Eli Stone, which premiered last Spring in the aftermath of the
writers' strike and begins its second season on ABC tonight, is a warm, cozy blanket of a TV show. It doesn't get a lot of buzz — a fact it's trying to change with guest stars; more on that in a second — but it never fails to leave me with a smile on my face.
If you missed it the first time through or need a refresher, Jonny Lee Miller plays the title character, an attorney who begins having strange visions — either as the result of a brain aneurysm or because he's a modern-day prophet.
The fabulous Loretta Devine stopped by the
TCA press tour earlier this week to talk about the upcoming second season of
Eli Stone, in which she plays the title character's sassy but loving secretary. Between that and her recurring role on
Grey's Anatomy, playing the sometimes-estranged wife of Seattle Grace's chief of surgery, Devine is showcasing her acting chops (and, in the case of Eli, her lovely voice) all over the ABC schedule — so I feel lucky that I managed to snag a few minutes with her in the hallway! Here's what she had to say:
Can you compare your experience working on Grey's Anatomy and Eli Stone, whether there are any similarities or huge differences between them?
