Showing posts with label Grey's Anatomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Grey's Anatomy. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Song of the Moment: Sara Remirez-Silent Night
The only version of this Christmas Carol I simply adore, so simple, pure and beautiful. Perfection at it's finest ♥.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Grey's Anatomy The Music Event review
So I haven't written about Grey's Anatomy much other then the one post about the 2nd season finale back in May of '06 (the year I started this blog!).
Wow. Well anyway I give up on the show around season 3, or 4. I'm not sure what did it really.
Though if I'm being honest I guess it was in large part due to what I liked to call "whiney Meredith " at the time.
At the end of season 4 that character had just become unbearable to me (I like Ellen Pampeo) but just couldn't stand the way the character was being written anymore.
It got to the point where that character sucked the enjoyment out of my most favourite characters (Callie, Bailey, George, Alex).
Thus completely diminishing my interest in the show till about season 5. At which point the show went through some major cast changes and added some new characters. My absolute fave being Arizona Robbins (played by Jessica Capshaw).
A perky, peppy pediatric surgeon who cries when faced with authority. I honestly thought I would hate the character at first (since Grey's had a very similar character a few years ago), Dr. Sydney I think.
And I generally hate nauseatingly happy t.v. characters (not to mention real people) But it turns out this new character had a wonderfully human and compassionate side, (that perhaps the other one lacked).
She also became a voice of reason and moral compass for many of the other characters ( thus balancing the craziness that often occurs on this show).
The introduction of these new characters really helped to re-energize the show, and brought back the great natural comedy and zippy one liners it was once known for.
And which somehow got swallowed up in all the Izzie/Meredith drama Focusing more on the secondary characters didn't hurt either.
Anyway, I got totally off track. Back to the original point of this blog. On March 31st Grey's Anatomy ventured into new territory with a musical episode.
Complete with the majority of the cast providing their own voices. Ok, so maybe the new territory part isn't entirely true, thanks to shows like Glee.
Many fans have been comparing Grey's to Glee which to me is like comparing apples to oranges.
Mostly because Grey's Anatomy is a drama, and Glee is the complete opposite. It's all about the music, so much so that a lot of Glee's stories sometimes suffer in quality (especially this year).
While music has always been a large part of Grey's Anatomy making many non-main stream artists into household names (The Fray being one).
It had never been used to tell a story quite this way before.
And while Grey's is certainly not the first t.v. show ever to attempt a musical Xena's The Bitter Suite (being one of the first back in the 90's) but never gets any credit for actually inspiring Joss Whedon's Buffy Once More with Feeling.
I thought the concept itself worked really well. Having Callie in a coma after a serious car accident and having an out of body experience (or more specifically her soul) go through a journey watching everyone around her work hard to save her body.
Again not exactly a new concept, but an effective one nonetheless. I knew that this episode was either going to be loved or hated by the fans (there never seems to be an in between when it comes to musicals).
And I'm not sure how split the percentages are on that front, but I'm definitely in the 'love' camp. The music arrangement was really well done, (hats off to that person).
As was the singing, most fans know Sara Ramirez has an amazing voice (having won a Tony for Spamalot), but who knew there was so much hidden talent among the non-singers?!. Kevin Mckidd (Owen Hunt). Boy, does that man have a set of pipes!.
A lot of people raved about Chyler Leigh (Lexie Grey), while little was mentioned about Jessica Capshaw who to me was the most impressive out of the lot.
Holding your own while singing a duet with Sara on KT Tunstall's "Universe and U" (IMHO one of the toughest songs on the album). That takes guts, but she really pulled it off.
Both their voices complemented one another quite well. At times she really sounded like KT (especially in the first verse and the bridge) which were unfortunately not featured in the episode.
And while Sara was undoubtedly the superior one when it came to the singing, Jessica really stole the show acting wise, with many emotionally poignant scenes. A box of tissues was definitely needed.
The other cast member I was pleasantly surprised by was Justin Chambers (Alex Karev) his short verse in "Running on Sunshine" was impressive, and kind of made me wish he had a bigger part.
All in all it was a risk, that could have been a total disaster, but instead turned out to be something very special, and highly entertaining, not to mention very rewarding for long time viewers.
Ok, I think that's the end of my rant. I meant to post this back in March, but better late then never I guess.
Wow. Well anyway I give up on the show around season 3, or 4. I'm not sure what did it really.
Though if I'm being honest I guess it was in large part due to what I liked to call "whiney Meredith " at the time.
At the end of season 4 that character had just become unbearable to me (I like Ellen Pampeo) but just couldn't stand the way the character was being written anymore.
It got to the point where that character sucked the enjoyment out of my most favourite characters (Callie, Bailey, George, Alex).
Thus completely diminishing my interest in the show till about season 5. At which point the show went through some major cast changes and added some new characters. My absolute fave being Arizona Robbins (played by Jessica Capshaw).
A perky, peppy pediatric surgeon who cries when faced with authority. I honestly thought I would hate the character at first (since Grey's had a very similar character a few years ago), Dr. Sydney I think.
And I generally hate nauseatingly happy t.v. characters (not to mention real people) But it turns out this new character had a wonderfully human and compassionate side, (that perhaps the other one lacked).
She also became a voice of reason and moral compass for many of the other characters ( thus balancing the craziness that often occurs on this show).
The introduction of these new characters really helped to re-energize the show, and brought back the great natural comedy and zippy one liners it was once known for.
And which somehow got swallowed up in all the Izzie/Meredith drama Focusing more on the secondary characters didn't hurt either.
Anyway, I got totally off track. Back to the original point of this blog. On March 31st Grey's Anatomy ventured into new territory with a musical episode.
