Because it was cheap and some folks had recommended it, I went and bought the first season of Grey's Anatomy. This series concerns a cohort of surgical interns and their wacky experiences and their torrid little lives. I can tell you, I was not impressed (can you tell already?).
It was like, maybe, a step down from ER, having a Peton Place-esque story line (everyone is having sex with everyone else, and in this version unprotectedly! Spreading pregnancy and diseases. Now that part rings true, believe it or not) that was 1) stupidly salacious and 2) vacuous. The characters are pretty much 2-dimensional with the typical liberal underpinnings. Yech. I'd give it a D+ - credit only for somewhat interesting surgical cases.
If I were to choose between "new" medical shows, I'd choose House. At least you have Hugh Laurie. And for your money, skip these medical shows altogether and stick with Law and Order (any of them) - they actually present various perspectives on the issues, without dumbing them down so incredibly. Also, they have good characters that effectively play off each other instead of just issuing lines.
Well, there you go.
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