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This afternoons panels are:
Wicked City
Dr.Ken
Grey's Anatomy
Scandal
How To Get Away With Murder
The Goldbergs
TGIT: Scandal, Grey's Anatomy, How to Get Away With Murder
* Three months will have lapsed when the new season picks up and Rhimes confirmed that April made good on her threat to leave town.
* There will “definitely some new romances for” Callie and Arizona this season, Rhimes revealed, adding. “And some pretty exciting ones too.”
On #GreysAnatomy, Meredith will experince a "rebirth" after Derek's death @GreysABC #TGIT #TCA15 pic.twitter.com/VDnSodkp2C
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) August 5, 2015
"Things were not going well for people," Rhimes said of the #Scandal finale. "We pick up right there." #TCA15
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) August 5, 2015
...this life that she never thought she'd be living again."--Shonda Rhimes on Meredith Grey. #TCA15 @glamourmag
— Jessica Radloff (@JRadloff) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes: #Greys has a lighter tone this season. Meredith is single, living a life she didn't think she'd be living again. #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes says when she was running 3 shows, she almost died. Pete Nowalk runs #HTGAWM - it's his show. #TCA15 #TGIT
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
Part of the #TGIT posse (@violadavis @kerrywashington @shondarhimes @EllenPompeo) at #TCA15 (c: GettyImages) pic.twitter.com/HiogmQhen4
— Yvonne Villarreal (@villarrealy) August 5, 2015
Ellen Pompeo on #Greys long run: I just want to keep going. It's an endurance thing now. #TGIT #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
Ellen Pompeo: I'm much better suited to having a steady job knowing my future and my children's future is secure. #TGIT #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
No directing for Shonda Rhimes at the moment. It's "interesting to me, but not on the forefront." #TGIT #TCA15
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 5, 2015
“There are no good guys and bad guys in Shondaland.” - Kerry Washington #TCA15 #Scandal
— KSiteTV (@KSiteTV) August 5, 2015
“It’s a little misguided" when Olivia Pope is called a role model - Kerry Washington #TCA15 #Scandal
— KSiteTV (@KSiteTV) August 5, 2015
Kerry Washington: It’s misguided when people tell me Olivia Pope is their role model. She's having an affair+stole an election! #TCA15 #TGIT
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 5, 2015
"I did #TheMindyProject because I made a ridiculous promise to myself to say yes to all the things that scare me." — Shonda Rhimes #TCa15
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes: we look at projects we think are good. Betsy Beers: when someone w/strong voice comes it, it's exciting. #TGIT #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes on killing McDreamy: "Derek was going to have to die in order for that love to stay honest." #GreysAnatomy #TCA15 #TGIT
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes: those choices are never easy for anyone. Ellen Pompeo: those are the best scenes to play, the meatiest stuff. #TGIT #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
“Meredith and Derek’s love had to remain Meredith and Derek’s love,” Shonda says. So his only exit path was death. #TCA15
— The TCA (@OfficialTCA) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes: The decision to have Derek die was not difficult. M&D's love had to remain their love. What were the options? #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
“Meredith and Derek’s love had to remain Meredith and Derek’s love.” - Shonda. He had to die for that love to remain honest. #TCA15
— KSiteTV (@KSiteTV) August 5, 2015
Ellen Pompeo: "In Shondaland, I don't think any female characters are ever defined by a man." #TGIT #TCA15
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 5, 2015
"Meredith Grey has never been defined by her relationship with a man." — Shonda Rhimes when asked about Meredith post-Derek #TCA15
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) August 5, 2015
"I agree with everything that Paul Lee says." — @shondarhimes on Paul Lee saying he sees #GreysAnatomy on the air for years to come #TCA15
