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There's been a lot of talk of toxic fandoms in the past few years (see the last season of "Game of Thrones" or the 2016 "Ghostbusters" re- boot), but fandoms can pro- duce some wonderful things, too. Fabulous artistic creations have been created by such devotees, whether it be amaz- ing costume recreations, inter- esting movie edits or creative written fiction. As the internet facilitates growing communi- ties of fans, it also allows net- works and showrunners to tap into what the fans of their par- ticular franchises are hoping to see. The television world has been cashing in on this con- cept for years now, and one of the biggest crowd-pleasers is the crossover. Crossovers are money in the bank for TV networks. From the "Blossom" and "Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" teamup of the early 1990s to the dozens of Arrow- verse combinations that have aired in the past few years, the crossover has been raking it in for ages. Now, millions of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Sta- tion 19" fans are about to get a gift they've been wishing for: on Thursday, Jan. 23, "Grey's Anatomy" and "Station 19" return with an action-packed two-hour crossover episode on ABC. After nearly a yearlong break, "Station 19" returns with a bang. The last time we saw Seattle's brave firefighters, Maya (Danielle Savre, "Too Close to Home") and Jack (Grey Damon, "Aquarius") went public with their relation- ship, Ryan (Alberto Frezza, "Dead of Summer") was on the verge of moving to San Di- ego, and Travis (Jay Hayden, "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend") was ar- rested for assault. Needless to say, a lot happened the last time we rode the firetruck. With that said, "Station 19" has nothing on the dramatics of "Grey's Anatomy." The med- ical drama's fall finale ended with a shocking cliffhanger. At the end of a tension-filled epi- sode that featured Meredith's (Ellen Pompeo, "RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars") first day back at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospi- tal after the big trial and Mag- gie's (Kelly McCreary, "Scan- dal") resignation, a car plowed through Joe's Bar, a popular Seattle hangout that was filled with fan favorites from "Sta- tion 19" and "Grey's Anato- my," including the new captain at Station 19, Robert Sullivan (Boris Kodjoe, "Code Black") and Dr. Jackson Avery (Jesse Williams, "Jacob's Ladder," 2019). Joe's Bar has featured prom- inently in both series; it has been a place for the characters to socialize, to unwind and of- ten drink their sorrows away after a hard day. In the "Grey's Anatomy" fall finale, several first responders were doing just that, but in the aftermath of the horrific accident, they will need to stay strong and work together in order to sur- vive and save the other pa- trons. Who will make it out alive, and at what cost? More importantly, who is responsible for this deadly crash? Tune in to the two-hour crossover event for the answers to all your burning questions. Beyond the explosive car ac- cident, the crossover event looks to address several juicy plotlines set up in each of the shows' last episodes. Some of these include Meredith poten- tially getting romantically in- volved with Dr. Cormac Hayes (Richard Flood, "Shameless"), what Bailey's (Chandra Wilson, "Christmas Harmony," 2018) miscarriage means for her fu- ture, and what is next for Mag- gie. Is it possible that she is the driver responsible for the car- nage at Joe's? Stranger things have happened. With Capt. Pruitt's (Miguel Sandoval, "Sharp Objects") days poten- tially numbered, will he divulge the news of his cancer's return to his friends and colleagues? The winter return of "Grey's Anatomy" and "Station 19" is not the first time that two pop- ular Shonda Rhimes ("For the People") dramas have crossed over, but it is the biggest Shon- daland event yet. It also marks a pivotal movement in the his- tory of both ABC shows. For the first time, "Grey's Anatomy" and "Station 19" will both share the same show- runner, Krista Vernoff ("Shame- less"). In an interview with Deadline back in the fall, the veteran screenwriter and showrunner discussed how the Seattle dramas will interact with each other in the future, starting with the winter cross- over event. "The two shows will inter- connect every few episodes. We don't want to do it every week, we don't want to create a mold, we don't want to fall into any kind of pattern, we don't want people to ever know what to expect," Vernoff said. She went on to explain that fans can expect to see more characters from each show appearing on the other, and she praised the Shonda- land writers who have found many different, interesting ways for the characters to in- teract with each other. Come together: The heroic first responders of 'Grey's Anatomy' and 'Station 19' team up in a race against time featurestory Boris Kodjoe stars in "Station 19"

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