'Grey's' Lesbian Doc Fails the 'Chemistry' Test

One noticeable difference between these sweeps lesbians and the sweep hookup of Callie and Erica -- hotness. Viewers tend to prefer their girl-on-girl action served up very, very hot. This cannot be said of Callica. The whole "you are my glasses" scene may have been touching, but it was definitely not hot.

What this story needed was a little outrage. Since Monday's revelation, T.R. Knight, the alleged victim of Isaiah Washington's homophobic comments on the show, and Heigl, Knight's most public defender during that whole tzimmes -- have been uncharacteristically silent.

I know -- let's talk to the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation:

"While we are disheartened that the burgeoning relationship between Callie and Erica on 'Grey's Anatomy' has come to an end, the character of Callie, who has now been identified as a lesbian by show creator Shonda Rhimes, remains and her journey continues," GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano said in a statement.

"Because there are so few lesbian characters on network television, we hope that ABC and 'Grey's Anatomy' will commit to further developing Callie's character and her relationships, and continue providing this important representation on one of TV's most-watched shows."

Really? That's the best they've got?

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You know how annoyed you are that broadcast networks keep putting on shows you like opposite each other Thursday nights?

Fox is moving "Bones" as part of its annual Make Way for "American Idol" January Prime-Time Shake-up.

And "House" is moving to Mondays at 8, where it will ensure "24" returns big. Fox will launch the new season of "24," which has been off the air since May '07, with the traditional two-night, four-hour orgy of pyrotechnic excess Jan. 11-12).

Fox execs originally said Joss Whedon's "Dollhouse" would be the lucky show to be packaged with "24" on Mondays, giving the lie to all those who say Fox suits lack a sense of humor.

Of course Fox isn't going to put "Dollhouse" on Monday nights with "24." "24" is way too important to Fox. "Dollhouse" is being shipped off to Fridays, where it will be paired with the network's other struggling genre drama, "Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles." You'll start calling that lineup "Sci-Fri" and we'll start calling it "toast."