James Pickens Jr.

Judging from the sneak peeks and previews for tonight’s Grey’s Anatomy (Season 8, Episode 16: “If Only You Were Lonely”), it’s clear that Richard (James Pickens, Jr.) will be dealing with some sadness regarding his wife Adele’s increasingly worrying Alzheimer’s — but, as James tells TVGuide.com, things are going to get much worse than we could...

Most Grey's Anatomy fans are painfully aware that the Grey's original cast's contracts are up at the end of this season. That means Chandra Wilson (Miranda Bailey), Justin Chambers (Alex Karev), James Pickens Jr. (Richard Webber), Sandra Oh (Cristina Yang) and, yes, Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Grey) and Patrick Dempsey (Derek Shepherd) all have to come to new deals with ABC if they are going to...

Rumor has it that ABC has just begun negotiations with Grey’s Anatomy’s original cast members, to try and get them all back for Season 9. The “originals” as of now include: Patrick Dempsey (Derek Shephard), Ellen Pompeo (Meredith Grey), Sandra Oh (Cristina Yang), Justin Chambers (Alex Karev), Chandra Wilson (Miranda Bailey), Donald Pickens, Jr. (Richard Webber).

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The Grey's Anatomy Season 8 premiere is tonight! Doesn't last season's finale feels like forever ago? So don't even worry: you're totally excused for not remembering Season 7 and exactly who loved whom, who sexed up whom, and who hated on whom. Lucky for you, it's our job to keep track of the romantic trajectories, so we can give you some Grey’s Cliff Notes.

Meredith & Derek
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