For my first passion blog of this semester, I deemed it reasonable to start this blog with one of my all time favorite shows ever. This show, known for its drama as well as its impressive length in seasons is one of the first series that Netflix picked up and has been one of their most popular for years. This series comes from none other than the genius Shonda Rhymes, and is most likely her most well known television hit, Grey’s Anatomy. As a child, I remember watching random episodes with my parents of Grey’s Anatomy here and there, but never as a full series. I would catch an episode once or twice a month, and try to piece together within the what seems like shortest hour ever recorded. As I got older, I decided I had to start from the beginning of the show and watch it fully to understand what the characters were really about, and be invested in the plot. When I began to watch Grey’s Anatomy from the begging, I remember it being a long process, but being overjoyed to be able to catch up on the show as the tenth season was about to air live on cable. I rushed to finish all of the nine previous seasons, and waited anxiously to be able to fully enjoy an episodes of Grey’s while it played on television, and be informed about all of the characters and drama I had previously been blind to. Even now, as a college student, and as Grey’s Anatomy is venturing on to its sixteenth season, I still text my parents every Thursday night to check if they are watching the show as well, and then every Friday morning to discuss if we liked that a episode or not. As for my friend group, I would say that the series is definitely one of the most popular ones I have heard of or was encouraged to watch, and continue to encourage others to watch for themselves.

The series itself, for those who may be living under a rock and are unfamiliar with the basics of the phenomenon, the plot follows the story line of surgeons at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital in Seattle on their medical endeavors as well as their personal drama that often influences their focus while at work. Though the show has gone through definitely its fair share of broken relationships, lost jobs, medical malpractice, divorces, death, and even a plane crash, somehow the show is much less bleak than it sounds. Weaved in with all of these disasters is also an equally important amount of happy loving relationships, marriages, children, saving thousands of lives, some amazing job opportunities and unbreakable friendships. Grey’s Anatomy, being one of the most well known drama television series in the world, did not gain its name for the simplicity and lightheartedness. Rather, the large popularity, I would predict, as it is what draws me in, is its key factor different from many other shows. The extensive work within the hospital. The writers of the show do not leave the audience in the dark when explaining a medical condition involved in the show, and often times explain it in depth while attempting to find solutions to the health issue. Often times, there are two or three patients involved in each episode requiring a life changing, or life saving surgery from the surgeons at Grey Sloan Memorial, and the audience becomes familiar with each case and possible measures to take, all within the forty two minuets of actual air time. The audience is also taken inside an operating room, as the team recreates visually what a surgery would look like.

I believe Grey’s Anatomy earned its popularity from the excessive amount of drama, as well as the medical aspect that many shows do not have. While some seasons come up a little short, and it is hard to write so many season, I believe the show still has some pretty good years left in it to provide quality entertainment. This season actually begins airing again this Thursday. While I love the show, and would recommend it to all, I would advise for anyone with a weak stomach or anyone who becomes anxious seeing blood to look away during surgery scenes, but keep your ears open, that is where some of the most important heart to hearts happen!

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