Barnes & Noble

Just when we thought the genre of hospital drama was all played out, along comes this striking new show, a midseason replacement whose immediate success dwarfed that of the popular show it was meant only temporarily to displace. Grey's Anatomy takes place at Seattle Grace, a prestigious training hospital, and follows five surgical interns -- Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), Isobel Stevens (Katherine Heigl), Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), and George O'Malley (T. R. Knight) -- as they vie for choice operating-room assignments and interact with the experienced residents, among them Drs. Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington), and the fearsome Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson). Series creator and chief writer Shonda Rhimes does a marvelous job at the outset of giving these characters disparate personalities and having them interact in unexpected ways under difficult circumstances. The show's first year also revolves to some extent around the romance between Meredith and "Doctor McDreamy" (that's Shepherd, for those of you unfamiliar with the series), a relationship that comes to a screeching halt in the season finale. It's hard to pick outstanding episodes because, frankly, they're all quite good. One look at Season 1 will tell you why Grey's Anatomy has become the hottest new network drama in years. Ed Hulse

All Movie Guide

Launched as a mid-season replacement on ABC in spring 2005, this sex-soaked medical soap opera quickly became a hit during its nine-episode inaugural run. Creator/executive producer Shonda Rhimes, who wrote the first three episodes herself, wasted no time in setting up the central conflicts at Seattle Grace. In taking an internship at the hospital where her mother once enjoyed great renown as a surgeon, beautiful Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo) must suffer through not only heightened expectations, but also the terrible secret that her mother now suffers from Alzheimer's. As if that's not enough, Meredith also enters into an unlikely romance with her boss, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey), aka "Dr. McDreamy." Once word gets out, the affair irks most of Meredith's co-workers: no-nonsense senior resident Miranda Bailey (Chandra Wilson), who toes the party line regarding resident/intern romance; nice-guy intern George O'Malley (T.R. Knight), who harbors a not-so-secret crush on Meredith; and ultra-competitive intern Cristina Yang (Sandra Oh), who believes Shepherd is playing favorites with Meredith. Much to her own surprise, however, Cristina soon finds herself hooking up with Preston Burke (Isaiah Washington), who's not only her supervisor but also Shepherd's rival for chief resident. As for surgeons-in-training Izzie Stevens (Katherine Heigl) and Alex Karev (Justin Chambers), they're too busy loathing each other to get caught up in any inter-office romance. Chief of Surgery Richard Webber (James Pickens Jr.), too, remains above the fray -- until, during the cliffhanger season finale, he inadvertently affects the course of Meredith and McDreamy's relationship by hiring a new pediatric surgeon (guest star Kate Walsh) with a surprising link to Derek's past. Brian J. Dillard

Product Details

• UPC: 786936300451
• Source: ABC STUDIOS
• Region Code: 1
• Aspect Ratio: Alternate Wide Screen (1.78:1)
• Presentation: Wide Screen
• Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
• Language: English
• Time: 6:27:00
• Sales Rank: 820

This set contains DVDs which may be available separately:

• Grey's Anatomy: A Hard Day's Night
• Grey's Anatomy: The First Cut is the Deepest
• Grey's Anatomy: Winning a Battle, Losing the War
• Grey's Anatomy: No Man's Land
• Grey's Anatomy: Shake Your Groove Thing
• Grey's Anatomy: If Tomorrow Never Comes
• Grey's Anatomy: The Self-Destruct Button
• Grey's Anatomy: Save Me
• Grey's Anatomy: Who's Zoomin' Who?

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