Watching "Grey's Anatomy" is a guilty pleasure for me; half the time I'm lauding a Dr. Bailey diatribe or swooning over McDreamy when he tilts his head and gives The Look, but the rest of the time I'm ready to take a baseball bat to the television.
If you're a fan, you know The Look about which I speak; but I think you have to be female to understand it…penetrating baby blues with the heat and compassion to melt Antarctica. S i g h.
Anyways….
The past couple of weeks I've actually learned something from the show…a few somethings, as a matter of fact. I thought it of value to pass along to you, just in case you a) think the show is little more than the devil's handiwork, or b) are bored to tears with another far-fetched medical drama, when you prefer the reality of say, "House".
- If you see dead people, you're sick.
- If you see dead people and have conversation with them, you're really sick.
- If you see dead people, have conversation with them, AND engage in "mind-blowing" intimate contact? You'd better check your contract because they might just be writing you off the show.
- If a character is really strong Denny, don't kill him off. Writer-buyer's remorse is never a fan favorite (suddenly Bobby Ewing is coming to mind–any Dallas fans in the house?).
- For one of the first times evah, I can identify with Meredith Grey–having compassion for a serial killer isn't popular.
- Eric Stoltz should earn a Oscar Tony Grammy Emmy for his portrayal of William, a death row inmate confined to a bed for most of three episodes, until he walks into the death chamber in the last frame.
- McSteamy got what he deserved for sleeping around with every skirt in the hospital–a p-nile fracture (misspelled on purpose to divert the scary googlers)! Talk about consequences & karma biting! YIKES!
- Hospital dramas lurve looking for rare, awkward, never-heard-of-before diseases and maladies. I wondered how many people googled the affliction in #7 to see if it was for real. Sweet mercy, it IS and I learned four other interesting facts about the male anatomy. I safe-searched on Web-MD 'cause goodness gracious I didn't want my laptop catching a disease!
- Organ transplant is the most sweetly-bitter of medical procedures; one losing his life so another might live.
- When you need to cry your eyes out, your BFF knows just what you need and gives it to ya.
Thoughts? Dissention? Agreement? Indifference? Hit comments and blast off!
Postscript: Hehe…one of my twitter followers basically dared me to blog about #8; I just couldn't let that challenge pass. 🙂
Nice work. 🙂
Remember that icky “fecal transplant” from a few episodes back? That ALSO was covered by WebMD! I think the Grey’s writers must spend hours searching WebMD for freaky medical problems.
http://www.webmd.com/news/20081030/c-diff-epidemic-likely-to-get-worse
Educational, indeed.
And to think I’ve been getting all my medical advice from Scrubs. J.D. never mentioned anything about a penile fracture. Maybe it’s time for me to change doctors. (As long as I don’t have to call Dr. Shepherd “McDreamy” I think I could make the switch. Well, that’s assuming he’s on my list of PPO providers.)
I’m at the point now where I am waiting for the shark jump… and I’m scared that I’ll look back – years from now – and realize that I didn’t stop watching even though the Fonz DID show up to jump the shark.
This is entirely too disturbing, that’s it, starting tomorrow it’s a contamination suit and a cup whenever I leave the house.
Tonnu – the shark was 3 years ago with the whole “ferry crash/Mer ‘dies'” arc.
I am pretty sure this show is on deathwatch.
I love the show! However, the Denny back from the dead thing was beginning to make me angry. During the, um, fracture scene, I felt a little bad for McSteamy since something like that HAS to hurt but I do think he needed a wake up call about pissing where he eats (is that the saying?)
I really thought that last night, they (the writers) surpassed the “jumping the shark” thing and just opened their very own shark park. Miranda losing HER moral compass? I think not.
I also think that I will try my hardest to NEVER be admitted to a teaching hospital.
Heaven help me, I’m hooked on Grey’s too. It might be partially because the first episode I ever saw was the one where Meredith got stuck holding a bomb inside of a guy’s body – which you will recall was a two-parter so of course I HAD to tune in and watch the 2nd half. I eventually did go back and catch up on everything previous – which made everything else finally make sense!
