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Happy Birthday, Kate Walsh!

steve@iscribelimited.com (Oceanside Guy) — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 08:09:36 EST

Private Practice leading lady Kate Walsh turns 41 today.

A very happy birthday from all of us at the Insider, Kate!

Here's a little photo tribute to Kate Walsh in honor of the big day. Click to enlarge!

Private Practice Caption Contest II

steve@iscribelimited.com (Oceanside Guy) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:07:01 EST

Welcome to another edition of the Private Practice Insider Caption Contest.

To take part in this weekly feature, click "comments" and fill out the online form!

Click here to see who won last week's contest. Then give this new edition - featuring a photo from "Equal and Opposite" - your best shot!

Private Practice Music From "Equal and Opposite"

steve@iscribelimited.com (Oceanside Guy) — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:00:35 EST

By request, below we have posted a list of the music selections from Wednesday's episode of Private Practice, "Equal and Opposite."

Click on each song for the lyrics - and let us know if we missed any songs!

The Cars, "Shake It Up"
Foo Fighters, "Home"
Kathryn Williams, "Flicker"
The Sundays, "Here's Where the Story Ends"

"Equal and Opposite" Episode Recap is Live

steve@iscribelimited.com (Oceanside Guy) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:18:41 EST

The medical, ethical debates promised by Shonda Rhimes for Season Two of Private Practice - on top of the show's usual witty banter and slew of awkward romantic entanglements - were certainly on display on last night's show.

Having taken over the practice, Sam had to weigh Oceanside's bottom line against humanely treating a teen patient, while Addison and Naomi struggled with the case of two young lovers who ... happen to be related.

Don't ask. Just follow the link for a full recap of "Equal and Opposite" ...

Private Practice Photos From "Equal and Opposite"

steve@iscribelimited.com (Oceanside Guy) — Thu, 09 Oct 2008 07:32:41 EST

Here's a little gallery of pictures from last night's terrific Private Practice episode, "Equal and Opposite." Click to enlarge and vote on your favorites!

Tonight's Episode: "Equal and Opposite"

steve@iscribelimited.com (Oceanside Guy) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:39:32 EST

Tonight on Private Practice, Addison and Sam decide it will require a takeover to bring the practice out of bankruptcy, while the doctors look for new revenue streams and Violet's friendship with Cooper is nearing its breaking point.

Discuss the episode, "Equal and Opposite," in our Private Practice forum before, during and after the show. Share your thoughts with Private Practice fans!

Here's a sneak preview and a promo for the episode ...

An Interview with Paul Adelstein

steve@iscribelimited.com (Oceanside Guy) — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:20:00 EST

With its Season Two premiere, "A Family Thing," ABC's Private Practice grew up a bit, eschewing flighty romances for bigger drama and ethical dilemmas.

Paul Adelstein promises more of the same, while also previewing what's ahead for Cooper and his strange romance, in a new interview with TV Guide:

TVGuide: It's so good to see the show back....

Paul Adelstein: It's nice to have it back.

TVG: The gang was a little rough there on Naomi, at the end of the premiere.

Paul Adelstein: Hey, man, she left us all high and dry! Although in her defense, we probably should have been paying a little more attention. [Laughs]

TVG: Apparently one and only one partner had their eye on the ledger.

Paul Adelstein: And the rest of us were in the kitchen snacking when we should have been seeing patients.

TVG: Is that one of the themes this season, that we'll get a bit more into the business of the practice, versus pretty people just flitting around and flirting?

Paul Adelstein: That’s a major thing, that the practice itself is in trouble. We have a high-concept idea of what the practice should do, but that butts heads with financial realities. So there are some splits in the ranks about how we should proceed. On top of that, [series and Grey's Anatomy creator] Shonda Rhimes has added a lot of issues of medical ethics that aren’t so black-and-white.

TVG: In that one case from last week, is that the real deal, that an underage kid's parents can keep him from knowing he has HIV?

Paul Adelstein: That was based on a real case that a doctor brought to the writers. That is a case in which you would have doctor-patient confidentiality on both sides. There are more cases along those lines coming up. There's an episode that deals with a lot of issues surrounding abortion, there's euthanasia.... a lot of medical decisions that aren’t cut-and-dry, but are very important.

TVG: On the lighter side, Cooper and Charlotte have been going to some very amorous places. Who has more trouble "going there" for those scenes, you or KaDee Strickland?

Paul Adelstein: Well... I wouldn’t say either one of us has "trouble," but you will see this week that KaDee has to don some rather... "interesting" outfits. She has to be a better sport than I, let's put it that way. [Laughs] I'm in my jeans and T-shirt and she has to... well, you'll see.

TVG: Dare I say that things between the two of them might get more real?

Paul Adelstein: Yes. Cooper has decided that he wants to give it a go and have an adult relationship for the first time in his life.

TVG: But at what expense to his friendship with Violet?

Paul Adelstein: That’s a good question. Again, him not having been in an adult relationship before, I don’t think he knows how to handle that exactly – and that comes to a head pretty quickly.

TVG: Has Violet put two and two together to deduce that he's seeing Charlotte?

Paul Adelstein: She knows that he's involved with somebody, given the changes in his behavior. But Cooper is unwilling to fess up to that.

TVG: Are you, as I am, of the thought that Prison Break's Kellerman is not necessarily dead?

Paul Adelstein: I am definitely of that mind, although there have been no indications that he is not dead.

TVG: When that van door popped open [at the end of Season 2], I always took it that he was expecting to see whomever he saw.

Paul Adelstein: That's why it was a fun piece of writing, because it could play either way. I'm either being rescued... or I'm being deep-sixed.

TVG: Do you ever cross paths with your Prison Break "boss," Patricia Wettig (Brothers & Sisters), over there at ABC?

Paul Adelstein: I have, I've seen her a couple times. She's no longer president, you know.

Private Practice Spoilers: Pete Reacts

steve@iscribelimited.com (Oceanside Guy) — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:10:16 EST

A lot of time is spent discussing Addison, our heroine.

But below is a little Private Practice spoiler from E! Online's newest spoiler column, specifically pertaining to Pete's love life ...

Q: I heart Tim Daly as Pete on Private Practice. Please tell me he'll get some lovin' this year since Addison is running off with the SWAT guy!

A: Addison's (Kate Walsh) rejection does not go over so well — Pete's reaction involves grabbin' Violet's (Amy Brenneman) booty in the next episode. Also, the doctors freak because they can't find new clients to come into the Wellness Center.

Private Practice Caption Contest I

steve@iscribelimited.com (Oceanside Guy) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:13:23 EST

Welcome to the Private Practice Insider Caption Contest - Season 2 style!

This week's Caption Contest - featuring a photo from "A Family Thing" - was won by ALC. Congrats! Scroll down to see the winning entry!

Pete: I don't know you guys... I don't think watching people walk by is the best way to go out and get new clients for the practice.

Kate Walsh on The Late Show

steve@iscribelimited.com (Oceanside Guy) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 16:28:28 EST

Her show having aired earlier last night, Private Practice star Kate Walsh appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman to discuss and promote it. Here's Kate, looking gorgeous and chatting it up with Dave ...