Guess what I've been doing this past week or so?
Yes, catching up on the 'Grey's Anatomy' season 1 and 2 DVDs which I bought last month.
I thought of just watching for fun initially, so that I wouldn't be too bored at home. Furthermore, maybe, just maybe- I might be able to gain some insight into the life of doctors.
And I ended up getting rather caught up in the series! See, that's the reason why I am very cautious about starting to watch a programme, I might get absorbed into it....
I think Grey's does indeed do a good job in showcasing the life of a doctor. Of course being just a TV show, some aspects of it might be exaggerated. But I think the producers have got the gist of it.I love the fact that the show balances the screen time between patients and the doctors themselves. Every episode, there would be patients being admitted into the Seattle Grace hospital with interesting cases.
Among the most memorable patients are Dorrie who had quintruplets, one patient who couldn't handle the prospect of not being allowed to drink water and gulped water from the toilet bowl, a male patient who claimed that he was pregnant, but it turned out to be a huge teratoma ( I guessed this correctly, yay me!).
And we also gain some insight into the private lives and relationships of the doctors working in the hospital. Of course, the main characters of the show, Meredith Grey and Derek Shepard- you just have to root for them to be together. I recall, one of the most defining moments of season 1 was when Dr. Shepard's wife, Addison Shepard, appeared in the hospital. That's when Meredith's life went downhill... I was rooting for Alex and Izzie to be together..... but apparently he was not good enough for her? Was bummed when George and Meredith didn't work out together....
Yes, catching up on the 'Grey's Anatomy' season 1 and 2 DVDs which I bought last month.
I thought of just watching for fun initially, so that I wouldn't be too bored at home. Furthermore, maybe, just maybe- I might be able to gain some insight into the life of doctors.
And I ended up getting rather caught up in the series! See, that's the reason why I am very cautious about starting to watch a programme, I might get absorbed into it....
I think Grey's does indeed do a good job in showcasing the life of a doctor. Of course being just a TV show, some aspects of it might be exaggerated. But I think the producers have got the gist of it.I love the fact that the show balances the screen time between patients and the doctors themselves. Every episode, there would be patients being admitted into the Seattle Grace hospital with interesting cases.
Among the most memorable patients are Dorrie who had quintruplets, one patient who couldn't handle the prospect of not being allowed to drink water and gulped water from the toilet bowl, a male patient who claimed that he was pregnant, but it turned out to be a huge teratoma ( I guessed this correctly, yay me!).
And we also gain some insight into the private lives and relationships of the doctors working in the hospital. Of course, the main characters of the show, Meredith Grey and Derek Shepard- you just have to root for them to be together. I recall, one of the most defining moments of season 1 was when Dr. Shepard's wife, Addison Shepard, appeared in the hospital. That's when Meredith's life went downhill... I was rooting for Alex and Izzie to be together..... but apparently he was not good enough for her? Was bummed when George and Meredith didn't work out together....
I actually like all the characters- Cristina is smart, funny, hardworking and driven although she had a horrible bedside manner and can be an emotionless person. Izzie on the other hand, tends to get too attached to her patients (read: Denny), but has a kind heart. George....I just love him, he reminds me the most about myself. Alex- I hated him in the beginning, but quite like him in season 2. Meredith- I don't know....with her moaning about losing her Mr McDreamy, and her one night stands.... :p But I like the way she treats her patients.
The episode I most remember is 'It's The End of the World'- the episode whereby there was a bomb inside a patient's chest cavity. And of course, Meredith had to get herself into trouble by being the one with her hand on the bomb. What an intense episode, with so many things going on at once! Then there is the Thanksgiving episode which reminds us that these doctors simply cannot live outside of the hospital.....
Ok, enough rambling about my newfound favourite show....
Some people have been telling me to watch 'House' instead....but I don't want to get hooked up to yet another show!
The main characters of the show...renowned neurosurgeon Dr. Derek Shepard (Patrick Dempsey) and intern turned Resident, Dr. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo)
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haha if u like grey's.. u will definitely like House. try 1 episode and i guarantee u will love it.
coz House's dialogue is smartly written and the cases are more interesting! and they focus alot on cases too! =)
Haha - sorry to disappoint, but Gray's Anatomy is NOTHING like the real world of medicine! It's not just exaggerated - just completely unrealistic. Most of my medical friends hate it, but non-medics seem to love it! But it's not as bad as House - sooooo much worse because on this show, the doctors do everything, from emergency admissions to medical treatment to surgery (even neurosurgery) to their own scopes and taking images and even looking at slides/diagnosing them! I think it demeans doctors because it undermines the fact that every field is so specialised that nobody can possible do it all. And I've had patients come to hospital honestly thinking that test results can be obtained immediately like they are on House - I even saw one episode where they could get histopathology results in a couple of hours when in reality it takes at least 2-3 days! Bleah! Hate that show! ;p
By the way, if you really want to know what the real medical world is like, watch Scrubs. It's meant to be a comedy, but underneath all the jokes, the producers really explore the life of medical staff, not just the doctors, but also nurses etc
Yeah...it's tough to find a TV show that depicts real life situations exactly.
Yes, but Scrubs does a really great job - check it out if you have time! Very funny too - highly recommended. Having said that, I do watch Gray's Anatomy and House now and then (obviously). I don't follow it religiously, but when it's on TV and I happen to be sitting in front of the TV, I always end up getting sucked in (especially House) because I want to know what the patient had and what happened!
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