Guest Blogger: On BrownSuga's TiVo: Grey's Anatomy by BrownSuga

Tonight, BrownSuga has graciously agreed to review what is on her TiVo. So here is her opinion on why she loves Grey's Anatomy and makes sure her TiVo faithfully records it every week. For those of you who haven't watched this show perhaps this post will peak your interest. ~ASilky

In the 1980s I was a certifiable “couch potato”. Yes, if you do the math I was under the age of 10 BUT there wasn’t a show on network television that I didn’t know. I could sing theme songs, I could answer trivia questions, I was the TV queen. Thank goodness in 2006 I am not like that. Not only do I not have the time to sit and watch TV but who remembers when things come on? Not me. Then the world became a better, happier place when the TiVo was invented. And although I don’t watch nearly as much television as I used to there are 3 shows I must watch. My trusty TiVo makes sure I never miss an episode. This week I’ll tell about my favorite hospital show, Grey’s Anatomy.

Every Sunday night at 10pm we enter the halls of Seattle Grace Hospital. There, we follow the lives of five interns (Meredith Grey, Izzy Stephens, Christina Yang, Alex Karev, George O’Malley), one resident (Miranda “the Nazi” Bailey), the neurosurgeon (Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd), the cardiac surgeon (Preston Burke), and the chief of surgery (Richard Webber). This show will not make you into a doctor. But it does entertain.

The best part of the show is not the bloody surgeries; it’s the wonderful relationships between the characters. Here is a rundown of the (supposed) hookups:
Meredith and Derek (no longer together)
Cristina and Burke (living together)
Izzy and Alex (on again off again)
Meredith and George (we HOPE it was a one time thing)
Richard and Meredith’s mother 20 years ago (obviously no longer together BUT can and will cause drama in the future)

Meredith – 9 times out of 10 does the voiceovers for the show. One the very first episode she picked up a man in a bar brought him home and had sex with him. The next morning she kicked him out cause she was late for work, only to find out he was her new boss.
Cristina – the arrogant cut throat intern who wants in on EVERY surgery possible. She’s a walking medical textbook with a dry and sarcastic sense of humor. Not one to show emotions in ANYTHING, we were surprised and ecstatic when she finally told Burke that she loved him.
George – the best friend and brother you forget is a guy. He moved in with Meredith and Izzy at the beginning of the first season only to be treated like one of the girls. He has been lusting after Meredith since day one only she never pays attention to him in that way. Well to our horror (ok maybe just mine) they slept together a few weeks ago. Thank goodness the writers have sent another female to occupy his thoughts.
Izzy – The pretty girl, whom we find out, took some not fully clothed pictures in order to pay for medical school. She is always happy very nice understanding just the kind of girl you love to hate. What you don’t see is how her childhood truly affected her today. She was raised in a trailer park by a mother who is addicted to call in psychics. We also learned that she gave her daughter up for adoption 8 (I think) years ago.
Alex – The cocky know it all who thinks he is God’s gift to women. We all felt sorry for him when he almost got kicked out of the program for failing his psych board (like my medical jargon *smiles*), we didn’t feel sorry for him when George punched him out for giving him syphilis.
Bailey – the Nazi, the best resident at the hospital she intimidates she scares she makes grown men cry. WE LOVE MIRANDA BAILEY.
Derek – He’s so cute we want him to be with Meredith BUT his wife (yes his wife) just came to Seattle to fix their marriage (he caught her in bed with his best friend). He is also competing with Burke to be next in line as chief of surgery after Richard retires (we hope he retires and doesn’t have some horrible medical thing!)
Burke – he loves Cristina! He can cook, he cleans, he works out, he’s a doctor….d*mn why does he have to be a freaking character????
Richard – we’re learning about Richard. Apparently he and Meredith’s mom had a hot affair when Meredith was five. And he was the reason Meredith’s parents divorced (can we say DRAMA).

Why should you watch my new favorite show? Honestly I have no idea. I started watching because of Sandra Oh, she plays Cristina Yang. I loved her in Sideways and I loved her in Under the Tuscan Sun (for those that liked that movie go check out her lesbian lover, she now plays Dr. Addison Shepherd). I knew that I would love her in just about anything she played in. And it is still her humor, the dry sarcastic one-liners that she’s known for, that keeps me watching. And my childhood crush on Patrick Dempsey has reemerged. I learned not too long ago that the show was created by an African American female (an MGF’er in her on right). And we Modern Girl Friday’s always support our fellow sisters!

So ladies and gentlemen set your TiVo’s for Sunday nights at 10pm on ABC. Give it a chance you might just become a….TiVo potato?

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