you really got a hold on me...

today after my coffee and ironing my clothes, i pulled up the fall premiere schedule (tv). i shamelessly love TV. there are bookoos (<-that's an appropriate spelling. i looked it up.) of horrible shows that should never see 1 minute of air time. but there are also plenty of FABULOUS SHOWS on. My favorites: Comedy: 30 Rock, the Office, Glee, Frasier, and Will & Grace (the latter two in syndication), Late night: Letterman and Chelsea Lately, Reality: Amazing Race, SYTYCD, and Project Runway, Drama: Bones, House, Desperate Housewives, and yes... Grey's Anatomy.

i was in the closet as a grey's lover for about 3 years. then i finally came clean. it's like ER (to be missed dearly this season) but instead of having a 70/30 split of medical/character focus, grey's is 30/70 with the emphasis on the situations and relationships between the characters. Grey's is sometimes predictable and occasionally cliche but blended with outrageous-yet-believable plot twists, shocking trauma cases, and tender (and often quotable) moments ("pick me, choose me, love me"), it's entertaining as all get out and i can't get enough of it. Because of it's mass appeal and wild success, Grey's doesn't always get the props it deserves and is often considered low brow. The characters are well developed...no doubt. fans can easily say " izzie is going to flip when she finds out..." or "bailey is not going to take that shit". yet even though we know these characters so well, there is always still room for growth and surprise (allowing for some of the more outrageous plot twists to be feasible.)

today i re-watched the season finale from grey's last season. i remember watching it for the first time the day after i came home for the summer last semester. i was folding laundry in my room in the house alone around lunch time. i remember literally gasping, scream-whispering "what the f", and rocking back and forth in my chair in an effort to make sense of the curve balls. it was BONKERS. so much craziness. and i was buying everything they were selling. just eating it up. it was my favorite episode yet because it was so shocking and...well so dramatic. and THEN katie, my lovely roomie/lax love, shows me a "first look" trailer for the season premiere that's airing this thursday...MORE CRAZINESS! i nearly fell off my bed! but this drama-laden pandemonium is exactly why i watch. i don't ever want a crap storm like that in real life. but experiencing it vicariously through a reality-simulator like grey's is the perfect way to enjoy the freight train of adrenaline without any actual stress or repercussions. it's like having your cake and eating it too. it thrills your pants off with no threat of real life consequences, making it nothing short of intoxicating. this sensation proves that you can love dramatic television and while loathing/trying to avoid drama in real life.