The anatomy of a hit series

(left to right) Dr. Webber, Dr. Bailey, Dr. Karev, Dr. Stevens, Dr. O'Malley, Dr. Yang, Dr. Burke, Meredith (too stupid for a surgical intern, can't call her doctor), and, alright, Dr. Sheperd.

My blog may be looking schizophrenic these days. I've been writing a lot about politics and current events when this blog was initially created as a sort of travelogue/personal diary. Prior to the Israeli conflict, I was only writing bits about Philippine politics, but mostly I touched on less serious rantings, like traffic and brain dead celebrities in this country.

But you can't hide your personality especially as a blog progresses and develops. So yeah, my brain is a clutter of mundane, and fluff, pragmatic, and serious. There you go, so not to confuse people anymore.

Today I'm inspired to write about a series I've been hooked on watching for the past two days. I've finished season 2 of the series "Grey's Anatomy." I haven't bought the season 1 series on dvd yet, but I suppose I'll be doing that soon.

Here's a short summary of Grey's Anatomy:

Grey's Anatomy is a dramatic story about a group of new surgical interns fighting it out and figuring it out in one of the country's most competitive residency programs. The group of five all battle the job, each other and life on a daily basis. Despite the cut-throat atmosphere and relentless stress the five manage to form friendships and grow with each other. They are all young, sexually charged and motivated. . .leading to a deep and passionate story.

Despite this thread of similarity, all five interns are unique. Meredith, a quietly ambitious doctor is the daughter of a famous surgeon. She hides the fact that her mother is ailing from Alzhimer's and it eats her up. Christina is the definition of 'motivated' and 'mean', constantly vying for the top spot amonst the group. Isobel a self-conscious girl from a small town grew up poor and put herself through med school with her modeling, which becomes a source of embarrasment. George is the goofy guy next door who desperately wants the attention of the girls but is hopelessly awkward in their presence. Alex, although handsome, is as arrogant as they come and gives new meaning to the phrase 'God Complex'.

The team of doctors who 'mentors' this group is just as diverse and troublesome. Dr. Derek Shepherd is the hospital's new super-star surgeon. He soon finds out that a one-night stand, Meredith, is one of the hospital's new interns. Despite the hospital's policy he decides to continue his relationship with Meredith. Shepherd's success threatens Dr. Preston Burke, who views the hotshot doctor as an obstacle in his climb to the top of the hospital. Burke is an amazing surgeon that seems to thrive on this conflict. He's ruthless with the new doctors but in the end wants to help them. The interns get a good dose of tough love from their daily drill-master, Dr. Miranda Bailey the senior resident, AKA "the Nazi." She has a love for junk food and for snapping at interns. All the doctors report to the chief of surgery, Dr. Richard Webber who has cautioned the interns that some won't make the cut in his program. At times, he has a hard time treating Meredith as 'another intern' considering he knew her as her mother's daughter, a world renowned surgeon.
source: http://www.greysanatomyonline.com/show.php

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My comments:

Favorite couple:
Christina Yang and Preston Burke: Just because Preston Burke is a dream partner and any bitch like Christina is lucky to have him.

Least Favorite couple: Derek Sheperd and Meredith Grey. Sheperd has no balls, a total wuss and a two-timing scum. Grey, the lead character of the show, is colorless, spineless, and clingy. They deserve each other though.

Favorite male character: Preston Burke. Smart, sexy, sweet, and knows how to cook.
Favorite female character: Dr. Bailey probably. She's a tough cookie, but not icey like Christina, or stupid like Meredith, or too emotional like Izzie.

Favorite guest character: Dr. Mark Sloan, aka, Dr. McSteamy. He's the man Addison (Sheperd's wife) had an affair with and was Sheperd's bestfriend before he caught McSteamy in bed with Addison. Super hot, and makes no balls about what he wants--Addison. He's taller, bigger, more chiseled, and more decisive than that wussy Dr. Sheperd. I'd leave Sheperd's ass for him any day.