in and out, giving it their all, and wandering over to the catering trailer whenever they felt the need. That’s the way it’s done. Everywhere.
So, I wonder: What sort of alternate universe does Katharine Heigl live in?
I say write her out of “Grey’s” if she’s that unhappy. Let her live off the romantic comedy movie genre until she loses her looks, then we’ll see who comes crawling back to the small screen in need of a steady paycheque.
Hmph. Divas.