— Natalie Abrams (@NatalieAbrams) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes is asked who would play her in a biopic. "There's not going to be a biopic about my life. I am not interesting." #TGIT #TCA15
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes on social media: There's a huge, beautiful Calzona fan base online I have a special place in my heart now. #TGIT #TCA15
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 5, 2015
"It's very rare that I see something that's not supportive," Shonda Rhimes says of social media. #TGIT #TCA15
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 5, 2015
It was @violadavis' idea to do the #HTGAWM wig scene: "It was my way of womaning up." #TGIT #TCA15 pic.twitter.com/Uo3fUIzfFo
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) August 5, 2015
#SquadGoals pic.twitter.com/gEIMiyyeWK
— Katie Lowes (@KatieQLowes) August 5, 2015
"I wanted to be private in public." Viola Davis on the inspiration for #HTGAWM's memorable wig scene #TCA15 pic.twitter.com/DUQUHWwHlC
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) August 5, 2015
re: the wig scene: Viola Davis brought the idea to Pete Nowalk - he says the scene flowed easily from there. #TGIT #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes isn't comfortable with questions of legacy: "It's a lovely thing you're saying" but declines to answer. #TGIT #TCA15
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 5, 2015
Pete Nowalk notes that he's written for all three actresses onstage today: Viola, Kerry and Ellen. #TGIT #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes expertly shot down a reporter trying to put words in her mouth. Nice words but she wasn't having it. #TGIT #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
"If you are in this business for awards, you are in the wrong business. It's like being in this business for money." — Viola Davis #TCA15
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes says she doesn't spend time on things she doesn't control, like marketing. Spends time producing shows. #TGIT #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
"Do you think she would tell him to do something about the hair?" @ShondaRhimes on how Olivia Pope would handle Donald Trump #TCA15
— Natalie Abrams (@NatalieAbrams) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes: we don't comment on future storylines. Kerry: I'm interested in acting in things Shonda writes. #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
Shonda: "I spend so much of my time with these characters, it feels impossible to define something so large." #TGIT #TCA15
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 5, 2015
Shonda Rhimes is asked if she loves her shows equally. "I don't know if that's a question I can answer." #TGIT #TCA15
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 5, 2015
Hmm... #HTGAWM: Things get more and more complicated each season, delve more into backstories -- @petenowalk #TCA15
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) August 5, 2015
"Things get more complicated." Maybe not a murder every season, but a case every season, #HTGAWM creator Pete Nowalk says. #TGIT #TCA15
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 5, 2015
Pete Nowalk: the premise of #HTGAWM is there will be mystery each season, not necessarily a murder each season. #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 5, 2015
#GreysAnatomy, #Scandal #HTGAWM #TGIT lineup, ready for #TCA15 action (#ABC/Image Group LA) pic.twitter.com/FMCpOqHcJV
— Deanna Barnert (@TVDeeva) August 5, 2015
The Goldbergs
#TheGoldbergs cast and creator are workshopping a #TheMuppets crossover episode right before our very eyes. #TCA2015
— Andrea Reiher (@Zap2itAndrea) August 4, 2015
.@adamfgoldberg says he'd love @TheMuppetsABC to crossover with @TheGoldbergsABC #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
Adam's love interest Dana is also on #Gotham but @adamfgoldberg says she'll be back @TheGoldbergsABC this season. #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
#TheGoldbergs opens the new season with a big "Risky Business" ep #TCA15
— Jarett Wieselman (@JarettSays) August 4, 2015
.@adamfgoldberg says they may do a Bar Mitzvah episode this season - may be funny to do with Sean's voice cracking. #TCA15 #TheGoldbergs
