Grey's Anatomy: Emblematic of the fall of civiliation? Discuss

Re: Gray's Anatomy: Addison's spin-off pilot tonight

The young one who insulted the gay guy. I figured once that happened he was toast...

 

Re: Gray's Anatomy: Addison's spin-off pilot tonight

I'm Addison, apparently.

 

Re: Gray's Anatomy: Addison's spin-off pilot tonight

Callie here.

 

Re: Gray's Anatomy: Addison's spin-off pilot tonight

But unlike Addison, you play like a Charmion every day.

 

Re: Gray's Anatomy: Addison's spin-off pilot tonight

Me, too.

 

Re: Gray's Anatomy: Addison's spin-off pilot tonight

I think Isaiah Washington will be back. I think Shondra Rymes was pretty pissed when people said he should be "replaced" as if one black actor was interchangeable with another. I think she'll stand behind him, unless he's itching to leave the show.

Like most guys, I watch this show because the wife watches it, and because I think it would be cool to write for television someday, so it's interesting to watch popular stuff and deconstruct why it does or does not work. This show's biggest flaw, as far as I'm concerned, has always been that it stopped "earning" the moments of emotional joy and heartbreak. IJAG once described it as emotional porn, and I think that's perfect. Instead of sex just for sex's sake, which is what porn is, Grey's Anatomy is emotionally manipulative just for the sake of being emotionally manipulative.

When Coach Taylor showed up and helped get that WWII shell out of that dude's chest, and then turned into pink mist, the little weepy moment with Derek and Meredith and the end of that episode was earned. You felt like, ok, this is cheesy and dumb but at least I understand why this sort of happened, and why they feel this way. She almost died, he realized how much it would destroy him if she had died, he remember that her hair smelled like lavender, blah, blah, blah, my wife cries, the end.

But then this year we have Meredith fall off a pier and basically commit suicide for reasons never properly explained, and McDreamy is sad, and of course they bring her back, and he's really happy she's alive, but they keep fighting, but it's not clear why, other than she keeps "pulling away" (WTF?) and then he says she's the love of his life, and Ray Lamontange plays in the background, but he can't keep chasing her. Or whatever.

They didn't earn George and Izzie one-night stand/love affair either. They simply ran out of ideas.

And since I've already given up my man card for good, let me just add that Ugly Betty has become the far superior show, both in my eyes, and in my wife's weepy eyes.

 

Re: Gray's Anatomy: Addison's spin-off pilot tonight

Why would you? Trust that the show just might still be good.

 

Re: Gray's Anatomy: Addison's spin-off pilot tonight

Things that have ruined the show...

1. Meredith falling off the pier.
2. The George-Izzie thing.
3. The re-introduction of Meredith's dad.
4. Breaking up Burke and Christina
5. Underusing Dr. Bailey.

I used to love the show. Now, it sucks...

 

Re: Gray's Anatomy: Addison's spin-off pilot tonight

Hmmm. I bet it really would have pushed you over the edge if one of them had gone to the bathroom at the wrong time.

 

Re: Gray's Anatomy: Addison's spin-off pilot tonight

Not sure what that means, but I'm sure it was an attempt at being funny...

 

Re: Gray's Anatomy: Addison's spin-off pilot tonight

Yeah, that pretty much sums it up. ;D Actaully, no, I'm not "hot." Just sort of regular.

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