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Who’s A Grey’s Anatomy Fanatic Like Me?

March 20, 2011 By Elizabeth

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My husband thinks I may have quite possibly lost my mind, but I can’t help it. In just over one month’s time, I have become completely and totally addicted to Grey’s Anatomy. I’m not a fan, I am a FANATIC.

At the beginning of last month, I was sitting up late one night unable to sleep, flipping through Netflix looking for something to watch. I like watching TV series from beginning to end, it’s how I caught up with Buffy and Angel and Firefly. I was pondering what show I could watch from the beginning and then I thought of Grey’s. See, I’ve been subscribing to Entertainment Weekly for over 20 years, and without fail, if they say a show is worth watching, if they devote a lot of space to the show and it’s characters, it’s a show I’m going to like.

But for some reason, I never gave Grey’s a chance. Partly because it debuted in 2005, while I was busy being pregnant with Kaitlyn and spending more time worrying about my blood pressure than watching TV. For whatever reason, I never watched the show until last month when I decided what the hell, I’ll find season one on Netflix and start from the beginning.

And so, I did. I watched the first episode and thought “well, Entertainment Weekly is right, this is a good show.” So I watched another episode, and then a third before forcing myself to turn off the Xbox. The next night, I watched three more episodes, the next night, three more.

Last night I watched season six, episode nine. I’ve become completely addicted to the show. I’ve gotten so invested in the characters that at the close of the last episode of season five, I sat there with my hands over my mouth in genuine shock. I’ve looked up each of the main actors on IMDb, I’ve looked at the Television Without Pity forum for the show, I’ve been to the show website.

The only other TV show I’ve ever had this reaction to is Buffy, when I discovered it while the seventh season was running on live TV and FX channel aired the entire series in order starting with season one. I got completely sucked in to watching the two episodes a night that were aired. Not since then have I felt such a deep connection to a show and it’s characters.

So, please tell me I’m not the only one. Please tell me someone reading this post is as big a fan of Grey’s as me, so that I don’t feel like some kind of freak. Who’s a Grey’s Anatomy fanatic like me?

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Grey’s Anatomy The Complete Fifth Season

September 16, 2009 By Elizabeth

Buena Vista Home Entertainment released Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Fifth Season on DVD and Blu-Ray yesterday, and sent me a copy for review. I put the DVD in the player and let it start up automatically, and found a “Starter Kit” featurette that explains who the characters are, what the relationships are, and some of the regular plot points (mostly, how much sex everyone is having with everyone else). Right from the first episode, when a limo pulls up to the E.R. with a bloody Bernadette Peters, Mariette Hartley and Kathy Baker, you know this show pretty much rocks. And I also need to point out that 30 years of reading Entertainment Weekly paid off when I immediately knew the names Bernadette Peters, Mariette Hartley and Kathy Baker BEFORE the credits ran. It’s like Trivial Pursuit inside my head, people.

“Grey’s Anatomy” was created by Shonda Rhimes and stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Katherine Heigl as Isobel “Izzie” Stevens, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, T.R. Knight as George O’Malley, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey, James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber, Sara Ramirez as Callie Torres, Eric Dane as Mark Sloan, Chyler Leigh as Lexie Grey, Brooke Smith as Erica Hahn, and Kevin McKidd (Owen Hunt).

In Season Five, Kevin McKidd (“Rome”) joins the cast as Army Surgeon Dr. Owen Hunt, and romances Cristina. Derek and Meredith continue to be on-again, off-again, Callie wrestles with her sexual orientation. Izzie’s relationship with Denny is complicated to say the least, and she faces a mysterious illness as well. To celebrate the show’s 100th episode, there’s a wedding. As usual, the dialogue is snappy and witty, with just enough humor to balance the pulse-pounding drama. Bonus features:

“Dissecting Grey’s Anatomy- Unaired Episodes
“In Stitches”- Season Five Outtakes
“100th Episode: Tales From The E.R.”- A Behind-The Scenes Look At The Inner Workings Of Your Favorite Show
“Extended Episode”
“Heaven Sent”- Actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan Talks About The Popularity Of His Character Denny Duquette

Here’s a sneak peek at a scene called “Prepping For Mom”:

And here’s a clip from the bonus feature “100th Episode”:

Pick up Grey’s Anatomy Season Five on DVD or Blu-Ray today!

Grey’s Anatomy Season Five (popsyndicate.com)

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Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Fourth Season

September 14, 2008 By Elizabeth

Season Four of the hit show Grey’s Anatomy definitely suffered because of the writer’s strike. The first half of the season was sort of…blah, but the last five episodes? WOW. And for true fans of the series, Grey’s Anatomy: The Complete Fourth Season box set is worth adding to your collection. It’s got great bonus features:

# Extended Episodes
# Audio Commentaries
# New Docs on the Block
# On Set with Patrick and Eric
# Good Medicine: Favorite Scenes
# Dissecting Grey’s Anatomy: Unaired Scenes
# In Stitches: Season Four Outtakes

Want to see a clip? Check out The Kissing Scene:

Grey’s Anatomy Season Four is available on Amazon.com for $36.99.