Grey's Anatomy Behind-the-Scenes Sneak Peek—Plus New Season Premiere Footage!

Today 10:36 AM PDT by Christina Dowling
Greys Anatomy, Ellen Pompeo Danny Feld/ABC

We admit it, we're counting down to the new season of Grey's Anatomy by carefully pausing, rewinding and obsessively deciphering brand-new footage for clues on what our favorite couples are up to.

Luckily for all of us, in this exclusive video about the making of Scars on 45's music video for "Hearts on Fire," we not only get sneak peak at the making of a video that's joining the legendary lists of Grey's featured soundtrack songs, but we also get a look at exciting new footage from the eighth season premiere. Check it out:

MORE: Twins! Sinkholes! Justin Chambers and Kevin McKidd Reveal Grey's Anatomy Season Eight Secrets




So what do you think? Just how beautiful does Arizona (Jessica Capshaw) look holding baby Sofia? If we were betting people, we'd say Owen (Kevin McKidd) looking longingly at a wedding band and Cristina (Sandra Oh) sobbing can only mean a storm ahead for their troubled marriage. While our hearts are rooting for a happy ending, we definitely believe Music Supervisor Alex Pastavas' ominous warning to the show's lovebirds when she says "this season we definitely see relationships coming apart."

Be sure to check the ABC Music Lounge Thursday, Sept. 8 for the full "Hearts on Fire" music video and tune into Grey's two hour season premiere on Thursday, Sept. 22 at 9 p.m

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Grey’s Anatomy fans have been debating the issue since last season. Was it right that Alex (Justin Chambers) told Owen (Kevin McKidd) that Meredith (Ellen Pompeo) tampered with the Alzheimer’s trial? Now, the actor who plays Alex tells us where he stands on the debate.

VIDEO: 'Grey's Anatomy's' Kevin McKidd Critiques Owen and Cristina's Choices

“He wasn’t right,” Chambers tells The Hollywood Reporter. “Ratting out anyone [isn’t right]. I wouldn’t. But, Alex was also drunk, which was a big factor. And I think we all do stupid things, say stupid things, when we drink too much. He’s coming from a place of anger, because of what Lucy [Rachael Taylor] had done to him. So, it was more reactive.”

After seeing the first Season 8 sneak peek, it looks like both Alex and Meredith are going to pay for their actions. But, Chambers says that the friendship isn’t over.

VIDEO: 'Grey's Anatomy': Meredith's World Unravels and April is 'Frantic

“Meredith has done a lot for him,” Chambers points out. “She’s given him a home even and for him to do that is pretty despicable. But, I think she’s such a smart woman and a goodhearted woman that she will forgive him and it just shows how great Meredith is as a person.”

Watch our full interview below.

POILER: KMK Talks Cristina/Owen.


There are a number of ways Cristina’s abortion dilemma could play out on Grey’s Anatomy this fall, but one thing appears fairly certain: If she terminates the pregnancy, her marriage to Owen is kaput.

“That’s a very good point,” reasons the baby daddy’s portrayer, Kevin McKidd. “Is it just a bump in the road, or is it a real block in their relationship? That’s addressed in the early part of the season.”

The very early part. As series creator Shonda Rhimes recently revealed to TVLine, the question of whether Cristina goes through with the abortion is answered by the end of the two-hour season opener, airing Sept. 22.

McKidd acknowledges that “the writers have written Cristina into a bit of a box,” but adds that that’s not necessarily a bad thing. “[T]he really good juicy stuff gets going when they go, ‘OK, we’re going to make this as difficult as we possibly can for this couple. They fought to get together, with the Teddy of it all in Season 6 and then the PTSD, and now it’s like slam, we’re going to give you the hardest problem of all.’

“It just gives us an opportunity to tell a better story and a more important story,” McKidd continues. “And it’s really tough. Network shows aren’t dealing with that topic of conversation about abortion. I think it’s cool that they’re not skirting around it, they’re going head on into it.”

SPOILER: Sarah Drew Talks to THR


When Grey’s Anatomy returns for its eighth season next month, Seattle Grace will be a very different hospital as Meredith (Ellen Pomepo) faces the fallout from tampering with Derek (Patrick Dempsey’s) Alzheimer’s clinical trial.

In the first Season 8 clip, titled “No Turning Back,” Chief Weber (James Pickens Jr.) lays down the law with Meredith, while Alex (Justin Chambers) must contend with angry colleagues upset that he ratted out a friend.

Meanwhile, Cristina (Sandra Oh) and Owen’s (Kevin McKidd) marriage is tested as the couple has very different opinions about her pregnancy.

Amid all the personal conflict, Sarah Drew’s April is tasked with having to navigate the minefields as Seattle Grace’s new chief resident.

“She’s definitely having a hard time wrangling her residents,” Drew told The Hollywood Reporter this month at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour in Beverly Hills. “[April] works really hard and is incredibly organized and is doing absolutely everything that a stellar chief resident should do — except getting anybody to do anything they’re supposed to do.”

“The first several episodes, she’s going out of her mind and is pretty frantic trying to get people to pay attention and listen to her and do what she says,” Drew said.

Ultimately, it sounds like there’s only so much April can take before she loses control.

“[April] had a couple little snappy moments in the first two episodes but then she screws up royally and she can’t snap at anyone after that,” Drew teased.

While Drew said Grey’s would not incorporate her pregnancy into the story line, love is ultimately in the cards for April this season.

“Yes, there is a love interest for April but it won’t happen for a while into the season,” said Drew, who is due in January. “I don’t know who it is. Could be a new person, could be a character we’ve seen before, I don’t know.”

Grey’s Anatomy returns with a two-hour premiere, titled “Free Falling,” on Thursday, Sept. 22.

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Mingle Media TV was excited to cover the 2nd Annual Thirst Project Gala held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills hosted by Chyler Leigh J.R. Bourne on June 28, 2011. The evening honored Michael Welch, "Twilight" as the recipient of The Pioneering Spirit Award for his extraordinary efforts to raise the profile of the global water crisis and helping provide clean, safe drinking water to thousands of people. Gala was also sponsored by the Follett Higher Education Group.

The Thirst Project is founded by CEO President Seth Maxwell. Over 1.1 Billion people do not have access to safe, clean drinking water and proper sanitization. The Thirst Project is a nonprofit organization raising awareness of and bringing solutions to the clean water crisis through Education Outreach Programs, that educate, equip and empower communities in need of water by drilling wells. By helping the communities' access water, The Thirst Project changes the very basic fabric of these communities: decreasing illness, increasing education, extending life expectancy. Please go towww.thirstproject.org for more info.

To see the red carpet interviews from this event, please visit our Red Carpet Report channel on Mingle Media TV at http://www.minglemediatv.com/redcarpetreport.html.

Thanks to Prism Media Group for inviting us to attend. Find out more about them at http://www.prism-mg.com.

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The guy looks like Alex from Grey's Anatomy!!!!!

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