Paging Dr. Bassett

Well it seems Angela Bassett has landed her first full-time gig on television. About time!

NBC's popular medical drama series, ER can now be added to Bassett's resume as it has been reported that she will join the cast as a regular starting next season.

Bassett will be playing a tough physician returning to Chicago from Indonesia where she was involved in the tsunami relief. It is said that her character plans to 'shake' things up for the others.

It's no secret that I am huge fan of ABC's Grey's Anatomy. But I may have to catch Angela on ER just to see how she fairs. She tends to over act sometimes but maybe she will be able to pull that back a bit for the sake of TV.

ER airs on Thursday nights at 10/9c. Basset makes her debut on the second episode of next season.

Black Doctors Give You Drama! It's true.

Is it me or are there more black doctors on TV nowadays than ever? We have certainly come a long way since The Cosby Show's Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable ruled Thursday nights.


Just last week it was announced that Taye Diggs would be joining the cast of a potential spin-off to ABC's Grey's Anatomy. While no details have been confirmed on the character Diggs is set to be portraying, my guess is he will be dawning a pair of scrubs too. But hold up! What happened to ABC's Day Break? I guess just like Kevin Hill..it too has been cancelled. And how does this Diggs keep getting offers for male leads? This man has more lives on Tv than my pet cat.



I dont know. But while my script calls for a black male lead...I hope it doesn't end up being Diggs. I would like my show to make it past the first season. (ouch!)

This latest news had me thinking about how many black doctors we have come to love over the past few years. Eriq La Salle, Michael Michele, Mekhi Phifer, Omar Epps, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr. and Isaiah Washington, just to name a few. While medical shows never used to be my favorite, both NBC's ER and Grey's Anatomy have had me glued to the tube shouting "CLEAR!"

Grey's Anatomy is the latest hospital drama series to take Thursday night ratings by storm. Recently I have become hooked on the this show. (Yeah I'm late..sue me!) The writing is great and offers more than just heart wrenching stories that plague hospitals on a daily basis. I love the way the daily issues of the cast are weaved into the daily ongoings at the hospital. This aspect of the show's writing is my favorite. It's definitely noted as I am struggling to make sure the setting by which my script takes place plays just as a significant role to the various plots I am developing. Not easy I might add.

Anyhoo, turns out Isaiah Washington (Dr. Preston Burke) just won the NAACP Image Awards for Best Actor in a Television Drama last weekend. I guess using the "F" word (not the four letter word) wasn't enough to prevent him from winning. But seriously, in all fairness, if he in fact was the best actor who did his thing once the director called 'action' then by all means doesn't he deserve the award?

(Washington Strikes a Pose?)

But what about the 'image' part of this award? Isn't part of winning this award based on your image? And is the image of someone who has no problem saying a word that offends a large community of people on camera someone to aspire to be like?

All I want to know is? Were there any gay men on the NAACP judging committee? And if so, did he get their vote?

Enquiring minds want to know!