2/05/2006

A Great American Tradition & Ode to Anatomy

The Super Bowl. It's funny to think about. Tons of people all over the country left their homes today to flock to other people's homes to sit in front of the television and watch two teams they care nothing about throw a football around. The game wasn't a nailbiter by any means. And well, I think, other than knowing Andrew was sitting there watching it live and me living vicariously through him, it was not that exciting. I was even disappointed by the commercials. It was obvious that ABC's parent company, Disney, bought out 1/3 of the advertising time to promote its own movies. I was thrilled to see the preview for Pirates of the Caribbean 2 and Ella got all excited to see the trailer for Cars. United had a nice spot with the Knights of the Round Table guy. Maybe, I missed the great commercials while I was doing stuff around the house. Please inform me if I did. I think the bar has just been set too high. It seemed about five years ago, the commercials started getting really great. It's hard to top that every year, so I guess the advertisers have decided to lower the bar again and just show movie trailers and beer commercials.

Now, on to the great television viewing of the night. Grey's Anatomy! Oh my God! That show is so awesome. First of all, McDreamy has to be one of the best nicknames for a television character of all time. And Patrick Dempsey sure has come a long way in the looks department from Can't Buy Me Love and Lover Boy (anyone else remember him from these 80's movies?) And Sandra Oh deserves all the kudos she has been receiving. I also love Dr. Bailey's character. She comes in to deliver her baby and starts ordering people around. It's great! Okay, the show took a more serious tone after all that. And I am definitely going to be riveted to my television set next Sunday for the exciting conclusion of this week's episode. Will Meredith and all of Seattle Grace blow up? Will Dr. Bailey's husband come through brain surgery? Will McDreamy finally declare his love for Meredith when he finds out her life is at stake because she has her hand on live ammunition in a human body? All interesting questions. Inquiring minds want to know. Tune in next week.....

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