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Television Premiere Travel: From Seattle To SoCal On "Private Practice"

September 26, 2007 at 4:15 PM | 0 Comments

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Regular viewers of the top-rated medical drama "Grey's Anatomy" know Dr. Addison Montgomery (nee Shepherd) as the cold ex of Dr. McDreamy who gradually became a sympathetic, well-rounded character in her own right. Viewers of last season's two-hour episode "The Other Side Of This Life" (recapped here and here) know Addison, played by Kate Walsh, was contemplating a move to Los Angeles after visiting a clinic there run by friends of hers from med school. Critics dumped on this "back-door pilot," but ABC judged Walsh worthy of her own spin-off, "Private Practice," which premieres tonight at 9PM.

It's only natural that the Seattle Grace doctor most satisfied with her life be forcibly ejected from the prime-time soap and given her own spin-off, but at least "Private Practice" trades the foggy skies of western Washington for dry and sunny California. Addison, an OB/GYN, joins a private "wellness center" co-run by exes Naomi Bennett (Audra McDonald) and Sam Bennett (Taye Diggs). Along with adjusting to her new responsibilities, Addison must adjust to her quirky coworkers, from wannabe midwife/surfer/receptionist Dell Parker (Chris Lowell) to all-too-irresistible alternative guru Peter Wilder (Tim Daly).

Since Walsh once hosted an event at the Four Seasons Beverly Hills, we'd like to see her living out of a suite there (like her counterpart Dr. Callie O'Malley on "Grey's"). But Addison would be too cool to hang out at clubs like LAX--we see her as a piano-bar fan, hitting places like The Other Side or the Gallery Bar with her girlfriends to discuss their complicated men.

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