I don't watch Grey's Anatomy. I refuse to a.) get involved in a yet another continuing medical drama, and b.) I refuse to watch a show where there are characters named McDreamy and McSteamy. So I had no idea that the title of the show, while having a double meaning (including the medical/anatomy one, with a different spelling) was also referring to the lead character from the show, played by Ellen Pompeo, named Meredith Grey.
I learned this from reading Verne Gay's column about the show here in Newsday. How did I not know this earlier?
What about other shows I don't watch? Is "Miami" the name of David Caruso's character on CSI: Miami? Is Judge Judy's real first name "Judge?" Is "Philadelphia" the name of one of the characters on It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia? Or is it "Sunny?"
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2-23-2007 @ 1:41PM
Tucker said...
Well, Bob, are you aware that Heroes is about a crew of sandwiches bent on saving the world?
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2-23-2007 @ 1:46PM
Tim said...
Not to sound like a dick, but was this really worth posting, Bob?
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2-23-2007 @ 1:47PM
Bill said...
Ah, but It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is actually worth watching, unlike the rest of the stuff you mentioned.
http://popculturejunk.blogspot.com
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2-23-2007 @ 1:53PM
Mel said...
You're the most redundant "writer" on this site Bobbo.
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2-23-2007 @ 2:01PM
Borat said...
At least "Philadelphia" is worth watching. All the rest are crap.
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2-23-2007 @ 2:04PM
David said...
"How did I not know this earlier?"
Do you really want us to answer that?
And this is the most pointless topic you have ever posted that hasn't dealt with Studio 60.
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2-23-2007 @ 2:20PM
Jennifer said...
Hey, I'll post something supportive: I won't watch a show with characters named "McDreamy" and "McSteamy" either. It makes me feel McBarfy. So, I didn't know that for quite awhile either. I guess it's kinda like "why is that Pursuit of Happyness movie spelled wrong?" If you don't care about seeing it, how else are you going to know?
I work on Thursday nights (since I am not a fan of said show, I don't insist on not working to go watch it), so you'd think all the GA fans would be home instead of hanging around yakking about the show. Apparently, you would be wrong.
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2-23-2007 @ 2:48PM
VitoTheTiVo said...
Maybe you should pay better attention to television as it is your job to write about television.
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2-23-2007 @ 2:49PM
const said...
Bob, are you serious? Your TV guru status is taking a hit that is unrecoverable.
This from the guy who slams critics for Studio 60 by saying that they "don't fully understand the show".
Bravo Bob for exposing yourself.
I'll leave you with a little hint about the Soprano's: it's title also is name after a character on the show. Yeesh.
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2-23-2007 @ 2:53PM
Bob Sassone said...
Gee, thanks for giving me "TV guru" status, though I'm not sure if that's a compliment or not.
And it's impossible for a person who writes about TV - ANY person who writes about TV - to watch every single show on every network. Sorry, that's not how it works.
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2-23-2007 @ 3:08PM
Walt said...
In the first few episodes, the show was more about Izzy's Anatomy, but since then they've covered her back up.
Sad, really.
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2-23-2007 @ 3:26PM
ac said...
Are you an idiot? Who would honestly think this article is post worthy. You dont blurt stuff like that out to millions. And this is from someone who likes Studio 60 (I might need to changed that to liked in a week if it gets canned).
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2-23-2007 @ 3:35PM
Jordan said...
You're a friggin idiot.
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2-23-2007 @ 3:38PM
gooby said...
Never heard of Gray's Anatomy? Anyone, anyone?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray's_Anatomy
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2-23-2007 @ 4:02PM
MJ said...
I have my reasons for not liking Grey’s Anatomy – yet I’m going to go ahead and read a Newsday column about it, and then I’m going to complain to people how about how stupid I was not realizing the title was named after the lead character. So Bob, what are you complaining about A) that you’re so stupid you care that a show you refuse to watch is named after someone or B) that you’re so stupid you think people out there care that you are stupid?
Sarcasm aside, you should avoid another popular show called The Sopranos. (SPOILER WARNING!) It’s about a group of opera singers who all sing, you guessed it, Soprano. And don't even think about Ugly Betty.
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2-23-2007 @ 4:00PM
radwimp said...
"And it's impossible for a person who writes about TV - ANY person who writes about TV - to watch every single show on every network. Sorry, that's not how it works."
that statement might work if grey's was a small show, but ffs, it's the #1 show in the country!
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2-23-2007 @ 4:04PM
Steve M said...
The title is really "Grace Anatomy" as in Seattle Grace, the hospital that is the setting of the show. Someone spelled it wrong on the proposal, and they didn't catch the mistake until ABC had already green-lit the pilot.
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2-23-2007 @ 4:15PM
Alex S. said...
Damn, people like to lay on the ad hominem arguments here. Believe it or not, not every TV viewer in North America knows everything about Grey's Anatomy. Grey's is not the new Friends. I'll go back to my world where I giggle at nameless people thinking "Grey's Anatomy" is just a misspelling. Hahaha.
When you think about it, it really IS about Grey's Anatomy, especially in the first season. All about Meredith and what happens to her anatomy.
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2-23-2007 @ 4:16PM
David said...
It's articles like these that really make me want to reconsider visiting tvsquad.com.
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2-23-2007 @ 4:46PM
David said...
"And it's impossible for a person who writes about TV - ANY person who writes about TV - to watch every single show on every network. Sorry, that's not how it works."
Well while that is true Bob if you work in TV land you should know what one of the most popular shows on TV is! It's not like GA is some show on MTV45 or some odd cable channel! This is always within the top 20 shows on TV, it's on a network station! It would be like saying that you didn't know what American Idol is, or that CSI stands for someones name! Don't tell us how it works Bob just because you are finally showing your and ignorant fool to everyone who didn't already know that by reading the Studio 60 "reviews"
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