GREY’S ANAMTOMY is “a winner,” raves the New York Daily News. Both a critical hit and fan favorite, season one burst onto the television landscape with gripping plot lines, a sensational soundtrack, and hot stars, including Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, and Sandra Oh. Now you can experience all the drama, romance, and excitement of GREY’S ANATOMY from the very beginning. Meet Meredith Grey, a brilliant first-year surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital. Together with her fellow residents in training, Meredith navigates her way through the daily traumas and social landmines of life inside the hospital and out in the real world. GREY’S ANATOMY is a smart and witty look at young people struggling to be doctors and doctors struggling to stay human.Just when you wanted to say “Oh no, not another hospital drama,” Grey’s Anatomy turns into one of the most addicting series on television. With no big stars and no hype, the ABC series debuted last spring as a mid-season replacement and became a bonafide smash in its nine-episode season.
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The series, a hybrid of House’s medical detectives and Dawson’s Creek’s hormones and catchy pop-rock soundtrack, follows five competitive surgical interns at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. There’s optimistic ex-model Izzie (Katherine Heigl), bumbling do-gooder George (T.R. Knight), competitive glacier Cristina (Sandra Oh), cocky womanizer Alex (Justin Chambers), and the show’s namesake, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), whose medical career is complicated by her famous surgeon mother who now lives with Alzheimer’s, and her frowned-upon relationship with another surgeon, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey, enjoying the best career revival since Rob Lowe). The doctors juggle romance and foster friendships while trying not to stab each other in the back over surgeries.
Grey’s Anatomy‘s first season, while entertaining, went a little far trying to find its groove, overdosing on Meredith’s overly simplistic voice-overs (“At the end of the day… faith is a funny thing”), and musical montages. It has the usual trappings of a hospital drama (unusual cases, such as the patient with the 70-pound tumor, and trysts in the on-call room), but with more warm fuzzies and light touches. (Sometimes, a little too light–the opening credits sequence features an eyelash curler next to medical instruments and red-painted toes savorting with a male patient under a sheet)
Pompeo, who can sound just like Renee Zellweger if you close your eyes, is likeable but not strong enough of a presence compared to her co-stars. Luckily the quirky dialogue and stellar acting by the ethnically diverse cast, particularly by Chandra Wilson (Dr. Bailey, aka “the Nazi”) and Oh, who won a Golden Globe for best supporting actress, more than make up for it. The DVD covers the first season’s nine episodes, plus commentary on the pilot and a behind-the-scenes feature. –Ellen A. Kim
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March 20, 2008
#1
This is soapy garbage. Just how much sex are these doctors having? Probobly more than the doctors on ER and the ones on
the long gone Chicago Hope. This, like HOUSE, M.D., is a medical show that, although includes many cast members, is mainly about one person. The theme song sucks and the dialogue is cheesy. This nonesense belongs in a daytime slot. If you want a MEDICAL show, watch ER. If you want a HOSPITAL soap, then this is by all means the trash you are looking for.
March 20, 2008
#2
Grays Anatomy is not a pimple on denny Crane’s big fat ass. As a hospital show It it worse than ER. Worse than St. Elsewhere. Worse than Scrubs. I do give it a slight edge on General Hospital, but I am sure this is only because of the respective budgets involved. The Seattle tie in is NOT realistic and badly done. As is typical you can see the Pike market sign out the hospital window and the writers toss in Seattle buzz words inappropriately. Some jerk-off middle management type at ABC has his carrier on the line over the success of Greys and knows it can only make it on the coattails of Desperate Housewives.
March 20, 2008
#3
No way would I be caught dead owning this DVD set, or even watching this series. I can’t believe that Touchstone/Buena Vista is rushing this to market (on Valentine’s Day, no less) but are still stiffing us by not releasing the far superior Season Three of “Once And Again” (originally scheduled for 1/10/06, now indefinitely postponed.) In fact, Buena Vista touts “Once And Again” in the press release for the DVD set of “Grey’s,” while still stalling on releasing the third season of “O&A” on DVD. Hypocrisy in the extremus, if you ask me. (You’re reading this review, aren’t you?) Come on Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Get off your high horse and give us quality DVD, not this twaddle. If you want to see a real medical show, drop what you’re doing, and write or e-mail 20th Century Fox and ask them to release the last five seasons of “St. Elsewhere” on DVD.
March 21, 2008
#4
Soap. Opera.
Not only is this show completely cheesy, predictable and cliche-ridden, but it also demonstrates contempt for nursing.
Alex- Like I said, I hate nurses.
Meredith- What did you just say? Did you just call me a nurse?
Alex- Well if the white cap fits…
The characters treatment of nurses is horrible. The show depicts tham as mindless drones, unable to do anything unless a doctor tells them to.
This show also pokes fun at other professions. Such as Kindergarten teaching and postal work.
The characters are so arrogant that I cannot stand to watch this show.
I definitely would not recommend this show. Anyway, it will probably die-off if it gets severed from Desperate Housewives.
Cheers!
March 21, 2008
#5
Don’t get me wrong but I love this show on MUTE! Thank god for subtitles! I’d give it 5 stars if it gave me the option of not hearing today’s horrible music on the show!!! It really distracts than what NORMAL background music that sets some sort of mood. PLEASE NO MORE CRAPPY SONGS IN THE BACKGROUND!!!