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
Sean Giambrone's changing voice is becoming the highlight of the panel. #TheGoldbergs #TCA15
— Zap2it (@Zap2it) August 4, 2015
Adam F Goldberg says a couple of the videos include his brother Barry and he's emotional in them so he won't show them. #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
Upcoming actual videos by @adamfgoldberg include a dramatic video he made to "Cats in the Cradle." #TheGoldbergs #tca15
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 4, 2015
There’s a list of 10 videos that @adamfgoldberg’s family will not let him show because they’re so embarrassing. #TCA15 #TheGoldbergs
— KSiteTV (@KSiteTV) August 4, 2015
"Journey destroyed us," @adamfgoldberg says of #TheGoldbergs music budget. Cheaper to have Haley Orrantia sing. #tca15
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 4, 2015
#TheGoldbergs will focus on Adam's transition from middle school to high school and puberty. "Those stories are pretty brutal." #tca15
— TV Guide Magazine (@TVGuideMagazine) August 4, 2015
Hayley Orrantia loves to sing and she loves that it's been incorporated into the show. @TheGoldbergsABC #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
#TheGoldbergs EP: "Every episode this season is about how I struggled with puberty, transitioning from middle school to high school." #TCA15
— Vlada Gelman (@VladaGelman) August 4, 2015
“I haven’t even aged the kids yet, in terms of their grades, and no one’s really noticed yet” - Adam Goldberg #TCA15
— KSiteTV (@KSiteTV) August 4, 2015
“If we’re on long enough and we get bored, maybe we’ll go to the ‘90s” - Adam Goldberg #TheGoldbergs #TCA15
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) August 4, 2015
Wendi McClendon Covey: I hate all the fashions we have to wear but it's what the character would have to wear. @TheGoldbergsABC #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
#TheGoldbergs Season 3 will feature an episode about giant '80s hair. #TCA15
— Vlada Gelman (@VladaGelman) August 4, 2015
ABC just distributed #TheGoldbergs-branded underwear and sunglasses to critics at #TCA15. #RiskyBusiness #WeirdSwag
— Lesley Goldberg (@Snoodit) August 4, 2015
I hope no one channels their inner-Risky Business at #TCA15. Things are weird enough. #TheGoldbergs pic.twitter.com/oOCtRWCVAF
— Yvonne Villarreal (@villarrealy) August 4, 2015
Having a blast at the #TCA15 with @seangiambrone1 and the rest of the cast of @TheGoldbergsABC! pic.twitter.com/1tBK3VieYt
— Hayley Orrantia (@hayleyorrantia) August 4, 2015
Having fun with Troy and Hayley at TVGuide. So good to be back together. #TCA15 pic.twitter.com/nOvu0Gmil6
— Sean Giambrone (@seangiambrone1) August 4, 2015
#TheGoldbergs stars @hayleyorrantia and @seangiambrone1 having fun in the ABC social media lounge at #TCA15! pic.twitter.com/tWGa5iwa9k
— ABC Publicity (@ABC_Publicity) August 4, 2015
Dr. Ken
#DrKen's @kenjeong @SuzyNakamura @kristamarieyu @AlbertTsaiActor at #TCA15 pic.twitter.com/hxDXeb4bAw
— ABC Studios (@ABCStudios) August 4, 2015
The cast of new comedy #DrKen at #TCA15. @DrKenABC pic.twitter.com/cLK4RmnxM7
— ABC Publicity (@ABC_Publicity) August 4, 2015
Dave Foley: You don't want every character to be wonderful. Mine is a bit of an ass. @DrKenABC #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
Ken Jeong just said he'd love to do a #Community movie, but has no idea about the status of the show. #TCA15
— Lesley Goldberg (@Snoodit) August 4, 2015
Ken Jeong references Community in saying "Dr. Ken" is set in a timeline "where The Hangover never happened." #TCA15
— Alan Sepinwall (@sepinwall) August 4, 2015
Ken Jeong: The show becomes its own universe. I wanna serve that world. @DrKenABC #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
.@AlbertTsaiActor didn't have to audition for #DrKen. Once he read the script, he said yes, and that was that #TCA15 pic.twitter.com/Byl8TzQXxS
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) August 4, 2015
Albert Tsai: I read the script and I liked it and told Ken I wanted to be in the show. Mike Sikowitz concurs. @DrKenABC #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
"I like watching Albert [Tsai]." Tisha Campbell-Martin speaks for us all. #DrKen #TCA15
