Grey's Anatomy Season 1
Tuesday, February 12, 2008

I finally got around to seeing this show. I hesitate getting into a television show early. The networks put out 13 episodes. You get hooked. Next thing you know, poof, it's gone.

I don't like Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey. She's the star, with an irritating voice as narrator, and is the least interesting or attractive character. Alas, most, if not all of the men on this show are bedazzled (in love/lust) with her. The men ignore Katherine Heigl's character Dr. Isobel 'Izzie' Stevens.

Right there, the required suspension of disbelief is too high.

Damn. I've forgotten how tall, deliciously dark, and truly handsome Isaiah Washington is. He plays Dr. Preston Burke, brilliant heart surgeon, and head of this department.

My favorite character right off the start is Dr. Cristina Yang as portrayed by Sandra Oh. She's one of the few real characters on the show. This woman is a fantastic actress. She's pretty, spunky, and has lovely hair.

I don't know what to make of Chandra Wilson as Dr. Miranda Bailey. She's not exactly in the same mix (like the show Friends circle of sex-escapades) as Burke, Yang, and the others. I really like it when she tells Dr. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey aka Dr. McDreamy): "You don't scare me."

Yet, I'm dismayed and annoyed by the chunky, asexual, sassy black female portrayals on television, or in the movies. This image hasn't changed since Gone With the Wind.

However, it is a fun and funny show. I've laughed at some scenes that were quite entertaining. Justine Chambers's Dr. Alex Karev is a mischievous ne'er-do-well (bad boy). T. R. Knight as Dr. George O'Malley plays the naive foil. I think he gets hammered a bit too much as the butt of the joke. Hopefully, that changes.

I can't wait to watch the rest of this series.

Labels: Chandra Wilson, Ellen Pompeo, Grey's Anatomy, Isiah Washington, Justine Chambers, Katherine Hiegl, Patrick Dempsey, Sandra Oh, T. R. Knight

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