Complete with the majority of the cast providing their own voices. Ok, so maybe the new territory part isn't entirely true, thanks to shows like Glee.
Many fans have been comparing Grey's to Glee which to me is like comparing apples to oranges.
Mostly because Grey's Anatomy is a drama, and Glee is the complete opposite. It's all about the music, so much so that a lot of Glee's stories sometimes suffer in quality (especially this year).
While music has always been a large part of Grey's Anatomy making many non-main stream artists into household names (The Fray being one).
It had never been used to tell a story quite this way before.
And while Grey's is certainly not the first t.v. show ever to attempt a musical Xena's The Bitter Suite (being one of the first back in the 90's) but never gets any credit for actually inspiring Joss Whedon's Buffy Once More with Feeling.
I thought the concept itself worked really well. Having Callie in a coma after a serious car accident and having an out of body experience (or more specifically her soul) go through a journey watching everyone around her work hard to save her body.
Again not exactly a new concept, but an effective one nonetheless. I knew that this episode was either going to be loved or hated by the fans (there never seems to be an in between when it comes to musicals).
And I'm not sure how split the percentages are on that front, but I'm definitely in the 'love' camp. The music arrangement was really well done, (hats off to that person).
As was the singing, most fans know Sara Ramirez has an amazing voice (having won a Tony for Spamalot), but who knew there was so much hidden talent among the non-singers?!. Kevin Mckidd (Owen Hunt). Boy, does that man have a set of pipes!.
A lot of people raved about Chyler Leigh (Lexie Grey), while little was mentioned about Jessica Capshaw who to me was the most impressive out of the lot.
Holding your own while singing a duet with Sara on KT Tunstall's "Universe and U" (IMHO one of the toughest songs on the album). That takes guts, but she really pulled it off.
Both their voices complemented one another quite well. At times she really sounded like KT (especially in the first verse and the bridge) which were unfortunately not featured in the episode.
And while Sara was undoubtedly the superior one when it came to the singing, Jessica really stole the show acting wise, with many emotionally poignant scenes. A box of tissues was definitely needed.
The other cast member I was pleasantly surprised by was Justin Chambers (Alex Karev) his short verse in "Running on Sunshine" was impressive, and kind of made me wish he had a bigger part.
All in all it was a risk, that could have been a total disaster, but instead turned out to be something very special, and highly entertaining, not to mention very rewarding for long time viewers.
Ok, I think that's the end of my rant. I meant to post this back in March, but better late then never I guess.
Monday, April 04, 2011
Song of the Moment: Grey's Anatomy cast- How to Save a Life
Ever since watching the musical ep last week I can't get enough of this song (again).
It's the song that introduced and made me fall in love with The Fray which Grey's Anatomy helped put on the map.
There's something about the rawness of this song (and this version in particular) that really speaks to me.
Bravo to the entire cast of the show, for reminding me why I started liking this band in the first place.
Friday, March 25, 2011
Song of the Moment: Brandi Carlile-The Story
I fell in love with this artist after first hearing one of her songs on Grey's Anatomy years ago ( I think the song was called "What Can I Say").
Somehow I completely missed this one and only heard it last week when one of the stars of Grey's Sara Ramirez sang it live at the Grove in preparation for next week's musical episode of the show.
I must say I'm really looking forward to hearing Sara's studio version of the song.
Not to mention the whole musical itself. Thursday can't get here fast enough!. :D
Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Francie joins forces with Mcdreamy's wife
Merrin Dungey
Kate Walsh No details yet on what type of character she'll be playing. I must say I was happy to see she's finally getting some work.
The last thing I remember seeing her in was the short lived series Summerland. Let's hope this one lasts longer. With two great female leads, it makes you wonder who'll be cast in the male roles.
Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Grey's Anatomy Finale
Well another season of Grey's is finished. And I can't really make up my mind on whether I like or dislike the show at the moment. I loved it when it started in it's first year.
But toward the end of this second season it has become a bit soap opera-ish which I'm not really a fan of, it's one of the main reasons I'm thinking of ditching The O.C. next year.
With that said I did watch the finale of Grey's Anatomy and I liked everything about it well ok except for the whole thing with Izzy stopping Denny's heart so he could be an automatic donor as an ER fan I know there are so many things wrong with that.
And the only other thing I didn't like is the whole Derek/Meredeth/vet triangle so of course we don't get to find out who she actually chooses till next year to which I say yawn. I did like the scenes with Meredith and George and I am interested in seeing what will become of Izzy now that she has quit.
And I do love Christina and Burke and of course there's Bailey who never fails to make me laugh so in short I think I will stick around and watch it next year but if the show becomes all about breaking up and getting back together I'm out.
There, that's my Grey's Anatomy rant lol. For anyone who doesn't know what I 'm talking about check out the Grey's Anatomy link under the link section of the blog.
But toward the end of this second season it has become a bit soap opera-ish which I'm not really a fan of, it's one of the main reasons I'm thinking of ditching The O.C. next year.
With that said I did watch the finale of Grey's Anatomy and I liked everything about it well ok except for the whole thing with Izzy stopping Denny's heart so he could be an automatic donor as an ER fan I know there are so many things wrong with that.
And the only other thing I didn't like is the whole Derek/Meredeth/vet triangle so of course we don't get to find out who she actually chooses till next year to which I say yawn. I did like the scenes with Meredith and George and I am interested in seeing what will become of Izzy now that she has quit.
And I do love Christina and Burke and of course there's Bailey who never fails to make me laugh so in short I think I will stick around and watch it next year but if the show becomes all about breaking up and getting back together I'm out.
There, that's my Grey's Anatomy rant lol. For anyone who doesn't know what I 'm talking about check out the Grey's Anatomy link under the link section of the blog.
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