— Zap2it (@Zap2it) August 4, 2015
Ken Jeong says he just wants to be a working actor. Part of him can't believe this is all happening. @DrKenABC #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
Exec producer Mike Sikowitz says they're "kind of allergic" to the trope of the wacky husband & nagging wife, so don't worry. #TCA15 #DrKen
— Zap2it (@Zap2it) August 4, 2015
Tisha Campbell-Martin plays Ken's wife. Jeong says they're trying to multi-dimensionalize all the characters. @DrKenABC #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
exec producer Mike Sikowitz: I think Ken feels like the medical stuff should come from a real place. (Jeong agrees) @DrKenABC #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
Ken Jeong still has his medical license, so if anything happens on this panel, he can put his doctoring to good use. #DrKen #TCA15
— Zap2it (@Zap2it) August 4, 2015
Another bonus of @DrKenABC: the wonderful @AlbertTsaiActor plays Ken's son. He's still adorable. #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
Ken Jeong: the last 6 years of my life have been the biggest bonus. I never expected #TheHangover to do what it did. @DrKenABC #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
"You got herpes, but I’ve got your nose" — @kenjeong sans context #TCA15
— Natalie Abrams (@NatalieAbrams) August 4, 2015
Ken Jeong: I always hated that trope that laughter is the best medicine. No, medicine is the best medicine. @DrKenABC
#TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
When @kenjeong was a doctor IRL, he didn't use humor while he worked. He did stand-up comedy on the side. #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
Ken Jeong: the emphasis is on the ensemble, not me. I'm the building block of the universe we're trying to create. @DrKenABC #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
Wicked City
The cast of #WickedCity at #TCA15. @WickedCityABC pic.twitter.com/WszXygV1La
— ABC Publicity (@ABC_Publicity) August 4, 2015
Q: Was there any thought to having male victims on #WickedCity? “Tune in,” say the EPs. “You’ll be surprised.” #TCA15
— Debra Birnbaum (@debrabirnbaum) August 4, 2015
Baigelman: the cops won't have wins all the time. Kent takes them on a ride. Affects their personal lives. #WickedCity #TCA15
— Diane Gordon (@thesurfreport) August 4, 2015
The producers of #ABC show #WickedCity are disarmingly realistic about the criticism coming their way about violence against women. #TCA15
— Dade Hayes (@dadehayes) August 4, 2015
.@ERIKAjaneC and @EdWestwick at #TCA15!!! #WickedCity pic.twitter.com/twk8tfAESm
— WickedCityNews (@WickedCityNews) August 4, 2015
ABC hasn't released more than 5 minutes of #WickedCity; lots of recastings/reshoots happening. #TCA15
— Lesley Goldberg (@Snoodit) August 4, 2015
.@WickedCityABC is set in 1982 and will routinely include Easter eggs like cameos from '80s rockers #TCA15
— Whitney Friedlander (@loislane79) August 4, 2015
.@EdWestwick talked to his mother, a psychologist, when trying to get inside the head of #WickedCity’s serial killer #TCA15
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) August 4, 2015
#WickedCity EP on the violence question: At the end of the day this will become Kent and Betty’s love story which is incredibly warped.
— Debra Birnbaum (@debrabirnbaum) August 4, 2015
Taissa Farmiga (@t_farmiga) is excited to be playing a character who is a bit more mature in #WickedCity #TCA15 pic.twitter.com/CBlotWraK0
— TV Guide (@TVGuide) August 4, 2015
📷 @EdWestwick @ERIKAjaneC @JeremySisto at the #TCA15 panel! #WickedCity pic.twitter.com/rrnPsmhMwc
— WickedCityNews (@WickedCityNews) August 4, 2015
Steven Baigelman confirms #WickedCity will be a different case each season, so not all the characters will make it past this one. #TCA15
— Zap2it (@Zap2it) August 4, 2015
"We want you to live within the series & not like you're watching a museum piece." - Amy B. Harris about the '80s setting #WickedCity #TCA15
— Zap2it (@Zap2it) August 4, 2015
"He's a master of manipulation. And he can become whoever he wants to achieve his goals." - Ed Westwick on his #WickedCity character #TCA15
— Zap2it (@Zap2it) August 4, 2015
Oh hey @EdWestwick and @ERIKAjaneC! #TCA15 #WickedCity pic.twitter.com/EStCPpk6P9
— ABC Publicity (@ABC_Publicity) August 4, 2015