Grey’s Anatomy

June 20, 2006

In the spirit of awesome medical dramas, I’ve started watching Grey’s Anatomy. Unlike my favorite medical TV show - House - it’s a human drama first, and then a medical drama second.

One of the things I like about the show is that it is has this Doogie Howser thing going for it. You that thing about Doogie where at the end of each episode, he types these little reflections on his computer? Grey’s Anatomy has that too, minus the computer. The show always starts with a voice over to this effect, and closes the same way with a resolution of what was said in the start.

Some of my past posts were offshoots of those, and every once in a while, I think it’s ok if I post the actual transcript of what was said during certain episodes.

Here’s an example:

Intro:

Gratitude. Appreciation. Giving thanks. No matter what words you use, it all means the same thing: happy.

We’re supposed to be happy, grateful. For friends, family. Happy to just be alive… Whether we like it or not.

Outro:

Maybe we’re not supposed to be happy. Maybe gratitude has nothing to do with joy. Maybe being grateful means recognizing what you have for what it is. Appreciating small victories. Admiring the struggle it takes simply to be human. Maybe we’re thankful for the familiar things we know. And maybe we’re thankful for the things we’ll never know. At the end of the day, the fact that we have the courage to still be standing is reason enough to celebrate.