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Grey's Anatomy - The Complete First Season
Actors: Ellen Pompeo, and Sandra Oh
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Retail Price (not our price): $29.99
Release Date: 2006-02-14
Theatrical Release Date: 2005-03-27
Studio: Buena Vista
Run Time: 387 minutes
Format: Array
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Discs: 2


Editorial Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):

1) Amazon.com
Just when you wanted to say "Oh no, not another hospital drama," Grey's Anatomy turns into one of the most addicting series on television. With no big stars and no hype, the ABC series debuted last spring as a mid-season replacement and became a bonafide smash in its nine-episode season. Watch our red-carpet interviewswith the cast of Grey's Anatomy.High |Medium | Low The series, a hybrid of House's medical detectives and Dawson's Creek's hormones and catchy pop-rock soundtrack, follows five competitive surgical interns at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. There's optimistic ex-model Izzie (Katherine Heigl), bumbling do-gooder George (T.R. Knight), competitive glacier Cristina (Sandra Oh), cocky womanizer Alex (Justin Chambers), and the show's namesake, Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo), whose medical career is complicated by her famous surgeon mother who now lives with Alzheimer's, and her frowned-upon relationship with another surgeon, Derek Shepherd (Patrick Dempsey, enjoying the best career revival since Rob Lowe). The doctors juggle romance and foster friendships while trying not to stab each other in the back over surgeries. Grey's Anatomy's first season, while entertaining, went a little far trying to find its groove, overdosing on Meredith's overly simplistic voice-overs ("At the end of the day… faith is a funny thing"), and musical montages. It has the usual trappings of a hospital drama (unusual cases, such as the patient with the 70-pound tumor, and trysts in the on-call room), but with more warm fuzzies and light touches. (Sometimes, a little too light--the opening credits sequence features an eyelash curler next to medical instruments and red-painted toes savorting with a male patient under a sheet) Pompeo, who can sound just like Renee Zellweger if you close your eyes, is likeable but not strong enough of a presence compared to her co-stars. Luckily the quirky dialogue and stellar acting by the ethnically diverse cast, particularly by Chandra Wilson (Dr. Bailey, aka "the Nazi") and Oh, who won a Golden Globe for best supporting actress, more than make up for it. The DVD covers the first season's nine episodes, plus commentary on the pilot and a behind-the-scenes feature. --Ellen A. KimThey Came From the '80s: Greatest Teen Actor Comebacks Why We Love Ellen Pompeo Check Yourself Into Other Hospital Shows

2) Description
GREY'S ANAMTOMY is "a winner," raves the New York Daily News. Both a critical hit and fan favorite, season one burst onto the television landscape with gripping plot lines, a sensational soundtrack, and hot stars, including Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, and Sandra Oh. Now you can experience all the drama, romance, and excitement of GREY'S ANATOMY from the very beginning. Meet Meredith Grey, a brilliant first-year surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital. Together with her fellow residents in training, Meredith navigates her way through the daily traumas and social landmines of life inside the hospital and out in the real world. GREY'S ANATOMY is a smart and witty look at young people struggling to be doctors and doctors struggling to stay human.

Customer Reviews (supplied by Amazon.com):
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

1) For Grey's Fans, a Great Purchase   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Obviously, you'd have to be a Grey's Anatomy fan to get into this package, because it chronicles the whole first season. I wasn't into the show heavily at that point; my ex got me into it as it progressed that year, but I do remember a few of these episodes from first-run, and I like having this collection around, on the days that are not Thursday and I want to see a classic episode of this show. One thing: I haven't seen Addison yet, as I don't think she appeared until season 2. No Callie either; she didn't appear until Season 3. This may not be for fans of Season 4 (current season), which is WAY different in tone than these DVDs. At this time, a few years ago, I thought this was the best show on TV ever. Due to some of the cast reshuffling, I no longer feel that way, as I do feel the quality has declined quite a bit (seasons 1-3 were the best, and I'd rate season 4 as 6/10, with some episodes rated as less than that). The "emotional" factor is still there, occasionally, and it is probably heavier than it was in season 1, where they were just defining who the characters were, but I'd definitely say give seasons 1-3 a spin before getting into the post-Burke era, which doesn't seem to be their strongest. Last point: in watching these episodes, it is clear to me that Burke (Isaiah Washington) is sorelly missed, as he was pretty much the "star" of the show at this time. Case in point is the season 4 "let go of the dress" episode, which was just rerun. That is one of the all time worst episodes in Grey's history. Also, you may want to keep in mind, as you watch these episodes from season 1, that the show was part of the Sunday ABC lineup at the time, bookended by "Desperate Housewives." I personally thought this was the best pairing in the show's history, and you can't tell me the pairing with Grey's and "Big Shots" is better, because "Big Shots" needs to be cancelled asap.

2) Awesome   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
All the shows, how great. Totally huge fan of the show. Totally love the whole season!Have to watch season 1 to move onto season 2.

3) A necessity for every Grey's Anatomy fan out there.   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
Season One recaps the entire broadcast of Grey's first season on air. Included are deleted and behind the scenes broadcasts. Absolutely love it and makes a spectacular gift.

4) If you haven't seen it or have but don't have the dvd....   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
BUY IT! Season One obviously sets up the proceeding seasons and although it's a short season, you just can't miss it. To see Meredith and Derek fall in love, to begin to understand how broken their spirits are and to see them try to explore and ignore what their issues are is just good TV. It's the beginning of how all of the main characters will fall into all of these things as well in the coming seasons. The human nature and emotional situations are very real to life but I would certainly love to see at least some of them get some therapy!

5) Hands down-- the best!   [Rating: 5 out of 5]
I happened to buy this DVD on a whim, having never watched an episode before, but just bought it because I had heard good things about it. And now...I'm completely obsessed with it! This show has non-stop action and drama that is very very addicting. The characters are so easy to relate to!Highly recommend this to anyone. Just try it and you'll get sucked in too!