Making Shonda

Making

WBEZ Chicago

Society & Culture

4.6 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Shonda Rhimes has been called TV’s greatest. With groundbreaking shows like Grey’s Anatomy, Scandal and How to Get Away with Murder, she became one of the most powerful showrunners in Hollywood history. But, the battle to Hollywood’s highest echelons wasn’t a joyride for a Black woman from Chicagoland. Hear from mentors, colleagues and cultural commentators on how the queen of television came to be.

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0:00.0	My father has always said to me,
0:01.4	the only limits to your success are your own imagination.
0:04.5	From WBEZ Chicago.
0:06.6	I had and still have an extraordinary imagination.
0:10.4	There were worlds inside their nations and lands,
0:13.2	Shonda lands.
0:14.3	This is Making, I'm Brandon Poe.
0:16.9	My father's saying that was a gift
0:18.2	because I really believed growing up
0:19.8	I could be whatever I imagined.
0:22.7	Today, it's Making Shonda.
0:25.6	Shonda Rhymes has been referred to as TV's greatest,
0:32.2	creating smash hit shows like Grey's Anatomy, Scandal,
0:35.9	and How to Get Away with Murder.
0:37.5	She dominated ABC.
0:39.6	I have many things stupid, it's not one of them.
0:42.0	So pick me, choose me, love me.
0:45.2	That's how you get away with murder.
0:47.1	And her blogbuster Deal with Netflix
0:49.1	helped usher in the streaming revolution,
0:51.4	most notably with the Bridgerton franchise.
0:54.1	Yes, that's what happened.
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