greek.jpg I’m shamefully late writing this review; the DVD has been out for a few weeks and the new season started March 24th. If you aren’t watching “Greek” on ABC Family on Monday nights, you are missing out. With excellent directing, superb acting, and characters you will grow to love, “Greek” reminds me of Gilmore Girls or Veronica Mars.

The show stars Spencer Grammer, daughter of “Frasier” star Kelsey Grammer, as Casey Cartwright, member of Zeta Beta Zeta sorority. Jacob Zachar plays Caseys’ nerdy Freshman brother Rusty, a Physics Major who wants to break out of his geeky shell and experience “real college life” by rushing a fraternity. Rusty’s roommate Dale is a devout Christian who is a member of a “Purity Pledge” group, yet has the ability to unwind and have fun in surprising ways.

Other standouts on the show include Scott M. Foster (”Quarterlife”) as Cappie, president of the Kappa Tau house and Casey’s ex, and Jake McDorman (”Live Free or Die Hard”) as Evan Chambers, president of rival frat Omega Chi and Casey’s current love. Amber Stevens daughter of former American Top 40 DJ Shadoe Stevens, plays Casey’s sorority sister and best friend Ashleigh, Paul James is Calvin, Rusty’s best friend who has a secret he is keeping. And in a role that surprised me, and completely baffled me until I looked up the show on IMdB, Rusty’s girlfriend for a few episodes is played by Jessica Rose, who YouTube fans will recognize as the infamous “Bree” from the vlog series LonelyGirl15.

This might be a show about kids in Fraternities and Sororities, but it really is much more than that. After a few minutes watching the first episode, I found myself drawn in by this show. All the major parts are so well acted, and there’s enough pop culture thrown in to make the plot fresh and interesting. Even the frat party scenes are interesting, although I never went to a single frat party in college where the frat house was as CLEAN as the houses in this show.

You can certainly watch “Greek” on Monday nights on ABC Family without feeling like you won’t understand the plot, but it will make a lot more sense if you watch the first season. The whole box set is only $19.99 on Amazon, too. You might even be able to rent it at Blockbuster and I’m sure Netflix has it, too. I don’t want to be the only one who’s geeking out about this show, so join me in watching it, okay? Okay!
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