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30 Rock's Grizz needs a kidney transplant
by Bob Sassone, posted Dec 14th 2009 5:10PM
Fans of 30 Rock may have noticed that Grizzwald Chapman, who plays Tracy Jordan's co-hort Grizz, had lost some weight this season. That's because he has severe hypertension and needs to lose 75 pounds before doctors will consider him for a kidney transplant, which he desperately needs (he's 6 feet 11 but weighs 378 pounds). He has ignored his high blood pressure for many years and now goes through dialysis three times a week. He might even have to wait as long as five years to get a new kidney.On tomorrow's Dr. Oz Show, Chapman appears (along with Kevin Brown, who plays DotCom on 30 Rock) to talk about his trouble. He has use of only 5% of his kidney right now. Oz is going to help Chapman stay healthy until a kidney becomes available.
Here's hoping he gets on the right track and everything turns out OK.
Brothers and Sisters: Favorite Son
by Jen Creer, posted May 14th 2007 1:17AM
(S01E22) Oh, sorry. Give me a minute to stop crying after that episode. I was crying about William and then I saw the scenes for next week and that just made it worse. Are they allowed to make people cry this much in two episodes in a row, when one of them isn't even the season finale? Commenter Tomb100 told me last week that Brothers and Sisters had broken into the Top 20 TV shows two weeks ago. That is completely unsurprising to me because this show has gotten so strong. This episode was just excellent. They hit every note.
Sweeps stunts are tame in February
by Anna Johns, posted Feb 3rd 2006 8:11AM
November sweeps stunts brought us stormtroopers on The
Apprentice, a live debate on The West Wing, a dead chick on Lost and Medium in 3-D. Why
are February ratings so tame? One word: Olympics.NBC is expected to kick some television tail when it covers the Olympics every single night from February 10-26. Going into this month, the networks are touting some pretty uninteresting guest stars on the shows that need a boost. And that's about it. Oh, there is also going to be some sh*t going down on The O.C., but you don't want the spoilers, do you?
Here are some highlights for February sweeps, which began yesterday and run through March 1:
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