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Now That's Just Mean

To the writers of Grey's Anatomy:

You are pushing my limits.

I am not normally a girl who watches TV in real time. Too much trash on nowadays to be wasting my precious time. I wait for the hits to be proven and then obsessively Netflix until I am up-to-speed.

(Unless SOME people, I AM TALKING TO YOU, EVIL WITHHOLDERS OF E.R., have slowed the release schedule of back seasons to a painful trickle - even though SEASONS 5 & 6 have been available on www.Amazon.co.uk forever, where they MOCK me incessantly. It's been 10 years, people, there is no damn reason to be so behind! Talk about unamerican...)

But, dear writers, I made an exception for Grey's. I admit, that two-part episode on Superbowl Sunday got me hooked. And I have been faithful - every week, adjusting those bunny ears until I can sort of make out the moving shapes, focusing intently to follow along. Yet, you insist on playing with my affections.

Last Sunday, I missed my train back to NYC - which ultimately sucked, since it meant getting up at 4 am to make the first train back. The ONLY bright side, my one silver lining, was that for once, I would be able to see my darling Grey's characters in crystal clear cable at my parent's house. I looked forward to the 60min that would make the 2hrs loss of sleep worthwhile.

AND YOU BASTARDS PRE-EMPTED GREY'S FOR SOME DISGUSTING SOAP OPERA DRIVEL ABOUT A WORTHLESS DUDE NAMED BRIAN.

That pissed me off... but I understand TV is a business, too, so I forgave you even though being stood up for the 7th Heaven guy was pretty hard to swallow. But you promised a new episode this week, and I gave in.

Just in case you were confused, CLIPS OF SHOWS YOU'VE ALREADY RUN DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A "NEW EPISODE". Being forced to watch a freakin' movie preview in place of, I don't know, an actual scripted drama is NOT OK.

VACATION IS OFFICIALLY OVER. GET BACK TO WORK, YOU ASSHOLES.

Don't make me downgrade you back to Netflix status... cause you pull this one more time, and it's over like between Izzy and Alex. The second time, when she dumps him for the walking corpse.

April 23, 2006 |

Comments

Sweet

Do I ever FEEL your pain!?

Damn writers.

Posted by: Sweet | May 03, 2006 at 05:09 PM

Caitlin

Amen, sister.

Posted by: Caitlin | April 25, 2006 at 09:58 AM

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