Grey’s Anatomy

  • Calling Shonda Rhimes

    So I have a new idol. Shonda Rhimes, the creator of Grey’s Anatomy.

    I always watch Grey’s Anatomy and for me this time is sacred. It’s a mini vacation, a respite for an overworked body, a time when I can be still for more than 5 minutes and be thoroughly entertained the entire time. This is one of my few guilty pleasures in life.

    I actually left work early yesterday, raced home and wolfed down dinner, prepared to spend the next hour on the couch figuring out what the hell is going on with George and Izzie.

    Imagine my surprise when I saw it was a rerun.

    Death, destruction, chaos and mutiny. Why, why, why! Whose idea was it to leave us hanging until April 19th for a new episode?

    But in the midst of my despair I must give out recognition to Shonda Rhimes for her mastery at keeping us all on the edges of our seats, because that is what good entertainment is supposed to do.

    Even if it’s incredibly cruel.

    Minx

  • McSleazy?

    It seems by some random quirk of the universe that I’ve found a television show I actually like. Usually after watching TV I just feel cheated, as if someone has stolen a random hour of my life which I can never get back. But whether it’s the hot guys, the gratuitous sex or the sometimes absurd medical cases, I LOVE Grey’s Anatomy.

    Maybe it’s the lingo. McDreamy, McSteamy, Christina calling McDreamy “McGuilty” – and my sister and I have started calling Burke McJiggy in honor of his now famous trembling hand. My favorite lingo moment is when George and Meredith decide to act as de facto best friends since Izzie and Christina are too busy and George refers to Derek as a “McBastard”. That was priceless.

    My husband hates it. I think he hates it because I love it so much, but he claims it’s because all they do is sleep with each other. He calls it McSleazy. He’s priceless :)>

    I know it’s completely unrealistic. I mean seriously, what are the odds that ANYONE would get a brain tumor and end up with a neurosurgeon like Patrick Dempsey? My luck, I would get cancer and end up with a doc who looks like Patrick Stewart (Prof X from Xmen)

    Well, I can dream can’t I?

    Minx