I declare, on this Friday, the 13th day of October, that the best show on television is Grey's Anatomy. Now, when 24 comes back, there might be some stiff competition, but for now, I declare Grey's the best show on television. It's complicated, and funny, and serious, and all the things that make shows great.
I can relate to the characters, not because I'm a surgical intern, and really not because I've been in those situations or talk to my friends the way they talk, but regardless, I can relate to them. The sign of a good show I think. I like all of the characters, I love most of them, and I know what I get when I come to it. Yeah, some guy may blow up, or set himself on fire from smoking a cigarette with oxygen around, and I've never ever heard of stuff like that happening in real life, but I relate to it.
I'm brought to tears nearly every episode with the amazing dialogue and stories, and I can't wait each week for the show, because I actually miss Meredith and Cristina and Izzie, and even Alex. I love that the protagonist is a sorta slutty damaged girl. I love that the chick we want to hate, because she broke Derek's heart, we really like. I love that George drops everything, even Callie, to be with his best friends. I love that Callie is considered mega hot, even though, by Hollywood standards, she's not. I love that when there are gay people on, it's never about them "being" gay. Even the guy who was hitting on George, it wasn't all bad and weird because of some deep seeded homophobia of George's. I love it that none of the black people walk around with that proverbial chip on their shoulder and never get crazy drawn out speeches about "how hard it was to get here" and that all the women are strong, even when they're weak.
Each character knows his/her place, knows when to step outside the box, and knows when to just be who they are. They aren't running around tripping over themselves like idiots, they're not questioning their sexuality because they had a dream about their best friend, and even if they were, it'd be done in a way that's compelling, and didn't have me yelling at the screen.
I care about the doctors at Seattle Grace, when Izzie's eyes well up because of Denny, I cry with her. When George tells Callie he doesn't want to move in, I feel for the both of them. And when Meredith dreams about being in bed with both Derek and Finn, I just gotta smile, and laugh because, seriously, this show is the best show on TV.
