This statement led to a (jokingly?)
EW spoke by phone with Washington, who is currently in Vancouver shooting hisBionicepisodes.
Luckily for both Silverman and McPherson, the actor was happy to set the timeline straight.
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And that was what we continued to talk about.
I like to use my celebrity in a way that can be effective, and can be something positive.
Thats what I did.
Now [laughs], as life would have it, Im on the set all day with him.
My first fight is with him.
We approached Isaiah Washingtonat that time, but he had no comment.]
So when did Ben That day.
He doesnt even know Im onGreys Anatomy.
Hes never seen the show.
But he hears the story and goes, Oh, wow, that sounds intense.
He goes, You know what?
I think you should meet a friend of mine named Ben Silverman.
And Ben says, Who?
And he says, Isaiah Washington.
And he says, My God!
Yes, I definitely want to meet him.
And he looks at me and says, Youre those talons.
Blow out the cake.
And I looked at him and I said, Youve gotta be kidding me.
And he says, No.
Youre coming to NBC.
Blow out the cake.
It all feels great.
And were very interested in having him meet with the creative team to be a part ofBionic Woman.
So it was definitelyBionic Womanthey had you in mind for?No, it was any show.
What do you want to do?
And I was attracted to Glen Morgan because ofX-Files.
So it was the creative team that made me say, Yeah, I wanna check this out.
I got an opportunity to get a sneak preview of the pilot, watched it with my wife.
And I asked her, What did you think about the pilot?
and she said, I loved it.
And I asked her, Do you think I should do it?
and she says, Absolutely.
And thats when I called my agent and said, Okay, tell Ben Im interested inBionic Woman.
Because my wife said so.
