Since Jan. 23, 2020,Greys Anatomyand Station 19 have almostweekly crossover eventsbetween the two shows. What this generally means is that the storylines blend with characters from one show appearing on the other.

However, fans are getting hostile about the many crossover events claiming that the producers of the shows are falsely advertising that the two shows are going to overlap.

The fire station show Station 19 is a spin-off to the ABC flagship series, Greys Anatomy. It began on Mar. 22, 2018 and is set in Seattle like the original show. The action-drama took star Jason George who portraysBen Warren from Greys Anatomy to star in the show that features the lives of the men and women at Seattle Fire Station 19.

Co-producer of the show Krista Vernoff explained in an interview that the writing team is doing its best to ensure that each episode is a stand-alone story. They do not want viewers to watch both shows if they dont want to.

Each hour of each show needs to be a whole story [by] itself,Vernoff told Variety. And when merged with the other show, when there are crossover elements, it needs to feel like, Oh, thats a bigger movie. So I had to make two-hour movies, [but] if you only watched [either the first or last] hour, you felt totally satisfied.

The writing team feels that you can watch either show and not be lost. However, there is a more cohesive picture if you watch both.

OMG, I just watched [Station 19] because I was bored, but literally, it had nothing that related to Greys, one fanwrote on Reddit. You would miss nothing if you didnt watch it, they basically stayed at the firehouse the whole episode. They had that face time with Carina, but do people even care for her; she is not a series regular.

Fans are outraged that every episode promo indicates that the shows are planning a crossover event. However, when they tune in to Station 19, they havent seen many of Greys Anatomys characters at all.

So annoyed tonights episode is yet another crossover, another fan added. If Station 19 cant stand on its own, they should let it go. Its taking valuable screen time from Greys. This season alone has issues. Stop dragging it down just for the sake of keeping another show on air. If its good enough, [Station 19] will succeed and find its own fan base.

Viewers dont like feeling pressured to watch both shows. However, when the promo indicates that there is a crossover event, they tune it to make sure they dont miss anything with their Greys Anatomy characters.

The spin-off is not the first for Greys Anatomy. In 2007, the medical drama Private Practice premiered, featuring the former Greys starKate Walshas the lead, Addison Montgomery Shepherd.

Greys Anatomy and Private Practice had a total of nine crossover events over the course of the six seasons that the spin-off was on air. In six years that means it happened less than two times per season.

For Station 19, there are four crossovers in the works for season 3 alone. The weekly promos also include both show names and clips from Greys Anatomy and Station 19.

Read more:Greys Anatomy Fans Feel Private Practice Was a Significantly Better Spin-Off Than Station 19 Will Ever Be

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