Back to the point at hand, I don’t view Grey’s anatomy as another medical show because let’s face it -they’re not really talking much about what’s wrong with their patients and how to fix them (like, say, House – which I also love.) If we’re honest with ourselves it’s all about what’s going on between all the doctors – and may I just say that I hope MY doctors aren’t involved in HALF the drama they are???
As far as your list goes, I must say I feel KIND OF better about Izzy seeing Denny – now that I know she’s dying and not just mentally insane. But wait – THEY’RE KILLING HER OFF?? WHY?! What did Izzy do to deserve this? If the audience has lost interest in Izzy I really blame it on the bad writing involving her character after Denny died. And I agree – we loved Denny. Maybe they shouldn’t have killed him off. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that we’re interested in seeing him in each and every show as a ghost tormenting Izzy about whether or not she’s crazy and whether or not she should be with Alex – blah, blah, blah. Personally I just want Denny to go away, Izzy to get better and life to go on. But that’s boring and not good for ratings so I’m sure that’s not what’s going to happen. In fact, I think the main reason I watch it is because I just want everything to work out for Meredith, but again that’s boring and not good for ratings so I’m pretty sure that’s not going to happen either.
And the irony with Sloan – ROFLMAO.
Other Amber, wasn’t the one with Mer and the bomb absolutely the most beautiful performance of the 21st century so far? I mean – squall festival! When you see something so well made, it jump-starts a loyalty in you that is very difficult to turn off. I want to watch Grey’s all day long. I used to plan days in advance what yummy treat I would eat while I watched it. I’m a Junky, and I had to stop the madness while I still loved the show. It seemed to be taking some desperate risks mid-way last season, and I couldn’t stick around to watch it go down. If they’re getting rid of Izzy, the most likable and relatable character to hit the airways, I’m so glad I did.
Good post, Robin.
Just haven’t been able to get into it this year, probably because I’m too busy laughing out my own internal organs watching The Office and 30 Rock. I just think Meredith’s continual angst finally wore me out — I kept having flashbacks to my own twenties, and DUDE, I don’t wanna go back THERE. Evah!
I just gotta say I’m thoroughly enjoying your comments. I keep saying I’m gonna quit watching but it hasn’t happened yet :/.
Amber #1 :), THAT’S WHEN I STARTED WATCHING IT, TOO! I was totally hooked! They must’ve spiked that episode with a lil somethin’ special, huh?
I don’t watch it. But I don’t watch much TV at all.
I do love House, but rarely see it. And Scrubs was awesome!
I never got into ER, either.
I quit watching it just recently.
But I did see the “fecal transplant” episode.
I had just read about that problem, because of someone I know having had most of their natural bacteria killed by massive antibiotics.
Ack! It DID jump the shark and I didn’t realize it! That is so, so embarrassing.
I just wonder how many ‘unsavory’ searches you’ll get from this post? 😉
I don’t watch Grey’s, although I do enjoy a good bit of Patrick Dempsey (Enchanted, anyone?).
The only show I never miss would be LOST. …and for the first time, i decided to try to follow American Idol all the way through.
For the first time this season I felt like Grey’s was back. I have read that Izzy isn’t going anywhere and I think that is why Denny said miracles happen. I did hear George (T.R. Knight) asked to be released. I hope not because I really love George.
I will always watch just because this is one of two shows that I do watch. Private Practice is my other must watch show.
I like Grey’s anatomy, but yeah, sometimes they go way out there. I loved ER, but stopped watching because every episode the injuries and diseases had to get worse and worse and really it was too much. I want Grey’s to focus on the people with hospital stuff going on. That’s why I watch and yeah, the humor, I like it. Thanks for 7 & 8. Now I don’t have to look it up.
I’ve been tweeting about Eric Stoltz since the first week. He was absolutely phenominal. Breath-taking. You loved and hated the character in the same breath/scene. Truly amazing.
I know I am late commenting on this, but I still had to. Thank you for the laughs. You hit everything right on the head with Greys Anatomy. Love, love, love your list!